#7 "I don't think so," you reply, not without some reluctance, but certain that getting yourself further into this nonsense could only lead to trouble.  "Maybe you're telling the truth, and maybe not, but either way, it's not for me.  Can you please just tell me how to get home?" "Please, I must ask you to reconsider," the man replies, his voice now tinged with ill-hidden desperation.  "If you do not help us, it will not only be my masters which will suffer.  Mankind will fall under the darkness as well, and as soon as the evil ones discover that you have the gift, your life will be very short.  If you come with me, though, you can help us defeat it.  You will learn to use your gift, and do more good with it than you could ever do living a normal life.  Please, come with me. We must leave very soon."  He holds out his hand again, and the gesture this time seems almost panicky, as if the fate of the world really does depend on your taking it. Do you:       refuse? -- go to #13      ask "Why me?" -- go to #14      take his hand? -- go to #8