Lair of the Unidragon, Page Thirteen

You decide hiding might be the wisest course of action, quickly scale the nearest tree, and settle in on a nice big branch to see what happens next.
Soon afterwards, two burly Humans clad in motley furs and leathers stride up, carrying large burlap bags, and stop near your tree.
"Whew", says one, a foul-smelling blonde. "Am I tired."
"Yeah, but it was worth it, Roger." The other grins wolfishly and tosses his coppery hair back over his shoulders. "What a haul!" Chuckling, they open their bags and dump the contents out to count them.
Your eyes widen. With your keen Elven vision, you can easily tell, even from this height, that they have quite a pile of gold there, but you can't see exactly how much. Being interested in this sort of thing, you crawl forwards on the branch to get a better look.
Unfortunately, since you were in a hurry, you didn't check the tree too carefully before climbing it. It's none too healthy, and your shift in position causes the branch you are on to snap off with a dry crack.
"What?!" exclaim the highwaymen as you fall into their midst. "Are you working for Lord Anthony? How long have you been following us?" demands Kendryc, stabbing you in the back.
He needn't have bothered.
The 75-foot drop already killed you rather efficiently a few seconds earlier.

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