It's time for the first boss...and even Thraxx from Secret of Evermore wasn't THIS difficult.
If you haven't already, keep going back and forth between the northern path and Shield Heights until you get at least 40 Shield Attacks/Power Orbs (I'm going to keep switching between these two terms for the same thing). You'll need them for what's up ahead.
Once you cross the bridge, you'll face some more dark knights, and you'll also come across a tower. Go up the stairs, head west and then head north. You'll come across more of the tower, as well as some more dark knights. Enter the next tower to the east, then follow the path. When you see the bridge going into the background, that's when you'll switch to Breeze. If you don't have Breeze, you'll be playing as Arthur and you will be destroyed as you will not be able to damage the dragon at all.
You'll then fight the dragon. Watch out for the fire that the dragon spits, and be patient. When the underbelly is fully exposed, get to the center and shoot at it with the Shield Attack with the A button. When you see a wound, you're getting close to beating this guy. When you do enough damage, the dragon will explode and you'll be able to approach the statue it was guarding, which is holding a shield. Approach the statue to collect the shield. This is the Pendragon Shield, which is Arthur's shield. You're done. Heal up, then head on back to the path near Camelot. No, seriously, heal up. You will not be allowed to use the healing herbs from your inventory during boss battles. Also, there are no enemies on the path back, which makes using the first screen of this area as a Shield Attack farming spot even easier.
Whenever you look at someone's stats, there are two blue blocks next to the portrait. The first blue block will contain their key, assuming they have it. The second blue block will contain the Shield, assuming they have that, as well. Two shields down, ten to go.
Heading to Camelot heals your entire party up, which can be very helpful.
Head back to where the Lady of the Lake is. The Lady of the Lake will congratulate Arthur for showing courage and wisdom in acquiring the Pendragon Shield - even though Breeze did all the work - and says that only someone worthy of bearing the mighty Excalibur could have recovered the shield. Again, Arthur merely took it, Breeze beat the dragon. Let a homeboy hold the sword, for Pete's sake.
Head towards the lake to the northwest. An orange ball will tell you where to go, and if you stray from the path, you'll have to start over. Go to the north and walk off the edge, then go north one space. Then, go west three spaces. Go north four spaces, then east three. Go north two, west four, north one, and west three. Go south twice, west one, then south until you get Excalibur. You've done it. From here, head back to Camelot.
Talk to Merlin. He will tell you to seek the entrance to Tintagel Castle, and search for the first Key of Truth. If you take the correct companions, this difficult task may become a breeze. That's a not-so-subtle hint that you will need Breeze for this mission, so take him and another knight of your choice.
When you head to the area to the north of Camelton, take the path that take you to the monkshood. Keep following the path, then go west at the crossroads. Fight off the dark knights (there's seven of them), then go west. You've found the castle, but you can't get in. Leave this area, then go south at the crossroads. Fight the mushrooms. They can't damage you, but they count as enemies, anyway. When you can't go south anymore, go west. You will find a cave.
Inside the cave is a man named Erek of Tintagel, who has been kicked out of Tintagel Castle after being beaten by Warlord Spike, who has gone on to claim the castle. Since then, he has been forced to retreat into the cave. We will have to use a secret passageway through this cave to enter, but to use it, we have to bring back a book that the blacksmith stole from him. The blacksmith's home is on the high road to Shield Heights.
There is also a plant behind Erek. This is a Healing Herb, and it adds three Healing Herbs to your inventory. You can keep leaving and re-entering the cave to get it to re-spawn, and you can collect 99 Healing Herbs in this fashion. However, there is a faster way. When you step on the Healing Herbs, pause, go to the inventory and leave, you'll hear the sound that signifies you picked something up when you return to the gameplay screen. The herbs res-pawned, and you just picked them up just by being on top of them when they did.
The Healing Herbs refill a seemingly random amount of health when you use one, and it will probably take several to get fully healed up. Thankfully, you can always use the herb spawning trick to get more.
When you're done here, head back to where the entrance to Shield Heights is and go west. You've probably noticed a path going into some trees. Go enter it. This is the blacksmith's house. Talk to the blacksmith, and he will tell you that he found a book in the woods near the cave to the south, unaware that he has taken someone else's belongings and that if it is Erek's, he must have lost it. He will give the book back, but only if he is compensated for it for the book is of value. Every time he goes to the woods to the north to cut timber for his smithing fire, a Warlord patrol requires that he pay a tribute to be allowed to cut timber. He will ask you to assure him that they will not bother him again, he will give you the book.
From here, leave the area and go east a little bit. When you see some dirt that looks like a path going north that never really starts, go north from there into the trees. You'll find a ton of dark knights to kill. When you defeat them, you'll be able to pick up a Warlord's Helmet. Take it back to the blacksmith, and he will give you the book in exchange. From here, head back to the cave near Tintigel and talk to Erek. After this, not only do you have a passage into the castle, but you can talk to Erek again and even take a look at the book itself! It is a book of ciphering, and it will come into play later. Press Left and Right on the Control Pad to switch between the two pages.
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