Pass through the village
From Create Your Own Story
Taking no further chances here, you leave the village and follow the river further upstream.
You reach the path once more, but now it goes across the river. Beyond you can see a long, wide track, with trees lining the left-hand edge and a wide field of long grass on the right. In the far distance, a curl of smoke indicates a village. The evening is beginning to draw in: it would be good to reach town before the light is gone.
It seems safe enough. You stride confidently across the bridge, and reach its apex in time to see a man, hurrying up the path on the other side towards you. "Halt!" he declares. "This is my bridge, and to cross, you must pay the toll!"
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