All of a sudden, you trip over your shoelace, and fall flat on your
face. The dust from the floor rises up around you. You hear a
rustling around you, and you get up and back yourself up against a
mirror.
You can see in the semi-darkness the snake rears up, and prepares to
strike. You stare into its eyes and are instantly placed into a
trance. The snake flits its tongue into the air and says a single
word. "Asmoudousssss."
You try and tiptoe around the Adder.