Having arrived in Laus we are met by the lords son, Erik, who wishes to discuss things with Eliwood and Hector. Things swiftly take a turn for the worse as soldiers spring out of hiding places to attack. How could Erik betray us like this,,,?

This is a rout chapter filled with Cavaliers and downpours of rain every 2 - 3 turns. It can be a royal pain if you make some mistakes. We are given use of the preparations screen for the first time in Eliwoods mode, luckily we're allowed bring all our units so no tough decision making just yet.

Erk appears from the northern village on turn 1, and immediately starts heading towards the west to fight all the enemies there, set up your units so that either Lowen or Marcus can reach him on turn 1 / 2 and rescue him and bring him to safety. Or else leave Serra close by so that she can talk to him on turn 2. If you just leave him alone for the first few turns he will run off thinking he's level 20 and get himself killed.

Kill the units directly to the east with Bartre and Dorcas and send the rest of your units westward. On the next turn after the enemies have moved up, kill as many of them as you can on your turn. The soldiers are no trouble and the Nomads are weak, it's the cavaliers that can hit hard if allowed the chance.

On the fourth turn, Pirates begin to appear from the forts in the south-west and they head westwards towards the southern village. Leave a few weaker units that you want to gain some exp on the beach, lying in wait for the pirates to arrive ashore. The pirates are easy experience for anybody, and not at all hard to defeat.

At the same time though, brigands appear from the mountains in the north-east heading for the northern village. If that village has been visited, they head southwards towards the southern one. You need to visit the southern village before turn eight, or else it will be destroyed. You can charge there with Marcus, and once you do visit it, we recruit Priscilla.

The rest of the map isn't difficult, there are a few cavaliers around the boss, but you can lure them out with Oswin and Hector who will take care of them in no time at all. Once the boss is down, all that's left are a few archers on the western side and that's it.

A point to note however, the pirates will head back to the forts in the sea if you leave them alive with very little health. This will waste up to 4 - 5 turns and waste valuable time, and probably ruin your strategy rating. Under no circumstances let this happen.

Boss
Erik
				Terrain: None
Description	The son of Marquess Laus. Despises Eliwood and Hector.
Cavalier	Health	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con
Lv.14	28	8	9	8	6	8	9	10
Weapon Lv	Sword C, Lance A
Items	Silver Lance
Quotes	Fight: "Laus is the true throne of Lycia! Taste my lance!"				Defeat: "Unhand me! I am no one's prisoner! Gwaaa!"
Defeat	Hector is king in this fight. Leave Hector in his range and watch as Erik rides straight in for his doom.

Map

Items
Items		Obtain
Iron Blade		Visit Village
Vulnerary		Steal from Cavalier

Armory
Items		Price
Iron Sword		460G
Iron Lance		300G
Iron Axe		270G
Iron Bow		540G

Shop
Items		Price
Vulnerary		300G
Heal		600G
Fire		560G

New Characters
Erk Mage Description A young mage from Etruria. Charming, but uptight. Base Stats Health Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Affinity Lv.1 17 5 6 7 3 2 4 5 Growth Rates 65% 40% 40% 50% 30% 20% 40% -- -- Starting Items Thunder, Goddess Icon Weapon Levels Anima D Recruitment Appears as an NPC from the northern village on turn 1. Talk to him with Serra to recruit him.	Priscilla Troubadour Description A vassal in service to Count Caerlon of Etruria. Base Stats Health Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Affinity Lv.3 16 6 6 8 7 3 6 4 Growth Rates 45% 40% 50% 40% 65% 15% 50% -- -- Starting Items Mend, Vulnerary Weapon Levels Staff D Recruitment Visit the southern village with anybody and she will join.

Merlinus
	None				Transporter
Description	A travelling merchant. Timied and easily frightened.
Base Stats	Health	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Affinity
Lv.5	18	0	4	5	12	5	2	25
Growth Rates	120%	0%	90%	90%	100%	30%	15%	--	--
Starting Items	None
Weapon Levels	None
Recruitment	Automatically Turn 1. Choose to deploy.