Thanks for the hint - I’ve completed the game now :) As a slight rework, I would put the flag just outside in the fountain room and then just have all the enemies all ready to go when you walk in. If you wanted to keep it so the enemies appear, then have something visible that triggers the enemy event, i.e. collecting a key
I really love this cute game! The sound and art work well together. My only real critique would be the tapping of the buttons for every single square of movement.