SPICE AND WOLF: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF Episode 1-25 English Dubbed – New Anime 2025 Eng Dub🌻☀️
come on I want to hear a story h Have I ever told you about the giant salty pond yeah I know that one well then what about when I encountered a pompous fool and I bit him right on the ass you’ve told me that too all those stories are for babies don’t you have any grown-up ones I haven’t heard of course I do i’ll tell you an old one i know you have not heard the tale of the distant village once there was a village far to the south and a wise wolf who protected its harvest each year what was the wolf like the wolf was trustworthy and struck a promise with the village youth it would stay and ensure that they would always have bountiful harvests of wheat and this worked well yes for a good many years none know where it began but when the villagers saw ripe wheat stock swaying in the wind they took to say “The wolf is running.” When the wind flattened the years of wheat they were trampled by the wolf and when harvests were poor they were eaten by the wolf it sounds like those villagers must have cared for the wolf a lot yes yes they did okay they lived happily ever after and that was the end no huh many years went by just like that but slowly the villagers memory of the pact they had struck with the wolf began to fade over time stories of the wolf once shared with reverence and awe turned into nothing but old wives tales the humans developed new methods of growing wheat for themselves till they no longer had me for belief in the wolf that had long brought them bountiful harvests so what happened to the wolf after that [Music] the sky should stay clear till tonight rain would be bad for you huh [Music] huh a merchant i’m on my way back after selling some salt there’s a small village in the mountains I do business with half a day east of here and what cargo do you return with [Music] some Martin Pelts ah and this a sheath of wheat I got from the village from what I hear it’ll farewell against cold and pests hm what of yourself what occasion’s your atypical post here sir word of a pagan festival apparently happening in a village nearby really now heretics the lot of them who don’t believe in the great god that created our world i’d expected up north but to think there are still some around these parts know anything about it i’m afraid not a pagan village [Music] good day it’s been a while well who do we have here you must be your favorite traveling merchant craft Lawrence looks like quite the harvest this year i’ll say just take a look at all of this i’ve come looking for Yar where can I find him he should be down in the field over yonder thank you good sir better hurry you’re going to miss him at this rate still a lot of young men down that way none too good with the sickle i’d bet money on it one of them will be holo this year holo huh the wolf is there the wolf is there the wolf is resting in that stack of wheat we made it to the last sea careful not to cut too much you know Holo flees from the greedy hand who will be the lucky man to catch the wolf this year [Music] he’s possessed by [Music] getting away [Music] you’re not escaping this year welcome hey Lawrence i’ll see you later and when is later coming around [Music] won’t be allowed out for a week looks like another great year for the harvest indeed and we owe it all to the innovations brought to us by Count Arendat the new lord of the thief right the era of praying to the old gods is over the harvest was an omen but we don’t have to worry about the moods of a fickle wolf god thanks to the farming methods our lord has brought that’s a lot of triny silver for a rural area i’m impressed again we owe it all to our new lord is your price negotiator holding up to expectations if you’re talking about Yar he’s doing splendidly he’s always telling people his business sense came from what you taught him he’s just reaping the fruits of his hard work he also mentioned how much he was looking forward to seeing his old friend again i wish it worked out so would you like to stay the night here that’s a generous offer but sadly the items I purchased have a rather strict deadline for payment i hope to take you up on it next time an outsider has no reason to stay [Music] i hope you like all the fresh vegetables I picked out for you time for bed [Music] [Music] hey wake up is this a joke sleeping in someone else’s cart get up your ears [Music] [Music] no [Music] [Music] it’s a good moon have you no wine [Music] no I have nothing of the sort and what exactly are you well then something to dine on oh is that meat what an awful waste get back are you a demon girl it is a thankless wretch who points their blade in my direction thankless how ah right you do not count among the humans from the village my apologies a mere slip of the tongue i snuck into your carriage because I wish to leave the village it seems we’re already gone you may call me Holo it’s been some time since I’ve appeared in this form yet it still appears pleasant holo i Isn’t it a lovely name well what a surprise i just so happen to know someone else by that name oh I’ve never heard a whisper of any other with the name Holo in my lifetime so pray inform me it’s the name of the god of the harvest around here so are you a god although I am indeed bound to this area and have long been referred to as its god the title of deity is far too grand for me I am holo and holo is all that I am yet I can tell at this moment you think I am simply a strange girl locked away since birth am I mistaken though you would be wrong for I was born in the north the north yes the summers are short and the winter’s long a world of silvery white my birthplace is called Yitsu polo the wise wolf of Yitsu refers to none but me have you ever visited that place yu no I don’t know the name are you sure i do not dislike my human form listen if you expect me to believe you’re Holo the wise wolf then show me some proof you are yet unsatisfied with my ears and tail so you demand that I show my form in its entirety correct i do not feel like it and why would that be i am the one who should ask why if you’re just a girl I’ll turn you over to the church those taken by the devil are prone to woe i hate the oursed church fine then let’s ask the village chief that will not work i refuse suit yourself you can stay with me if you prove you’re holo that’s the least I could ask truly that is all truly if you are the wise wolf perhaps you’d be able to bring me some good fortune do you understand what you ask of me and you wish to see i wish to see it is impossible for an animal to change forms without paying a price the price is easy human blood otherwise a small amount of wheat will do wheat’s fine [Music] [Music] is there something wrong [Music] [Music] [Music] oh Mr lawrence sorry to intrude does your offer to house me still stand i’m happy to take you in for the night but why the sudden change of heart you all right hey I said I’d see you later friend the bed’s over there you can place your things on the table thank you very much let me know if there’s anything I can get for you a luxurious meal you’ve got there it’s the offering for the wolf god but I figured Holo could spare some for us what do you think you in i doubt they were made for an outsider i thought you were supposed to be locked away in the granary for a week aren’t you worried Holo will escape from the last sheath of wheat or something that’s just a legend it’s not like there’s a real wolf living in our fields of wheat but if you ask me any excuse is good to have a festival consider this one a gift from me now drink to friendship to reuniting with the most discerning traveling merchant that I know hand it to you to a bright tomorrow for us all the chief showed me the village silver looks like you’ve been putting those negotiation skills to work yeah well every single thing I know today I picked up from you you really believe that of course I do so how long do you think it’s been when did I start buying wheat from this place taking me back that far it’s got to be well before Count Arendot became the lord of this land the only thing going through our old lord’s head was how much he could hike up our taxes what kind of merchant would be willing to buy our wheat when the taxes blew the prices way past what it’s worth but then you showed up and the cost didn’t scare you away i was still a new merchant and grateful to find people willing to work with me at all isn’t it kind of crazy to think about how much the village and I have changed since way back in those days we’ve got merchants from larger towns lining up in droves for our wheat man can you believe I’m negotiating with big shops like that yeah I can believe it but you know part of me misses those early days you and me negotiating back and forth i feel the same simpler times yari hey the harvest will stay good next year and everyone after that as long as all those things happen who cares about that silly wolf no one believes in that garbage forget God after all who wants to upset the church in this day and age we got no use for holo anymore [Music] [Music] [Music] so this place doesn’t need holo anymore really what is this I hear about me there is hardly a need to be surprised why are you here this form gets cold too easily how did you come back here with me were you hiding somewhere yes and because I live in the wheat it was easy for me to do during the harvest I am always found in the last piece of wheat which makes it quite difficult to escape but there is one exception if there is a larger sheet of wheat nearby than the final one harvested I can move there without being seen by human eyes which brings us to this in a manner of speaking I am indebted to you you have rescued me are you frightened of me now well I [Music] I was the one who asked you to show me your true form [Music] in spite of that I was afraid of you so isn’t that why you disappeared because of me you reacted in a perfectly natural way humans often show fear at a beast my size few are the men who could maintain their composure though I knew one once from this very village and they were the one who asked me a favor to ensure bountiful harvests for the village from then on that is why I kept my promise for years to come alas it is not possible to reach such bounty year after year some years I had to allow the land to rest thus the people of the village decided I was fickle in demeanor their feelings for me have darkened in recent years for many years ahead they will have magnificent fields of wheat with no further intervention on my part they have no need of me and I have nothing else to give sure let’s say I can take this at face value you are unconvinced what comes next then where do you go after this [Music] [Music] the north i’d like to go home it’s safe to come out it is about time oh such a cramped space made it difficult for me to change my clothes hey hold on do these garments not be fit me well who cares they belong to me what difference should that make it took me 10 years to save up for them as it should for tailoring and fabrics that suit my tastes it serves to show your talent as a merchant but they still aren’t yours and yet the one who does own them is a gentleman true would a gentleman order a lady to strip i wish to travel by your side do you not approve all right perhaps it’s fade at work well I look forward to it Mr lawrence craft Lawrence ah Lawrence i will ensure the Bards sing the praises of Craft Lawrence from this day until the end of time the life of a traveling merchant isn’t easy you’ll have to work and earn your keep [Music] i am not so shameless to partake of your food without offering anything in return i am Holo the wise wolf i am an honorable wolf to be sure [Music] might I say it is quite cramped with the two of us sharing what little space we have up here we’ll get used to it whoa whoa hey hey why are you getting closer any man should be happy to be touched by me [Music] [Music] it looks like he slept well i These spurs you are traveling with are well suited to the cold [Music] i hate fleas it’s only natural for them to gravitate towards you that lovely tail makes a great bed i commend your eye for quality that you would give my tail that glowing appraisal sure you’re quite the marvel i do derive a great deal of pride from this white tipped tail of mine not to mention my soft pointed ears they are able to hear the coming of disasters and help uncover lies they have served to a many an ally in my days it is further proof that the wise wolf of Yutsu refers to none other than she who stands before you huh and what is that nose you’re so proud of tell you that haste would benefit us how so well rainfall approaches long so she keeps her hood from How tragic i’ll follow you to our room after dealing with our wares huh this chilling rain feels so refreshing against my burns these are exquisite pelts snow I believe they came from fine martins perhaps there’s another like myself bringing abundance to the mountain from which they were hunted you think how will they sell that I do not know i like the experience of a fur merchant all right what should I do with the wheat to what end are you asking frankly I’d like to thrush it if it’s not a problem well that’s assuming you’re dwelling the wheat is to be taken literally as long as I live that wheat will neither spoil nor wither no matter how you choose to store it i shant remain here if it is eaten burned or ground down and mixed back into the soil but short of anything that would destroy it you may feel free to thresh it or do whatever else you find appropriate all right then we’ll thresh it later and store the grains inside a bag do you want to keep it with you that sounds nice better yet if there’s a way I can wear it i’d like to keep some of it to sell in another land though that’s only if you don’t need it all there are many crops that don’t farewell outside of the land that they were originally grown in no you should not bother trying to sell you would not be met with success even with the rain showers you still smell awful i would consider you quite the handsome man but do try and take better care of yourself i may not be the best groom but clients never complain about my hygiene oh well I suppose that beard is rather fetching think so you’ve got a good eye don’t you although if I may say I do prefer it a little longer than yours see [Music] let’s dry our clothes in the common room if I recall there’s a fireplace in there as you might expect we’ll see other people so stay on guard but I am Holo the wise wolf i have much experience traveling in this form please trust me though I did find your excuse to be quite amusing i would never think to hide my face if it were burned and why would that be any blemishes would be part of who I am like my ears and tail it would belong to none but me quite the perspective [Music] oh so you’re returning from your ends yes i bought a quantity of salt there you see and delivered it elsewhere in exchange I got several dozen Martin belts good good and yet would the trip back to Yorren be worth all the effort that’s where experience comes in there’s no need to go back there and do explain how that works well when I bought Soul from the trading company in Yur I didn’t spend a single coin earlier in a completely different town I gave another of their branches some wheat because I hadn’t taken payment for the wheat I paid nothing for the salt they were two separate contracts and included no exchange of money whatsoever huh what a curious approach to a normal trade and yet it helps everyone involved it’s called an exchange rate transaction and it allows merchants to work across many different lands i own a vineyard in a town called Brinso but I’ve never considered the possibility of using such an unusual payment method to increase my profit should I enact this system as well you shouldn’t need to as a lord who owns his own established vineyard you just need to make sure the merchants you work with don’t gouge you price negotiations become a bigger dispute each year did you say your name was Lawrence well if any of your travels should take you through Princo please know that you are always welcome with me feel free to stop by yes gladly with that it would seem my wife is beginning to nod off we will excuse ourselves of course may God let us find each other once again wow mister you have really got a knack for this oh I’m nothing but an ordinary merchant i beg to differ i’m an ordinary merchant and I couldn’t manage that tried for a while but there was no chance how you made the most of that opportunity so easily is beyond me hey when I started I thought other merchants were monsters and I was prey honestly half really are monsters but you learn to deal with them that does make me feel a little better about myself hello Sarin is my name i’m still just a rookie merchant but it’s my pleasure to make your acquaintance sir please call me Lawrence is this your business partner you’re traveling with this is my wife Holo oh you’re traveling with your wife if you’re going to all this trouble to cover her you must have a real treasure underneath that hood but I think God must have had a good reason for bringing us together so there shouldn’t be any harm in me taking a look uh I uh a journey is most enjoyable before one sets out a dog’s bark is often fiercer than the dog itself and women will always look more beautiful before you see them up close to uncover my hood would mean dispelling the fantasy you have inside your head and I would not dare do something so cruel to you you know your wife has quite a way with words every day is a battle not to be totally under her thumb that settles it god definitely guided me to the two of you so how about it mister i’ve got a little proposition for you that is if you’ll hear what I have to say [Music] what is that wonderful smell is that goo cheese on those potatoes now hold on just a moment is that my wheat there’s a string for a necklace so you can wear it just like you asked i love it that said this is more important i beg your pardon what is your problem the string and the wheat both cost money i had a feeling you’d enjoy the goat cheese but do you know how much I had to donate to the church in order to get it what’s more you’ve got my best clothes you’re going to pay me back for all of it yes yes may I finally eat please vegetables grown by humans taste better than forged nuts what a marvelous idea cooking them over heat like this [Music] i find human throats are far too narrow don’t you think well wolves aren’t used to chewing of course we are not there’s no space in our cheeks and chewing takes too long now if I recall I have choked on potatoes before this vegetable is my nemesis [Music] on another note didn’t you mention earlier you can tell when people are lying i to a certain degree and what is that [Music] well you complimented my tale today yet it was easy to tell that the words you spoke lacked a certain authenticity my sense for lies is far from flawless trust me to whatever extent you wish however I am seldom wrong then let me ask you this could you tell whether or not that kid was lying what kid the one who talked to us at the fireplace the merchant oh you are as much a kid as he in my eyes though you have a more mature presence about you shall we consider what he told us back there rumor has it there’s a certain silver coin in circulation that will soon be replaced by a newly minted coin with a higher percentage of real silver oh yes the new silver coins won’t buy you any more or less than the ones that came before however when exchanged for foreign currency they’d be worth considerably more compared to today’s coins in other words if we stock up on the coins in circulation now we can exchange them for the new coins when they become available soon profit margins like those would be quite beneficial i’m not surprised in the slightest that a man as smart as you would understand very well then if you’re interested here’s what I propose i’ll tell you which coin it is and in exchange you’ll give me a share of whatever profit you make [Music] i do suspect part of what he said was a fabrication though I cannot identify which of his claims was a lie i see i guess speculating about currency isn’t anything too rare but nonetheless you wonder why he would lie about something so normal am I correct when you catch someone in a lie you can often learn more from the motivation behind the lie than from the deception itself i have to agree but it took me many years to come to that realization do not let yourself be bothered you come with no more experience than a child when compared to the wise wolf so then what conclusion would you reach were I not here to guide you on your path if I talked to him alone the truthfulness of his story is a secondary concern either way I’d act interested in what Xarin has to say why would you do that if it’s true I’d stand to make an immense profit if not that would mean it’s someone else’s plot to gain wealth so with that I’d investigate to determine why and use that answer to turn a profit anyway h then where does that leave us now since I have told you it is not but a lie i suppose there was never any reason to hesitate when dealing with this boy either way you’re going to act like you’re interested i believe those extra potatoes belong to me [Music] do not forget who you are talking to how many of your lifetimes do you think I’ve lived through [Music] huh [Music] i recall back when I first arrived from the north they were nowhere near their current status how to put it they did not use exaggerated phrases like the one true God who created the world nor suggest the rest of us merely have it on loan it is preposterous to say someone made nature to be frank I wonder when the church stopped dealing in lessons and started creating comedies this era is different in a great many ways the world has changed a lot from what I knew and do you feel like you’ve changed with it well then perhaps your hometown hasn’t [Music] i am not so shameless as to seek comfort from a human [Music] come on now hurry are we going to go [Music] i’m glad to hear it so you agree to the terms of the deal yes but I’m unable to pay upfront i’m lacking in funds until I can exchange money for my furs you see that’s fine why don’t we plan to meet again in the poor town of Pio so we can draw a beneficial contract once you get in town you’ll want to stop by a tavern called Yurand that’s where you’ll be able to contact me your end was it uh-huh see you there stay safe i look forward to it why not travel together the roads are wet with mud walking will be much faster than carriage there’s no need to force them to slow down to our pace that’s fair enough you merchants are quite stingy with your time time is money after all an odd turn of phrase you said time is money yes look at the farmers you watched for hundreds of years they’re also particular with time what are you talking about they care nar a wit for time it’s how they sense things come again don’t you see they awaken when they sense the morning’s air and pull weeds with the afternoon sun they rejoice for sprouts with the spring’s rain and enjoy their bounty when summer comes they celebrate the harvest when they sense autumn and await the spring when they feel winter’s chill time means nothing at all to them i am the same you have a good head on your shoulders boy but you’re not as old as I [Music] put another way you have plenty of time left to establish yourself how many centuries do I need your wits are very sharp now that is sure perhaps yours are simply deteriorating considering how long you’ve been alive have you ever heard the real reason why we wolves attack humans in the wild i’ve not let me tell you we kill humans so that we can consume their brains and gain the knowledge they kept inside to unlike myself you are but a pup you cannot hope to contend with me [Music] have you ever been on the receiving end of a wolf’s attack yes about eight times fierce were they not indeed they had dealt with wild dogs before they’re different but of course they are they must have eaten many humans already and torn their brains to shred that’s enough i’m sorry I said you’re deteriorating so please that’s enough [Music] [Applause] i’m sorry are you mad at me you can say that don’t ever joke about things like that again [Applause] [Music] you find a good spot to sleep around here wolves have only known the forest on the other hand dogs have lived with humans that is why wolves can be more frightening like you had mentioned earlier wolves only know humans as those who hunt us you are a source of fear for us so when we see you we feel like there’s no choice and we attack to defend our land [Music] so have you some questions are too hard i will not answer i’m sorry and now we are even [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] we still have much to learn the two of us do not come from the same world what grand town would this be that’s surely a mighty king resides here yes no monarch actually just merchants and aristocrats a place so grand lacking a king how bizarre don’t you have reservations about showing your face here no why people from Passway are known to travel out this way fairly often one of them might recognize you you never know is that a legitimate concern after being in that village for hundreds of years I have to imagine there are lots of legends about you i do know of one holo reveals herself in the guise of a maiden fair she appears a girl in the flower of youth with silken hair and the ears of a wolf most striking of all tumbling forth a tiny tail tipped white at the end if your eyes glimpse her form and your lips keep her secret a bountiful harvest she will bring unto you that means they know exactly what you look like no one will recognize me those legends have been long since forgotten is that so you agree yes no one would remember the words of such an old story would they for our sake I certainly hope not everything looks so fresh and delicious apples especially i know beautiful are they not yes they are i know an acquaintance of mine invested in the apple trade some time back he gambled half his assets on it bore him some hefty rewards his total worth probably dwarfs my own i really should have gone in on it too yes too bad quite the missed opportunity there produce is a risky venture rather invest in a ship a ship you say merchants with contracts in common often pull resources to charter one of course the amount of space you’re given for stowish depends on how much you paid what’s wrong apples i wanted to eat those juicy red apples oh you wanted some why didn’t you just say so [Music] there you are buy as many as you like [Music] you know I was expecting some change from that silver really but you told me I could buy as many as I wished to you sure were quite the investment leave you were coveting these beauties as much as I i didn’t realize mine reading was among your many self-described traits but since you mentioned it go and buy your own i was under the impression I had you are speaking to Holo the wise wolf and I could earn your total worth in an hour so that’s how it is eh well we needed that change to cover our ruined board for the night those things must be the devil’s fruit leading us astray down the winding road of overindulgence shouldn’t a wise wolf be above greed and gluttony greed is a vice that takes much from the gluttonous but abstinence is a flaw that costs the virtuous more we’re selling the furs at the Melon Trading Company over there huh a modest offering compared to some of the other buildings they’re the third largest trading company here this is but one branch the business is well established in a nation farther south they’re new to this market leveraging their capital by winning suppliers through a pretty premium furthermore they are an invaluable repository of information collated from their numerous branch locations correct since their company trades across borders they must be sensitive to the fluctuations in the currency market yes that’s it exactly so I would like to investigate the information that young man’s era gave us welcome to Malone Trading Company you sure are busy today everyone’s preparing for our next expedition to the north we’ve been shipping a great deal into and out of Ruben can’t waste a chance to make money right guilty is charged so how can I help you good folk you purchased a cart load of wheat for me some time back i’m looking to sell some new goods belts quality wares are always welcome please right this way on behalf of Miloney Trading Company thank you for your continued business mr craft Lawrence was it just Lawrence will do i’m impressed that you remember my name after 3 years i feel honored i assure you the honor is all mine now my associate informs me you have some health in your possession you were looking to sell i do i have 70 martin pelts with me all of the highest quality the highest quality indeed the harvest has been bountiful this year so we’ve not seen many martin belts i’m sure the farmers have had little time to hunt still the merchant has his sources they’re more than acceptable and since we’ve already established a previous working relationship 132 tray silver how does that sound h well sir these pelts are quite the rare commodity and one must consider the prospect of conducting future business against the present fiscal realities of the roving tradesmen well we certainly don’t want to deter an invested supplier so with a mind to our continued business perhaps we could instead offer you say 140 very well then a moment sir yes what this market is unknown to me is that price fair i’d say so am I to assume we find the amount agreeable 140 Treddy silver coins that is what you offered is it not indeed precisely as you say miss i see you are a merchant of great caliber clearly given how masterfully you concealed your notice of such a valuable detail you are not a man to be underestimated oh my sincere apologies miss but I’m afraid I don’t understand quite what you mean really master must you resort to such bullying i didn’t mean to all right you can tell him very well then master good sir would you kindly sniff this pelt do you notice it is that the fresh set of fruit I detect huh yes you do you see the forests have also borne a bountiful share of fruit this year these furs are of martins from a particularly fertile wood and they filled their bellies with so much fruit that even now their fur exudes its delightful aroma you’re right it does again it is of the highest quality in fact these hides were so durable it took the skilled labor of two burly skinners to cut and treat them just try pulling on it harder you see resilient as the wilderness they were sourced from that pelt could warm you like spring sunshine and repel the worst autumn rains covetable traits enough without even considering the lovely scent imagine if you would how starkly a tire of this incredible make would stand apart from the inferior dross of ordinary musty Martin fur pedled by everyone else i have no doubt their sale would fetch an incredible profit now please tell me again at what price you’re willing to purchase these pelts well let’s see would you accept 200 triny silver coins [Music] i would be more inclined to accept three silver coins per pelt 210 in total master shall we try a different company no wait i’ll buy them please 210 coins it is it would appear we have a deal then master it would [Music] oh nothing beats a mug of wine huh are you not going to drink i am paying remember have you ever dabbled in merchantry before today is that what has you sulking what have I hurt your ego i just mimicked a tactic a sharp-witted peddler once employed against the people of my old village i claim no credit for the genesis of the ploy [Music] slipped by me and was right there all along i handled those furs hundreds of times oblivious to the fruity aroma because they had no such aroma until I cover them all in apples you are kidding me calability lies with the deceived not with the deceiver our merchant friend will be richer for knowing the trick i can’t argue with that those who anger quickly at the lessons life teaches will never get far growth is but grace and defeat now all that aside have you taken care of your other business yet [Music] yes I have although sadly they didn’t seem to have any knowledge about a country whose silver coin was being newly minted and the Malone Trading Company would have no reason to lie about such a thing but the truth of Zar’s story or lack thereof doesn’t really matter as long as I earn money it’s all the same to me here’s to our safe reunion [Music] this is high quality wine i guess that means you made a killing selling those fur pelts you were carting along we did what excellent news after all the more you can invest the more profit I’ll make speaking of which you told me before that you had insight about which coin will be minted with a higher percentage of silver in exchange you want me to promise you’ll get a cut of what I make am I understanding what you’re offering yes sir and are you sure about this information well I don’t want to mislead you this is an educated guess based on what I heard in a mining town I used to live in and I do believe the information is perfectly reliable but honestly in this kind of business it’s hard to make guarantees i’m with you there i would have had to turn you down if you said you were absolutely certain a deal like that sounds too good to be true with that out of the way just how much are you asking me for ah right a deposit will be necessary 10 treny silver in addition to 10% of the profits you bring in a little conservative frankly yes well I won’t be able to bear any responsibility if you end up incurring a loss so I wouldn’t feel comfortable asking for more than 10% of what you make if things don’t work out I’ll return your coins that’s the only fair way I can think to do this i understand if those terms work for you let’s make the settlement date 3 days before next year’s large spring market if my information is right the new coin should be in circulation well before then half a year from now that works for me then what say we go to the public notary tomorrow and have them draw up a contract tomorrow it is here’s a toast to our future profits to our profits may our cups overflow pham silver not quite that’s the fake marine silver is that not this one that’s the Mitzving Sacred Birthday Festival silver oh you’ll learn them all in due time let’s stop for now until you’ve sobered up no explain it once more if you insist now listen carefully triny silver feeling silver Iliad silver loot silver fake marine silver Pham silver Calvis king Lombardo silver Mitzving Cathedral silver fake Mitzving Cathedral silver Holy Mitzv silver and of course Mitzving