The palace’s fiery sorcerer has left Ding Dong Dell and become a bandit. One of the guards went out to persuade her to come back, but came back with some bruises. Another guard is southwest of Ding Dong Dell, keeping tabs on her, so head there to speak with him (he’s on the ledge with Western Woods). This will spawn a skirmish flag, so get ready for another army battle. The skirmish is level 18, so you shouldn’t have any troubles with it if you’ve been keeping up with everything.

You will begin on the ledge with Western Woods, with there being a sword unit and gun one to your southwest. Head through the gate and begin making your way northeast, where you’ll be presented with two siege towers and more units waiting for you in the open field. Clear them out and continue with the rest of the enemy units in the area, before making the trek north of Ding Dong Dell. As soon as you pass the second gate, more units will appear, among them being two spears, a sword and a ranged one. Finish them off, then climb the slope to reach Marlene, who has two hammer units and two ranged. Be careful of the cannons up here, although you might not need to bother with them and go straight for Marlene. Finish her off and the quest will be over.

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When you get to Marlene, just activate your Shock Tactics to make short work of her