Episode 2 - Preposterous Portraits

**Episode 2 - Preposterous Portraits** is the first of the four episodes of *En Garde!*.

## Walkthrough

### Point of Interest 1

From the starting position, glance left and scrutinize the lower shelf.

Run towards the significant painting at the back of the cell, interact with it to discover an exit. Ascend the stonework, and interact with the rear of the subsequent painting.

Retrieve your sword from the table and overcome the two rounds of enemies.

### Point of Interest 2

Examine the extensive list of Adalia’s crimes situated to the right of Adalia’s former cell.

Pass through the open gate and operate the large lever to raise the portcullis. Descend the stairs, go through the portcullis, and confront a pair of lackeys. Dispose of them and proceed to the right.

Deal with a solitary soldier and ascend the stairs.

### Point of Interest 3

Inspect the notice board next to the cell on the left side of the uppermost level.

Run to the right side of the uppermost level, jump towards the bar, and from where you land, jump to the opposite side of the room’s uppermost level.

Climb the wooden cage at the walkway's end, then ascend to the viewing post.

### Secret 1 (Super Secret Cell)

Drop down on the other side of the viewing post, where a hole in the wall is lit by a candle. Traverse this hole to discover a broken cell.

### Point of Interest 4

Interact with the giant portcullis in the broken cell to fulfill both this PoI and the associated Secret.

Return to the viewing post and operate the giant lever. Subsequently, leap towards the rope-with-a-handle near the viewing post, and you should traverse the entire room through the opened portcullis.

In this area, progress to a plank of wood on the left side. Find a rope near it, which you can utilize to bypass the broken metal grate.

Open the closed double doors and proceed past the portcullis by rolling under it. Defeat the lackey and utilize the giant lever.

Advance across the lowered platform and observe the broken metal grate to the left for a net. Use it to bounce to the other side of the room.

Leap onto the broken stonework and operate the giant lever here. Without descending from the same platform as the lever, leap to the rope and cross over to the other end of the room.

Utilize the next rope to cross over to the platform you initially lowered. Now that the portcullises are open and the second platform is in place, run through it.

In the next area, grab one of the grenades (yellow bottles) and toss it at the red chest through the opened gate. Traverse the opened path to encounter a new enemy type – the Grenadier.

Defeat the one round of enemies here.

### Point of Interest 5

Investigate the notice board at the opposite end of the room from your entry point.

Proceed through the closed doors to the next area. Head straight for a significant, two-round fight here.

### Point of Interest 6

Scrutinize the blackboard in the smaller room beside the larger room.

### Point of Interest 7

Ascend the stairs from the smaller room and investigate the giant paintings wrapped in cloth.

Proceed through the closed doors to the next area. Move straight ahead and eliminate the enemies present. Upon reaching the broken elevator, look left for a broken metal grate and roll through it.

Here, leap on the cages as they come within reach to ascend. Jump onto the stone platform and eliminate the annoying grenadier.

Next, kick the brasero (lit brazier) to fire a cannon. Proceed through the broken wall and eliminate the lackeys here.

### Point of Interest 8

Check the notice board on the wall near the elevator-cages.

### Secret 2 (A Spoonful of Freedom)

Head towards the area with the elevator-cages, and drop down to a corner with a bunch of planks over the water. Face back to your entry point to locate a broken wall to pass through.

### Point of Interest 9

Examine the diagram in the little area beyond the broken wall to fulfill both this PoI and Secret 2.

Leap onto the elevator-cages to ascend and reach the other side of the room.

### Point of Interest 10

Investigate the letter on the table, near the weapon racks and before the stairs.

### Point of Interest 11

Descend the stairs and take a right to the metal gate with several posters. Scrutinize the poster featuring the Count-Duke’s face.

Proceed forward to confront a couple of lackeys and pass through the open metal gate. Jump across the net.

### Point of Interest 12

Examine the cage near the lone chicken, which has several other chickens behind it.

Ascend the wooden platforms and use the next net to access the walkway. Turn left and then left again, eliminating the two lackeys.

At the closed portcullis, ascend the stairs to the left, then take a right at the end of the corridor. Go through the closed doors to face a new enemy type: the Captain. Defeat her.

### Point of Interest 13

Investigate the letter pasted on the stone wall to the left of the fireplace.

Go through the closed doors (and the subsequent closed doors) to proceed. Operate the lever here to raise the portcullis, then use the cages to leap to the other side of the room.

Optionally, you can eliminate the soldiers here – otherwise, proceed through the closed doors to the next area.

After the next set of closed doors, find yourself in an open area. Head towards the open portcullis to initiate a significant fight.

After overcoming the enemies and their reinforcements, go to the left side of this area and roll through the broken metal grate. It will be marked by an arrow and is just below the stairs from the functioning cannon.

Drop down to the waterworks area and proceed through the closed double doors to enter the next area.

Head straight from this point and jump onto the walkway to the left.

### Point of Interest 14

Investigate the defaced poster

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of the Count-Duke near the pot of soup.

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Return to your starting point and proceed along the broken walkway on the right. Stop just before the bar and look to the right for an opening in the metal grate. Roll through it, then turn right up the broken stones and operate the lever here.

### Secret 3 (Waterworks Station)

Instead of passing through the opened portcullis, go straight past the lever and drop down into a shallow part of the water, where you’ll find a broken wall. Proceed to the room straight ahead.

### Point of Interest 15

Investigate the giant map on the wall to complete this PoI and the third secret.

Return to the portcullis you opened with the lever and pass through it. Go straight ahead, down the ramp, into a noxious looking area. Defeat the lackeys here.

### Point of Interest 16

Go to the corner of the room with many markings, near some candles. Investigate the stack of papers near the markings.

Now proceed through the open doorway under the red flag and continue until you reach a dead end.

### Point of Interest 17

Investigate the letter next to the bombs.

Pick up one of the bombs and throw it at the brasero, then drop down the hole next to the brasero. Move forward and eliminate the enemies ahead.

Upon completion, proceed through the opening in the wooden planks and through the metal grate. In the next area, drop down from the sewers for a substantial fight with two rounds.

Pass through the open gate when done to enter the next area.

Go straight ahead and descend the street and the stairs. Encounter a couple of lackeys in a public square with a metal grate in the middle.

### Point of Interest 18

Investigate the blue-ink poster in this square, opposite the drinking fountain.

Advance to reach a fork. If you take the left path, you’ll end up at a well where you can fight some lackeys and a captain.

### Point of Interest 19

Near the well, investigate the poster of El Vigilante.

Now descend the stairs, and you’ll be at another fork. Both directions lead to different areas.

### Secret 4 (Mandatory Pacheesi Tournament)

Take a left at this fork and stick to the left wall to find an alley just next to a plant. Head into this alley to discover a tavern.

### Point of Interest 20

Ascend the stairs here and investigate the pacheesi tournament poster to fulfill this PoI and the fourth secret.

Return to the previous fork and take a right until you find a drinking fountain.

### Point of Interest 21

Investigate the notice on the wall to the left of the archway.

Go through the archway now, up two flights of stairs.

### Point of Interest 22

Scrutinize the books strewn on the floor, near the flower-pot painting on the ground.

Return to the arch now and proceed through the open metal gate.

Go through the open portcullis to encounter the level boss: the Count-Duke. Defeat him to conclude this level.
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