You freeze in place! You need to make your next step really count!

You barely resist the urge to panic, and instead stand your ground. The planks beneath you continue to bend; for a moment it seems like they are certain to collapse, but after a few sickening moments the creaking stops. You catch your breath as your heart races - that was far too close!

Only one of the planks beneath you has begun to splinter, so you carefully shift more of your weight to another plank and continue shimmying across the bridge. Each slow shuffle makes the bridge groan painfully, but with extra care you can lean more of your weight onto the strongest boards. The planks continue to hold fast, and at last you set foot on solid ground!

After taking a well deserved moment to catch your breath, you leave this first trial behind you and slowly creep into the fortress gate.