Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon/Chapter 7

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Lefcandith Gauntlet [CHP7] _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_

"Aurelis was free, but Marth and his army- now known as the Akaneian League- still had much work ahead of them. They followed the Middleroad south, bound for Akaneia Palace- a perilous route, for it took them right into Lefcandith Valley and the jaws of trouble.

The countless fortresses lining the valley made it a veritable gauntlet and compounding the danger was the presence of the Whitewings, a knightly order led by Princess Minerva of Medon. It would be a fierce battle."

This battle will be relatively hard, but it is imperative as always not to take all your units. After all the items from last battle, you might need to sort them out.

When you are ready, enter the battle as normal.

DIALOGUE

Minerva: General Harmein, I cannot abide by these tactics of yours. Let me attack the rebels head-on, and keep my pride as a knight of Medon.

Harmein: Ah, you mean the same pride that cost us all those soldiers back in Aurelis? I think not, Princess. If we're to regroup, we need to buy time. My tactics are necessary. The emperor himself has named me commander of this post.

Either obey, or accept the consequences. Your little sister Maria is still under our word, is she not? What a shame it would be, if we decided we could no longer care for her...

Minerva: Enough! ...I will obey. But the Altean knights are smarter than you give them credit for. They will prevail here, and you will regret having acting so rashly, General.

END DIALOGUE

HOUSES

1) Minerva has a really strong weapon and it is decisively strong.

END HOUSES

Minerva will charge but WILL NOT attack. You can kill the archers around the gate, I would wait until she leaves before you continue to the village though.

Note that you can kill Minerva, with an archer, though this is unnecessary. You still can (interestingly) recruit her later, and killing her will make the three other pegasus knights fly off.

Defeat the other Pegasus Knights (the ones that rush you) with your archers then wait. When you see a thief about to unlock the gate, get Ogma or an able unit ready. Kill him and like one or two turns later Minerva says...

DIALOGUE

Minerva: Fie, enough! I have no stomach for such cat-and-mouse games. come, Whitewing! We fly! Hyah!

END DIALOGUE

Now, go and rescue the village to get a special unit. He needs a firestone to attack, luckily we got one earlier. Note that the character, name is Bantu, cannot attack without a firestone. I don't like him for this reason, since you don't even get another firestone until Chapter 17.

Rush downward, and you are promptly met with a solid 4 enemy reinforcement each turn. To cover them, do as follows:

1) Shiida use Wing Spear to kill one. 2) Magic + Nabarl + Wolf/Gordin for another 3) One cavalier 4) A different cavalier.

Once they die, this map has nothing left of a challenge...except the boss which can be beaten easily be a long ranged attacker.

He also can be abused if one of your archers can hit 1 damage with steel bow.

Anyway...

BOSS: Harmein HP: 31/31

Weapon: Silver Lance Drop: Silver Axe

Beginning Quote: "Curse Minerva and her pride! Grr, no matter. If I am to die here, then I won't be dying alone!"

Death Quote: "Aaargh... Traitors...every...where"

Seize the gate after.

DIALOGUE

Malledus: Prince Marth, I was wondering if we might talk about the Manaketes.

Marth: Manaketes? You mean the dragonkin?

Malledus: Yes, sire. I was not sure how much knowledge you had of the,. The Manaketes inhabited our continent long before the dawn of humanity.

However, ordinarily their raconic disposition stayed suppressed; their power sealed within special stones. Thus rather than terrorizing humankind, they chose to live simple, peaceful lives in the quieter reaches of the world.

However, a century ago, something changed. Medeus, the Shadow Dragon, surfaced in the Doluna region and created that would be a great empire there. His forces invaded the human realm, and in the blink of an eye, he had subject- ed all of the land.

Malledus: It was then, in that darkest hour, that a young man named Anri appe- ared, and rose against the Shadow Dragon. In his head was a shining blade of light- Falchion- which he plunged into Medeus- and the tyrant was no more.

Anri went on to found Altea- and the rest, I believe, you know.

Marth: Yes, Malledus... Is that what this was about? I do know my own kingdom's history. And I know what I must do, now that Medeus has revived and restored Doluna to its former might.

Malledus: You are Anri's last male descendant, the only one who can wield Falchion. You must find the blade that was taken, and put an end to Doluna and its misguided Manaketer rulers.

Marth: I will finish what my father started. I will avenge him, and bring light back into our world.

END DIALOGUE

Save and continue.