Merida is extremely frustrated with Flynn. He was giving her archery “advice”, basic archery skill advice at that, implying she doesn’t know what she was doing. She’s a master archer. How could he!

Flynn, obviously oblivious to her skill level, believes he’s just being helpful. But it soon became clear that his advice was not wanted.

Quest Task: Talk to Flynn.

Before you can share Flynn’s apology with Merida, she pulls a prank. Flynn’s wanted posters have been placed around Flynn’s house. And she purposely selected ones that didn’t get his nose right.

Oh boy. Now Flynn is irritated.

Quest Task: Remove the wanted posters near Flynn’s House – 5.

Quest Task: Bring Flynn’s Wanted Posters to Merida.

It’s time to make peace. Hopefully Merida and Flynn can talk things out over a nice meal. It’s the way her clan handles disputes after all.

A nice meal of Persimmon Sour Fondue, a Storybook Vale exclusive, is just the thing for this discussion. Merida even provides the recipe. And to make things even simpler, all the ingredients grow wild in the Bind, so they are easily obtained.

Head to a nearby cooking station and try your hand at Persimmon Sour Fondue. The recipe is found in the Dessert section.

Quest Task: Gather the following ingredients

• Persimmon – 2
• Sour Berries – 2

Quest Task: Cook the meal for Merida and Flynn:

• Persimmon Sour Fondue – 2

Take the meals to Merida’s house.

What you find inside is not good. Merida and Flynn are once again arguing over archery, and archrivals is what they have become.

There must be a way for them to find some even ground and get along.

Quest Task: Go inside Merida’s cottage for the meal.

Quest Task: Uh-oh… Looks like this meal isn’t going well…

• Watch Merida and Flynn’s argument

Merida is convinced that Flynn will not understand the level of her archery skills until she proves them to him.

She was already planning to host an archery competition. This seems like a good time to put that plan into action.

This might be just the thing. A little archery, and archrivals may actually become… well if not friends, at least no longer archrivals.

Help out by setting up the contest signs around the Bind.

Quest Task: Talk to Merida.

Quest Task: Help Merida set up an archery competition against Flynn by:

• Placing the Archery Contest Signs around the bind – 5

All that’s left to do to prepare for the Archery Contest is to craft some targets. Most of what you need to make them will likely be in your storage chests. However, if you are missing anything, here is where to find it.

Petrified Wood

• Mine in The Bind and Wild Woods
• Break Petrified Stone Piles with your Royal Pickaxe

Blue Tale Cone Flower – Grows wild in the Bind

Yellow Tale Cone Flower – Grows wild in the Bind

Wheat

• Wheat Sold: Goofy’s Stall – Peaceful Meadow in Dreamlight Valley (appears randomly)
• Cost: 3 Star Coins
• Seed Sold: Goofy’s Stall – Peaceful Meadow & Goofy’s Eternity Isle Stall – The Docks
• Seed Cost: 1 Star Coin
• Time to Grow: 1 min.
• Yield: 2

Quest Task: Gather the following materials for the Archery Targets

• Petrified Wood – 20
• Blue Tale Cone Flower – 4
• Yellow Tale Cone Flowers – 6
• Wheat – 16

Head to your favorite crafting station and build the Archery Targets. The crafting recipe is found under Furniture.

Quest Task: Craft the Archery Target – 2.

Quest Task: Make sure you have the Archery Target in your Inventory – 2.

The Archery Contest is taking place inside the Fairy Tale Trial in the Wild Woods. There is a lot of room there and really nothing that can be broken.

Head inside and get everything ready.

Quest Task: Bring the Archery Target to Merida.

Quest Task: Meet Merida inside the Fairy Tale Trial in the Wild Woods.

Everything is ready for the Contest.

Merida and Flynn are the only ones participating, but a nice group of Villagers have assembled to cheer the two of them on.

Talk to Flynn and the contest begins!

Quest Task: Talk to Merida inside the Fairy Tale Trial.

Quest Task: Talk to Flynn in the Fairy Tale Trial to tell him to start shooting.

Flynn’s Arrow hits the bullseye. Nicely done.

Snap a picture of Flynn’s target and get ready for Merida to take her turn.

Quest Task: Take a picture of Flynn next to the target.

Quest Task: Talk to Flynn in the Fairy Tale Trial.

Merida’s arrow flies but doesn’t even come close to the bulleye.

Something’s wrong. She is confident her show was lined up correctly. Has someone been tampering with the targets? Better go check.

Quest Task: Talk to Merida in the Fairy Tale Trial.

Quest Task: There’s no way Merida would miss that shot!

• Investigate the targets

Hmm, there is a magnet in the back of Merida’s target. That was a silly prank.

Grab the magnet and talk to Flynn. At least he admits to setting up the prank and disqualifies himself from the match.

Although, in true Flynn fashion, he then tells you about an amazing and seemingly impossible shot he was just about to make which would have proven his superior skill beyond a doubt.

But of course, he’s disqualified, so the amazing shot is not going to happen.

Quest Task: Make sure you have Flynn’s Magnet in your Inventory.

Quest Task: Show Flynn’s Magnet to Flynn in the Fairy Tale Trial.

Merida is not happy with the results of the Contest. With Flynn disqualified, she really wasn’t able to prove to him that she knows what she is doing.

However, when she hears about the almost impossible Trick Shot Flynn said he was “going” to show them, she decides to give the shot a try. If she can pull off something so, well impossible, her skills will not be in doubt.

Quest Task: Talk to Merida in the Fairy Tale Trial.

Quest Task: Retrieve the Merida’s Trick Shot Arrow from the target.

She did it! Her arrow speared through the three apples and hit the bullseye! What a feat!

Even Flynn has to admit that the shot was close to impossible. And, as expected, there is no way he would have been able to make it.

Quest Task: Show the Merida’s Trick Shot Arrow to Flynn.

Flynn needs to talk to Merida. She has definitely proven that she is an expert archer, and he owes her an apology.

It looks like, in the end, the archery contest was a great success. Flynn and Merida are talking and have forged a tentative friendship.

A better outcome for the archery and archrivals contest could not have been found!

Quest Task: Watch Flynn and Merida chat.

Quest Task: Talk to Merida.

Merida’s adventure continues in Change Your Fate.