Sacred Birthday Festival enough sleep time that would be for the best what need is there for so many different silver coins as the years pass many kingdoms rise and fall new coins are constantly being issued by the church and the people in power to keep up with the times and the counterfeiting never ends it wasn’t that long ago that loot silver was called fake training again [Music] [Music] thank you for the information of course it was my pleasure and thank you i hope you make huge profits and don’t lose that beautiful face of yours ma’am that boy runs his poor mouth faster than his legs so then which silver coin is it wouldn’t you know the triny silver it’s surprising people around here really trust this coin they trust it that’s right there are several hundred types of currency and the amount of silver and gold they contain can vary wildly the value placed on the coin will always be considerably higher than the materials used to create it so you need to be able to trust its consistency fascinating that in mind what do you make of this issue i’m not quite sure yet but I’m ruminating over something i wish to partake of that [Music] now then do you tell me about these ideas of yours there’s reason to believe he’s not lying about the triny silver oh this is a feeling coin it silver content is high it’s popular around here you could consider it a rival coin to the triny no matter the era the value of currency has always been directly tied to its country’s power a country has to be wary of outside coins in their market if a foreign coin usurps yours it can spell trouble and it’s hard for the economy to recover so then they may be increasing the amount of silver in their coins to gain the upper hand yes which means there is a distinct possibility that Zarin wasn’t lying to us like you suspected at first then that is that my ears can be wrong huh why the long face did you expect that to upset me yes I did i may become upset with your opinion of me if it continues like this oh where are you going the bridge there’s a currency dealer there I’d like to speak with trust aside it can be hard to tell the purity of a currency accurately but a coin’s popularity often fluctuates people are sensitive to these changes even when they’re hard to see what might appear small to us seems huge in the public eye of course a larger change will never go wholly on the list you can always count on a sign that it’s happening well this was quite a lot to throw at you anything you didn’t catch we’ll review over the next month don’t worry in other words when a mentor plans to make a change in the purity of a coin during their minting process they will implement a small change first and then monitor the market reaction before proceeding did I summarize it well uh yes you did whites it’s been a while lawrence hello and who pretel is this tell me your name you may refer to me as Holo holo ah what music could you not do that tell me would you like to come and work in my shop or would you perhaps prefer to become my wife your line of work requires knowledge of many different foreign currencies no doubt i fear that I am lacking there then I would cherish every moment as I taught you all about the wide world of economics not to interrupt but I’m the one who came to see you what is it i wanted to take a look at some of your recently minted Triny silver coins from oldest to newest they are the same or close enough that even people who handle money everyday like me can’t tell the difference between them any interest in melting it down to check and risk my business because you’re curious is it all right if I take a closer look as well do you feel like you might see something please go ahead oh my how encouraable you are sorry but you’re too stunning i couldn’t help it well please observe come now i’ve been working at this job for decades and even I can’t tell the purity by sound alone i’ve heard legends about people who could discern by the clanging but nobody believes stories like that [Music] so any luck no difference at all naturally you tried your best now why don’t we forget the silver and go get dinner what an interesting man he has a way around women h Well did you notice the purity of the triny going down or is today our lucky day it would seem you’re getting better at feriting out the truth from me it’s easy to tell i watch your ears then I must not let down my guard i was shocked that you didn’t say anything while we were discussing it with whites of course it was my way of giving you my thanks oh I You’re jealous no was thanks for that do not let it bother you males are a common breed everyone a jealous idiot and yet females are idiots in turn for enjoying the jealousy the world is filled to the brim with idiots all right now what about the coins h it was settled to be sure but the newer coins rang duller on my ears duller that’s bad news the purity is worse which means Aaron did lie to us if the purity of the silver or gold were increasing making a profit would be simple you buy up the old coins and trade them out for the new ones but now even with the knowledge that purity is going down it’s hard to make any money with enough warning you could buy them up the moment their value reached its lowest but you’d need some starting funds for that and it would be unlikely to bear fruit for the next half a year at the very least i’m stumped how could Xarin be planning to profit from this situation alas it would appear you are made the fool wait how so you think he went through all this for a measly 10 tr not so if the value of Treny silver does decrease he has every intent to return the money he owes you at worst he gains nothing from your exchange but if the tables returned he would get 10% of your profit all with no risk on his part so even if he should not win he will not lose either ah now I see you humans are so quick to catch on how embarrassing a beginner’s mistake if I may is it common place for the purity in silver coins to go down like this no the amount of real silver inside a coin is usually handled with great care huh we receive information about the purity of a coin right as that purity declines a coincidence on a hunt wolves often climb trees in search of a better vantage point perspective matters the forest reveals its secrets when a top a tree a new perspective all right perhaps the wool that has been pulled over our eyes is not being held there by that young man after all the boy is indifferent to our result because he may have an outside way to benefit regardless in fact I suspect he’s being paid by one who serves to earn a great deal should news of rising silver purity circulate of course if you want to make a serious profit off a silver coin that’s declining in value then I know one way it appears we have a lead to follow let’s go huh where too back to [Music] Ah so that’s why you’ve taken a liking to this place indeed over time I’m hoping to try all the drinks they have but more importantly last time was only about business there was no chance to talk so tonight I thought we could rectify that how can I say no for a novice like me talking to someone with your experience is even better than a feast well then before we met initially what areas had you passed through i went down a route on the north side of Ruvenhe to get to the church that day you have to be careful in that area it’ll be dangerous during the Grand Northern thanks again for all the information and contact me anytime you feel the need until next time until then take care sir i was able to confirm Xarin’s appearance i’ll have our people begin investigating right away thank you well I hope we can discover where the real source of the issue lies though I’m still a bit shocked this is quite a lot to happen in one day we were dubious initially but this does seem to be more than simple fraud he’s been approaching merchants claiming the Triny’s value is set to rise and convincing them to buy in reality the coin’s value was about to decline the plan then is to purchase all those coins from people desperate to sell them turning the merchants’s loss into someone’s gain whoever the mastermind is they would earn massive profits as for the victims here admitting their losses would likely damage their reputation the public will never know what happened and just like that the mastermind will have their horde and the story of the silver coins will forever stay quiet i wonder after they have all that silver what will be their next move i’ll discuss with the officials in the trading company well I appreciate your time these things come down to experience eh just like the send on those Martin furs [Music] do you think they have time to spare gain nothing if the Malone Trading Company moves too slowly yes but we’ll be fine huh although their trading company has thrived on foreign land their acumen should be second to none what is it fret not i was remembering the past that is all from watching me yes indeed this man would do what you were doing now and tumble grandly to the floor he was a fool but a very cheerful fool he was not surprised at all his first time seeing my wolf form a peculiar man to be sure though quite a kind one was he the one from Passo the man who asked you to bring them bountiful harvests that is right unlike the rest he had considered [Music] to begin we’re planning to accept your deal i’m glad does that mean you’d found out who was behind Xarren’s plot yes a patron it would seem medio Trading is backing him medio if I recall they’re the leading crop dealer in Patio with more shipping vessels than could be easily counted indeed but as successful as they are it would still be impossible for them to carry this out alone i believe they have a member of the nobility working beside them and while we have not yet found out who this might be it will not matter so long as we move first that is what we plan to do in that case let us begin discussing our shares this is the best day of my life you look quite happy at least 200,000 Trinity no if things go well twice that will move if the training company gets 10% and I get 50% of what they make that’s 2,000 with money like that I could finally settle down and open my very own store good i am relieved that things are going well for you [Music] i tried to tell you you should stay behind and rest i was worried that they would take advantage of you in your business negotiations and what does that mean it means just what I said no well let’s be off we’re not too far from the end [Music] will this be your store wait how long have you been awake i slept off my drink and no longer feel ill it is all thanks to you i deserve no such praise is it truly your store what town will you choose i’m not sure yet this is still just a dream nothing specific every traveling merchant dreams of owning a store one day i’m no exception now if my deal with the Milan Trading Company works out that dream can be a reality do tell is owning a store truly so great traveling merchants live down to town you can’t stay still if you want to make money that’s why I spend most of the year living in the cart because of that lifestyle it’s hard to make friends at best I have a few acquaintances if I open up a store I’ll be a member of a community i’ll be able to forge relationships finally find a wife right i need to make sure Yari knows i’m sure he’ll be overjoyed for me we might have more chances to work together soon though I will be a bit at a loss why is that once you open your store you will have no need to travel as often as you do now i will have to continue without a partner or find someone else I can rely on you were Holo the Wise Wolf you’ve already made all that money from the pelts going alone won’t be hard for you i tire of being alone hey I’m more than happy to keep traveling with you until we get back to your home even having the coin it’ll be some time before I can own a store is that really true do I have any good reason to lie so listen don’t look at me with that dejected face [Music] what are you doing afraid of being so uncou i cannot breathe all right did your eyes adjust what are you talking about i remembered the important thing I needed to say you are interfering with a large and nefarious scheme our enemy must know there are three waiting outside the door of them I doubt any are kind mario are they after us fortunately they are all inside are you prepared to leave now [Music] my dear look at me my body glistens in the moonlight see how lovely [Music] [Music] [Applause] We need to give up the carriage they do not stand to gain from killing your horse we can retrieve him after this is done [Music] me kissed ola let’s go shopping once this is done what are you going on about you need a comb hat and a few other things oh yes why no reason you just have beautiful hair then if I may I would rather have a comb for my tail you name it and I’ll be happy to buy it for you is that a promise it is there bologoney training’s up ahead [Music] they’ll be here soon we’ll get them reinforcements are coming i fear this does not bode well should we go our separate ways a good idea but I have one that may prove better yet what’s that i will run into the main street and get their attention meanwhile you run for Malone Trading not a chance you can’t listen even if we split up they will have no trouble catching up to you i am the wise wolf i am much harder to track now if they do catch you who will negotiate with Malone Trading we are now past the point of hiding your plan from their eyes so to ensure they cannot cut you out resort to threats suggest you will betray them if they refuse to agree no no if Medios rating sees your ears and tail they will not hesitate to bring you into church custody then I must ensure I am not caught and should the worst happen I can hide my ears and tail for a day or so just save me before time runs out to me please you will open a store with the money you earn recall I said I was indebted to you after the kindness you showed you would not dare to make me into an ungrateful wolf now would you don’t be stupid you’ll be killed if they catch you that’s more than what you owe loneliness easily leads to death the price matches well [Music] i believe in you i know you will come for me before long on the ruling streets just a girl there should be two of them find him there he is it’s me Lawrence from earlier today help we’re being attacked he’s here wait hey hand that man over immediately away with you this is the great marquee trading company authorized by the Grand Duke Roundio 33rd in line of the Roundo Grand Duchy that fence is the sole property of the Marquee and anyone within is the great marquees guest should they be brought to harm it would be an affront to the Grand Duke of Rondo himself now here if you should dain to strike this barrier it is the same as striking the pedestal of the Grand Duke ah retreat what a scene and so late at night so what happened to you i must apologize or rather thank you for saving me you should give your thanks to Marqu Milone whenever he returns but first who were those ruffields i’m sure those people were with the Medio Trading Company i believe so i suspect they’ve received word of the deal that I struck with you they were likely attempting to stop us stop us you say i’m concerned that my companion may have been captured along the way could your company set her free we had a few men there keeping an eye on the mayhem in the streets one of them followed the asalants and reported back to us that he saw a young girl being forcibly taken away oh no that was probably my companion she was trying to act as a decoy to protect me i understand though I have a question for you why do you suppose they captured Miss Holo i told you they wanted to stop our deal so Medio Trading’s plan could go unfettered i must say strikes me as slightly strange why is it strange please calm yourself there’s no doubt about it something is bizarre how so think for a moment we have already begun collecting the coins so then what would taking the two of you hostage do and what would they be stopping by doing that if we’re already stocking up on trendy silver coins that means we already understand what’s happening and how things are changing behind the scenes frankly if you hadn’t explained what kind of scheme it is and only told us to start collecting Triny silver coins immediately there would be some use in taking your companion hostage that said if that’s all we knew we never would have acted in the first place so then yes since we have all the information we require at our disposal it makes no difference what happens to you or your companion we’ve invested a great sum of money into this deal if we take the enormous amount of profit at stake and compare it against the two of you and any personal grudges you may hold well I do hate to say it but I would choose our company’s profits every time now this is insane perspective [Music] that should explain my confusion at their actions where are you going yes I gather your companion is very dear to you but if you act without considering the consequences you’ll endanger yourself my apologies i understand personally I doubt I’d be able to maintain my calm if my wife were in the same situation but it’s still so peculiar the Medio Trading Company must know that I would put the well-being of my company first in this matter even so they have targeted you personally rather than coming for us which leaves one possible conclusion that being you have some kind of leverage against us so then can you imagine what that might be the profit before us is too large to let any potential risk slip by any ideas will do no matter how trivial on mr lawrence you do know what it is don’t you pardon me yes just now we received a letter i believe it’s related to your discussion to the wolf and the forest the wolf lives in i’m sorry to ask this but may I have the first look at that letter you may [Music] we have taken the wolf the door of the church remains open to all to keep the wolf out shut your doors and keep your family inside [Music] [Applause] there is something you should know sir my companion Holo is the wolf god of the harvest [Music] [Music] a wolf incarnate is she then I’m sorry to say this letter is most definitely a threat they won’t hesitate to hand her over to the church unless you quit interfering with the business they’re attempting to conduct yes but there’s no guarantee they won’t still send her to the church afterwards there is also the considerable issue of the triny silver coins we’ve invested in having inflated in price if we were to bow out at this juncture our losses would be tremendous all the more reason to act supposing that we could reclaim your companion and place her in our care if the church caught word and stepped in and they would have us we’d be left with no choice but to play the obedient lamb we cannot conceal her anywhere in this town what if we were to smuggle her out there are grasslands as far as the I can see pulling that off would take just shy of a miracle there’s always the possibility she’d be reported in a nearby town in which case we could do nothing for her wait against their potential profits our finances will offer us no leverage at all with the gains they’re poised to make they could destroy Milon and eliminate us as their rival doesn’t exactly leave us many options we’ll just have to hope they don’t report us once it’s all said and done if only we had some kind of trick up our sleeve i believe there’s another option we go to the church ourselves and exploit the fact that Medio was sheltering your companion which is heresy however I suspect you would take issue with that yes you may even testify against us in an act of retribution you’re absolutely right i would The true value of those Triny silver coins lies in their power to negotiate privilege with the king of Triny correct yes our investigations inform us that the royal family’s finances are rather tight at the moment i can imagine after all they’re trying to melt down their existing silver coins to put out a greater volume of lesser purity into circulation it’ll bring them short-term reprieve but the damage done to their royal prestige will cost more in the long run their financial situation must be dire indeed to resort to something so ridiculously desperate in their bid to acquire the necessary reserves of higher purity coin they’d more than likely be willing to hand over a great deal to us things like mining rights tariff setting rights and market management rights will be open to all commerce and represent the greatest means of turning a significant profit from our purchase of their silver then what say we finalize our deal before the Medio Trading Company is able to report us flip that potential profit into a winning master stroke you’d have us sell them our silver yes if we make it so that purchasing from you is more desirable than shutting you down Medo trading would have no incentive to report us to the church perhaps but with the bind they have us in at present it would be just as convenient for them to see us all burned at the stake do you really think they’d go for it of course especially when you consider the king of Triny’s position in this think of it would the king want his people to know he colluded with a trading company condemned to the snake a valid point if the church were to turn its attentions on us it’s highly unlikely that the Kingdom of Triny would escape the ensuing witch hunt wholly unscathed if we close on our deal before they move Medio Trading won’t be able to give us up for fear of the Triny King’s wrath if they did then they’d take themselves down right along with us [Music] if we can maneuver ourselves into just such a position and offer them the rights they want for a fair price and your companion safe return yes I’m sure they’ll agree to it it’ll be the only way Medor Trading will be able to obtain the rights [Music] your reasoning is sound indeed however one problem still remains i’ve been considering that myself but I’m confident Medio Trading doesn’t have the silver they need yet what makes you so sure this deal is intended to exploit a king’s weakness secrecyy’s been necessary so as not to tip off the merchants and drive up the value of the coins before they’ve amassed enough to secure their position if they’d already managed to collect enough of them they would have handed Holo over to the church immediately the fact that they’re using her as a bargaining chip to force us to stop our own acquisition shows their lack of confidence therefore it’s safe to assume they don’t yet have the needed silver so I see but just what manner of action are you intending to take Mr lawrence steal Holo back and then keep on running until our deal is complete that’s reckless even if I can’t throw them off I can buy us some time use it to collect the rest of the silver and close out the deal impossible then would you report Holo instead betray her and I swear I’ll testify against the lot of you with your help I’m sure we can evade them for at least a day or two a wolf incarnate will be running by my side they were only able to catch her last time because she gave herself up for me if she used her true strength no human could ever stand against her but let me ask you this how long do you think it’ll take you to gather enough of his silver to negotiate with the king on horseback a rider could get to Triny Castle and close the deal by sunset tomorrow if a deal is successfully reached the earliest we could return with aid is dawn of the following day that quickly you could strike a deal without actually possessing all the silver intake yes we can simply negotiate with estimated numbers shouldn’t be a problem just so long as we do have the coins by the time of delivery and you really think the king will accept it just like that when the Maloney Trading Company sets to it we can close any deal before the ink on the contract is dry well then I guess you would know where they’re keeping Holo we are the Maloney Trading Company Mr lawrence our employees getting attacked in the dark and our buildings being set on fire is an everyday occurrence brought our emergency protocols have been perfected from sheer experience however a great wall ever blocks our way the church that’s right they have more connections than we do across numerous countries and they’re able to take action at a moment’s notice it’s imperative we finish this business before they decide to intervene under normal circumstances we wouldn’t act until we knew who was back in the Medio Trading Company that way we could more effectively plan our attack and perhaps even snatch our competitor’s funding out from under them no such luxury this time i pray for your safety and success sir one way or another I’m getting her out remember our passwords now berion and then new mine names of the major gold coins don’t they sound lucky [Music] [Applause] [Music] do you remember how to find the path once I’m underground I move forward with my hand touching the right wall is that it yes please wait for us once you reach the end that’s where Holo’s being held just above that point that’s right i’m sure we checked we’ll begin the operation to retrieve your friend at the market’s opening bell if we succeed the cover above you will open up and your companion will be there if you hear the word rahee you must wait for my colleague to join you should you hear peroso stick to the path and flee as fast as you can one word if it goes well one if it doesn’t nothing too complicated the time is fast approaching [Music] watch where you’re going reckless young man apologies thanks Mr lawrence the moment has come [Music] hurry [Music] i can’t believe they had this ready to go if the rumors are true the church makes these passages for espionage and tax evasion under the guise of digging graves [Music] this is where they told me to go [Music] heat [Music] heat [Music] well then I’m hoping this all goes according to plan [Music] i can’t be losing my nerve right now [Music] they’re taking too long don’t tell me this isn’t the place we’re supposed to meet rahhei rahi numi herion [Music] holo quick you expect me to jump down there and make this look like a burglary hurry up i cannot descend with you standing there right [Music] good why do you stand around go and take your share now let us not tarry uh sure [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] period period never mind [Music] it looks like we were successful every day holds new surprises when you’re in our line of work there was someone else don’t worry he’ll go out a different exit i must relay some intel about Medio then we’ll leave town i don’t know what’s ever with that I wish you luck clear [Applause] [Music] i’m relieved to see you’re safe is that what you feel relieved tell me what is my name do you mean Holo Grim holo the wise wolf i have never forgotten the name of a single person who has embarrassed me not once in the many years I have inhabited this form and now I must add yet another name to that list i speak of none but you huh i told you clearly did I not i believe I said you were to come for me but I did you did not i thought you would be the one to rescue me from my captivity thinking of it makes my first stand on end wait a second did you if you are truly a male you should have leapt at the opportunity to bear your fangs instead you hid in a hole waiting for me because of that I now find myself humiliated but you are safe and I’m glad all right [Music] as long as my wheat remains in your possession there is no threat to my life the true threat is my feminine charm your kind fall easily with that said there is no male of your ilk who could hope to handle the wise wolf herself i warned that I would tear off any prick that neared me and watched as they grew pale with fright i have no doubt mhm well it’s done there was an outlier huh i did recognize one among my capttors someone I once knew well then who’s that it was from Paslo yar i believe you knew him it sounded like he heard my name from Xarin so then did you talk only in brief and what do you suppose Yari said to me [Music] [Applause] [Music] zarin mentioned that he had spoken to someone named Holo recently when he said that I knew I had to meet you to see if you’re the harvest god from Paslo so you really are Van [Music] [Laughter] [Music] honestly it is pathetic but hearing him say it made me happy he went on and what he said pierced my heart the days of doing whatever we can to win your favor are finally over we no longer need to fear some wolf god’s fickle temperament we’re going to turn you into the church and bid farewell to our old ways [Music] i felt so betrayed abandoned [Music] well think of it another way even without that you had to leave the village and head to the north if they’re not sorry to watch you go then you should slam the door on your way out end the relationship and walk away and then they’ll see what they’ve lost we’re merchants everything is fine as long as we make money we don’t laugh until the money comes in we don’t cry till it goes away and hey we’re going to be the ones laughing [Music] i appreciate you raising my spirits i have not had a proper conversation in centuries i have grown weak to emotion over the years though I may have cried in front of you now two times I know I would have cried whether you were here or not do you understand what I am trying to say don’t assume anything from it correct the only thing I’m trying to do here is make us some money so for now we keep on running until Milon Trading ties up there into the bargain be a burden if I let you keep sobbing the whole time that’s all i would have done my best to calm down anyone even if it wasn’t you come it’s not fair to give me that look it is a lady’s privilege no we’ve reached our destination have you finished whatever discussions you were having not yet count Arendot is the one who orchestrated the Medio Trading Company’s plot like me the merchants trading for wheat in the count’s territory are being targeted please let Mr marleheight know we’ll send him word i should know this by now but you merchants with the big ideas are always a little different might you be talking about my ears i was wondering if every merchant’s life is as fun as yours makes me want to give it another try be careful having thoughts like that you might wind up meeting someone like her so what a driver’s box is far too big for just one person i couldn’t ask for a better companion my life has been more difficult since meeting you too i don’t see it as an even trade but do I not make up for it by being cute well it is true that you’re cute you really think so i appreciate being called cute by a cute boy like yourself [Music] heat heat [Music] [Music] heat heat what’s wrong the air i feel it shaking if I’m correct we’re below the marketplace could that be why no listen I hear water it sounds like splashing water [Music] they’re here which way go ahead quick turn back are there any forks in the path not on the path we were following before but now it’s a labyrinth even I am not confident in my ability to navigate us through this route [Music] what now there is no hope if we run he long the hounds will catch us they sound like they may be dimwitted though now then do protect your ears [Music] what’s that [Music] [Music] after that an apple would be nice [Music] i wonder how they discovered our location they must have been checking every passage they eventually got lucky why do you say think if they knew where we were they would box us in on all sides my training sold you out you can’t run forever truly now could we have been betrayed not without paying a pretty triny after all they could have crushed Malone trading if they still had hold of you is that so then no price is worthwhile just bluffing and hoping we fall for it let’s go hold on [Music] i found them don’t let them get away you keep chasing i’ll sneak around got it i heard footsteps over there corner them they haven’t come this way quick make sure they don’t have a path so are you lost not yet we need to turn left at our next chance [Music] let’s hurry [Music] no my God please forgive me for my sins [Music] asking forgiveness try making better choices to begin with are you sure you’re all right don’t you afraid we’re going the right way [ __ ] over here they may have escaped stay on their trail lawrence lawrence look at me lawrence please oh good i called yet you were unable to answer it’s fine all I needed was a moment to rest hold on just a little longer the light is near what do you mean did you not hear me i said I could smell the sun so there must be an entrance back to the surface over that way of course I remember you saying that what’s this wait did you fail to notice me apply it we are almost there just a bit further no I noticed it don’t worry huh follow me if we follow along that path and turn left at the end we should make a clean escape [Music] what is this an old well i am sorry they’re over here allow me stop it you cannot fight can’t I [Music] watch me liar i sense your deceit even without my ears halt no the informant described your appearance for I had my suspicions but I can’t believe it really was you Lawrence i’m shocked too i never took you for someone who could get themselves involved in a deal this big you really have grown yar [Music] we know who’s behind Medio trading your own count Aaron with all the wheat you deal your people could receive payment in whatever silver coin is best for them furthermore if you make a tariff exemption on wheat it would help the county not to mention Medo trading and the villagers of course you know all the merchants who come to trade and the chief lets you handle business naturally the trade of wheat is most abundant right after the harvest festival well we can catch up more later but for now is that all you have to say don’t you want to meet the wolf you didn’t believe in isn’t that why you came out here i’m still shocked to find you accompanying her our wolf goddess in the flesh she who lives in the wheat and bends the quality of our harvests to her will put her in our custody after you do we will send her straight to the church and say goodbye to our old ways once they have her the heretical god and Milon will fall if we can abolish the tariffs on our wheat our village will stand to profit more than anyone else we will prosper like never before and Lawrence the same can be said for all the merchants that purchase our wheat the village remembers you they’re grateful you bought our wheat when the taxes were high you helped us then now I’ll help you it would be no problem to give you priority when buying wheat after all you’ve done for us come on think how far back our friendship goes you’ve always wanted a store of your own and it’s in reach then consider the size of the deals we can make after you become a business owner you know who taught me this