There and Back Again

1. Leave the Spirit Dig and April will talk to Ben-Bandu.

2. When Ben-Bandu leaves for the tunnels, talk to the Elder Mole and he gives April the Banda Stone, one of the pieces of the Disk.

3. Go wake up Crow and exit screen right To The Swamp.

4. Cross the bridge, pick some Purple Flowers then go Up The Hill.

5. Go Down The Plains to the Floating Castle.

6. Try to talk to the Statue standing at the base of the Floating Castle.

7. Use the Moisturizing Flower on the Statue. Not good enough.

8. Look at the Bush in the lower right of the screen to identify the Red, Juicy Berries. Try to pick them.

9. In inventory select the Flute and click the Mouth icon to summon Crow. Click on Crow, then the Hand icon then the berries.

10. Use the Berries on the Moisturizing Flower to make Moisturizing Cream. Use the Cream on the Petrified Man (Statue). Talk to the Petrified Man. April discovers she must defeat Clacks, find his study and destroy the Soul Stone to release all the petrified servants. When the Petrified Man lowers the stairs enter the Floating Castle.

11. In the lower right hand screen is a stone Gargoyle with his hand out like he’s begging. Look at it then click some coins on its hand. The Gargoyle revolves and returns with both its hands flaming. Click on each of the flames, then the mouth icon to have April blow out the flames. The Gargoyle revolves back to its original position. Give it more coins. When it revolves this time take the Pepper and Salt from its hands.

12. On the left side of the screen is another Gargoyle holding an hourglass. Turn the hourglass and when the stairs in the middle of the room change position, quickly run up the ramp before it changes back.

13. If April tries to pick up the Parchment on the steps in front of the Mirror, a monster stops her. Open the door up the stairs left of the Mirror and reveal another hourglass. Turn the hourglass and a platform rises in front of the door far left. Quickly run over the platform to the door before the platform descends.

14. Open the door and enter. Follow the path to another door blocked by a Gargoyle. Use the Pepper Shaker on the Gargoyle to open the door and enter.

15. Try to go up the stairs To The Tower and April is confronted by Roper Clacks.

• Ask him "to release the wind."
• Tell him to "prepare to be defeated."
• He throws a fireball at April’s feet. Pick "How about a proper challenge."
• Get the Calculator from inventory and click it on Clacks.
• During the contest Clacks destroys himself with the calculator and the Floating Castle takes off.

16. Go up the stairs To The Tower.

17. Notice the purple Crystal on the left. On the very top shelf of the bookcase behind the Crystal is a Vial. April can’t reach it right now. Use the hand icon on the curtain right of he bookcase. Open the window and pick up the Green Essence vial on the floor in front of the window.

18. From the bottom shelf of the case to the right of the window get the White Essence.

19. Use the hand icon with the Skull on the table to move the Skull and get the Blue Essence.

20. Click on the Cauldron by the Skull. In the close up get the Yellow Flask which turns out to be the Yellow Essence.

21. Exit the close up and read the Big Book on the stand beside the shelf where April got the White Essence. The page has been torn out leaving only the recipe for the First Spell. Click on the recipe for the first spell. Exit the book and go back to the close up of the Cauldron.

21. Click the White, Green, and Blue Essences on the Cauldron to make an Invisibility Potion. Mix the essences in the stated order or it won’t work.

22. Exit the Cauldron close up and go all the way back to the Labyrinth and stand in front of the Parchment in front of the mirror. Click the Invisibility Potion on April and snatch the Parchment.

23. Go back to the Tower and look at the Big Book again. Use the Torn Page on the book in the close up view.

24. Go back to the Cauldron and mix the following:

• Yellow, White, and Blue to make the Light-As-A-Leaf Potion.
• Green, Yellow, and Blue to make the Bind Magic Potion.

25. Exit the Cauldron and have April drink the Light-As-A-Leaf Potion. Now get the Red Essence that’s on the very top of the bookcase behind the Crystal.

26. Go back to the Cauldron and mix the following:

• Red, Red, and Blue to make the Big Bang Potion.
• White, Red, and Blue to make the Wind Potion.

27. Go to the Crystal. Use the Bind Magic Potion on it then the Big Bang Potion. The Crystal is shattered and the captives are released.

28. Use the Flute to call Crow who comes in through the window April opened earlier. Tell him you can use some help then click the Wind Potion on him. Click the hand icon on Crow then click on the open window.

29. After the animation plays, click on the To Marcuria exit in the lower left of the screen. Click on the Pier picture to return to Captain Nebevay’s ship.

30. Go through the dialogue with Nebevay in which the still refuses to sail. Click the Wind Potion on him.

31. Go back through the City Gates and click on the picture of the Journey Man Inn.

32. Go inside the Inn and talk to the Woman standing at the bar. She refuses to talk so click the Map of the Northlands on her.

33. Go through the dialogue with her and tell her about the navigator’s job with Nebevay.

34. Go back to the Temple in the Marketplace and talk to Tobias once again. Keep going left until you find him in the back of the Temple.

35. Go through the entire dialogue during which Tobias gives April the Talisman Of Balance.

36. Go back to the White Dragon and talk to Nebevay and the ship sails.

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