Take out the goblins first (along the mountains south east of the tower, and then west of the place you meet the dragon knight and up the northern path through the mountains), and then clear the derelict tunnels. That should raise your level and make the skeletons easier.
Also, if you have not checked any merchants since the last time you leveled up, you could check them now, and see if you can upgrade any equipment.
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