> > > Thanks so much! I tried thinking outside the box and used your hints and got some things done. I've gotten the portrait out of the castle and used it for the ring to get made. But now I am at another stand still. I guess one of the main reasons is that I am low on bronze coins. People are talking about easedroping and I have no clue where to do it. Plus, I've read about a note. Where is that note? Here's my inventory:
> > > 8 Bronze Coins
> > > Guard's Sword
> > > Tinderbox
> > > Clear Focus Stone
> > > Magnifying Glass
> > > 9 Red Gemstones
> > > Stone of Strengthening
> > > Torch
> > > Crate
> > > Picture
> > > 1 Black Gemstone
> > > Food Rations
> > > Wire Clippers
> > > Hammer
> > > Ring
> > > 6 Apples
> > > Rope
> > > Key of Opening
> > > Map
> > >
> > > Also, will I ever get the wizard face off?
> > > Thanks
> > > ~*~Band-Aids~*~
> >
> > ok, I have Rink and now I am at the outpost. I've tried just about everything and the only two things that don't get me killed are waiting and looking under the table. Is there something that I am missing? Or am I on the right track (sort of)? Can someone give me as many hints to get past this part? Thanks.
> > ~*~Band-Aids~*~
>
> You're welcome. You're also wrong: the only things that don't get you killed are not just waiting and hiding. Your problem seems to be that you're going in the room yourself. Think back to that other monster of the same kind you faced. How did you get past it? If that's too vague, here's a spoiler: Rink. He killed the last one and will probably kill these, too. Keep sending him in, playing around with different options. This game's frustrating, b/c it takes a lot of trial-and-error(and also dying) before you finally get things right. Good luck!
> --mpythongirl
> p.s. getting the wizasrd to face off would be nice, but it's not gonna happen. sorry.

Thanks so much! It helped a lot. :D
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