You decide to follow the course of the river. In the moonlight you find yourself at a small pool. You dismount and kneel on the bank to fill your waterskin.
Suddenly there is a great roaring noise as a huge water-serpent bursts from the pool.
Water crashes over your head and you fall into the pool. Your staff lies on the bank as the water-serpent heads towards you.
If you want to try to get out of the water, go to 15.
If you want to try to cast a spell, go to 26.