Part 7

Part 7



No time like the present, I guess. Let's go bust up the marriage!



Before finding the cathedral, it's necessary to traverse the "in-between" forest. I'm pretty sure this area gets re-used a lot. Guards patrol it, though none of them seem to have bows.

Also, remember this lake.



Level up!





Speaking of re-using maps...





I have never seen this place before.



The interior of the cathedral is wildly different from anything else thus far. Greeting us at the door is another wizard-eating-soup.



Or maybe it's the old person from near Hadrian's Wall? Eh, I dunno. They don't actively stop us from entering, so whatever.





The main area of the cathedral is made up of empty chambers and a few rows of benches. If you talk to any of the people in here, all they say is "Sheesh!"



At the apse of the church we find our wedding... those bastards.



- This wedding must not be held! This bride has been kidnapped by the baron, and is being forced into this marriage!

- Ha ha ha

- And we are to believe an outlaw? Be gone fools! Continue with my marriage!



Well, that went about as well as could be expected. Guess we should go find that letter that Will was talking about. A small passage in the southeast might take us to what we need.



This area of the cathedral has a slightly different color scheme and is larger than the previous one.



It's also overflowing with guards... why are they here, instead of guarding the baron?

By the way, the quarter staff is great against guards... as long as they aren't using bows. Since you sacrifice a fraction of range for a continuous attack (Holding down the button lets you twirl the staff over your head as long as you want), you're practically invulnerable to enemies that need to get up in your face. Sadly, you can't take it with you into duels.



Out of nowhere, melee fight!

Melee 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tbx8MyAHA

They're both green, but you can tell Duncan apart from Little John because the former is going to fall down in every battle no matter what you do. Get used to seeing it happen.



In the far northwest corner of the area, we find the letter Will mentioned.



Aww, he thinks he's people.



I have selected a rich bride to marry. Once wed, I will have her fortune!'

Signed The Baron

...He calls himself "The Baron"?

Not to mention the fact that this is a really weird letter. "Dear Sheriff, just writing to tell you I'm shacking up with a rich broad for her money. Love, the Baron." What does he expect the Sheriff to say or do about it?

Eh, whatever. This should somehow convince everyone the baron is a bad guy. Let's go confront him with the evidence.





Correction, now let's go confront the baron.



Hand holding? We'll see about that!

The dialogue proceeds as before, with an addendum:



- I will not tolerate this accusation! Defend yourself!!

Duel: Robin Versus Baron - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00jRCVskMZk



Compared to Little John, this guy is a pushover.



If you position yourself near a table and lure him onto it, it's a very easy way to take him down, although it can take a while since he frequently enjoys retreating and rolling against the table legs instead of fighting you.

Really, if you could beat Axeman without any problems, you shouldn't expect any trouble from the Baron.



- The Sheriff will hear of this!

- That is why I let you live...

- This wedding is over! The bride will soon join her true love.



And with that, the baron, the bride, and even the priest all disappear in an instant. Everyone else is still there, however, and show no adverse reactions to you stabbing the baron a dozen times. Apparently that's pretty common in medieval England.

Oh, and if you're somehow silly enough to lose to the Baron:



Game over, naturally.

Anyway, a quick walk back to the hideout... Oh, you don't have to go through any magic hedges to leave; anywhere on the edge of the map outside the church is fine. Just wanted to let you know they didn't duplicate this oddity.



What's up, Will! Shouldn't you be off getting married?

- Rumors are flyin' of a huge wild boar that's killin' nearby villagers and tearin' up their fields. Some of 'em came to beg our help.

The fields asked us for help?

...Just kidding. Haw haw haw. Guess we know what our next objective is.

Next time, on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...



OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING

Videos:

Melee 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tbx8MyAHA

Duel 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00jRCVskMZk