you thanks to your teachings I have the chance to help your business succeed what do you say Lawrence you’re a businessman you must know an opportunity when you see one of course I can see the opportunity [Music] well then that said before thinking about oneself the merchant must honor their contracts as fate would have it I met a strange girl recently and I promised I would take her to the north of course I need to keep her company until the journey’s complete i can’t go against any contractual obligations [Music] i see well I have contractual obligations of my own to fulfill sad to say it looks like our friendship ends here lawrence as a traveling merchant I’m used to saying goodbye [Music] go ahead and kill this man just make sure to capture the woman alive [Music] my blade that’s enough i did not wish this pain upon you but please endure [Music] is she drinking blood wait no need to fear a woman who’s possessed by the devil [Music] please do not look any longer [Music] glory [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] don’t [Music] stop [Music] [Music] no get down [Music] [Music] the cops are so unfair they always always treat us this way i’m alone [Music] don’t do it oh [Music] [Music] [Music] Hey wait where are you going [Music] you tore up my clothes do you know how much they cost me god or not you will pay me back 70 silver coins isn’t enough not even close to what you owe do you have any idea how many years it took me to save up for them i’ll chase after you i’ll never rest i’ll follow you to the north [Music] you’re finally awake how was the wound on your arm fairing better after some rest thanks ah of course i apologize for the trouble I caused we should have predicted this would occur no this wasn’t your fault it’s because of me and my companion [Music] fortunately the church was not able to locate her the fact that everything happened in the underground passages worked out quite well i shuddered to think what would have happened if the public had seen her true form our headquarters and branches may have all been burned and does that mean you saw her yes i received word from my subordinates according to their report there was a giant wolf protecting you i came to assess the situation there I saw your companion waiting she stayed there and after where did she go she accompanied us when we brought you here to safety then she left without saying where she was going how long it has been a full day since then a full day huh besides that may I ask how negotiations fared well we were able to take the privilege that Medor Trading wanted and strike a deal with the royal family as for the church your friend should be safe have no doubt thank you for that we collected quite a few silver coins 307,212 in all it seems his majesty plans to devalue them by more than we first thought looking at pay we will get 350,000 coins of another type on delivery over 10% more according to the terms of our contract any profit that we make you receive 5% upfront are we still in agreement yes please confirm for me sure hold on 120 silver coins has agreed to 5% of our product but that’s low is it not between the delivery costs for the coins we collected and the tariffs that come with it it is we also need to consider all of the contracts handling fees they marked them up extremely high the royal family’s official merchants likely told him to since he traded some privileges he wanted to recoup as much of his financial losses as he was able our profits were 2,400 silver coins i needn’t tell you how disappointed we were by this result there is never a shortage of the unexpected when conducting business that said the unexpected often works out for the best i have something that might be of interest for you [Music] what is this it seems Medio trading was desperate for the privileges they would be afforded furthermore they were collecting silver coins even though they knew the coin’s value would drop simply it was the same as going into debt they must have been determined to make their business profitable and knew the tariff authority could do that so they gave us an offer we accepted on the spot a,000 coins from me are you certain of course it helped us now would you like the payment made in silver coins or if you’d rather I can arrange some product of equivalent value instead all right how about pepper then it’s light and takes up little space oh wedges on the horizon pepper sells better when people cook more meat is something wrong i hope my laughter wasn’t rude i just remembered a play I read not all that long ago a play that’s right the church uses it in sermon it’s a religious play about moderation among merchants at the start a devil appears to a rich merchant and gives him an order bring me the most delicious human in the land if you refuse I will eat you out of fear the merchant leaves and returns with two servants one young and one courtly but the devil shakes his head at those two he searches all around town for a more delicious human finally he finds a boy who smells of milk and honey thus the merchant offers the boy to the devil in response the boy says “The most delicious human is before you look at him look at him this man carries spices every day see how he seasons his fat laden flesh through the years of indulgence i couldn’t help but laugh i thought of you Mr lawrence earning your money by traveling with your pepper day after day i would love to be laden with spices as soon as possible i look forward to it it’s only natural to want the best for a talented merchant like yourself in hopes of fostering a healthy relationship between us thank you very much yes well I must go get your pepper ready there’s much work yet to be done you see Mr lawrence we’ve received an invoice that appears to be addressed to you [Music] 140 coins but I shouldn’t have something coming in today [Music] where’s your loading area well it’s right down the hallway and to the left hey help us with the a woman’s robe a silk sash traveling shoes and a comb [Music] sorry coming through also 140 coins oh look [Music] i cannot have you coming to the forests of the north to collect a debt [Music] i shall return home after I repay what I owe you’ve got a deal [Music] spice and Wolf together help me [Music] [Music] [Music] you holding up back there or what i want something to eat just ate a whole loaf of bread bread that hard and unpalatable hardly counts as proper sustenance if we bought enough food to satisfy that ravenous appetite of yours we’d be bankrupt in less than a week what is the role of the stalwart provider not a proud one as a male you should feel honored to cater to me eat that honor with some bread and see how well it fills you oh do not puff up so me puff up what am I a pastry now tell me how much longer will it be until the next town it should be right over that hill i wonder what kind of food I shall eat there i would love to none a fresh and bloody cow or a sheep carcass today and then something sweet to follow the savory would be delightful you ate a mountain of apple pies back in Pio but I was forced to eat all the apples you didn’t get around to finishing i don’t even want to smell anything sweet for a while they were absolutely delicious i must admit I was surprised by such an innovative way of eating them surprised you should have seen the look on my face when the baker gave me the bill i’ll go ahead and add the cost to your everinccreasing tab [Music] is that it oh ah yes that’s for a son [Music] for there is only one God and it is he who shepherds his children what an inexcusably boring town sorry there aren’t any food stalls open here there is more to me than a hankering for good food you know then maybe you would enjoy some preaching i will not listen to the inane babbling of wrinkled children i think their lessons on the subject of frugality might actually benefit you as a wolf I am bound by nature these self-imposed doctrines of mortal men interest me none well you’re not exactly alone in that respect this might be the last town in which frugality still holds sway who case in point the pious city of Ruven Hyen the bishop and priests who should embody those teachings the most are the most eager to fatten their wallets you say the city is called Ruenhyen does that ring a bell mhm only as the name of a man not as this place that you describe oh well that makes sense the city was named for the holy crusader St rubenhagen who fought against the pagans the man I am referring to had long flaming red hair a matching beard and an expression that was ever austere that’s how historical accounts describe the saint too legend says he battled all I did was chomp on his posterior company actually could you give me a moment first huh sorry to keep you waiting you could have easily passed for a nun in your robe but dressed down like this you look just like an ordinary town girl he would be hardressed to find a regular town girl as cute as me but what use is there showing off in a place that puts such value in restraint we’ll head to Ruben Hyen after we sell this pepper to the Leap Peron Trading Company so relax [Music] is Ruben Hyen a large town or just middling it’s huge it’s more of a city than a town be a lot of stalls and apples you never tire of them do you well they don’t tire of being delicious now answer the question fresh apples might be hard to find it’s getting to be about the time they start pickling them for the winter pickling they pickle them in honey that’s not all they pickle pears and sometimes peaches too those are considered delicacies they slice the peaches thinly and layer figs and almonds between them and they finish up by pouring a generous amount of honey over the sack and drizzling just a dash of ginger on top i actually got to try some once it was so decadently sweet the church debated bailing it uh you’re cooling [Applause] that said I don’t know if they’ll be available they’re usually reserved for nobles or the rich so they’re not often at the store they are then I would buy some for you obviously do you swear it uh huh then let us hurry up and be done here they might sell out of them that would be a travesty this is peaches and honey we speak of unacceptable i have to taste it only if they’re being sold do you hear me though pears would be an agreeable alternative [Music] heretics and devils hide among us in this town passing themselves off as normal people just a few days ago they found a sorcerer near Ruven Hiken word has it the narrator world was compelling wolves to do his sinister work and yet even for such lost souls the church still benevolently offers its forgiveness anyway shall we get down to the business at hand i would appreciate it right then what kind of product do you have for me today just this right here well now that wouldn’t be Pepper would it i’m surprised that you could tell i could smell it truly so urgent that I return what I owe you yes I need it back from you soon i was simply unaware that you felt so strongly huh how so well I will be free after I have returned my debt and will have no further reason to stay here so then I will be on my way to the north i hope Parro and Mi are still happy [Music] there isn’t a deadline for you to give me back my money anytime before you reach the northern forest is fine with me how does that sound good i should have no trouble paying you back before I reach the northern forests so you want the oil will you not purchase it for me then I thank you [Music] why did you ask him for armor reuben Hyen is the hub of the Great Northern Expedition which is an effort to hunt down heretics armor always sells well this time of year then large profits will be easily earned hardly many merchants provide armor so the price is lower than you’d expect but is this not still enough for positive returns it’s enough to afford your oil if nothing else that said if I could choose spices are always best for me because they are delicious i’m not thinking like you do they are to sell then why would you not exchange for more spices back there between Porusan and Ruvenh and pepper barely changes price the tariffs would make me lose out if I had my way I’d find something more lucrative than spices and open up a store tomorrow would nothing else suffice let me consider gold could do well or gemstones have a hard time turning a profit with supplies like that in Rubenheim and why would that be all the tariffs make it seldom worth the effort i mean they certainly keep the gold trading at bay do the citizens of Ruben Hyen not want gold brought into their town not quite only the merchants who have connections with the church are permitted to import gold they’re made to pay a lower tariff on gold than common folk do really what’s worse they can get the seal of the church on their gold carved in at Ruven Hagen’s Holy Cathedral then it’s labeled sacred gold goes way up in value which means the church and certain merchants are conspiring in order to monopolize the profits from a rather lucrative trade nail on the head how can it be called sacred when the practice is so filthy well if you did manage to get in on this arrangement you’d sell it for 10 times its actual value then why not attempt to smuggle it inside yes and risk our lives over some gold at best they would only take your arm if you got caught everyone would be doing it if the reward was worth the risk and that makes sense so it appears that your plan is sound just better to save your money the honest way though somebody is making saving money awfully difficult wait there are many people just up ahead if we take this detour the holy route of life will be in front of us how is this quality hello does anyone speak Palooian here i tried to figure out what we should expect mercenary troops stationed in the north appear to be moving southward a detour does exist but it is filled with wandering wolves with rumors of a pagan sorcerer capable of summoning even more wolves to assist her am I correct [Music] so what would the wise wolf prefer to do i have no fond memories of dealing with mercenaries they have a way of making problems wherever they go what do you think of the wolves i will no doubt have better luck talking to wolves than any human I encounter and let’s go [Applause] there’s nobody here rumors can drive men away as quickly as a real threat are there wolves in the area would you think my kind to act so foolishly we wolves would not be easily found in such an open space although [Music] I do detect a type of human I hate ahead of us should we face them head on or flee it is the human’s job to run from me there is no need for us to cower before a sorcerer [Music] hold on [Music] that’s a shepherd what an odd ruler and no sorcerer [Music] what did you do just now it’s a ritual for greeting a shepherd thanks to that we can be sure they’re just as they appear i’m Lawrence a traveling merchant that is my companion Holo i am certain that God has brought us together on this fine day so please if you are a good shepherd and true will be well met with a proper introduction [Music] [Music] blessings from God in heaven divine protection from the spirit of the earth listen to God’s word that whispers in the wind and feast on the spirit’s love as sheep feast on grass just as the shepherd should guide their flock God will guide the shepherd on their way through the providence of God’s light the shepherd continues down the righteous path thank you for putting my mind at ease there is no question you’re a good shepherd if I could ask a favor from this blessed meeting might I request a prayer of safety for our journey i am glad to Pauline to a loto litio to cool thank you very much you’re welcome it’s my pleasure well pardon are you on your way to Rovenhagen yes we took this route from Porus why would you choose this road um were you not informed about the wolves in the area we were told and yet we’re short on time is that so is something wrong oh no although speak freely or is there something you need perhaps it’s just dangerous would you consider hiring me i can help so Oh well we’re just a couple of traveling merchants you see we don’t have any sheep to protect but I do appreciate the offer no sorry that’s not what I mean shepherds have many tasks so while I’ve raised and cared for sheep I learned how to drive the wolves away i can use those skills to help you um I’m sure I can keep the wolves at bay during your journey well then could I be of use to you what are you thinking should we i am cuter by far not my point how skilled is she skilled in what i’m asking how competent a shepherd she is aren’t you listening you have me to protect you from wolves yes no need to remind me but still this could bring new business opportunities oh and I’m not being swayed by her looks you’re cuter by far after all [Music] you passed the test if barely so what about her skills i would make easy prey of her sheep that said she would have no problem keeping even a pack of normal wolves at bay she handles her dog with great finesse when I recall the troublesome shepherds there was one common threat their ability to work well together with their clever dogs i fear how one so young will grow perhaps I will ensure she does not understood thank you a moment do you truly intend to hire the girl is your hatred of Shepherds really that bad would that it was as simple as hating her but it is more i am asking you to consider the risk that she will bring how so if we commit to hiring her we will travel together for quite some time you have no problem with that let’s think it’ll take 2 days for us to reach Ruben too long you still do not understand what I say well apologies just bear with it for now you tell me exactly what I must bear huh oh well it’s just I’m curious if a shepherd really can guard us against wolves you’ll be fine right yes I will be fine but that is not the problem here oh I suppose not if we carelessly travel with others will not the risk of being discovered increase oh argued it now could it be you wish to hear something like this how could you i had wished for the two of us to travel alone idiot no I mean now you see well two days should not prove to be an issue i’m sorry to make you wait it’s fine um so then how does 403A sound to you if you do wind up stopping a wolf attack then we’ll pay you extra sure thank you so much no thank you now that it’s settled what’s your name oh I’m sorry hi my name is Nora Arin [Music] thank you have you been hurting sheep for long it’s only been about 4 years and him did you raise your sheep dog in it yourself no I only found him it was all thanks to him i could become a shepherd to begin with and before that I lived in a shelter for those too poor to go elsewhere is that so but still even when I was little I always wanted a job of my own to help pass the days then I was lucky enough to meet Enick he was ragged when I met him all covered in wounds was it wolves no probably bandits or mercenaries he held this staff in his mouth and he was cowering on a hill under a small cliff interesting you know this is the first time I’ve had a shepherd offer to protect me in the middle of a journey frankly normal shepherds wouldn’t take a job like this right well I I suppose I want someone to talk to i understand and also one day I’d like to take up a new profession as a tailor oh and there’s an association fee you found a good way to make money i’m sure you make more protecting merchants than tending sheep and finding unused land must be tough it really is shepherds are quite territorial and the safer areas have already been taken so the only areas left are filled with wolves huh yes nothing so troublesome as a wolf [Music] furthermore they’re cunning and underhanded beasts they may be listening to us so we should not speak ill of them to be safe right now I apologize i need to sleep oh I’d forgotten shepherds rest earlier than most don’t they yes i have to sleep while the sun is still out that way I can watch the sheep at night when they need me most of course and we’ll set up camp here you’re not lacking in talent i feel if you wanted you could handle more sheep than this no I’m happy for any small amount of work I can get there’s no way I could take care of too many more it sounds like your employer lacks a discerning eye have you considered working with anyone else what and leave my employer how could I ever do something so rash sorry I’m thinking like a merchant i can’t help but calculate profit and loss oh it’s fine um yes is it normal to change your employer sometimes is that a common thing people do if I may ask you is your employment directly through the church it is you could do much worse does the church not offer steady work yes I’m fortunate for what I have the church has placed their sheep in my care and also they have always been quite considerate of my needs well that’s good in that case there’s probably no need for you to seek out new employment you think I’m all right i do i’m certainly I don’t offer the highest pay in the land but as long as God doesn’t abandon us then I’d say the church is here to stay at least you’ll always have work to do and food on your plate yes that is true with that being said I know merchants in Ruvenhagen i’ll be sure they hear about your good work god may have many rules but he never forbade having a second job thank you so much that has to be stressful it is important for the daily maintenance of one’s tail oh you were talking about that young girl you should call her Nora aren’t hey give that back [Music] this is the reason I asked before I hired her now I’m not even allowed to grow my tail in peace what about in the wagon bed uh if I had hid in the wagon bed would it be that bad the two of you seem to enjoy chatting with one another well she wanted someone to talk to was there a reason for me to refuse and honestly I haven’t spoken to a normal girl in a while now and yet you failed to notice our little shepherdess hated every moment speaking to you [Music] well that’s no problem if it’s love at first sight I would miss the pleasure of watching someone’s affection for me grow [Music] i’ve got quite a way with words now [Music] how unlike you all right it wasn’t that funny fine [Music] oh what a laugh feeling better now indeed you are ever full of surprises yes you were in a bad mood glad I could assist was I truly an awful mood you weren’t able to groom your tail oh yes i had forgotten about that such is the way of life i laughed so hard at what you said all my worries seemed foolish and now I need to get firewood wait one moment oh what is it i do think from time to time some raw mutton would prove nice on the pallet what do you think of that if you want a joke make sure I can laugh about it [Music] over there [Applause] 43a yes we agreed no hold on these coins are actually worth more than that it’s an investment an investment i stand again from knowing a skilled shepherd perhaps in the future I will find opportunities to make money trading wool i really appreciate it are you only able to guard people going down this road the three of us just traveled um I can go as far as Castrada and Poron oh I can also go to Lombra to Lombra you have to go through a dangerous forest to get there i suppose you can make a serious detour and take the way around i’m not talking about the detour i can accept requests through the forest without any issue that’s impressive that route is so bad even knights tremble in fear if you can go to Lantra you’ll have no trouble finding customers thank you for all your help certainly well we’ll be entering through the gate over there and now I am imagining eating those honeypled peaches you spoke about i cannot wait till we indulge that was still on your mind you do not plan to go back on your word I trust i can only buy it if someone’s selling well yes naturally [Music] [Music] pass permit here from Poruson your wares i have 20 sets of armor armor from Poruson that’s correct i purchased them all from Laparon Trading all right yes it does look like the armor they keep in stock so are you paying the taxes with cash or with goods with goods a wise decision go there and give them one set of armor is armor from Porusan uncommon to see hardly the city is always in need of more armor a lot of the armor they get should be from Borosan imports here you are sir oh something wrong no it’s nothing [Music] government officials are unpleasant in any town they seem to dislike the idea of a mere traveling merchant earning more than her standard keep all is well we just need to sell these and rake in our profits i And might I add oh I have grown quite hungry [Music] woo delicious [Music] bring us more on it here a couple cold beers the alcohol is wonderful and the town is absolutely ripping with lies do you agree but in exchange you can’t let your guard down here watch the knights and mercenaries don’t get into trouble i am well aware of that [Music] where are we going now to the trading house hey clean up [Music] really i am going to remember this let me ask you what is the reason you need me to come along i would like to keep drinking in the square it’s risky to leave you alone of course I am so cute after all it is dangerous to leave me tell that to the knights you can’t sway the soldiers of the church by being cute and I can’t have you getting drunk and showing your ears and tail no no what could we do if that happened i would have to grab you by my jaws and make an escape from here your daughter was feeling well lately right that’s terrible you should request that the priest pray for him as soon as he say church is the only thing he can believe in these days so what is a trading house when you run a business you deal with dangers and accidents knights have their armor they can use to protect themselves but we merchants have nothing to save us but our connections to each other that’s what we call the merchant association i’m part of one such group with some merchants from my homeland the trading house here is their branch when I’m here feels like I’m back home well wait here for me all right wait here what did you not bring me here to take me inside and show off my beauty to your fellow merchants i can’t unless we got married i doubt you want to go through those rowdy proceedings would you i won’t be long if you wait patiently I’ll buy you some sweet bread i am no child to plate oh no fine well an incompetent merchant I see who would come here to do business at an hour like this he must not be serious about making money a great merchant cares not for that and makes money without collecting dust on his shoes he only dirties himself with the black ink upon his fingers running around the marketplace all day is for third rate merchants am I mistaken scoundrel you’ve gotten very clever lately since the last time I saw you welcome home my son please stop calling me your son what are you talking about the Rowan Merchant Association members are all my sons and daughters with no exceptions among you also I seem to recall that when you were younger you would often wet the bed while camping outside or should I mention the time that you snatched the proceeds of a sale and brought your friends to a brothel trembling all the while all right you don’t have to embarrass me i’m Craft Lawrence son of Jacob Tarantino of the Great Rowan Trading Guild ah there you are it’s been about a year since you last paid a visit to your home here in Ruenhagen is this Romero trading that it is what is your business here sir did a merchant named Lawrence visit recently mhm as you can see we haven’t had a single soul visit today much less a merchant looking to trade with us well then a message if you see him [Music] there’s some news for him from Laparone Trading so what brings you back here during a time like this well I need a membership certificate to conduct some business would that you were a famous merchant that way you would need no tool but your name to make others flinch if you don’t keep climbing [Music] That girl will leave you at the drop of a hat i hope not she’s an investment investing in a pretty woman never ends well if you ask me what do you think I meant over my head men often are all right before I forget do you know of any merchants looking to go to Lombra if you’re thinking about the shepherd girl don’t i know what idea you’re angling at and you’re not the first to cast a line but still no one’s been willing to take the girl on as a bodyguard do you know why oh is it because of the church she’s the only one able to wander around the area without getting hurt and I don’t need to tell you how the church feels about that kind of statistical enlightenment do I if you’re seen associating with her you’d better be prepared to go through the whole damn complicated mess with the church though I don’t know why I’m wasting my breath as we both know you’re bleeding heart sap for a lovely little thing like Nona aren’t you so should I address this certificate to any company in particular yes Romero Trading romero huh is there a problem well you’ll see when you get there thank you very much the Rowan Merchant Association is under protection of St lombardos i wish you the very best of luck oh once I get this deal all done and inked your next drink’s on me shoo [Music] let’s go here such an adorable pair of youths the sweet talkers likened my looks to that of a red rose in bloom i try not to humor them too much craftsman apprentices are like starving dogs they’ll end up snatching you away and if they do would you come and rescue me again as if there’s any question galloped but I believe I did all the saving last time i know not what kind of return it is you hope for but I appreciate your continued investment in me you overheard that these ears do more than just look good I’ll have you know it would appear you have taken quite the liking to that fair-haired shepherd girl was it her meager appearance that won your eyes so or the allure of her hard-lived life how sad that I on the other hand are merely a transaction now wait just a second jacob was just joking around baseless banter it’s not like like what well uh you know Nora is a lovely girl and yes I’ll admit I didn’t dislike my conversations with her that said just because I happen to feel a certain fondness for that young lady does not mean that I like you any less and here I was just trying to pass time by teasing you and you responded so sincerely that makes me so very happy however males are all the same they say what they want to get what they want so why not show me your fervor instead it’s said that knights leave their shields and swords in the hands of others to demonstrate their sincerity by such a token how will you a merchant demonstrate your sincerity [Music] all right those honeypled peaches I mentioned what delicacies will you gift me with hey come on you had me all riled up there thinking I’d gone and upset you you told me to ask cutely when I wanted something i told you to ask honestly i never said anything about emotional manipulation that may be but I was cute right though I think that impassion look on your face might have been even cuter [Music] oh do not be cross there’s no need to get angry your honeyed words really did make me happy are you going to hold a moment of playfulness against me fine you win i’m not angry you happy now as long as we stick together so may I please hold your hand yes we can’t risk you getting lost [Music] [Music] excuse me father [Music] what is a child it’s well my sheep they’re currently grazing in a dangerous area i humbly request your permission that I may move them somewhere safer there is no need for such precautions huh god has bestowed upon you the power to ward off the beast that would beset your tender flock do you not have faith in our Lord’s blessings your work is also divinely given keep to it and surely he in all his wisdom will keep you too yes father [Music] you seem to be in a good mood any self-respecting merchant would be when there are profits looming on the horizon word to the wise the hunter is at his most vulnerable when he is fixated on his prey merchant trading isn’t exactly equivalent to bestial hunting you said you were buying on credit yes if I’m not mistaken that means you are currently in debt well if you’re certain the product will sell it’s only good sense to bank on the return though if I did that with apples someone would eat my margins into the red oh hushup still though being in debt does not compliment my fetterless nature even though you’re currently drowning in debt to me if you wish for me to pay you back then I strongly advise you to keep me happy understood and I’ll do my best for now though we just need to sell the goods we procured to the trading company across town it’s as easy as that [Music] seems to be lively everywhere you look it’s to be expected in the busy season i still do not smell any honeyp i told you it’s a rare commodity [Music] one would think they have a cloistered monk managing this place if there was then there’d at least be the sound of prayer to signal they’re open [Music] though with the deafening crunch of that pie even your hyper sensitive ears might have missed it an exemplary demonstration of shark casual [Music] still while I don’t hear any praying there are definitely people in there there are you sure yes however the atmosphere sounds quite unpleasant well standing out here all day won’t do can’t gain a profit without selling the product just as I cannot gain nourishment without eating the pie that pastry was supposed to be for my nourishment i’ll remind you oh were you wanting to enjoy some of this too here [Music] oh it’s not the day of rest is there a reason the warehouse is so quiet this morning long story i’m afraid it’s Well um did you just arrive here in town today no couple of days now well my business can wait until you’re open again i’ll just come back later are you Lawrence i’ll take that as a yes you are looking to sell the armor that you bought from Lap Peron Trading correct how did you know lap Peron called in on us yesterday they brought with them the news that your outstanding debt has been transferred to us is there some kind of problem it seems you’re unaware of the recent overwhelming depreciation in the value of armor in light of the Northern Expedition being called off armored goods have become practically worthless which means your unlucky companion now owes our trading company a whole lot of money that he cannot recoup to put it in simple terms he’s completely bankrupt completely what they set me up for this [Music] we are all of us beholden to the same rules of commerce you understand of course Mr romero i am a merchant after all mr lawrence you were loaned 47 and 3/4s Lumio with a brief payment deadline when making your purchase at the Lat Peron trading company were you not this is what we require you to pay if you are unable to make this payment we will be forced to ask the Rowan Merchant Association