...the skeletons scattered around the courtyard start to move.
Horrified, you watch as the skeletons reassemble themselves and equip their armor, weapons, and shields. Even though there are only five of them, you're pretty sure more are on the way, for the Sorcerer had killed hundreds of men. You brace yourself when the first skeleton lunges at you, its bronze axehead glancing off your shield. You swing your sword, knocking the skull off. For a moment it freezes, but you watch as the skeleton bends over and picks up its skull and places it back on the neck. You swing again, this time breaking its left upper arm in two, and watch as wispy trails of magic pour out of the "wound".
Now that you know how to defeat the skeletons, you begin your rampage of swinging your sword and breaking bones. For a few skeletons it takes a couple of hits, for they had armor. As you finish off the last one, you look up and see the Sorcerer clapping his hands, laughing. Determined not to be shown up by this fool, you prepare yourself for the next fight. You grab a gold helmet that's still in decent shape and place it on your head, strapping the leather under your chin to prevent it from falling off. You look up at the main tower, and can barely make out a sign being held by the Princess that says "You can do this!" You smile at the Princess' faith in you, and proceed into the Main Hall of the castle.
Inside, you see...