Get out while you still can!

Time to leave, you decide, and make your way towards a nearby gate which will take you out of this city. The king only really rules a city-state, and doesn't have much right to call himself a king, so you know you'll be safe once you're about a mile away from the walls. Whistling cheerfully, you step down the cobbled street in the sure knowledge that the guards will take some time to catch up with you- and by then, you'll be long gone.

But then you pause for a moment, and decided that it might be a good idea to purchase a horse. It might seem like an unnecessary risk, but you know that you'll be thankful for it later, and wish you'd taken it if you don't. With a sigh, you turn towards some nearby stables.

It doesn't take you long to pick the creature you want- you're in a good deal of haste, and you've plenty of money with which to pay, since the king was generous after you saved his city. As the trader wanders away to sort out a saddle and reins for you, you lounge about, waiting for him.

A sharp sting on your neck makes you cry out. Some insect has bitten you! You reach up and slap at the spot, but instead of the expected mosquitoe falling away, instead there is a small dart. You stare at it stupidly, where it has fallen on the floor, for more than a few seconds.

"Oh damn," you say, as you realise what the dart means. It's about the last thing you remember before you collapse the the floor, completely ****.