to assume the debt on your behalf of course the agreed upon deadline is the day after tomorrow giving you two days to settle before we misact as for the armor you brought what would you like to do with that it won’t fetch much no matter where you choose to sell it it’s all right i’ll find an eager buyer and settle up in 2 days is that acceptable quite so we wish you the best of luck sorry for making you wait let’s go [Music] um so what now what happened back there [Music] our goods became trash troubling news will you run i can’t the eyes of merchants guilds are like the eyes of God if we tried to flee we’d be found immediately the second we did any business in short my life as a merchant would end and yet everyone knows an injured beast will be eaten to the bone should they not resist will you allow them to feast no never i have two days to make the money I owe we’ll just start a new and you have Polo the wise wolf i will surely find means to help on the way right cutting down your food costs will help a bit i told you I will make back what I eat i was only joking your expression has improved in the past no fret not if necessary I will ensure that you escape unscathed even if I am forced to use this wheat recall you promised to take me all the way to the northern forests i cannot sit by and allow you to falter yes I’ll keep that promise which means if it really comes to that I have to ask you to save me i would be glad well where do you plan to go next to the Ruan Merchant Association good your countrymen may be of help in this time of need indeed so wait at the inn for me do you truly believe me the type of wolf who would be content to groom herself quietly at an inn all while her traveling companion is out there fighting for his life please understand me answer the question no but that isn’t the problem at hand here in that case do inform me like I said this place is like my home do you get what it means to take a woman back home you need only explain it where would I even begin just tell them we are lovers and be done [Music] fine all right will you come since you asked very well i’ll introduce you as my business partner just try not to speak out of turn please of course [Music] so then what should I ask you about first let’s see we should begin with introductions go ahead and tell me about this beautiful woman you brought home my boy after some of my recent dealings she’s become my business partner really business partner earlier at Milon’s Ponzio branch we were selling furs assessed 140 triny but thanks to her acumen we sold them for 210 you know me I only invest if there’s something to gain considering the position you find yourself if you had called this lady your wife I was thinking of convincing her to get a divorce look Lawrence come now i’ve seen your kind before huh one day they show up with a stunning beauty seeming to get along quite well yet they never want to give me any details about the woman and I’ve learned that it’s often best if I don’t ask the scriptures teach us not to carelessly involve ourselves in others lives or to open mysterious boxes i a wise philosophy enough small talk it’s time we discuss the matter at hand let me confirm the details you bought armor on credit at Laperon Trading they agreed to loan you 47 and 34 Lumion coins for the deal yet the dead is not being enforced by Laperon but has since been transferred to Romeroial trading is that correct even though it appears Lapiron trading has deceived you sadly I am unable to show you any pity quite frankly you got greedy and have made a mistake agreed it’s as you say if you should fall ill if you should get hurt if you’re robbed the merchant association would be happy to help you and we do anything in our power to get you out of those kinds of troubles but this there’s nothing we can do you have made this debt by your own hands therefore by your hand shall it be repaid yes sir unfortunately I have no room to play favorites in this situation i must maintain a firm attitude regardless how I feel and that’s the reason I’m in this position of course I know if someone else received preferential treatment I would be angry furthermore members in the association may not lend money to one another naturally the association itself cannot lend you money either it would set a bad example for others yes I know you have two days left until the deadline knowing Romero they’re under pressure from failing in their own armor investment so you won’t receive any extension your failure will become public the day after tomorrow and when that happens I’ll have no choice but to detain you and do you know what will happen to you after that i have to prepare 47 LumiN coins and if I cannot pay them within 2 days there will be no future for me not quite if you fail you will still have a future be sure of that it’ll be dark painful and oh so heavy you’d be able to pay back 47 Lumion by rowing on a long-d distanceance boat for the next decade of your life you could also work in a mine and we both know you’re unlikely to survive 10 years of that now listen don’t misunderstand and think I want you to die that couldn’t be any further from the truth i am fulfilling my duty sins must be met with punishment it is my responsibility to see that through right if there is anything I could do to help you I will gladly do it go free i should tie you up for the next two days but I trust you so do what you can till then i cannot say how much that means there are always possibilities when doing business sometimes you can only see them when you’re in danger now go and fight until the end thank you i’ll earn it back mhm [Music] so then what now i still have my freedom for two more days before I’m out of time I have an idea huh paying a debt with a debt oh it’s been quite a while Mr lawrence any clever schemes to make a profit together i’m embarrassed to ask you such a question but do you have any money I could borrow that’s the reason you came to visit me times are tough at the moment sorry I can’t help not a problem i apologize for such a sudden request [Music] i can try someone else here [Music] you go someone else [Music] please slow down what’s wrong apologies this form has less endurance than I would like right i am sorry excuse me it’s been some time Mr lawrence that it has and I’m sorry for bothering you after the closing bell is run i’ve already heard from other people you’ve been going door to door asking everybody for a loan and a rather considerable one at that did the armor market crash hit you that’s right i lack the proper vision sadly don’t be harsh on yourself only God could predict a market collapse like that no one could blame you for not being clairvoyant i live my life in accordance with the word of the Lord and I believe in showing others the same charity that they have shown me when I heard the rumors about the troubles you faced I thought I might be able to help you but now you’re here with a woman in tow and you’re asking for the compassion of others to lend you money has Rowan trading sunk so low [Music] lawrence [Music] Are you all right you have gotten so pale let us hide to the inn it’s your fault [Music] i I didn’t leave wait i will go to the inn [Music] damn it damn it please i’m begging you try to understand where I’m coming from you want money do you don’t bother paying me back because I don’t want to see your face ever again thank you for the generosity [Music] h looks like you’re back early [Music] holo I’m back this was all I was able to gather on my own after all that I’m still over 40 lum short but I don’t know what else to do left to my own devices i would try my luck at gambling and yet I believe that money can grow you just need to make sure it’s in the right hands so please I want you to hold on to this and if we’re bound to fail anyway we may as well spend what we have i’ve already fallen as far as I can what’s a little more debt now [Music] come on i was getting ready to lock up for the night [Music] you idiot come back up at once apologies uh my companion dropped my purse out of the window great now would you get back inside hm stupid man i’m sorry so then how did you find the money you know how what would you have done if I had run off and taken that meager excuse for a coin purse honestly I have hoped you would this is my fault and there’s a chance I won’t be able to keep my promise consider it traveling funds [Music] that’s it you leave traveling funds yes if you want how dare you you fool you’re being ridiculous the vault belongs to me alone you would have had your money were I not present why are you not furious with me why why i was the only one of us that made a mistake you came along because you were worried about me how could I be angry at you no no you idiot [Music] watch out [Music] [Music] please stop you are too kind do you think so how could you even doubt it after all you were denied your loan because I was accompanying you even so you still I slapped your hand away when you reached out and that was a terrible mistake i forced you to take me along because I was selfish since it was my actions that caused this you should be angrier at me now look you came to apologize to me as if I deserve it i do not i’m sorry back there i thought I’d done something unforgivable denying your hand when you were trying your best to help me so now I want to apologize over and over that’s what compelled me to stay out there and make as much as I could but that was also the wrong thing to do it seems i’m sorry enough answer this for me before you go on tell me how how is it that in spite of everything you are so kind i guess that’s just me oh really i refuse to believe this you are too kind for your own good you fool no this is just you this is your personality even if they are lying any male worth their salt should claim that their actions are a sign of affection towards the woman to whom they speak oh let me correct myself i can do it better now cease your prattling listen to me there are times when one wishes to hear a charming lie and there are times when one wishes to beat another senseless because the lie is spoken too late to matter which time do you believe it is now it’s all louder there is a brain behind that kind nature after all and how many males in the world in such a situation do you think would refrain from expressing the love they have for a female to win her affections with ease though I would be able to tell your honest thoughts on the matter even without the use of my ears and of course I am only capable of traveling with a light heart thanks to that kind personality of yours perhaps I am being too lavish wishing for more nevertheless I would still like to hear those words from you so shall we try again tell me how how do you manage to remain so kind [Music] i manage because you’re so precious to me [Music] [Applause] hallelujah [Music] look at us what are we doing acting in such a way this was your idea from the start well did it not serve as good practice for your future yes whatever you say that said next time do not try to avoid upsetting me i am happy you are considerate of my feelings but problems are often argue sure all right but I must say your plan to entrust the money to me was quite well founded i do have an idea in mind [Music] so I hear you have some business with me smuggling gold do not just This is not a joke it is not uncommon for people standing on the brink of bankruptcy to mistake their reckless plans for strokes of genius of course but what if the job is done by a skilled person despite how it sounds your logic only continues to be faulty if such a person existed they would have no need for a plan like yours to aid them in making money a fair point but what if the person in question didn’t have a good wage if they’re as skilled as you say they would have no problem finding work in the city are you so sure what if the person is already earning low wages in the city and is in desperate need of money despite their overabundance of skill most importantly the individual I’m talking about is deeply frustrated with their current employer and the cause of those frustrations is none other than the Church of Ruven i’ll talk to them if I say smuggling gold would hurt the church rest assured they will take the job they will not betray our trust if that’s the case why come to me you could have let me out entirely why would you not smuggle the gold all by yourselves there are two reasons behind that firstly today is the deadline you gave me to have my debt of 47 Lumone repaid in full which brings us here this small coin purse contains all the money I currently have i ran around for an entire day and this is what I managed to get 3 and 27 Lumian which I pray you will allow me to use as collateral so please I would like you to hold off on collecting the debt and give us a second loan and let us buy the gold my good sir do you really have the option to hesitate it appears yet another person has departed should you wait longer none shall remain in your establishment since my hearing is so strong I can make out every word they say in the room below if you would prefer I can relay the specifics about how they plan to abandon you and run away from this place before too long the armor market crash has brought your company tremendous losses i can hear them now we need to get out of here this place has no future they plan to band together at this rate your company I don’t want to hear it what do you say agreed you can still make back what you need that said I’ll have to wait until I get my own cut from this deal i’m sure this can become a positive arrangement for you if we work together mr romero are you with us i will work with you may God watch over our actions in this deal go call Libert over honestly I am surprised he still had enough funds to purchase gold it’s not unusual for a business most trading companies have emergency funds to recover from unexpected losses we convinced him into using those savings how tragic for that man but as for what will follow how confident are you deceiving that girl could you not phrase it that way but is it not the truth unfortunately you are too kind by far but of course I rely on that kind-hearted nature and my own heart is light thanks to it would you like me to go in your place and control her that seems the minimum use that I could provide are you still troubled by what happened yesterday certainly not who knows how that meeting would have gone for us if you hadn’t intimidated Romero as badly as you did you’ve been more than useful enough is that so [Music] i’m the one who was blinded by his own greed and traded everything he had for an item that had already crashed in the markets this is no one’s responsibility but mine besides then I would owe you something for your help you shouldn’t worry about me i’ll be fine and here I was intending to bury you in debt to me so I could reap the benefits in confectionary treats and you almost got me i’ll have to be careful going forward [Music] good afternoon oh it’s so good to see you Mr lawrence and Miss Holo how fortunate to run into you at the church god must want us to meet again even I can’t be fooled by your nicities that’s good to hear i’ve heard there are people who indulge too heavily in the holy blood they provide during mass i can’t drink much so I rarely touch any wine myself so are you I came today with a job for you oh you’re serious we should take this topic elsewhere all right to our reunion [Music] so then you were able to go to Lantra right Miss Norah um that’s right i can even while you tend to sheep just as long as there aren’t too many [Music] i have a little work coming up and I’d like to hire you the pay is 20 Lumon coins you must be mistaken although that’s only if we succeed the job is dangerous and there will be no pay if we’re not successful i need you to take your sheep all the way up to Lra and then you’ll come back with them safely and home the only thing that you’ll need are those shephering skills you showed us before if that’s all then why listen frankly the way is dangerous trust me it’s bad enough to fit the pay the fee to join the Taylor’s association won’t be any higher than one with 20 you could work without worrying about any immediate living expenses with that kind of money a master tailor position is within reach norah’s clothing store doesn’t having your own shop sound nice [Music] oh that’s right i meant to ask if you were planning to join the association in this town oh no um I was planning on registering in a different town isn’t that peculiar since this city is so big isn’t it better to register here it can be tough to start in a new town since nobody would know who you are well although I’m sure you’d like to put a little distance between yourself and the church around here why do you think I want to make distance that’s not true think about how hard you work you’re doing your best to protect their sheep living off the meager salary they offer yet your success is met with suspicions of heresy and witchcraft am I wrong it’s a shame they keep trying to catch you in some nefarious plot so they put your life at risk constantly sending you where other shepherds would never go and it won’t end i have no doubt the priest here will keep sending you to dangerous places until you’re attacked by wolves or mercenaries day after day never entertaining the possibility that you have pure intentions i’ve had a similar experience myself let’s not men’s words our priests here are just pigs in robes so now we’ve devised a plan to make back our doom you’ll make some money causing trouble for the church before skipping town this is that kind of plan we’re smuggling gold [Music] but then what use could I possibly be to a job like that you see as I’m sure you know when it comes to the gold trade the city has very strict regulations in place right so our plan is to hide the gold under the bellies of the sheep thereby avoiding tariffs and making huge profits without raising suspicion i see that said the price of gold is exorbitant in any of the towns that are influenced by the market around here but we managed to find one exception to that rule the town of Lantra a pagan town many people travel the safe route to Lantra not to mention for ages now it’s been the territory of other shepherds unwilling to stray and that’s why I came to you Miss Nora if you’re going to secluded areas no one will think it anything out of the ordinary also the route you take happens to be the shortest path to and from LRA and if it makes any sort of difference this is the perfect chance to take some money for yourself straight from the hands of those who owe you the import and export of gold as the donations are the church’s main source of income of course if we’re discovered the punishment will be severe after we finish this job we’ll all have to leave the city to ensure that we remain safe for that you’ll earn the reward of 20 Lumon [Music] please let me do this with you [Music] [Applause] [Music] glad to be working with you yes me too [Music] well shall we discuss the details come now why do you still look so der have things not gone as you planned no matter the profit it’ll never be worth gambling with someone’s life i must agree with you on that and yet I may as well have committed fraud the way I focused on the profits it’s normal for merchants to make fools of each other with unfavorable contracts but she’s no merchant she’s just a shepherd you truly are a hopelessly kind-hearted man our little shepherdist is not the sort of sheep to be hunted down as prey and devoured she is a daring sheep that chose for herself to jump into a circle of wild animals and survive though she appears as docile as her flock she has the ferocity of a predator i wish it did not have to come to this point but she knows more than most grown men though you have also demonstrated the skills to pave your way you think so i do neither of you should be underestimated but of course take care not to be seduced by my charm yes I will well let’s work hard to make sure we can all laugh at the end of this i appreciate the sentiment although in my eyes the best outcome would be one where we can laugh alone together [Music] an attractive proposition but I would rather we all end this happy you are too kind-hearted for your own good still [Music] [Music] a good morning to you and a good morning to you we’re in your hands from here on out oh him don’t worry he’s here to assist us i’m Martin Leebert of Romero Trading oh my name is Norah Arent let’s be off we’ve no time to waste agreed all right if you would all please follow me [Music] do you really believe this will work [Music] for our sake it has to otherwise dark days lie before us to make camp for the night you cannot possibly be serious the sun has yet to dip below the horizon well yes but we must hasten forth as fast as we can well then you are free to press forward on your own give my warm regards to the ravenous wolves will you shepherds rest early for the sake of the sheep nightfall comes quickly and precautions need to be taken the safety of the flock is a major priority for us this whole endeavor hinges on them to that end following Miss Norah’s advice is in our best interest my apologies seems these nerves of mine are making me reckless of course you have a whole company depending on you but the dangers ahead can wait at night better to face them well rested those canopies could be concealing any number of threats if we run into any wolves please don’t panic whatever happens I will get you safely to town we’re counting on you [Music] may the grace of God be with us [Music] so you think we’ll make it past the wolves without incident no chance they have us surrounded oh worry not i can guarantee your safety should they decide to strike however I can make no promises for the other two we all need to get there in one piece for this to work i fear I do not know what will happen right now the forest is downwind of us if there are any wolves nearby they would have scented the sheep and be closing in as we speak [Music] well there’s a clever boy that he is for he has already realized what I am you think so he has been keeping me under watch since the moment he first laid eyes on me he’s warning me you see if you lay a paw on my master’s flock I will tear your throat out with my teeth braithmat too bad for him i am Holo the wise wolf as such I am beyond the goating of mere mongrels do you think that Norah’s figured it out too if this smuggling operation fails she’ll be the one in the most danger as long as we keep our mouth shut there’s always a chance we can escape however Nora has no such luxury if I did not know any better I would think you favored the girl i told you what happens if we get caught it’s not good i don’t think she could withstand something like that well then keep on looking out for her and she need not ever have to [Music] shouldn’t be too much longer now nora says if we set off right at dawn we should reach Lantra by mid-afternoon and then I play my part in this enterprise well I should rest if I want to be sharp for the negotiations hope you sleep well pay [Music] [Music] Please wake up what’s going on stand back [Music] [Music] [Music] well have they run off i can’t be certain but they at least seem to be keeping their distance for now the wolves of this forest are unusual i almost never hear them howl and there’s no telling when they’ll attack but they’re always out there watching a wolf that does not howl is a strange thing indeed perhaps there is something other than wolves at play here fell beasts or perhaps even monsters born from the corpses of errant travelers hello no joke that was not a joke [Music] right now for my part i do hope it goes well for him we all do so um I was wondering Miss Holo do you have some experience with wolves forgive my asking it’s just that I couldn’t help but notice you caught on to their presence pretty quickly last night that was a coincidence it was are you certain but of course I only seem so quick because our male companions are so slow do you not agree i wouldn’t put it that way and what about this one looks dependable exactly uh well I Oh come now out with it [Music] [Laughter] my your character assessment is entertainingly accurate now as for your question I am a girl traveling unaccompanied with a man asking me if I have any experience with wolves seems somewhat redundant no oh in what way a hungry wolf prowls about my camp every night you see but faced with such a cute rabbit whatever else could it do as such how could the habitually hunted rabbit not know well the gaze of the prowling wolf wait do you mean that the wolf is Well he might actually be the rabbit in our dynamic if I do not care for him he will surely die of loneliness [Music] still my point stands it was not expertise in wolves that tipped me off to them last night it was just cautious awareness i see for a moment there I was thinking you might be a shepherd yourself Miss Hol oh why ever so anakir seems to be as attentive to your movements and whereabouts as he is to mine well of course he is he is obviously smitten with me huh oh really you think he’s taken a shine to you it is only natural considering the constancy of your affection assured of your regard he is bound to take it for granted security breeds complacency after all and then the wandering eye is sure to follow you must remind a man that your presence is a gift not a given it falls to us to keep them in line i’ll certainly take your advice and reel his attention back in if it goes too far astray though until then I just want to spoil him as much as I can you see regardless of whether this job ends in success or in failure I believe mine and annex days as shepherds have all but run their course once again it seems I was right huh yes right like always [Music] [Music] how’d it go take a look that’s amazing now we must bring them back feed the sheep the nuggets as soon as we can and lead them through the city gates right we seem to be running out of daylight we’re better off setting up camp near the forest and passing through it tomorrow i agree rain is coming soon [Music] damn it we’re still Look up there what now damn damn [Music] hey hurry [Music] the girl is every bit as skilled as I knew she would be wolves rely on caution and cunning to isolate surround and overwhelm their chosen prey aware of these tactics she dos out her orders perspaciously and this long unbroken formation she drives affords the wolves no exploitable openings to take advantage of i see so will we make it doubtful we cannot outrun them not in this reign [Music] stay back [Music] [Music] whether man or beast the young always skew rebellious listen tell the girl to lead the man onward when she does you and I will split up as well where is this coming from [Music] what was that the wolves in this forest are no ordinary wolves the prey they hunt is not of the woolly variety it’s not [Music] common stubbornness and crude pride these are the things the young value most it seems that I must curtail this childish crusade myself now they await your orders tell them what to do such as your duty as my partner go we’ll buy you some time to get away don’t argue you still have a job that needs doing that’s madness mr lawrence let’s go Miss Nora all this will be for not if we are devoured by wolves we will meet you near the walls of Rubenhyen and together we shall all become filthy rich luck be with you [Music] [Music] now you must get some distance from me as well believe me you do not wish to be underfoot you understand yes i will forgive you if you lose if only you were a handsome male I would press your lips to mine airy part oh that’s right keep this safe for me would you yes ideally I hope to settle all of this without violence but we shall see it will be cold if I am naked when we rejoin them so try not to lose my cloak i’ll see you soon [Music] the wolves they’re no longer coming after us indeed we escaped by the skin of our teeth still no Mr lawrence or Miss Holo come now we should hurry on ahead we cannot allow their deaths to be in vain what a careless thing to say my apologies but still if we linger here too long the heroism those two demonstrated will be wasted now let’s away [Music] [Music] [Music] is that all you have to say for yourself nothing but a pup after all i think it is time someone taught the unruly weelp how to respect its elders [Music] holo please be all right [Music] useless i can’t do anything hold on [Music] is that Mr lawrence it is yes thank goodness you’re safe i am after Mr lever told us what happened there was no way we could stand idly by we were awaiting your return just outside the forest in case there was trouble that’s kind of you truly so Mr lawrence where are all your things huh oh they’re just over there my horse is all right too well that’s a relief we should take cover until the rain passes excuse me Mr lawrence where is your companion she isn’t with me that’s just as well [Music] what is this we don’t expect you to understand so Roario’s double crossing us why it’s insurance our company’s teetering on the edge of the abyss you can’t afford to leave any loose ends untied that said we were a bit reluctant to do this since you had a woman with you it seems that’s no longer a problem you can hang on to her cloak as a momento at least it’s not as though it doesn’t pain us to be unable to part with the merchants’s traditional let’s meet again and when I think about what we’re going to have to do next it just downright depresses me she’s a young girl after all hold your tongue you beast that’s enough out of Don’t you dare lay a hand on her [Music] you bastard quit your struggling slide there will you and become food for the wolves come to think of it why don’t we save ourselves the hassle and leave the girl tied up here alongside him yeah let the wolves take care of her don’t be stupid you’ve heard what everyone says about her haven’t you she could pass through this vile place untouched who knows what kind of pagan sorcery she has on her side we could bind her up blindfold her and lash her to a tree and she would still probably escape and then what it would be us made to pay I suppose so it’s grim business all the same i don’t think I’ll be able to eat for a while after the life of someone that young think we should kill him before leaving to make sure you volunteering no the less blood the better we should get back mr lever will be angry if we keep him waiting true enough [Music] [Music] i’m glad at least that his companion’s already dead saved us the added headache small Murphy [Music] oh [ __ ] [Music] it’s good [Music] is this our touching reunion you look a sorry sight they betrayed us yes I assumed as much i am not so innocent as to think all this the result of a silly little tumble in the rain no of course not [Music] honestly there was no need for this i would have come for you soon enough [Music] you are a peculiar one the only thing you treated with care was my cloak right now you surely have much to say but even so I am afraid you must hear my peace first for what they have done I will tear those humans apart foolishly I believed the success of this desperate endeavor was the only way that I might continue on with this carefree journey of mine so I kept my patience and tried consiliation i am Holo the wise wolf after all i can easily forgive the wasteful eye of an arrogant m youth [Music] forget about that as I just told you I am Holo the wise wolf and wisdom is not always just in the winning so I bent the knee it is no matter but this how am I to feel about this you dimwitted and infuriated in fool you stand there beaten burned and soaked to the skin yet you carefully mold and cradle my stupid cloak to keep it dry to protect it from the rain what a fool you are complete idiot irred redeemable why is it you have to be so kind-hearted [Music] right then enough tears we must make haste to Ruven Heiden the leader must take responsibility for this betrayal that is the way of the world oh we have to find Libert and the others the Mario Trading Company plans to kill Nora we have to stop them Polo you’re the best shot we have at saving her am I now of course with the power you have even a 100 fully armed men wouldn’t stand a chance my power is not the problem here just what is the problem the wolf and the shepherd are natural enemies it is just the way of things neither side can welcome the other ever this isn’t the time for grudges do you not understand the instant that girl and her dog see me as a wolf they will think I have come to devour them i cannot rescue those who would resist the attempt all the same can’t you try the poor innocent girl is about to be murdered i can’t just stand by and do nothing i would be in your debt my debt as long as it isn’t Nor’s life you want I’ll give you anything you ask for anything you want please oh do not whimper so it is unseammly here hold this so then you’ll do it yes I will but on one condition i am not to be held responsible for the lies of those who cross me is that something you can accept yes it is because I have faith that you’ll do the right thing just when did you become so eloquent i certainly acquired quite the troublesome companion for my journey well are you not going to praise me uh you have a most luscious tale a little wooden perhaps but quite acceptable now then kindly avert your gaze will you thank you [Music] come get on you cannot hurt me no matter how tightly you grasp my fur there is no need to be gentle are you sure if you fall off I will carry you with my mouth i’ll do my best not to you know what is it i was not lying to you about my hatred of shepherds just as well whether the smuggling operation succeeds or fails nor is Dawn being the shepherd to thank me you will feed me all the honeypickled peaches I can stomach oh my god [Music] [Applause] [Music] eyes up we are close i will leap over get their attention once I do dismount quickly you got it [Music] [Music] now off i will handle things from here right [Music] what is that oh god it’s a giant wall [Music] nora go protect the shepherd and the sheep [Music] shepherd you have to save me do something shepherd listen protect me from this thing and I’ll make you rich 300 Lumio i leave it to you [Music] no wait oh [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey heat [Music] heat [Music] i am so there’s Nora thank goodness you’re safe mr lawrence what’s going on that wolf is actually holo you’ve nothing to fear huh so you spared him after all i did think about swallowing him a whole just to be done with it but gold would not sit well in my stomach [Music] this must be it um sorry but how is it that you’re still alive Mr lawrence the merchants said you were both eaten alive by well wolves they lied the truth is no stay away from me you vile fiend good evening to you Mr libras how are you still alive hello with