If you go fighting Arthur or go straight to the forest first yes you will die xD First avoid Arthur and get money from 3 chests near your house, then convince Peter the stable boy to get him to show off his muscle then the baker wont notice that you steal his cakes anymore, sell the cakes to the shop guy to buy 2 anti-poison necklaces and a sword, (pres F1 to equip those to Lance and Jaime) and also buy many magic potions then you're ready to go to the forest, the game will reward you with NSFW scenes after you finish states of the story :D Thank you for helping us out, give the game another try and you'll see fun stuff :D