First Act:
*Two blacksmiths, a father and son don't see eye to eye with one another as the father wants the son to inherit the business whereas the son wants to be a hero like the one he is told of in his stories.
*The king wishes for a sword from an abounded castle, the father can not leave as he is creating weapons for the army, therefore the king commands the son to go in his place to fetch it as the son has courage. And whereas the father has more strength he doesn't have the courage to say no. The son although told to go is also curious about the outside world he hasn't seen, thus it is his curiosity that also sends him out.
*On his way the son crosses through the remains of a great battle and discovers a talking skeleton who joins him on his travel. Thus the skeleton represents what the son could become and tries to drive him away from temptation / the things the dead solider did in his lifetime and regrets. The skeleton also has a crystal in his hand that bestows wisdom and insight on future events.
Second Act:
*past battles. During which the son takes part in a battle that shows him the horrors of war and that he isn't ready for such things. Likewise, the skeleton remembers why he enjoyed fighting.
*Having lost the battle the blacksmiths son is showed how to fight by the skeleton who tells him he was the kings brother. He also explains that although he lost the battle he also survived and and can come back from this.
Third Act:
*The crystal smashes and therefore they lose their insight and have to fight the ? on they own.
*After defeating the ? the son returns home with the materials needed and a new sense of understanding. Taken in the lessons he has learn't throughout his journey.
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