the honeyp i wasn’t the one who betrayed you romeriio was i told him not to do it i was against the whole thing see this mighty wolf consider her a proxy sent by our almighty god she could smell lies the amount we needed to pay you was just too high all right see as things stood our debt would have consumed the remaining profit romero told me to fix it i had no choice but to act can’t you understand you’re a merchant right the same as me we are not the same romeario betrayed us tried leaving me for dead they were planning on killing you off too Miss Norah i did have a sneaking suspicion something was off but I never imagined that now then this gold is worth 600 Lumon coins but seeing as we’ve been double crossed we could forget the smuggling take the gold for ourselves and just disappear [Music] however however I can’t deny that without Romero Trading’s funds we would never have been able to get this gold truth is if we have scone with it their bankruptcy and dissolution is inevitable [Music] so oh Lo things don’t just wrap up for us once we take our pound of flesh you know we still have to go on with our lives after this and what would stop them from coming after us for their own revenge if they do we need to find a solution that doesn’t involve you killing everyone there are many other and far better ways to finish things if we really intend to have a future and we should make choices that lead us to that future right if it weren’t for your help I’d be long dead by now i understand that we’re only safe today thanks to what you’ve done and I truly am grateful that you listen to my request yet enough enough my traveling companion has quite the nose for trouble proceed as you wish [Music] thank you and if I may yes go on this is the route I suggest we take now that we’re alone what i believe you owe me the truth of the matter what would you like to do with this i leave the gold up to you h but note if we can smuggle all of it into Ruven Higen it will go up 10fold in value which means 6,000 Lumon that much looking at that profit we could save ourselves and get Romero trading out of debt that isn’t nearly as much gold as we thought oh at best we can get about a 100 Lumon for it much less than we hoped for if you split the gold with her it would barely be enough to pay off your debt and smuggling is our only chance at profit it looks like Romero really is in a difficult spot a 100 Lumon worth of gold might be enough for him to recover his losses but only barely he must have known he wouldn’t have enough money to pay us as much as we breed well otherwise he wouldn’t have agreed to the plan to begin with hm that was quite the lofty excuse you gave that girl though speaking like that you sounded a saint i meant more than half of what I said get back on have I answered you you have merely rendered me speechless fine but this is for our sake too we’re not just helping Romero trading really this is how we can further our profits this will further our profits even I cannot fathom how that works a good merchant can turn anything into money i still need to be of some use here then what do you plan to do we’re not saving them from their debt they’ve wronged us we’ll make sure they pay for that so now let me take care of it from here good then I will drink wine while waiting on you to return with good news [Music] [Applause] [Music] 500 Lumone yes it seems fitting considering the risks involved acquiring it how do you expect me to pay 500 when I was barely able to provide enough for 100 is it too expensive oh no whatever will I do hey stop that [Music] i’ll just take the money you prepared to run away with and find a new buyer for all this gold or you can split the payment over 10 years you’re the owner of such a massive trading company when you think in terms of decades this debt is a bargain well then let’s get it in writing so who was the contract made out to the Rowan Merchant Association i couldn’t collect it all but rest assured that the association will have no issues waiting 10 years to obtain what they are owed in full you’ve proven yourself a man not to be trifled with i’ve been worried sick since you left the other day my dear son who isn’t my good job you came back to Ruenhagen you came back home that said making a contract like this without having any money you must have committed some sins nothing terribly serious mind you i suppose you could say something akin to striking gold literally don’t you tell me very well then i’ll purchase the loan i’d say it’s worth 30 Lumon immediately you’ll get another 100 once Romeo trading manages to recover 130 thank you very much i’ll bet that’s sounding good easy money for you so how does it work out in reality i had to make some amends at the association then there’s paying Nora’s share and the hush money for the butcher plus a couple other things and we broke an even uh that is all we can do and what happened to the notion of furthering your profits this was the only way we could recover our losses h with all that said I have two questions if you would entertain me what are they how trustworthy do you find our shepherdess even if Norah runs away with the gold we’d be able to give chase i didn’t need to trust her any more than that to hand off the gold to her well I can accept that answer your other question i’ll answer anything you ask me i’d say I owe you at least that much after this one don’t you want to ask i believe the girl will be returning any moment [Music] oh fine i would like to know if you recall whose name it was that you shouted out back there earlier when I faced the girl and her dog i was so angry I could not make out what you said still I have no doubt you called out to one of us might you still remember [Music] yours was the name I called i am aware that was a lie yes it was i don’t actually remember honestly but still thinking back on it I can’t imagine calling any name but yours in that moment it all happened so fast rest for time i surely would have said your name you know why it’s because the name Holo was a little easier to say in a hurry than Nora also the a sound at the end of Norah would have been easy for you to hear but your name cuts off rather quickly maybe you didn’t hear it because you were angry like you said so doesn’t that argument sound convincing to you quiet you fool you called out holo merely because it was easier to say than Nora you imbecillicon and what is more infuriating is you truly believe every word you just told me [Music] come what name will you call now [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] that is not fair [Music] holo holo is always easier to say idiot [Music] in spite of everything our operation was successful my future as a merchant is secure once more we open the door for Miss Nora and start working as a tailor let’s waste the day away drinking and eating our fill now then here’s to a bright future ahead yes i’m impressed you’re able to deal with it oh nothing don’t underell yourself it only worked out because all the sheep in my flock were calm and obedient with me you’re so modest take pride it’s because of your skills as a shepherd that isn’t true ah there we are it looks exquisite let’s cut in and see [Music] for you thank you for fixing the plate you’re quite welcome do you want some too tell me if that changes back to our talk i didn’t realize sheep could find rock salt like that for some reason they are simply obsessed with the taste of salty things so if you were to rub salt onto a rock and place them near it they would likely stay there and link it until you force them away oh that you remind me i once heard of a town which employed sheep as a rather creative means of torturing prisoners for information at the time I thought such a thing would be impossible they were using sheep yes i can’t remember the name of the town where it supposedly happens but if what I heard is true they make the sheep lick the prisoner’s feet incessantly what they do that [Music] yes they do it works exactly the way you said i slather the person’s feet with salt at first it only feels ticklish but the sheep don’t stop and before long the laughing becomes painful wow do your sheep ever lick your hands or fingers while you’re guiding them throughout the land sometimes they’ll often gather around me after a meal and if it involved any dried meat or other salted foods it could be difficult to stop them i’m sure your gallant knight is probably quite obedient by comparison [Music] i do rely on though there can be times when he tries too hard or he’s too stubborn to listen properly [Music] that only serves to further prove your talent as a shepherd how else could you manage to guide all of them well I suppose if you wouldn’t mind me inquiring on your future endeavors M well you’re already drunk wait you’re pale i am all right but not [Music] stay with us now try to pay attention to the sound of my voice [Music] for hundreds of years I have lived among the fields of wheat it was easy each day as peaceful as the sheath grows with no way to distinguish yesterday much less tomorrow or beyond although the concept of time was not a foreign one as festivals reminded me each year there would be one harvest festival two planting festivals a festival to pray there would be no frost to lower the yield a festival to pray for the rain and a festival to pray that the winds would remain calm by comparison each day of travel is so filled with novelty that I feel like a newborn babe in the days since I first met him I have lived more than the hundred years prior within a single day even the morning and evening are different we argue vigorously shortly after we wake but reconcile in the afternoon as I tease him into cleaning the crumbs off my face then we get into another argument as we suck and talk about tomorrow’s plans at night he is not the first among his kind i have traveled with others i will never forget them however I do not get lost in those memories i am busy wondering how he is what he did yesterday and then what schemes he has for us next i only had time for melancholy when we were early in our journey as my nostalgia consumed me with days so full of excitement the dizzying pace leaves no room for such sadness i must admit that it is fun in fact we have so much fun I feel uneasy [Music] where am I [Music] oh no [Music] why do I do it i get angry at his words laugh at his actions but in the end I am the one made a fool hold on the blame should fall solely on that man alone we only made it out of this ordeal thanks to the wise wolf before him what is so good about her what appeal does that meager form have could it be her blonde hair where should he be found now to be absent in my time of need he is truly a failure as a male [Music] why didn’t you tell me you weren’t feeling well you’re not a child you must have realized it before you fainted right i was worried about you what if this had happened far away from a city even a small incident can lead to an early death i am sorry it’s fine i’m just glad you’re well what do you think it is you have a cold i think it is merely exhaustion yes I figured as much i am fairly knowledgeable when it comes to ailments but still I was afraid you had onions what if they hurt you what’s this do you think I am a dog well you are the wise wolf although I do regret wasting the wine and the sumptuous meal who do you think I am a merchant of course i wrapped up what you had left and brought it back here is what I’d like to say [Music] you’re running a fever you must have been awfully tired it is your fault huh me your fingers are quite hard and they feel similar to the nose of a wolf it is as if you are rubbing your nose on me and in human terms I must not say what come on enough leave me alone well you’ll need to stay away from me for now to help you make it through I’ll prepare some food that’s easy to eat tomorrow so focus on resting tonight i should inquire on the price of your kindness that’s how I usually feel [Music] where has he gone and what is he doing when someone would fall ill in Yutsu another would groom their fur with their tongue and huddle close to give warmth yet once again he is absent when I wake [Music] how do you feel i cannot sit up i have no doubt you’re lying well then I’ll have some porridge fixed up for you my throat is parched did you bring water uh no you had a fever yesterday didn’t you i brought some apple wine is something wrong the covers are too heavy is that better what now this This tastes wrong that’s because I diluted it well you have diluted it too much i was beginning to suspect there was something wrong with my poor nose i just said you had a fever it’s healthier to drink diluted wine is it and why would that be h That’s right i suppose you wouldn’t know something like that i ran to a trading house when he fainted read through as many translated medical books as I could get my hands on oh and what was in those texts sickness occurs when the balance of a person’s body begins to break down it can be caused by exhaustion or myasma sometimes the alignment of the stars will be a factor you can heal the sick by restoring the patient’s balance so to do that you must make use of the patients four temperaments and what does that mean well to sum it up warm cold dry and moist are the temperaments of our bodies you need to balance those four with the food you eat in order to do that you need a mixture eat some hot food balance it out with cold and do the same with dry and moist foods since you’re running a fever now you need the cold so apples should be perfect if you would prescribe that I would prefer eating fresh apples to this that won’t work while apples are cold they’re also medically categorized as a dry food sickness makes you dry so you need something wet to balance you out that’s why you need to consume them as a drink that said strong alcohol is considered hot so I diluted it to keep it cool which brings us here where I am forced to drink this atrocious water that looks like someone spilled a drop of wine in it so what now what food would you have me eat to balance my temperaments next well because exhaustion is why you fainted last night we need to work on cooling you down naturally your body should also be dry so we need something moist don’t you often feel thirsty after you run of course moist things will cool you too and if we let you get too cold then that’s bad so we’ll need to counterbalance that with something warm therefore now that we’re through with that wheat grains simmered in sheep’s milk should work perhaps with slices of apple and cheese if that suits you [Music] let’s explain why starting with the apples yes good that suits me this is what I wish to eat or rather I will collapse if I do not look at my poor face pale for I starve so no hurry bring it to me quickly if you ask me I’d say that you don’t look sick at all anymore oh I am dizzy hey hello wake up please do not tear long fine so you don’t want the apple wine well no you may leave that and you make a portion large please yes I will [Music] sometimes I have vivid dreams of my birthplace or else of the wheat fields both dreams feel nostalgic but with an overwhelming feeling of repulsion as well as a being that stands above others I had to accept and fulfill my responsibilities in both instances I was neither asked nor did I ask for it but it was a duty that someone had to do before I realized it the shackle had dug itself into my neck and it was so very heavy they depend on me for my power they rever me for my size and they honor me so they can use me there was an air day that I demanded their worship but abandoned them I could not or else I would be imprisoned i neither asked for this nor was I asked to take it though the years passed as such I am used to the aroma of delicious food and yet I have never known a person who looked at me the way he does with such a smile when my nose twitches from the smell of the meal though for a human he does not know his place and I dare say he may never learn yet can you sit up h goodness you’d best take excellent care of me if I ever get as sick as you are today if you would accept the traditions of Yutsu what are those do not fret i have an exceptionally good nose and would surely be able to notice and react before you became this ill so it’s my fault for not noticing but please I hope you’ll say something to me first time if I’m honest well I can be a bit dense i would have to agree i would expect you would be slow to notice a certain sickness that even doctors cannot heal as well sorry nothing to trouble you just focus on my food what are you some kind of princess [Music] do you mind using the spoon to feed me here you go [Music] it would be better if you would use more apples perhaps cold apples might make you feel more melancholic is that right oh are you trying to say that I behaved too merily i’m trying to say you shouldn’t talk so much while you recover [Music] good job you managed to eat all of it i’m glad at this rate you should get better in another day or two not that we’re in a rush ahead we’ll be traveling on my cart for a while after we leave so take your time [Music] please hold on the inn is frankly too quiet it puts me off you’re not wrong it’s much noisier when we’re on the cart well then I don’t have anything to do today also I still need advice on what a certain wolf with a huge appetite would like to eat tonight so do you have any ideas for what foods you’d like i need to get ingredients before the markets close you may be looking better but it’s possible your insides still need time no heavy food even meat even meat for now let’s stick to porridge and soup h in that case the sheep’s milk you gave me before was both sweet and rich at the same time and I would like to have more of it for supper tonight you want more sheep’s milk does that create a problem it spoils fast so good sheep’s milk is hard to find afternoon you want it fresh I assume of course all right i guess I’ll have to go and find Nora since she’s a shepherd she has an excellent eye when it comes to sheep’s milk don’t worry it’s for you i just want to make sure I’m getting the best if you spend enough money it doesn’t matter if you have a good eye relax there’s no reason not to ask someone to help us out and if I may tell me why do you treat Norah like your enemy i have so you know it’s just I’m not sure what could have happened between you and shepherds before you met me i realize being a wolf must contribute to your disdain but still is there any reason to be so hostile nora may be a shepherd like the ones you remember but don’t you think she has a sweet disposition there are exceptions to everything [Music] listen yes go on i am in the wrong ah I’m glad you think so that said one’s feelings are not always logical we have discussed this i understand that i don’t think everything can be explained with reason well I’ll go return this and after you are finished then what is up now after you have dropped that off will you return here to my side count on it the end is too quiet after all for now wait here till I get back [Music] [Music] holo Miss Norah has come to visit you so how are you feeling today better i believe my exhaustion had gotten the best of me but now I am eager for someone to talk to with that in mind I was wondering if you could answer a question I have always been curious about oh you have a question for me i would be happy to answer anything that I can what in your opinion is the secret to guiding sheep properly [Music] a generous heart is the only thing you should need how fascinating the wind is starting to pick up after all sheep think they are too smart to be caught by a wolf [Applause] [Music] [Music] is something wrong would you maybe stick your tail under the blanket how dare you treat my tail like some communal hot water bottle ever dream of demeaning such a gorgeous thing with such a trit comparison but you have to agree it’s a spectacular buffer from the wind [Music] by the way I have a little gift for you [Music] disguising you as a nun has worked out surprisingly well for us but will be different it’s a town with Orthodox believers and pagans alike it’s those they announce your status as a nun but signal that you won’t be there to proitize you have to wear them somewhere they’ll be easily seen ah what did you maybe hear treat when I said I had a gift for you do these look like they would miss here i had just hoped for surprises all not cold utility [Music] so are we close to this town yet yep we’re almost there then we will finally have warm food again will we not i’ve had more than my fill of cold porridge and frigid weather thank you very much well you’re in luck there karen’s currently having a big market ahead of their annual festival that is a festival yes it’s the festival it draws in quite the enormous crowd every year there’ll be food stalls galore is that so but your coin purse is it nearly heavy enough when such tasty frivolities abound i’ve already put some money aside for your snacks you don’t need to worry about it and besides I wasn’t able to buy you any honeypot was I consider this me making up for that if you insist still though what the funds you put towards my snacks you did not pill for those from our room and board money did you no we have enough for a reasonable place we’ll be fine so long as you’re not wanting scenic views and a fireplace in every room i would not ask for so much as that and yet I still do not wish my snacks to be later used as an excuse excuse ooh imagine how terrible it would be if low on coin we two had to share but one single bed even a girl such as I need sleep on occasion [Music] if anyone gets kept awake it’s me with your snoring what did you say on top of that you aren’t my type anyway you can’t tell I’m not lying can’t you so you are saying you want me to play all sweet and innocent for you yes you fool the more stupid the male the more desirable they deem the weak yet you do not see that the true weakness resides in your pretty little heads if you wish me to take on the role of doeyed princess then you must show the strength of the stalwart knight but alas look at the state of you [Music] although thinking back there was one occasion you acted the part of the night do you not remember it that troublesome mess in those dingy underground channels over silver coins all that Ron is not the only virtue a gallant knight can demonstrate i confess I was rendered speechless it was the first time anyone cared enough to protect me like that i hope you will continue to treasure me [Music] i am a fool for saying you’re not my type [Music] it is all right i do love that koi flustered side of you perhaps a single bed would not be so terrible after all for if we get half the beds that means we can double the food i should have known you would say that [Music] see this place is known for fish for the most part i struggle to imagine what manner of flavorsome dishes could be cooked up with fish as a base you could steam it with vegetables and meat or grill it with herbs lots of things the town we’re visiting has its own special way of making it as well huh don’t start you’ll just have to wait and see perhaps we should secure our supper by purchasing some salty goods straight from the source that briney scent has been wafting toward me on the wind they are transporting fish no doubt hello sir hello any chance you’d be able to part with some fish i’m terribly sorry but I’m afraid the whole stock has already been reserved for our buyers pardon me for asking but are you a traveling merchant yes we came by way of Ruvenhagen if that’s the case there’s a community of fishermen by the lake about half a day’s travel from here perhaps you can make a trade with them they’ve been catching some good quality carb lately oh no we’re not actually looking to sell them on or anything like that we were just nearby and thought we’d try to nab ourselves a quick supper oh is that so h huh now there’s a look I recognize you’re thinking up your next venture I’d wager oh well that’s embarrassing say if you were trying to buy some fish for supper does that mean you two are planning on staying in comparison we are for the winter market and the festival have you managed to arrange your lodgings yet no there’s still time before the festival right the ends aren’t already booked out are they yes they tend to reach their occupancy a few days ahead of the LRA festival i’ll have to ask my association then oh you’re with a merchant association might I ask you which one it is rowan Merchant Association the Camarrison Trading Branch what an amazing coincidence i’m part of the Rowan Association too huh talk about divine intervention what do you think sorry I’m not supposed to talk like that around here it’s perfectly all right i’m also an Orthodox believer from the south myself name’s Fermy Amati but in business I simply go by Amati i’m Craft Lawrence just Lawrence is fine this is Holo and no we’re not married we’re just ordinary traveling companions nice to meet you it’s nice to meet you as well my lady oh is Miss Holo yes Holo here is a traveling nun from the church i suppose the hardships we endure on the roads we travel are trials given to us by God ask your lodgings finding two rooms might be difficult but if you’re all right with just one I could call in a favor from my contacts oh no that’s far too much to ask i won’t hear one more word in this line of work we have to invest in people as much as product only promise me you’ll speak well of the ends fish when you sit for supper spoken like a true merchant i’ll happily take you up on that please leave it to me [Music] quite an exquisite room do you not agree yes i’ll have a great view of the festival first things first food what is that a letter from a merchant friend of mine it was waiting for me at the trading house we stopped by does it say something funny look important information only ever seems to arrive after it’s no longer of any use to you typical isn’t it [Music] i cannot read these silly lines really you can’t read there are far too many letters to memorize and their combinations are both incomprehensible and ugly well learning how to read can be difficult so just what does the ugly letter say it’s advising me not to invest in armor since the cancellation of the Grand Northern Expedition hobbled its value helpful think about misfortune we could have been spared if we had seen it sooner that’s the truth all the greatest plans of man could be made and broken by a single piece of paper right that is quite enough talk of unpalatable things it is time to fill our bellies evidently so thank you for finding us such a wonderful room you’re more than welcome your recommendations are clearly most reliable perhaps you might suggest a menu item or two yes you just leave it to me Miss Holo [Music] once again my charm prevails am I not marty would probably feel cheated if he saw you right now this wine it reminds me so much of home it is remarkable and the fish is downright delicious that young boy truly has surpassing taste and at such a young age he’s already responsible for a rich assortment of goods by comparison does it not seem that your verd of stockpile of wares is a little mundane can you not dabble in a more eye-catching collection or has the blunder of Ruben Higgin shaken your faith in your acquisitional judgment well it may not be dazzling but it should turn a nice profit besides not all of my goods are quite so hard on the eyes [Music] the last time I checked I had you in my cart [Music] words are the poor man’s currency hey would it kill you to be a little more considerate i’m trying my best here no pandering will only encourage complacency in males can you imagine how horrible it would be had that line worked and you learn to repeat such trivial maybe next time I’ll just Kindness is what matters most in a male and after this most recent round of tribulations I deserve some kindness would you not agree [Music] it is easy to forget a sightseeing just 10 years on but a flavor once tasted and an aroma once sent it will stay with you forever this wine so reminds me of the kind from Yutsu i heard many a strange story in my travels north this tale spoke of a town that had long worshiped a pagan wolf god from those lands so have you always had a liking for such strong alcohol only alcohol as strong as this is fitting for the noble wise wolf you’ve thrown back enough to topple a horse i would hate to be in your shoes tomorrow don’t be silly this much is nothing to me i am the wise wolf you know [Music] i knew you’d be feeling it this morning i’ll have a water jug and basin set up for you so try to stay in bed all right I’ll check back in on you in a bit [Music] [Music] spyro hey hey [Music] am I interrupting something nah he was just talking my ear off about what a blessing to his mountain god is it happens every time they realize I can speak their native tongue in his defense there may be benefit in the following mountain god than one who never sets foot beyond their golden shrine no doubt though they say it’s the gods of the harvest that are the real beauties what you mean like that wife of yours you prickly tongue devil you so business i assume you’re here with some profitable proposition today yes i only ever see you when you have some shiny new wares to apply indeed I brought some nails with me from Rubenhagen i’d like you to buy them some nails you do recall idealing wheat right so sell them alongside the wheat call them winter provisions your customers from up north always need more to protect their homes from snow well I suppose you have a point nails you say how many i’ve got 120 nails three paint long 204 paint long and 2005 paint quality is guaranteed by the Ruven Hyen Blacksmith Association uh I’ll buy the whole lot for 10 and a half lumio that’s much too low haven’t you heard already the Great Northern Expedition was cancelled all surplus swords and armor are being melted down the price of nails has dropped even 10 Lumon would be much too generous isn’t that only the case in the southern territories what’s the point of wasting valuable fuel to melt down unneeded metal during this time of year a smithy as stupid as that wouldn’t survive the season good grief meals really aren’t my specialty all right call it 16 and we’re done no sir 13 if you’re lucky 15 14 and 2/3 [Music] it’s a deal expertly done brother so how do you want your spoils in cash or credit does credit sound good to you it sounds great especially with everyone demanding cash this time of year lance up front yes what do you need i’ve just purchased those goods there put them onto our cart will you i’ll be selling them later oh all right you got an apprentice i did too much to do alone how long do you plan on being in town i’m looking to head north so I’ll be leaving before the snow makes that impossible that’s a shame but if you’re at least sticking around for the festival come over and have a drink with me yes love to i’m sure Dell will be happy to see you and also as I recall you still haven’t met my kid yet have you that’s right she was expecting the kids already too i cannot believe you opened your own shop took on an apprentice and became a father it feels like you were just starting out yesterday i guess we were both amateurs at one point it’s not all just sunshine and roses the sedentary life has its own challenges some days I do miss the freedom of the traveling merchant but for all it demands I wouldn’t trade what I’ve built not for all the nails in the north all right enough rambling work that’s what it’s all come down to mentions never really change nicely saidoop now another one if you don’t pace yourself you’ll end up moaning in bed all morning again I shall be fine good wine never results in such a thing no matter the amount what it does do is lead to bittersweet remembrances when each sip reminds me so much of home how could I ever abstain hey do you mind if I ask you something ask away can you tell me exactly where your hometown is huh you mean to say you do not know where to find it i have begun to suspect as much in recent days or did you think that broaching the subject of Yitsu would send me spiraling into despair do I truly appear to be that fragile to you no not at all ever you fool that is where you should have hit back with a yes so whereabouts says Yuitsu actually I do not seem to remember its location not quite hey come now i am certain my recollection will return once we draw nearer to it good enough it’ll do unless you can recall the names of any nearby towns that could give us somewhere to start the only towns I can remember are Yoitsu and what was it again neo now I recall Neohira oh Neohira i know that place really you know of it yeah famous for its hot springs it’s a pagan town but archbishops and kings alike have traveled there in secret to bathe in its waters i see when I lived in Ysu it had a famed reputation too as a place that could help heal the infirm and cure the sick let’s say the distance between Ploe and Kumar is the distance between the entrance and the lamp over there that would put Yoha around there if beyond that was north where do you think Ylitsu would be let me take a look somewhere that way southwest huh [Music] it is this far back two days at a run for me at a run for you right that’s a pretty big distance could take at least a month i feel like we are finally making some tangible progress towards reaching my goal i can hardly wait the area is too large and travel will be a problem especially once the snow blows in do you think you can make it home alone once we reach Neohira you know the way right yes of course I can make it from surely I will remember how to find the way to Ysu alone from there i am so tired i am so cold i am so lonely father hey it’s not that I’m trying to run you off it’s just that if you can get there in 2 days I could wait in Yohira i understand you will take me as far as Neoira correct i very much look forward to seeing that town before I depart holo I have every intention of helping you all the way my words just I know I said kindness is what matters most in males but please your charity will only leave us both the poor i should be ashamed measuring time to my standard I have been so ignorant you what to me humans grow up and grow old in the fleeting blink of an eye a year is a span beyond value in the scope of a short life i tend to forget such facts i have willfully allowed myself to forget the obvious lost in the comfort your company afforded shameless do you not think please hold on it seems that I have grown drunk i should go to bed quickly lest I spout more nonsense [Music] [Music] depends you mean those swindlers that get paid handsomely by the Church of Nobility to pen some silly town diary they aren’t writing a diary they’re keeping historical records Mark yeah same difference either way they still just sit around all day long