All the caravan members obtained buffs that they never had in previous fights. However, they still reacted the same way all human warriors would when they saw the old-style weapons and broken armours of the skeletons - their morale hit rock bottom. Unless, of course, the undead army was there to aid them.
Fortunately for them, ignorance is bliss. They didn't recognise the real terror - the Nazgûl hidden at the back. Even those who saw the Nazgûl thought of him as merely a common undead knight.
After Melody once again waved her staff to cast 'Fear Ward' on everyone on their side, her MP was completely spent. However, Melody did not sit down to meditate like most mages would, but did something that surprised everyone; she kept the magic staff, and took out an ordinary looking longbow! She then pulled the longbow tight.
This was the core reason for her slow progress with Vilya.
