Chapter VII – The Path Before Us is the seventh part of a walkthrough for the game A Plague Tale: Innocence, following Chapter VI – Damaged Goods.
VII – The Path Before Us Guide
Follow Melie
Do as the section suggests. When you reach the mill, Melie will unlock it.
Head through until you’re met with a turning wheel. Turn the wheel on the left side and have Hugo pull the lever down the steps. This will let Melie get across.
Now have her turn the wheel across from you and go to the next side. Pull the lever below so Hugo can cross over.
Reach Melie’s hideout
Head inside where a crafting station is. To the right you can see a breakable lock. Sling your stone and go back around to the open window and climb in. There’s a collectible Horseshoe. Head through the doorway once again and break the board of the blockade in order to progress.
When you reach the well, turn right. The crumbling home in the distance holds a collectible flower: Hawthorn.
Continue following Melie and Hugo will have an episode that’ll have you carrying him on your back. Up ahead, there will be a trap door to help Melie with, then a cutscene.
Escape the Inquisition
Follow Melie until you come across a guard. She’ll give you Devorantis to use on him. Kill him afterwards.
Hide in the flowers as two guard come into view. They’ll remain separated–you’ll have to use Devorantis on the one with the helmet before killing him. Kill the other one with a rock slingshot.
Up ahead, move to the first flower area while everyone is in a meeting. They’ll soon disperse. Take out the guard closest to you when his back is turned. To the right is another guard facing away–get rid of him.
Sneak that same way to a flower area where a single guard stands with a lantern. Ignore him and continue to the second and third flower area. A guard is right in front with no helmet, kill him.
Stay to the right side where you’ll approach two guards with helmets. Throw a pot to the left so the one is distracted. Kill him. Sneak ahead, then kill the other. There’s a collectible on the table–Map. Continue forward to the patrolling guard and get past him to the gated area.
Go the side entrance.
Save Lucas
Kill the guard with the helmet to save Lucas!
Progress forward until you’re met with a pit of rats. Lucas will give you Luminosa to kill them. Go inside the Alchemist Cart.
Find the aqueduct
Get back on track until you come across a ladder. Slingshot a rock at the chain to drop it down, then climb up. You’ll come across a “dead end,” but at least we have Melie to show you the actual way.
Cross the lake
Once in the cave, there’s a bridge where you’ll need to break the chain. Go across and have Melie turn the wheel so you and Hugo can cross to the other side in the boat. Once on the other side, it’s your turn to turn the wheel and have the others get in and across to you.
Find the castle
Melie will need to open the door for you.
Deeper inside are a whole lot of rats and an empty pit…soon to be filled with rats. Lucas will light the firepit. Head up and start pushing the handle to the end. Go down the ladder to get to the other side. On the right side, push the bridge down. Light the firepit this time and push it to the end, where the pit is.
Go back down the ladder and exit the area through the big door.
At the top, turn left and have Melie open the door. There’s a Vinegar of the Four Thieves collectible inside.
Leave and go the correct way. You’ll need to run through after the lightning so the rats won’t get you. At the second rat-infested area, light the haystack after the lightning and run to it. Light the next haystack and wait for the lightning again to safely get across.
Once on the castle grounds, have Melie open the door for you.
Go up for some somewhat obnoxious time-consuming methods to get all the rats to fall inside a pit.
Reach the living quarters
Push the fire pit forward to the end. Go down the ladder and grab a stick. Light it and make your way to the center ladder and light the fire pit. Head up and turn the wheel to the right to chase the rats into the pit.
Release the wheel so Melie can come over and help you push the bridge down.
Up ahead, light the firepit down below, then climb down the ladder. Tell Melie to turn the wheel and follow the path of flame to the other end. Light the pit up ahead, and then the other one over the wall. Climb up the structure. Push the fire pit to the end.
Repel all the rats into the pit
Tell Melie to let the wheel go.
Move the lever to the firepit back to the other side so you can get down. Run to where Melie is standing and climb up the structure. Push the bridge down. Turn and hop back down the structure and wait for the fire to start moving so you can follow it.
Light the flame on the other end and grab a stick. Light it and go across the way to light another brazier. Climb the ladder.
Push the firepit to the other side. Go down and run to the right. Go right again and get up the structure. Push the firepit to the very end.
Holy crap you’re done.
A cutscene will begin shortly after.