putting useless gossip to paper but how’s that fair so do you know any yeah there’s one but rumor has it that they’re a shifty runaway heretic that got thrown out of a convent somewhere i’ll take help wherever I can get it anyone who might know of old stories and legends from the north well that’s awfully vague as always i can’t exactly show up at this person’s doorstep uninvited though so do you know someone who could make an introduction do I maybe someone from Rowan would be best likely there’s an old merchant in the association name’s G Bartos he’s about as fearless as they come he does business with the kind of people no one in their right mind would get involved with if anyone’s buddy buddy with the chronicler it’d be him how about I set you up a meeting please do oh I’m planning on making my way up to next suppose it wouldn’t hurt to speak to some northerners about the roads and such shouldn’t be too much of a problem i’ll ask around for you i owe you for this let’s not start keeping tabs now i owe you enough well in that case can I ask you for one more thing what else are you after some good quality bread could you point me in the direction of a half decent bakery [Music] what is that sinful aroma which beckons me so cruy from my slumber how are you feeling today i am feeling hungry yes I expected you would be so I thought I’d push the boat out and buy you some fresh bread [Music] will you not be having any yourself i’m all right i sampled some earlier more for me [Music] so then we can attend the festival today can we not i’m sorry but not yet [Music] hey disappointed or not don’t break my heart i always suspected you were weak to the allure of the meek and wounded but now I can have no doubt you’re terrible well festival or no can I not simply go explore the town alone i couldn’t stop you even if I wanted to you could certainly attempt it but you would fail right well if you’re heading out afraid I don’t have anything smaller try not to spin the whole thing is something the matter it seems there is not much point in going out if I am to do so on my own what are your plans for today Lawrence huh if you agree to take me along with you I would gladly return this oh thank you but the thing is I do have this meeting if privacy is a concern I can step aside can I come if I promise not to get in your way i’m sorry Holo i may have other business right after that if you came you’d only spend the whole day waiting for me i see i’ll have things wrapped up by tomorrow so please can you endure alone for just one day h I suppose it would not do to be amling around underfoot like some needy puppy fine then I shall see the town on my own sorry about this that said should I bring someone back with me I expect you to be considerate and relinquish the room for the evening huh with the assurance of that pressed fallen expression I should have all the energy I need to tackle the day you are evil no for now anyway your arms remain my favorite to snuggle up in so do not fret [Music] these tales spoke of a town that had long worshiped the pagan wolf god from those lands huittsu a sacrilegious settlement destroyed by the unholy fury of a colossal bear beast it’s still just conjecture [Music] oh you’ll recognize him he’s a large man built like a casket standing on in Mr lawrence my thanks again the room is great i should thank you all the fish you ordered is a great reflection on the demand of my stock it worked out well my rather picky companion praised the food to no end she says you’re quite the connoisseur of fish i’m really happy to hear she thinks so tell her I’ll be on the lookout for other yummy things she might enjoy i will hey I was wondering Mr lawrence are you busy for the rest of the day i am actually i have a meeting planned with Mr btos well that’s unfortunate what makes you say that oh it’s nothing too serious i was just hoping I might get to give you guys a tour of the town a tour indeed it seems to me divine providence that we too should meet that maybe a traveling merchant like you could give me some insight if only I could steal enough of your time you know it’s kind of funny you’re asking holo has been becking to go explore the town all morning well if you don’t mind I would be more than happy to show Miss Holo around we wouldn’t want to burden you it’s not a problem i’ve already finished all my work and my schedule’s wide open if I stay idle I’ll only end up drinking all my profits please let me be of some use all right then but she’s not the type to wait quietly at the end just because I can’t go see the stalls with her so she may already be gone it’s fine i’ve been meaning to ask the inkeeper about some orders anyway so I can just stop by and invite her if she’s there i appreciate that not at all i hope I get to do the same for you next time Mr lawrence are you Mr craft Lawrence you are i’m Gatos i heard through the grapevine that you’re on the hunt for a chronicler to ask about the old stories and legends coming out of the north you have been accurately informed goodness talk about esoteric taste hoping to find a new source of business in a book no this isn’t about trading perhaps you could call it a little whim i see a curious proclivity to find one so young it’s only been recently that I’ve developed an interest in old stories myself after conducting business in the same area for decades I suddenly realize something the world I know is but a grain of sand on a vast untrodden shore and even here I know next to nothing hundreds of years of rich compelling personal history passing through this place and I’m aware of so embarrassingly little of it but now I want to know about the world that resides beyond the boundaries of my own limited life legends or not I want to hear the stories of a past I can never experience due to God’s fickleness i understand how you feel i spent my entire youth preoccupied with material goods and profit and while it was good to me I can’t help but wonder how different things might have been if I’d known that wealth was more than just wares and coin i’m a little envious of you Mr lawrence taking an interest so young it’s not quite that deep so the person living here is Yes this is something of a sanctuary for those pursued by the church like an alchemist that’s right though they aren’t considered criminals here they be hanged the moment they set foot near places like Rubenhagen but try not to let that unpleasantness color your perception the people in here they’re good people do I smell sulfur oh you have an interest in the medicinal realm too no I’ve just picked up a couple of things knowledge is a merchant’s weapon I suppose actly put I see there are a lot of birds here not all poisonous winds are betrayed by an obvious odor we have to be wary if the birds start dropping mr btos is it particularly lucrative doing business with alchemists he must be taking on a lot of risk by working with them it pays off not only do they buy a lot of gold silver and copper through me but they also purchase iron lead tin mercury sulfur and phosphorus as well iron and lead really i didn’t expect them to use such common ingredients people like to subscribe to the belief that alchemists are just sorcerers in reality they’re much more like goldsmiths although a rare few of them do legitimately pursue the practice of magic however I’ve only heard rumors of that sort never met any myself no of course not there’s no need to be so nervous these are all good decent folk apologies anyone home [Music] oh Mr boss long time no see looks like you’ve been keeping pretty well i’m surprised I can say the same braving the mountains of Furum and returning unscathed god must hold you quite dear indeed my what a handsome man who judging by his expression thinks I’m going to turn him into a frog oh no i was just Madam this man right here is a traveling merchant pleasure to meet you my name is Craft Lawrence sorry but is Dion Rubin’s home at the moment may I speak to him oh dear have you not told the poor man i am Dion Rubin’s it sounds masculine doesn’t it you can call me Diana instead [Music] i apologize for the sudden visit i don’t mean to intrude it’s all right you’re not interrupting anything well in that case Miss Ruben just Diana please excuse me miss Diana I was wondering if you might know of some old stories from the north the North yes i thought you brought this man here to talk business not tales i know better than to do that you would have shown him the door if he came to talk business wouldn’t you i cannot promise you that the stories I have are the ones you wish to hear i’ll take anything you know specifically about an old northern town by the name of Yitsu ah Yitsu is it the town that met its end by a bear that hunts the moon [Music] the moon hunting bear in the northern tongue I believe it’s pronounced Iraow Medend the story itself is very old but many legends about the bear still persist my interest is less in the bear and more in the town of Ysu you want to know of the town yes for reasons I can’t divulge I’m trying to find its location its location location location do you not know i remember at the source of the Rome River that runs north from Prowania there is a town which goes by the name of Lenos right as I recall it’s known for its lumber and fur good your knowledge of it should save us some time there’s an old story the locals still speak of long long ago out of nowhere a lone wolf appeared in the village she was called Holo of Yatsu her frame was so tall they had to crane their necks high while at first they thought her a harbinger of divine punishment Holo assured them she was simply making her way south from she said the mountains of the east the wolf had a taste for wine rivalry and would take the form of a young maiden to dance with the village girls her youthful looks could bely her true age yet her tale would always betray the truth of her nature after spending time among them she promised the village bountiful harvests and continued on her journey to the south true to her word their crops did thrive at every harvest since they have given thanks to wheat tailed holo did that help oh we did there aren’t many mountains east of Lenos that’s a great clue gives me a place to start i’m glad to hear it if there’s any way I can return the favor does it actually there may be hounded as I am by the church procuring new interesting stories is dishearteningly difficult and as is evidenced by my many toms I am rather fond of old pagan tales i’ve shared one with you so it seems only fair that you share one with me it does indeed now this story is special once there was a village with wheat fields as far as the eye could see in this village they worshiped a wolf it’s been a long while since I passed an afternoon talking of legendary dragons in cities of gold when I was a child there was a time when all I could dream of was traveling the land as a knight with a sword at my hip i can’t thank you enough for your help today not at all it gave me a good excuse to go see the madam again since people tend to needle when I visit alone and on top of that I got to hear an incredible tale ask for my help again won’t you yes gladly [Music] oh Mr lawrence been a long time you haven’t aged a day hey that one is taken up for a drink sure so about that information I asked you for this morning whoa whoa whoa hey that’s enough honestly yeah what about it focus has changed what do you know about Lenos seriously after I took all that time to gather information about Melhira sorry unexpected development oh so it’s true you fell out with that pretty companion of yours wait what this is the time to look into you too Libertine and word about town is you’ve casually settled in in a fancy inn with a gorgeous nun now we know what it really means to be fearless before God our relationship isn’t nearly as scandalous as you seem to be hoping but why do you think that we’re fighting local mutterings apparently your fair maiden here has been spotted strolling around in the company of a young merchant from our association oh you mean Ami guess he found her don’t tell me you’re just going to give her up without a fight you’ve got this whole thing twisted i’ve been busy and couldn’t keep her company but she didn’t want to be cooped up mr ammani happened to be free and offered to show her the town while I was out that’s all it is not satisfied as an old friend and a fellow merchant I’ll just say this to you once don’t you underestimate that Amati all right do you have any idea how much fish that kid deals in absurdly young as he is yeah I do i saw it myself but there’s nothing to fear my companion isn’t so easily led astray you sure sound confident if I found out Adele was walking around with a Motty I’d pack it in an old stag like me wouldn’t stand a chance against a young buck like that and you would do what if I was seen with him uh I would challenge him for your heart compelled by the burning jealousy of my own you know how I love you you just let that jealous heart burn away perhaps I can use the dying embers of it to bake Mr amati a nice delicious pie sweetheart please i’m sorry i’ll I’ll help you close out the shop [Music] cannot breathe where did you get that scarf is that you merciful death take me in your sweet embrace i’m ready how much food and wine have you had you even had him buy such an expensive looking pelt hey what other gifts did he give to you [Music] this is the spur is of exceedingly good quality though it is still lacking compared to my tale nothing in this life comes without a cost you can’t just take and not give anything back honestly courting your favor would probably bring the midnight sky into the red did he ask you anything about our relationship i’m asking myself why you would even be inquiring about such a strange thing well it would look rather suspicious if our stories didn’t match up wouldn’t it all right then i spun him a tale of how I a traveling nun was saved by you a passing merchant from Briggins who wished to sell me into subjugation and how in exchange for you rescuing me I was shouldered with an outlandishly hefty debt a debt so enormous I can never pay it back only stem the tide of interest by praying for your safety lamenting my life of servitude i am but an effigy of good fortune affixed to a cart you make me sound like a greedy villain and what of this oh that thing a fortune teller gave it to me calling it a die that could divine fate an oracle in every role does it not have an excellent shape the exquisite craftsmanship is surely second to none i bet it would sell for a considerable profit not likely do you really think anyone would buy this of course they would i hate to break it to you but this is just pyite an inexpensive mineral that chips off in this exact shape when it’s mined you just made that up i’m not lying you can tell right what it’s usually given as a cheap gift or used to con others into thinking that it’s gold there weren’t many people buying one of these were there a lot of people were huh really truly the fortune teller claimed that anyone great or small could predict their fate with these dice there were those who bought them to navigate their way through sickness and others to guide them from evil and you seriously believed it the fortune teller was quite an exceptional ortor and her conviction left a powerful impression on me amati was able to win this die in the auction auction how popular were they everyone was rather swept up by the affair and with it being my first time at an auction I was too taking advantage of the festive atmosphere what an ingenious business strategy i apologize for disturbing you so early sir but I have an urgent message to deliver from my master so what is it then yes right the master says “Mr lawrence [Laughter] here comes the night in shining armor make way.” [Music] Hear now my declaration i will repay the debt that weighs oppressively upon the nun’s thin shoulders then once her freedom is again restored I will profess my feelings to the traveling nun Holo and request her hand in marriage miss Holo has told me of the hardships she has endured as well as your heinous treatment of her using the status and assets I have managed to gain I will grant this tethered soul her freedom you think it’s dead alone that binds us even free of it she could still choose to stay with me yes she could but I’m willing to take my chances freespirited as she is Holo is still a nun marriage Holo isn’t actually associated with any known monastic order as such marriage is not prohibited i see according to the established laws of comparison when a woman finds herself in debt the creditor assumes the role of legal guardian will you accept it this contractual knife mr lawrence I’m not quite so foolish as to sign a contract before I’ve read it be my guest [Music] a,000 Treny silver i believe that is correct the amount she owes payment deadline is tomorrow evening i’ll have the money ready for you by then 1,000 Triny silver in full cash no negotiations or discounts are we clear perfectly i accept [Music] tomorrow evening we settle up in it seems we’ve caused quite the scene still whether Amati takes care of her debt or not I’m afraid a wedding’s just not in the cards lawrence at two Amati going at four who wants to take the wage [Music] i’ll take that money on Lawrence for me [Music] looks like you’ve been dragged into a messy situation mr boss this is mortifying as unlikely as it seems Mr amati does have a way to gather the funds he needs though I’m afraid it’s not a particularly admirable method that’s as much as I can tell you this whole business is between you and Mr amati it wouldn’t be fair for me to take a side i just wanted to give you a heads up why is that because I get it traveling is lonely having somebody to keep you company out there in the world is a priceless thing to lose that is the kind of pain I wouldn’t wish on any fellow merchant so what did you accept this bold proposition yes interesting what is What will you do if that boy hands you the 1,000 silver coins i’m not sure after deducting the amount you’ve cost me in Sundre I’d give the remainder to you i will not be tested though well it would be a nice change of pace if someone other than me was h should Ammani fulfill his end of the deal and I will fulfill mine will you yes you’ll be free of debt free to choose confidence in yourself it’s not that it’s that I have ample confidence in you [Music] honestly it was a lot more entertaining to poke fun at your pride when you were clumsier i feel like I’ve grown a considerable deal myself as of late h then does dawning composure make one an adult doesn’t it keeping collected after weighing the odds on a favorable gamble is simply certitude masquerading as poise it is not genuine maturity to the onlooking eye when not refusing to accept Amati’s contract seemed every bit as admirable as winning it what but I You looked around the room and determined the threat of ridicule was worse than the threat of defeat [Music] now try to imagine how I feel about the situation sweet me who would never believe her Lawrence capable of accepting such a deal who wishes only to remain with him always even if it is something as tore as debt it is a debt that bound us together i could not bear for such a bond to be broken and so even if it makes me a pariah I cannot accept your contract well what do you think if someone spoke thusly of they and I my heart would be positively brimming with joy that would be a more dramatic approach to be certain but whether it’s any more mature remains to be seen huh a fair point such reckless impulsivity is the fruit of youth though the words would be appreciated I would probably wretch i knew it when you think about it being a good male and being a good adult are entirely incompatible distinctions a good male must have a childish side to him and a good adult can still be a coward so what would the wise wolf Holo have done in my situation as both good woman and good adult i would accept the proposal with a smile although once I accepted the deal and returned to the inn I would as meekly as a mouse creep forward like so and lower my eyes [Music] well you are a savvy merchant are you not i am sure you will not sit idly by hoping that fortune will favor you without a nudge you want me to take you to the festival confidence is all well and good but a little bribery never hurts does it should you be walking around flaunting your princess so brazenly i can’t just keep her locked in the room that would really look to people like I was imprisoning her with debt well who can say what the truth is until we’ve heard it from the fame beauty herself i fear the truth is terrible that I a poor chased Nadim held captive by the cold shackles of debt the chain is so heavy that all I see before me is an endless span of metal coils if you would but remove this chain and take me in I would happily sleep upon the humble bedding of your wheat flower no wonder Young Amati fell for you i’m starting to suspect that Lawrence is the one wearing the shackles here i got the number sir nice timing what is it right it was So what is it oh an amount of 200 delayed was recorded in the tax ledgers then at best estimation Amati has about 800 trrenian assets of course he likely has more money hidden away in savings and owed to him too what about gambling and there’s only cards dice and rabbit races besides there’s a strict limit on betting he can’t win the rest then no way but speaking of gambling there’s a whole lot of people wagering a whole lot of money on what’ll transpire after the contract settled why after isn’t that what the real contest here is who is certain someone will pick after her debt is cleared right now your favorite is the front runner a ratio of 1:2 good odds it sounds like I should be getting a big cut from the bookkeeper so what’s the actual story here in this world of incessant questions curiosity should not always be satisfied even if the answer is an easy one for instance the mixture quality of your wheat flour h if you would like to ask me what I will do if my debt is settled just know answers come at a cost no no i was just making talk he’s an inquisitive one might need to keep a closer eye on him in the future how troublesome his battle is taking place behind the scenes i’m sure my opponent is watching my movements just as carefully as I’m watching his i wouldn’t be so certain amati’s an odd one he doesn’t typically use underhanded tactics like leveraging his connections for advantage he doesn’t he was born the third son of a pretty welloff family but decided to strike out on his own because he didn’t want to be beholden to somebody else every coin he’s got has been amassed purely on the merit of his own hard work it’s given him some grit i see impressive for one so young yeah when it comes to the trade he relies only on his own eye for quality his own charisma for sales and his own faith in God to guide him well I myself am not above seizing whatever means I can to win knights have honor but in a battle between merchants it’s cunning that matters agreed it’s the way of business it would be nice to see things done directly every once in a while a horn am I mistaken or did that sound like a shepherd yes since you thought so too that must have been a horn I just heard do you think that shepherd girl followed us to comparison hardly if she did it wouldn’t be her we were hearing nor is a tailor now after all you know if you do not rise to my bait it makes me seem petulant in the attempt always happy to get one up on you even if it only spurs you on nothing beats that freshly fried texture oh so that’s it must be signaling the commencement of the festival well shall we food pairs best with a good show [Music] i cannot see oh look this way [Music] what an excellent view all thanks to Amadi’s generosity [Music] where are we we have to tell the free wine go maybe sleep off this barrel before turning another [Music] [Music] a letter came in for you and Mr mark asked for you to stop by his store this evening oh thanks good night Miss Diana huh sorry I have to step out for a bit holding a mysterious letter to your bosom that reeks of a female she’s a real beauty are you jealous fool i talked to someone who knows about northern legends yesterday heard some stories from them one of which spoke of you of me there’s a legend about you in a town called Lenos weeptail Holo that was you right i am not sure I remember i got a lead on Yitsu too since the story described the general region you blew in from you really learned something it seems like you came from the mountains east of Lenos and our deduction that Yoitzu must be southwest of Mohira refineses that still further hopefully this letter has some more insight for us who knows at this rate we might find the place quicker than we thought [Music] but it’ll still probably take half a year at least right i better go see what it is Mark want while holding a mysterious letter to your bosom that reaps of a female very well I’ll leave it behind you said she was a beauty yes you’re welcome to open the letter and read it if you want challenge yourself you’ve got some nerve gallivanting around the festival while saddling me with the work sorry about that well since the intel I’ve gathered stands to make me a killing I’ll let your conduct slide this time are you jumping on Amy’s bandwagon yep two to one of course I am [Music] i was able to uncover his method for raising the final coin once you told me Mr batos knew of it is he dealing in jewelry clothes but not quite he’s using something that’s a far cry from precious metal is it pyite oh does that mean you already knew about it not quite i’d been thinking about its money-making potential myself fortune teller involved seems like it though the mystical man of the hour has already skipped town they left prevailing rumor has it that the fortune teller’s aptitude for the predator natural was so alarming that the inquisitors were summoned that That’s quite a dubious claim if you ask me you got that right i mean can you imagine the chaos it would cause if the church did show up huh i will say the amount of pyite the fortune teller circulated was strangely high my best guess is he bought it in bulk in some nearby town and left just as soon as he’d sold it all what do you think this is going for their typical market value is about 108 coins so 100 Well 270 excuse me the price is only going to go up once the store is open every woman in town is going crazy for these shiny little bobbles right now for py right you’re kidding me 270 women are all asking their wealthy husbands and suitors to buy them the miracle stone it’s become a status thing a competition on who spent what and who got the most of it the more the ladies bat their eyes and ask for them the higher the prices clive granted the ship has sailed on stocking up at base value but there’s still profit to be made i’ve dabbled in the trade a little bit myself today and already made about 300 ill just how long has this market boom been going on for where did Well and truly gotten out by this morning around the time you were dancing merrily with the princess a giant mob was descending on the stone merchant stalls like a swarm i can’t believe I didn’t notice such a lucrative venture what kind of merchant am I hey it’s not over yet resellers have been running around buying it all up with that kind of demand the value can only rise so do you still think I have a chance yeah as much as anyone besides it wouldn’t hurt for you to raise some funds you might yet need to buy yourself a new princess oh yeah perhaps I can start with this bit of pirate in exchange for that money you owe me on those nails look all fun and games aside Amati has been making an absolute killing on the back of this that thousand silver [ __ ] he said he’d raise is all but in his pocket do you really think your princess will stay true i told you there’s nothing to worry about amati might not be aware of it but Holo is in the midst of a journey and she’s counting on me to help her i’ll take his silver and use it with what I make on Pyite to fund our way north [Music] [Music] you can lead Lawrence what should I do it’s gone i have no place I can return to [Music] what do I do it’s just some old legend probably not even true not true you said of course folklore is often unreliable history propagated by conquering kings with agendas [Music] if you really believe that then why did you keep this from me i guess I was waiting for the right time i know what this means to you so you must have found it pretty amusing watching as my excitement grew by the day completely oblivious to the truth holo calm down I am i am calm but you knew you knew what became of Fu did you not i see i get it now of course you knew about it it actually makes a sick kind of sense after all you always have loved your weak pathetic little lambs how did I look to you pining so pitifully for a home whose very name has rotted away did you find my ignorance endearing was my tragedy adorable is that not why you indulged my selfishness so I did you tell me to go back to Nohi alone because you have grown tired of me Lawrence I don’t seriously believe that do you yes of course I do [Music] why is it that I must always be alone please what do I do i have no one waiting for me and nothing I can return to no hope i am all alone you still have me [Music] are you anything real for me no am I anything real to you i cannot do it i cannot be alone again please Lawrence will you please make love to me though the soul might not be human the body is every bit of girl’s it should be able to carry out that function right i may be on my own right now but if I have a child then there will be two of us yes you don’t know what you’re asking you’re upset yes of course with your upstanding nature I should have known better than to ask however it does not matter anymore because it dawns on me that I have a choice that there is someone out there who wants me is that not the true reason for your calm disposition well do you deny it you decided that a thousand silver coins was worth the loss did you not [Music] hold on i am sorry [Music] heat heat [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] i cannot do it i cannot be alone again although I need not be I have a choice do I not because there is still someone out there who does want me are you anything real for me no am I anything real to you [Music] green clad confidence earlier and now look at you there was an unforeseen development there was no way I could have predicted that just admit you screwed up but be honest with yourself i made a mistake yeah so what are you coming to me for if it’s about borrowing money you can save your breath i need some advice from you which way is the wind blowing Mark this new sea of commerce is foreign to me try as I might I can’t quite seem to sail it i wouldn’t bother you have as much chance of stopping a horse a dead full gallop as you do at putting a halt to furiously rising demand take a look at the price board next to the stone merchants and you’ll see the number of buyers they have waiting keeps outpacing the seller supply so I wouldn’t bank too much on the price driving in the next day or two in the heart of a storm only God himself can alter the direction of the wind i suppose I have no choice but to play God then the price simply waned organically and Marty would have ample time to sell out his position are you plotting to force a price crash what else can I do i write might as well be gold now i have until dusk tomorrow to transform it all back into stone [Music] a trap that’ll make her misinterpret the market something that’ll make prices plummet is there anything that could do that i suppose I have no choice but to play God then god please tell me again at what price you’re willing to purchase these pelts everything in front of me looks to be running and veering away now really my good sir can you afford the luxury of hesitation what would she do [Music] gentlemen don’t look too surprised oh you really went all in on this didn’t you so what you’re done trading wheat now they say its value will be near doubled by tomorrow that’s impossible you heard me double if you furl your sales for the festivities you might miss the fair winds and following seas then let’s go against the grid of the festival now is not the time for buying wheat [Music] at least [Music] [Laughter] [Music] perfect [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] that was delicious the first one appears yes it really lives up to his reputation [Music] mr lawrence sorry what is it i have a pair of letters that I was instructed to give you who from both of them were left here by your companion i wrote one up myself or that is on the lady’s behalf i’ll be needing some light cash assets worth 200 silver pyate assets worth 300 silver further liquid assets worth Hang on it’s a list of Amodi’s assets holo this is Amadi’s handwriting let’s see and with God as our witness a contract for marriage [Music] how long [Music] remove me every coin I have stored with you [Music] you’ll want to know which bars Mr amodius is known to frequently sir [Music] what was that all about isn’t that the guy from the association [Music] hey why don’t you watch where you’re throwing [Music] excuse me [Music] good evening yes you can relax this isn’t an ambush i just come to talk business with you [Music] it’s surprisingly quiet in here that’s what makes it one of my favorite places to drink i’m not keen on noise so what exactly brings you here Mr lawrence guess I’ll just come out and say it then i’d like you to buy my pyite what i want to sell you my pyite a modest stockpile worth approximately 500 triny silver is that supposed to be a joke not at all i mean it look I get that you figured out that I’m making my money by reselling pyite but what possible reason could you have to disadvantage yourself by selling me more it’s absurd does Miss Holo mean so little to you that you’d gladly toss her aside to get your money back no holo is worth more to me than any sum of coin then why would you of course i don’t just plan to sell it to you outright i want you to buy it from me on credit buy the pyite on credit yes what do you mean basically I’d like to lock in a deal on my pyite with you here tonight but I won’t be able to deliver it until tomorrow evening if that’s the case come back tomorrow we can talk about a trade then i’m afraid I must insist on taking payment upfront simply stated I’d like to receive 500 Triny silver coins from my supply in advance then regardless of market fluctuation I’ll hand over the agreed upon quantity to you tomorrow evening and our deal will be concluded [Music] so then I’ll receive an amount of pyite commencerate with the value it has right here and now even if by tomorrow evening the price of pyite has risen is that correct that’s correct for example