Amati learns about Holo’s debt to Lawrence and announces that he will take on the debt and ask Holo to marry him.

Lawrence and Holo continue their long journey north, reaching the town of Kumerson, where they see the first northern pagans of their journey.

The price of pyrite keeps rising, but when Diana’s representative appears and informs him of the failed deal, Lawrence’s plan collapses. Has he lost the bet against Amati and, consequently,…

Holo, Lawrence, and Nora sit down for a much deserved meal, but Holo’s not her usual self. Holo remembers the past and contemplates the future…