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You politely refuse the old man's offer and watch his carriage continue down the road. You spend the next hour walking to the next crossing in the road. You turn onto the next road and walk a little further until you come upon a forest. It's now almost sundown and you're hungry. You decide to set up camp and eat some of the food you've prepared for yourself. Just after you finish eating, you make yourself comfortable near the small, dying fire and close your eyes. You hear a noise nearby, a soft rustling of leaves. You quickly open your eyes and lift your head, looking around in the dark, the only light coming from the cinders a few feet in front of you. "Who's there?" you call into the darkness. A man steps closer to the light as you squint your eyes to see him. He's holding an outstretched bow, aimed at you. He says if you give him money, he will leave you alone. You know you have no extra money to give him, so you say, "I haven't got any money, please." The man doesn't take no for an answer. He drops his bow and approaches you, ripping your bag from your body. He grabs his bow and runs off into the darkness, leaving you still on the ground. You don't know who he is or where he's gone. He stole your present for the king's birthday. You have to return home with nothing. You've been ROBBED!