Flying before you is a pretty fairy with a sword, blocking your path south. "Beware, stranger," she says. "No one passes through this hedge unless they can defeat me in combat." There is a rose-filled trail going north, west, and south.

Items carried: Sword Mail Magic Wand Your options: Attack the fairy with your sword. Attack the fairy with your Magic Wand. Take the trail to the north. Take the trail to the west.