'Entwickler and the Mince Pie Murder'
A Panzerfäuste Gamebook by Luke Passingham
Paragraph 28
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With a mighty yell you blast your way through the locked door and into the warehouse where a sea of surprised faces are turned in your direction. In the centre of the room two reindeer stand tethered in a small but cheerfully decorated ring, whilst around the outside two dozen unsavoury characters stand in shock, many with cups of eggnog clutched in their hands.
As you advance on the crowd they slowly begin to back off - all bar one man, a thuggish looking dwarf with a red beard. He does not seem bothered by your threatening appearance nor your superior rank as he steps to meet you, and you spy the glitter of a blade in his hand.