if I were to sell you a piece valued at 1,200 ellayed on credit you would settle up on payment immediately and I would owe you that purchased piece then even if that unit of pyite had exploded in value to 2,000 ellayed by tomorrow you would receive it at the price you paid by that token if the price were to depreciate to a mere 200 elade then I would still only get one piece of pyite out of my investment correct once again Why not just conduct this trade as we normally would all you’re accomplishing is delaying the handover by a day honestly what difference does it even make wait a second so that’s what you have in mind selling stock on credit is a rather audacious strategy for raising funds before you’ve acquired the wares you sold if you buy on credit and the item gains in value then that differential becomes your profit but to sell on credit profit comes from the value lowering of course you’re gambling that the pyite’s worth will depreciate bravo seems there’s no fooling you a pretty curious way to do business it seems I have much to learn about the world of trade that fish alone will never teach me i’ll be frank you’ll gain a profit from my 500 coins worth of pyite if the price goes up but you’ll gain just as much in losses if for some reason the price were to fall that’s just the risk we take with the market yes it is sometimes for one person to make a profit another must take a loss as sad as that could be amati consider this my challenge to a duel [Music] i don’t think we can seriously call this a duel this manner of trade would be completely out of the question without a written agreement so even if Pyite were to appreciate by the end of tomorrow it wouldn’t matter i’d have already sold the loan off to a third party creditor well before that by then I should have the rest of the money this is far too disadvantageous for you Mr lawrence after all even a minor appreciation in the value of pyite would net me enough profit to reach my goal besides predatory instincts aren’t in me i don’t want to accept a deal that has me gain from your loss the proposal only seems imbalanced in isolation truth is there’s plenty of risk being taken on both sides what do you mean there’s every possibility that Holo could just tear up the contract of marriage you’ve presented you do have an agreement running with her as well right even if you made good on your promise and pay off her debt feelings are a strange commodity and there’s no guarantee that this gesture will secure you her heart the risk I’m taking is nothing compared to yours forgive me for saying so but I don’t think I need to worry much there i heard you two had quite the fight last night since we’ve known each other Paulo has cried in my arms three times honestly she can be pretty cute when she allows herself to be vulnerable but she can be a stubborn one too there are times of plenty when she acts in opposition to her feelings to say I accept I accept this challenge of yours Mr lawrence you know it’s funny sitting here just now I actually told myself it would be far too cruel a thing to strip all that you have away from you however if that’s how you’re going to talk then I see no reason to be kind so fine i will accept your full hearty duel and take you for everything you’ve got would you be willing to shake on that [Music] i’d stake my life on it cheers [Music] this is beer the wheat harvests have been exceptionally good to us this year allows us to brew some quality beer instead of baking the draws into bread the gods of the harvest must be with us you’re right alas my business with you is a little too sobering to share over drinks a money-making scheme no not quite there is profit in it but that’s not my goal meaning doesn’t the wholesale purchasing of weed often take place around the festival’s end yeah it does i’d like to have a certain rumor put into circulation i’m not doing anything dangerous for you well it only be dangerous if you spread it yourself a nice young kid like your apprentice who would bat an eye at that true let’s hear it then when the moment’s right and I give the signal we simply have him say “I wonder if it’s about time for the price of wheat to go up are you trying to drive the price of those shiny stones down using hearsay something like that yes most of the people buying pyriter merchants passing through for the festival looking to sell goods they brought in and buy goods to take out traditionally their return stock of choice is more often than not wheat so if the price of wheat is rumored to be going up they’ll be rushing to purchase it at the current rate and to secure as much supply as they can they’ll hastily sell off their pyite to raise the coin do you really think some dubiously devised intrigue could turn the tide of the market in a single day i always knew you were made of different stuff but I didn’t know that common sense wasn’t included in the lot i’m not done yet once all that pyite is on the market I’m going to swoop in and buy it up how much of it a,000 silver coins worth danny are you mad imagine the damage those losses would do to your wallet depreciation is irrelevant irrelevant how as long as I can at least get 500 silver coins worth of pyite before this time tomorrow my wallet won’t notice if the price goes up or down well damn you sold on credit yes i’ll be conducting all my business through the shield of credit whether the value goes up or down it makes no difference i won’t lose a single coin of course I won’t make one either meanwhile poor Amatei could well find himself going bankrupt he really took advantage of that kid’s naivity no he knew the risks going in he said as much when he accepted well you still managed to talk him into a bum deal while he was holding a winning hand you’re a scary guy so then is the rumor thing all you needed from me mostly just that and you getting me the py right you didn’t find a seller before you signed the contract with him well time wasn’t on my side i had to move fast this thing has to be quick and quiet i can’t go around buying in broad daylight if anyone caught on to me it would drive the price up even higher my only hope is to gather it secretly without affecting the market and for that your network of connections as a town merchant is indispensable buying in cash is fine don’t worry about haggling either just procure what you can and I’ll pay you back for it in Lumi own gold of course there’s a cut for you too yeah I can’t good then with that agreed [Music] I’m afraid I’m going to have to pass on this one i’ll pay you and I’m not talking about a trifle here you know come on Mark you’ve got nothing to lose it’s a good deal i have nothing to lose no of course not all I’m asking you to do is buy some pyrite on my behalf i’m not asking you to invest what’s more you’ll be making money that’s the opposite of a loss lawrence the maximum you could afford to pay me for this is 10 lum right isn’t that reimbursement enough come on i’m not asking you to cross the steep mountains or navigate the passes extract the pyite and bring it back yourself you’re telling me to cross the city navigate the markets and extract pyite from the merchants it’s the same thing you’re kidding right [Music] i understand i’ve been relying on you a lot lately but this is basically buying some goods nothing more if that’s what you think then you don’t understand Lawrence the hardships you listed are trials for the traveling merchant but we town merchants face our own challenges too our own set of dangers impulsiveness is not a virtue held by my kind when it comes to making coin the life of a town merchant favors sustainability above all we don’t bet our reputations on get-rich quick schemes what would people say if I ran around buying 500 silver coins worth of pyite they’d think I’d lost my mind and was jeopardizing my business over some passing craze i may be the owner of this stall but its significance extends far beyond just me all of the people who have given their support to this place my wife and children my suppliers clients and apprentice too their livelihoods are tied to the success of this shop can you really pay enough money to cover it that liability i know this isn’t the biggest shop around but the price of my signboard is still surprisingly expensive and if anything were to damage it a mere handful of gold coins would be a small drop in a very big bucket that’s just how it is i’m sorry don’t be i was just being selfish well faced with the situation you’re in anyone would be eh I don’t think you need to try so desperately to hinder his fundraising that princess of yours won’t be swayed so easily right when you brought her by here before even my ignorant eyes could see how much that girl liked you have more confidence in yourself i was slapped with a contract of marriage bearing her signature co-signed by Motti of course i’m not typically the sort of man who gets shaken up over paperwork but that certainly did the trick o it was when we let our guard down isn’t it but the fact that you’re out here trying to salvage this must mean you think that there’s still a little hope left are there any other angles you could come at this from i suppose I could always try talking to Mr boss i take it that means you plan on seeking the help of that eccentric woman again what woman huh am I wrong you were introduced to her before the Chronicler i met Miss Diana yes but what does she have to do with this it’s fine if you trade with her nobody minds where outsiders do their business why would I trade with her that honey tongue woman controls the whole northern district she’s the person you have to talk to if you’re looking to make a deal with the alchemists alchemists are the subject of harassment and discrimination even here in Camarrison some say that woman is the only thing keeping them safe your point they’re alchemists florence they deal largely in minerals because of their divisive reputation most respectable businesses wouldn’t be caught dead dealing with them which means right their stock of pyite would be completely untouched i’m sorry I can’t help you out more directly hopefully this gives you something to go on you just saved me from missing out on a tremendous opportunity i may not be able to pitch in but I’m pulling for you i hope you know that you’ve done more than enough you’re a good friend Mark mhm brokering in physical goods is certainly out of the question but I see no reason why I can’t broker an information huh come back later i’ll point you in the direction of a few merchants that might be interested in selling to you thank you honestly just look at that expression is it any wonder she’d go to such extreme lengths for it what are you talking about forget it a merchant is better served dwelling on finances than the female mind the wind is going to blow your way so set sail be good okay [Music] standing there waiting for my wife believe it mr btos I’m sorry to interrupt but I really need to speak with you right i assume this is about business yes I need to quickly obtain some pyite but I’m having trouble finding a supplier i was hoping that as well connected as you are you might know of one all right is it is there anyone you could recommend to me [Music] you about Mr amati’s dealings i’d have been a fool not to i also took careful note of the fact that Miss Diana hates talking about business so you’re interested in getting your hands on the alchemist pyite are you i’m told that no one can deal with him without her consent consent hard gained as she trusts Gant View if you already know that then why bother entertaining the idea of a trade do the prophets of pyite really mean so much to you no not at all so what do you believe the rumors of its divining and curative capabilities my reasons for doing this are entirely selfish i’ll admit I am in it for profit however the profit I’m trying to make doesn’t derive from superstition or the spiking value of pyite i want something more precious than that you’re a traveling merchant too right you know what it’s like when you’re faced with losing something you’ve carried so far if our wagon gets stuck in the mud or teeters on the edge of a ravine we weigh our options abandon it accepting the loss or try to save it we weigh the value of the goods the profit the funds on hand schedule and the cost we would acrewue in hiring hands to help there’s also the risk of being discovered by bandits or wild beasts all of which must be taken into account before we decide whether or not we abandon our goods and that’s the situation you’re in now it is and still none of that matters the least bit to me i’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to my cargo [Music] just don’t make them like they used daily [Music] that’s just the thing I hope to hear no matter how bleak the odds may be no traveling merchant worth his salt should ever give up what’s his without a fight never well sorry but I don’t have any pyite I can sell you myself however I do believe the alchemists have sufficient stock to satisfy your needs they do tell her I need a box to store white feathers and she’ll listen to what you have to say after that it’s up to you i can’t thank you enough if there’s anything I can I would ask nothing of you but to share in the tales you have yet to tell how’s that did I give off the same air of dignity that the madam does anyone home who’s out there forgive me for calling at such a late hour i am Mr boss’s friend from yesterday name’s Lawrence i wouldn’t usually disturb you but I need a box to store white feathers [Music] festivals lure in so many people don’t they it’s exceedingly rare for me to have multiple visitors in a single day relax please sit i assume the party who disclosed the passphrase to you was Mr boss yes that’s right he’s a kind man and I’ve badgered him most relentlessly you must have been convincing he’s not the type of person who yields to the demands of others so easily you know what manner of business could you have with me that’s worth coaxing so stubborn a man i need some pyite and I understand you have some to sell i heard the price of it has been soaring that’s not I know mr bas would never have acquiesed had profit been your true motivation there must be something else at play here this isn’t about money it’s about satisfying conditions to win a duel a duel against whom well against the No [Music] it’s against cargo cargo you say transporting goods is a challenge for every merchant they must evaluate its worth consider its handling and coordinated safe delivery a single mistake in just one of these aspects and the merchant loses right now my goods verge on falling free of my cart and rolling far from my reach while its worth is immeasurable handling is impossible and delivery unlikely yet even with all of that I refuse to let it go requesting a box for the keeping of white feathers it sounds like a grand password but my purpose in setting it wasn’t to keep solicitations out but rather to lure the most compelling of them in a bird sheds feathers when it flaps its wings in joy and the happy holders of my password vet my suitors for me when they flap their lips though the final determination remains mine alone have you managed to secure any other pyite Mr lawrence none at the moment i do know some merchants I could buy from but I’d rather deal with you if it’s only the pyite you wish of us then I see no issue we’d be happy to sell thank you very much however someone already requested its purchase before you how much did they offer you there’s no need to get worked up the individual elected to buy on credit so has not yet received the wares one might consider it a reservation personally I have no qualms about just selling all of our pyite to you instead allow me to negotiate matters with the other party the amount of money that was offered to us was 16,000 Iliad of market value wait that’s about 400 in Triny silver i understand so could you tell me the name of this book i will handle the discussions i can’t share names you see we never disclose the identities of those who would do business with us for safety reasons naturally but can’t you never [Music] right then is there a particular location where I can expect to find you tomorrow oh uh in front of the Stone Merchant stall at the market most likely early of course i have a little business to conduct there when the market opens if not there that’ll be just fine early it is i’ll have someone contact you as soon as we’re ready please do money is not an issue here and if you would tell the buyer that unless he’s willing to pay double the market value he should just back down my apologies again for disturbing you at so unreasonable an hour not at all my lifestyle does not follow the typical cycles of day and night and if you come to me with a new tale or two late one evening why I might even let you spend it something wrong oh I It’s nothing to make such a suggestive expression when leaving a woman’s house in the dead of night my goodness god might judge you Mr lawrence could I ask you something be my guest are there stories wherein well where a pagan god and a human become a couple yes quite a few of them in fact you really mean it yes for instance you had somewhere to be oh uh yes right but please next time could you share with me everything you know about those stories of course then I’ll be waiting until tomorrow yes until tomorrow good night to you Mr lawrence good night and good luck how’d it go well I spoke with Miss Diana but I’m not sure another buyer got to her before I did another buyer that’s right so I’m afraid I’m going to have to lean on you just a little bit longer i see then it’s a good thing I have news hey tell them what you found out uh right as long as the trade can be made with cash up front there are 370 coins worth of that pirate that was all we needed thanks so there you have it 370 coins that much of it yeah well what can I say i did a little thinking when you left the only reason there was little profit in Pyite for me is because I couldn’t buy much in the first place but what about all those traders who have money to spare wouldn’t be unreasonable to think a few of them secretly stocked up on it unlike traveling merchants with no name to speak of they’re respected vendors with prestigious sign boards they bought in bulk early and unnoticed but now that the price of even a small amount has risen so high it’s become difficult to sell off and the sensitive ones don’t want to advertise their predicament by trading the stuff openly having realized that I’m sure you can imagine what I did next you had your apprentice run around town spreading the word there’s a greedy traveling merchant with more money than cents going around buying up pyite for cash so sell it while you can right almost verbatim should I send him back out of course but H what is it i’m sorry you’re supposed to thank me here Lawrence not apologize oh right i’m sorry no thanks for the help you’ve always been a pretty unusual guy you know that no no that’s not the word it’s more that you lacked for sentimentality a hard-boiled merchant with a mind for nothing except business take me you never seriously considered me an actual friend of yours did you but what about now do you still just think of me as a convenient merchant to conduct some business with no I don’t wrestling with the nature of real connection is a common problem traveling merchants face when they settle down but then there isn’t anything common about your connection with her let me ask you this if instead it was you and I about to part ways forever would you be running around town quite so frantically to hang on to me yep no use trying to deny it just face it this is not the beautifulness of a mere companion this is but the spineless desperation of a smitten man for only the most flexible branches can withstand the fiercest winds once upon a time I was just like you hopelessly afflicted with the curse of the traveling merchant huh what curse you’re only starting to open up to others a bit more because now that curse is being lifted can you at least feel it the shift in you the change that’s been taking root ever since your journey together began you remind me of how I was back when I first met Adele you my friend are cursed and you’ve only got one hope to finally break it one hope to break the curse that’s right curse of avarice the poets pin verses of how you can’t buy love and the preachers all preach that there are more important things in this world than money so when even this malign currency is so hard to obtain how do we as striving hungering mortals possibly gain anything of any real value you tell them right [Music] is it any wonder that when something precious at last falls into our hands we can’t help but treasure it quite often when that truly valuable thing comes to us we don’t even notice then one day out of the blue you realize there isn’t anything you wouldn’t do to protect it braun is not the only virtue a gallant knight can demonstrate don’t lose heart Lawrence you’re the main character in a story that’s still being written are you anything around for me understand now am I anything real to you [Music] i feel like I can finally give her a meaningful answer a boy just don’t you forget that it was your old pal Mark who gave you the push factor in all my information on the north i don’t think 10 Lumion is going to quite cover it if all that information is secondhand I think I’m overpaying here’s hoping things work out well for you yeah but the power to change your fate is in your hands and your hands alone anyway where are you sleeping tonight i don’t know yet well think all right then would you mind it if I spend the night here my stall yeah you have some empty wheat sacks handy don’t you maybe you could lend me one you can take as many sacks as you want but I have a house you’re welcome to stay there free of charge thanks [Music] but I’d rather sleep here mhm huh you recall well I guess I’ll see you at dawn then yes but before I turn in we should at least have one more drink for good luck right [Music] it’s cold hello could you please tuck your tail against the Morning good morning morning good morning sir by any chance did Mark explain what we’re doing today no he hasn’t told me yet although I did hear that we’re setting a trap for someone bad well sort of that is the gist we may need to rely on you to complete a difficult task if this is to work so what’s your name uh oh right it’s Lance oh Lance actually hurry up before Mark gets here he believes that eating breakfast is a luxury right right i’ll be quick please don’t spoil my apprentice and he should have stopped me well it’s been pretty cold lately i guess there’s no harm in fortifying his constitution exactly after all he’s going to need every ounce of his strength for the workload ahead looks like it’ll be another bright day that always bodess well for sales everyone’s waiting to buy and no one’s selling the price will go up today too we can put off buying wheat till later we should focus on the pyite for now my wife has been begging for me to buy her something but not at that price point current price is 800 delayed 80 times the standard um so what exactly will it take for Mr lawrence to win what is the primary condition for the price of goods to rise when the number of buyers is greater than the availability of product and when does it go down when there is more product available than there are buyers that’s pretty much the size of it sales are the smoldering embers that ignite the market if no one sells their product then the market freezes over and advantage is held by those with the kindling so you’re saying people selling things drives up interest and then drives up prices got it in one however Mr lawrence’s goal here is not to make money his goal was to prevent a Motti from making money he has to wait for the perfect moment to offload a large quantity of pyite so that its market value will crash if Amati sells his stock even a second before that and reaches his goal of a thousand silver coins then victory is his of course it takes a person with the right mix of patience and perception to identify the right moment [Music] [Music] okay all right [Music] i trust you’re well this morning Mr lawrence i am thank you well it’ll soon descend into chaos here once the opening bell of the market rings i’d better give this to you now while I still have the chance what is it coin just as I promised [Music] creamer gold yes i hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty of the conversion i figured it would be more convenient for you than carrying around 500 silver coins but wouldn’t you have lost on the exchange rate the cost was negligible I assure you i had it exchanged at market value this morning to 23 Ramer gold coins well thank you it’s received aren’t you at least going to count it to make sure it’s all there now I’d like the contract for the 500 silver coins worth of pyite that you loaded of course it is received [Music] [Music] do you really think Mr lawrence can pull this off it’s hard to say we don’t need a substantial quantity of pyrite to even affect a fight all we can do is hope that DA comes through on hurry right now the biggest threat he faces is impatience if he gets rattled and tries to preemptively offload a middling number of stones then all he’s going to do is drum up the demand and the higher the demand the higher the value yeah but what if Elmotti looks like he’s about to sell his pyite before Mr lawrence is ready wouldn’t that force his hand it would indeed seems like someone’s been paying attention where is she [Music] another buy tag going up again i should probably get in now how much higher can it go wow it’s really gone up by that much already yep at this rate it’ll probably be up 20% by noon last time I dragged my feet on a new investment sounds like the value is only going to keep going up the Motty currently possesses 800 silver coins worth of Pyra and if it goes up by 20 more% then I’ll have 960 huh at that price he could close out his position and cover the remaining 40 coins by liquidating some of his assets and then his contract with Lawrence would be as good as one either way he’ll sell before the sale on credit poison takes effect uh the sale on credit poison write it down damn this is getting dark are you Diana abad’s had council since yesterday there’s no telling how much he’s been able to benefit from it [Music] another bite attack this has got to be the limit nope it’s still going up what’s it now keep it going [Music] not good [Music] tiana could you have devised a new deal behind my back but if Mr amati succeeds doesn’t the money then go to Mr lawrence yes it does so won’t he actually make a profit from his defeat yes though he’ll lose a great deal more h See money is nice but there are some things it just can’t buy so do you think we should sell nah we should wait a bit longer the price is only going to go up so you’re interested in getting your hands on the Alchemist pyite are you you didn’t find a seller before you signed the contract with him well time wasn’t on my side i had to move fast someone already requested its purchase before you i will handle the discussions right then is there a particular location where I can expect to find you tomorrow buyer buy it there’s another Let’s keep it going people everything else is on hold you decided that 1,000 silver coins was worth the loss is he looking for too what’s the value excuse me break away let me through please [Music] uh sorry another buyer already price bounced right back hasn’t even a minute there’s just no spot in the price time to sell when is this thing going to peak hold on who’s that my apologies sir oh Lance what’s wrong well just now someone came by our store offering to trade us their stones for our wheat how much 2 and 50 [Music] all you can quickly yes sir a seller come on please just go up a little more people are starting to sell then I’m buying this ain’t over yet the price has been dropping amati bought himself 500 coins worth of pyite from Lawrence tonight but rather than product he got a contract the actual gifts will be handed to him tomorrow evening [Music] do you understand the significance of that he’ll be able to sell the contract on if the price seems to be rising but not if it’s falling exactly right only a fool would buy devalued merchandise so if the promised pyite were to drop down to its pre- frenzy valuation then the 250 silver contract would become nothing but paper so whoever’s left with the contract will be ruined just so and that’s why sales on credit are so poisonous [Music] as we finally reach the limitation we’ll be rewarded enough waiting S come on Lance hurry i think it’s ready [Music] [Music] there’s only a small number of active buyers right now well it’s not the ideal amount i’m selling there’s another way too long it’ll go back up we’re still in this [Music] not quite if only I had Miss Tiana’s 400 coins worth of pyite as well then I could absolutely make the price plummet [Music] if she shows up Mr lawrence I tried to hurry here i told the pirate I could get 250 coins worth of it is everything all right yes i better play it safe wait for Miss Diana’s representative yeah but are they really coming that’s right what am I thinking i just gave up on that didn’t I if I’m gambling I can’t let anyone else buy in [Music] look someone buy big so what’s the price at now it’s stabilized no it’s up even more what is the matter someone bought in and bought big the wind has turned against me it’s not enough all I can do now is wait for Da there it’s them [Music] there’s no mistaking it armani’s realized the danger of holding the credit don’t tell him wait Mr lawrence yes sir i’m out of time please just hurry up come on excuse me Mr lawrence [Music] you are Mr lawrence yes yes i bring you a message from Mystiana [Music] attempts at negotiation have failed the other party will not sell to you mistiana did try she apologizes for being unable to meet your expectations if you’ll excuse me [Music] mr lawrence mr lawrence mr lawrence what’s wrong with you huh oh sorry just lost in thought i wasn’t meaning to ignore you no that’s not I didn’t think that give Mark a message for me would you please tell him that the plan has failed well I’ll get 1,000 silver coins from Ammani as a merchant I should be happy with that now here this is for you Lent mr lawrence you you’re not giving up are you master always says that real merchants never give in no matter how bleak the odds may be see the god of money doesn’t bestow wealth on those who sit around and pray for it but on those who are prepared to struggle and fight to earn it she’s one of a kind since I first saw her I’ve been in love with Miss Holo too but master told me to keep it quiet he said that if I told you how I felt about her you’d beat the pulp out of me [Music] yeah the beatings do but if I should beat anyone it’s myself i’ve forgotten the people who refuse to give up are all driven by the unflinching belief that a strong will can turn the wind and as long as I draw a breath I’ll be one of them a merchant conducts business by making plans and predictions on the back of information and experience sell that this will happen buy this that’ll happen it’s the bedrock of business but it’s easy to get lost in one’s own hypothesis forking paths of possibility often lead to uncertainty it’s easy to fixate on the risks to the detriment of courage that’s why you need a compass a true north to keep you on track it’s the one thing every merchant must have but when you find that star that keeps you steady you must have faith in it however doubtful things may seem [Music] that’s how it should be i’m going to sell my pyite will you go spread that rumor I asked you to [Music] you think it’s all pre-ordained i owe you [Music] buying or selling selling [Music] huh i am selling too [Music] that’s a lot my apologies i’d like the wise counseling lady another [Music] one what’s the price now [Music] [Music] what’s the dust settled amati’s financial losses weren’t too terrible the worst of the damage was to his pride you shouldn’t have tried to steal another man’s woman [Music] you won’t soon forget that i had intended to sever our acquaintance in a much less civil manner did the gall of him to say such words to a lady like me what words i will not repeat that despicable dril that’s probably for the best and is aversion the best manner of addressing our unresolved woes too i was in the wrong an easy admission but do you truly know the nature of your wrongdoing yes I do at least I think oh please do tell my contract with Amati was childish and self- serving i took for granted what I already had didn’t I and my worst offense was that I didn’t afford you the trust that you so richly deserved when you showed me the white feathers in symbolic fashion you were telling me that it was you who bought the pyite from the alchemists when you disappeared at the market this morning it was to retrieve the pyite Miss Diana had sent you however when I saw Amati sell some of his stones I thought you were trying to trap me and why would you think that if Amati looked to be selling I’d have to follow suit or even if you were simply trying to drive up the price that still would have spelled disadvantage to me when it came to buying the pyite I owed in my desperation I believe that you turned to his side completely i was wrong though you hadn’t turned when you advised him to sell off a portion of his pyite it was to help food was your way of telling me that Amani had stock enough to spare i needed to hurry up and sell before he decided to am I correct unbelievable that’s not all last night you sent over a mod’s matrimonial contract with your name affixed to it but why it was a move you were hoping I’d be upset enough by it to take action am I wrong i was right here right here in this room it is irrelevant continue back in Ruven you told me to stop playing games with you and tell you how I truly felt but sometimes passion solves problems faster than reason then we had our first big fight and you got upset learning about Yoitzu the apology you gave me at the end i am sorry i thought that was you pushing me away but it wasn’t you wished me closer that’s it right you dumb idiot man this is what they mean when they say that thought is wasted on a fool every attempt I made to help you you turned a blind eye to and on top of that you had the nerve to assume I was aiding the enemy honestly all of this for some ego battle with an adolescent boy you and I only recently met that is true but still I believed the bond we’d formed had some depth to it or was I just deluding myself by thinking so or maybe it’s that you really don’t want to be i want to be with you as long as I can [Music] my whole life has been business and trade i’m quite proficient at it however when it comes to anything else I’m a blind fool grasping around in the dark [Music] but beside you I feel I can find my way then what am I to you Lawrence [Music] what you are to me is far beyond words [Music] just what kind of honey tongue tribe is that i thought you had a taste for the cloyingly sweet not if I can’t eat it there’s one thing I’m still not quite clear on oh well how are you able to convince Miss Diana to sell all that pyite to you [Music] first I ought to mention that I figured out what you were planning quite early based on the information the young one so eagerly shared i must commend you for thinking up such a clever strategy on short notice but as for Diana it was an unrelated matter that brought me to her door an unrelated matter i found her from the sense left on the letter though the foul stench of sulfur almost deterred my efforts entirely i told her this fabricate a story supporting the continued existence of Yutsu and share that tale with you but my intreaties were in vain the woman refused the request is that so honestly it was rather embarrassing in the end after I shared our situation she had all but agreed until you showed up anyone home with a mind to help she devised a most curious plan one that would enable me to confirm the depth of your resolve it was as if she already knew yes until tomorrow good night and good luck and in case you were wondering yes I heard your ridiculous question loud and clear could I ask you something be my guest are there stories wherein well where a pagan god and a human become a couple yes quite a few of them in fact it would appear that gods and humans coupling up is not all that exceptional if that is what you desire I could oblige all I ask of you is please try to be gentle with me i am just kidding talk of that sablehaired girl has soured the mood somewhat did you notice it that the storyteller is not human there were a myriad of feathers scattered across her chamber and every one of them hers i were she was once a bird bigger than you she fell in love with the traveling monk and forsook her beloved sky to help him create his earthly church but when the years changed and the young girl did not the monk grew suspicious the rest I am sure you can guess [Music] i wish to return to my own home even if it is there no more right [Music] humans love their spectacles yes they do indeed [Music] we should go down and join them it’s a good idea yes it might be fun to burn as passionately as a straw idol infested flames [Music] until your year is the kind that comes in a coat so it is if I get drunk you will take care of me will you not my food [Music] what is it what happened [Music] [Music] i was sorry have I not been generous granting you warm relief from the cold with a selfless lending of my tale an intimate utility profiter despite recent and yet remunerated trespasses and this is how you would repay my kindness Lawrence with unspeakable violation this tale is more than a mere appendage it is my pride the proof of who I am and still you tore out its hairs and flattened it crushing its dazzling volume do you know how that feels do not fall asleep while I am in the midst of talking to you we should be able to see the town soon the place in which we can find more information about Yitsu yes miss Diana certainly seems to think so apparently there’s an abbot well-versed in the stories of pagan gods out this way i see and does this history-hungry abbott live in the town no this abbey is purportedly rather secluded the only one who knows where it is is a church priest in Tero then we must make for Tero at once we don’t know the way and that means we’ll have to stop by the town of Enber and ask for some directions from the locals [Music] it can never be a straightforward path can it [Music] you are each and every one of you blessed to live in a town like Enbear for as it is written God keeps favor for I wish to eat sweet bread have to wait until we sell our goods show me the truth and what goods are those again oh I told you this it’s the flower we bought from Mart back in Kumar oh yes I remember now the cut flower this is my first time visiting Antbeck so I wasn’t entirely sure what products would be most in demand it’s hard to know but a well-developed town of this size surely boasts the presence of nobility or a large church I could sell to so I figured flour would be the safe choice your surface level deductions interest me not what does stoke my interest however is why with a cart stocked full of flour we have to eat not but bitter rye bread for days on end even though you made a tiny profit in Commerce your stinginess persists oh come now you’re not merely traveling north for the sake of finding your hometown you know I do also have trade to conduct quiet my lush adorable tale had to suffer a vicious stomping from you so it is only right that you should sit there and suffer a verbal lashing from me and no more rye bread Lawrence from this moment forward you will feed me only soft and fluffy wheat bread there was a bountiful harvest of rye this year so we don’t have extra finances to take on more goods given the evergreen profitability of wheat I would buy the whole cartload if I could afford it a shame I didn’t know of the abundance else I could have brought the bread to trade instead could haves haunt every merchant I think but still better than anchoring the bakeries do the bakeries hold much sway in Edinburg considerable if anyone else so much as painful over bread they’d get beaten down like dough so are you looking to create a sales channel in town no I’m simply making my way north and trading as I go any destination in particular we’re looking to break the journey in Lenos lenos you’re traveling that far north ultimately but we need to stop by Tero before Lenos i have some business with the church there dealing with Terio’s church but the one here in Embber is far greater than theirs yes we passed it quite impressive indeed isn’t it our fair church oversees the entire area we have an extraordinary priest by the name of Father Menddees too i’m sure but there’s a specific individual there I need oh since we’re on the subject of it you couldn’t give me directions to Tero could you i doubt you’ll need them seeing as there’s a direct route there it’s about a single day’s travel by cart thank you very much may God cross our paths again yes and hopefully we can do some business when he does it would seem that Tero is only a day from here apparently if we depart today we should be able to reach it by tomorrow don’t you think we should rest before we head back out aren’t you tired from the road i will rest all the better in the town of Tero I believe i’m far too eager to find any sleep here as you wish let’s get a warm meal in us before we take off if that’s all right of course is that even a question [Music] [Music] [Music] what is that sound take a look a functioning water mill means we must be close [Music] [Music] well there easy sorry i hope you don’t mind me stopping you like this oh well that depends on what you’re after i just get a little excited when I see new folks and you two don’t look like you’re from around here no we’re just travelers passing through do you happen to know how far the town of Tero is from here the town of Tero if Tero is a town then Enber is a royal capital i mean most folks would struggle to call it a village i see so how much farther it’s just right down the road actually you could say you’re already in Terry that’s good to know thank you hey hey what’s the rush surely you have a minute or two to stay in chat right do you have business with me oh uh do I have business with you why yes actually i see that you have quite the beauty by your side she’s a nun out on pilgrimage she’s a nun is that a problem well I just don’t think it’s a good idea to take a nun with you to Tero oh it’s business with Tero’s church that brings us to town it should be fine for a traveling nun to visit a church yeah it would but not right now there’s been trouble see with that lot of uppy idiots from the church of Enber a strange new nun blowing in from that direction might get folks riled up you know right well we wouldn’t want that to happen so if we just covered up the nonly garb then no one would have a problem would they no I don’t think anyone would what kind of business do you have with the church we need some directions you what oh personal business not merchant business then too bad i was kind of hoping I could help you if you can I’ll ask may we pass you can call me Craft Lawrence by the way and what’s your name uh it’s Evan gome Evan evan understood i’ll be sure to remember it evan good i’ll be right here if you need me swing around and say goodbye before you leave all right his eyes were more on you than they were on me well he is a miller he’s probably quite lonely how do you figure that it’s not unlike being a shepherd and that it’s a necessary function that doesn’t lend itself much to making friends you have wheat in that pouch around your neck right suppose you were to haul and grind it how much flour would it produce i’m a god of harvest not a god of production i do not know such a thing all right let’s say you start with this much grain once you hauled it and had it ground down you’ll be left with this why is there so little left over that’s a common grievance it’s easy to think millers are thieves when you get back less than you gave if that’s not alienating enough there’s the taxation the water wheel’s owned by a landlord of course so who do you think collects that tax i assume it’s the miller’s job to do so yes and people aren’t prone to part with money happily so who do you think ends up getting the hate ah I see that’s the reason that pup was wagging his tail so desperately yes he’s probably dying to find some way out of this village there has to be someone there overseeing the mill and running the grinder but aspersions and undue anger are cast upon the one who does it’s a thankless job an all too familiar story to me yet it’s a job that needs to be done and there are those who appreciate it [Music] [Music] my what a humongous rock mhm i’m guessing they use it as a stage for local ceremonies and town meetings or even just dancing good day to you how goes it [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] yes who is it please forgive the unannounced visit i’m a traveling merchant by the name of Craft Lawrence a traveling merchant yes I came here by way of Commer and who is she an acquired traveling companion who shares a mutual heading [Music] i presume you have some kind of business here correct see I would very much like to talk to the priest in charge of this church well I’m no official priest I fear but I am the one responsible here my name is Elsa Stingheim so what is your business uh right we need directions oh yes we’re trying to find the way to Deandron Abbey the Abbott Louis Lana Stinghill should be caring for it i never heard of it i was told there was a priest named Father France here that I might speak with father France passed away late last summer now be gone i don’t know the supposed happy you speak of and I have no more time to waste right well she took a disliking do you think it’s because I didn’t make a donation is what she said true about Father France being dead she was not lying on that account but yeah she was definitely lying about not knowing the abbey a soft bet at last this is a pretty small village please don’t get into trouble h then you had better not give me cause too i find myself sleepy would you mind if I napped here what would you do if I said that I did mine i would ask just how you plan to keep me awake well we have been hitting the road pretty hard i suppose I would rather you get some rest than fall ill from exhaustion all right I’ll just close my eyes for a little bit before you do that how about you fold away the overcoat you just tossed aside and take off your robe then get beneath the blanket so you don’t catch cold if I get back and find those clothes still haven’t been put away properly dinner’s going to be stale and bland you have too good a heart to do so cruel a thing my goodwill is going to run out eventually with a face like mine I am not so concerned what will you be doing meanwhile i want to go and introduce myself to the head of the village it looks like we’re going to be here for a while besides maybe he or someone else knows where the abbey is while I’m gone you be a good girl and get some sleep yes sir i won’t have gifts I can bring back i do not mind just bring your sweet self back to me that foolish face of yours is gift enough oh yes there it is good night all right sleep well is there anyone home coming well then who might you be pardon the intrusion it’s just I’m a traveling merchant look Elder the stranger’s here and where has that man got to hey Elder you see in the flesh and everything really Miss Kemp try and show some decorum in front of our guest oh fine forgive Miss Kemp’s rambunctious ways i am the appointed head of Terio Village but you can just call me Sam handsome fellow too am I interrupting something no no we’re simply in the process of turning the wheat we harvested into bread [Music] there’s no need to frit it’s been dead a while a stuffed snake huh now then sit down and tell me what business brings you to my door first a gift for you with my regards it’s a sack of wheat flour for my current inventory goodness gracious most merchants these days are straight to business such thoughtfulness is a rare commodity well what of your second reason right i was wondering if you might be able to help me i’m trying to locate a nearby abbey i inquired as to its whereabouts at the church earlier but they didn’t seem to know is that so i’m afraid you’ll find me no less ignorant on this matter i was told that Father France might be able to point me in the direction of the abbey he passed last summer I’m sad to say so I heard his loss was a terrible blow to us the man devoted years of his life to the spiritual well-being of our village still though it seems you have Miss Elsa yes no doubt her youth came as quite a surprise to you indeed anyway Elder it would appear that I have another appointment always busy right after the harvest isn’t it no i’m sorry i couldn’t be more helpful elder apologies i was told to bring this to you at once i’m sorry it took me so long to get here the roads are a nightmare i should get some sleep myself [Music] unrefolded clothes and sleeping above covers means a downgraded dinner yes yes but you have much too good of a heart to do so cruel a thing i was out quite a while in my infinite magnuminity i refrained from waking you even with my stomach making a rockus cacophony i take such rumblings to mean you didn’t help yourself to my coin purse then that certainly comes on quickly here there’s not a soul in the square and no food stalls either how are we to find ourselves dinner i guess we’ll have to go to the village tavern yes let us go then i only just woke up all right I get the message what’s this huh you can’t just pop up like that it’s scary what is the Welp doing seems like he’s heading toward the church how suspicious well imagine how we look this is getting good only God should witness such a private liaison aren’t you and me h are you not at least somewhat curious i’m honestly surprised you even want to see something like that interest is not evil well it’s not virtuous either you mistake me my desire to observe such is not born of some trivial deviant fancy it is more academic much like studying studying yes that is right a desire to perceive how it looks to others when they see you and I together see is it not helpful to examine things from a new perspective [Music] i wonder how many people have secretly gazed down on us from their windows [Music] still though I think we strike no less handsome a figure than they right Lawrence well do you agree are you listening to me i am most hungry you’re right we should get some food and try to gather more information indeed we must learn the whereabouts of the abbey not quite yet we’re going to have to change tac here how so think about it elsa and Sam both clearly know about the Andron Abbey and yet they pretend it as if they’ve never heard of it and I want to find out why that is [Music] that’s what I call drinking you got skill lady here have another well well the fermented gauntlet has been thrown down you my friend have but one option to make like a man and shrink up all right I must wow this is incredible isn’t it you can chalk that up to Emma Ranel the tavern’s mistress and veritable local legend a she bear endowed with the strength of three men and the appetite of five maybe more like What did I tell you about spreading that nonsense huh here your garlic fried mutton straight from the stove i was just about to sing your praises i swear then you admit that what you were saying didn’t qualify as such our good mistress here used to be something of a wanderer traveling from place to place carrying an old Jon like you were yeah a long time ago back in the tumultuous days of a bygone youth when the suitors were many and the wrinkles were few i was born in a town just west a sleepy little place down by the coast doomed as such towns often are to fall to the sea the sea wait are you talking about pirates yeah i managed to flee amidst all the confusion grabbing only a big old brewing jug and a hefty sack of barley to take with me why those two things is anyone’s guess here jog your memory oh my my that is so kind so with the brewing jug and barley at hand I sat down by the river and just started brewing away but then as the story goes the countest men rode on in to drive off the rum chuggers and then they drank up all of her beer drink [Music] drink he asked me if I’d be willing to travel with him for a time and supply him and his men with freshly brewed beer with that things were looking up for young and beautiful Emma with ambition in her eyes she followed the counter fields ah so you became his brew master then that would have been impossible as reward for my service though I was granted the right to go forth and sell my beer under the count’s name from those humble origins it began the legend of the enigmatic beer selling woman it was the wandering maiden brewer you don’t determined to sell every drop of beer that I could i quite wisely abstained from sambling my own supply until one night soon after arriving in this here village I got completely sloshed and fell into the arms of my now husband shameful what a nice place to settle down i hope you enjoy your stay here thank you very much gracious what a fine tavern i doubt you’d find one this good even in the royal capital you got that right you have a good eye for quality and here is out of this world surely this village must be blessed by God himself oh I’m so sorry this village owes Father France a great deal for his years of service and no one would argue against that but still no amount of gratitude could ever supplant our loyalty to the Lord Truio they’re here exactly lord Truio yes he’s the god of our village granter of bountiful harvests and he for whom the town of Tero was named you don’t say the god of harvests is he by any chance a wolf a wolf don’t be ridiculous they’re the servants of the devil not gods then what is he see as depicted Lord Truio is a snake he’s a snake god snake a snake so big that the weather is different at his head than at his tail he devours the moon for breakfast and swallows up the sun for supper by scale alone he is a god beyond compare there’s a big cave just outside the village that Lord Truio hollowed out to hibernate in one hard winter a cave you say there’s an old legend that anyone who enters the cave will be cursed even Father Fran scouted as he was knew to fear it and warned everyone to stay clear you might have seen it on your way in actually it’s right up on the slope of the ridge line that’s right clear as day but try telling that to those pompous fools over there in Ontario folk have had problems with their eyesore of a church for generations now some self-righteous idiot named Mendez is running it at the moment though it people would like to forget it enber was once also protected by Lord Trullio their minds were poisoned by missionaries from the church like beautiful sheep they convered roads were built people flocked in and then Bur exploded in size the church does command considerable power yeah too much if you ask me they sank their claws in there and then came here looking to convert us too so to avoid conflict we reluctantly agreed to the construction of a small church here in the village then they claimed we had to pay punitive taxes for them to turn a blind eye to the worship of Lord Druio pay punitive taxes mercifully about 30 or 40 years ago now Father Fron came and took over the church interesting but hasn’t Miss Elsa taken over its care since the good father passed on yeah she’s a funny one that when we stopped by earlier to pray for safe travels it was quite the surprise to be greeted by a young woman dawning the best of the It would be a cold shock to anyone it is beyond belief father France took in Miss Elsa a little over 10 years ago and she was always rather fond of him but to follow in his footsteps as a priest and all odd right mhm you’re familiar with other people and places aren’t you i guess so then surely you must know someone who could help us out someone with influence in the church someone with influence in the church that’s right someone who could shut those penny pinchers in up forever shut up yourself and let the poor man drink in peace right sorry you’ll have to excuse him you must get this all the time as a traveling merchant every village has its own set of woes after all people passing on through just need to eat our food and down our drink then once they head out they’ll carry the good word of us far and wide yes I agree completely all right then you layabouts the night’s waxing on so we didn’t drink your fill before I come and kick you out huh though it seems it’s already lights off for some evidently your companions had one mug too many self-restraint isn’t quite innate to her so I better take her back to the inn before she comes to and disgraces herself whoa after all she’s not married yet [Music] [Music] ing yourself i said mingle not rack up a bill that would make a pelican blush must you always be so personic i have not the stomach for such quibbles almost lie down at once i feel sick don’t fall asleep out here my goodness is the young miss all right yeah she’s just had too much to drink oh has she now been here what’s the matter are these awful things the inkeeper’s wife gave them to us last night said they worked great as a hangover cure the sourness of this fruit would shock me back to sobriety had I been drunk for the last century [Music] what a surprisingly laidback town seems the shops won’t be open till later being awake is for not for when offered cold and hunger I choose instead to slumber you know they say God crafted man with so efficient a design as for us to only require sleep once a day well unfortunately I am but a wolf though it does somewhat beg the question oh nothing i’m just wondering how it is these people make money what do you mean by that the harvest may be over but most farming villages don’t have time to rest like this on top of that Tero should be facing heavy taxation by Inber that doesn’t make sense sounds like quite the miraculous place to live there seems a hilarious kind of irony in describing a town that spurs the church and all of its teachings as being miraculous irony what you didn’t mean that when you said it how exactly does that serve as irony i see i suppose I’ll need to educate you on what the church preaches about miracles while I dislike your hardy phrasing I will indulge you the word miracle carries a special connotation for the church a miracle is when God uses the power of spirit to create something whose genesis exceeds both human capability and understanding if the church recognizes that an individual has brought about a miracle then that person is anointed a saint for their divine deed and revered for it is then a miracle only a miracle if the church accepts it as such it must be judged so as not to be mistaken for a mere trick of the devil or some rationally explained fluke h so what miracles has the church given legitimacy to the stories I’ve heard it’s been things like evading a raging storm spontaneously healing the sick and turning everyday water into wine into wine that’s the one that stands out to you anyway the church only recognizes inexplicable feats and extraordinary happenings of godly origin as miracles in earnest as a once named God do I qualify as a source well the amount of beer you can drink is certainly miraculous you idiot i have performed deeds beyond your human comprehension more times than I can count huh look miracles extolled by the church have a little more to them i don’t think we can reasonably compare well I know where I need to go today we might just find some clues about the abbey after all good grief even though it’s your home that we’re looking for I’m the one left doing all the leg work would my presence be more of a detriment to you than a boon it is a small village there are eyes everywhere here i would gladly scour every nook and cranny unbound if I was allowed to i wish to find this elusive abbey as soon as possible and learn all there is to know of myu and we’re going to i’ll be back this afternoon at the latest i expect a souvenir this time good morning Mr lawrence and a good morning to you thank you for last night yeah we’re there every night so feel free to stop by and say hi so where are you off to this morning i thought I might get some wheat ground into flour ah you’re going to see the miller then make sure he doesn’t skim anything off the top my shop will be open all day if you’re looking to make some bread i’ll make you some delicious loaf thanks i might just take you up on that [Music] oh Mr lawrence sir there’s no need to call me sir is the mill currently available for use absolutely you just leave everything to me i handle all the town’s flour a sack of this size will set you back about free loot it’s remarkably cheap oh is it they charge roughly three times that elsewhere and here I thought I was asking folks for too much people in town always grouse when it comes time to pay it’s the same everywhere have you ever run a mill yourself Mr lawrence not quite but I briefly worked as a substitute tax collector in my younger years i had to collect butcher tax on the amount of meat they stocked huh there’s taxes on stuff like that as well rivers get dirty when you wash flesh and bone in them and meat produces a lot of waste besides that the tax is to pay for the cleanup but no one ever wants to pay it i had to beg barter and bleet to get people to settle up and they loathed me for it i know how that goes hey Evan you said that all of Tero’s grain is processed into flour here right why the curiosity are you looking to do business in Tero Flower well I haven’t decided yet then you’d do best to abandon that notion no merchant worth his soul would abandon a good lead you’re right there but dauntless or not I’m afraid the grain you see here has already been promised to Enber it has does that mean Enber has some kind of right to the mill we have a mutually beneficial arrangement they buy grain from us in bulk and we in return buy everything except grain from them on top of that we’re exempt from taxation when buying alcohol and clothing what do you think good deal right that’s a remarkable deal if it’s true and more beneficial to Tero it’s practically unheard of to have such favorable terms with a town that much bigger it doesn’t make sense as I heard that the village was floundering under the strain of the hefty punitive taxes it owes in Ber that’s all ancient history now really you want to know why they’ve changed their mind if you’re willing to tell me sorry i don’t actually know why oh come on i do know who brokered the new deal for us though played Father France right huh how did you already find out that it was him call it a merchant’s intuition or something like that wow that’s amazing i knew you were different from the very moment I laid eyes on you flattery will get you nowhere with me anyway how’s my flower doing over there oh yeah right [Music] make sure to sift it thoroughly before you try baking it into bread we’ll do oh by the way I saw you earlier talking to young Miss Elsa you saw us talking by the church huh it gets a bit too cold to sleep in the mill in winter and so M elsa kindly lets me stay in the church for warmth she all but slammed the door on us when we met yesterday but this morning with you she was as gentle and caring as the holy mother why is that elsa can be pretty short-tempered for how timid she is and so when she’s interacting with people she doesn’t know for the first time she tends to bear fangs like a cornered wild mountain rat she’s actually been in quite high spirits must have caught her at a bad time she was happy as a clam by the time evening rolled around but come to think of it she didn’t mention anything at all about you two stopping by and she’s the type to enthusiastically share how many times she sneezed that day i’m a stranger perhaps she didn’t want to give you any cause for concern oh no need to fret about something like that i’m happy for you both Evan really elsa looked up to Father Fron a great deal she’s been doing her best to fill the void he left i’m just trying to support her as much as I can yeah I can tell still though I wonder what could have possibly happened to so drastically improve her mood in just a couple short hours why does all this interest you Mr lawrence my own company’s mood changes as frequently as the mountain weather sounds like she could be a bit of a handful you have no idea but you’ll find no insight here elsa just managed to finally resolve a long-standing issue she’d been budding up against what do you mean by that well oh wait i’m not supposed to talk to any outsiders about this i hope you understand that’s all right i don’t much mind see you around wait can you tell me something how do you live the kind of life you do there’s no such thing as an easy path through life but if you love the road you’re on it’s not so bad i see a fine answer and good to know i appreciate it till next time maybe we should just give up on trying to find the abbey and why is that something is wrong with this village it’s dangerous you are not willing to face a little danger to find my beloved home this has nothing to do with willingness i have reason to believe that the abbey we’re looking for is actually Tero’s Village Church if what I suspect is true that means the head of the abbey was Father Fron it also means that Elsa and the village elder both knew that the old priest was in the habit of collecting stories of pagan gods even so they adamantly deny knowledge of it next from the talk in the tavern last night we know that the village holds no love for the church the people here give worship only to their snake god yet several of them have spoken of a great debt the village owes the late father yes odd indeed clearly Father France did something for the village and I found out what that was when I spoke to Evan today what did the boy say terio village has an imbalanced contractual agreement within Burk it’s what enables the people here to live so leisurely and Father France was the one responsible for negotiating it with such an agreement in place why so much chatter about trouble brewing between this village and Inber’s church they answer henber is trying to use Father Fronza’s death as caused to end said agreement tero openly gives worship to a pagan god if Henber is free to weaponize and disseminate that information that could swiftly bring destruction to this village however Elsa and the others have been plotting a counter culminating with the arrival of a message one most certainly containing an endorsement for Elsa to succeed France coming from a prominent noble or large church the relief she gained must have been indescribable although I don’t imagine Enbeburgg will give up so easily and what of us with how things stand there’s no way Elsa or the village head will dare reveal the existence of a paganin inclined abbey to a couple of outsiders if we push and are branded as heretics the situation could spiral out of control i do not care hey Holo uh this time I want to make sure we’re on the same page so I know what you want tell me what is it you’re hoping to hear from the pagan stories we seek are you looking to find the bear that legend claims destroyed Yitsu the one that Diana says hunts the moon or else is it that you’re just looking for your friends and if I was what then Lawrence i would face that danger by your side i am glad to hear it good you have made your point so you can kindly dispense with the bravado hello if it would help I would slap that girl’s cheeks red and demand she tell me every story the priest left behind for the exact reasons you have stated but not just those I wish to learn more of my former home is that wrong to want to learn new things of an old place there is nothing wrong with wanting that still I would prefer you not wait belly deep into danger to sate my curiosity see your wholesome nature is one of your few redeeming qualities it is also your most frightening for though here I stand ripe and ready for the picking somehow you resist devouring me whole what a frightening male you are though fruit may look sweet to the eye it can taste anything but once it’s clenched between the teeth that is true it could well turn out to be unbelievably sour although do you mean to say that I am not sweet uh-huh oh someone is feeling quite brave although are you really all right with giving up it is unfair to ask so curt a question in so kind a way who knows i do still wish to know what became of my home what became of those few I called my friends and what became of that bear yeah the story that bird girl in Comarrison told was hardly enough like receiving a few drops of water to quench an intolerable thirst i see might I beg a favor of course you can i’ll do anything you ask of me well then I have an idea that I would much like your help with seriously I do not see the point in continuing to beat around the bush and you were the one who just said you would do anything I asked were you not i have decided I want to wait belly deep into the danger aside you after all but hold on you would not go back on your word now would you Lawrence it made me so deliriously happy besides I must give a good tug on your reigns every once in a while worry not should things go poorly I will leave the salvaging efforts to you for now though I will simply place my hand at top yours just so [Music] now then what do you say we get a tasty meal in our stomachs sounds Apologies for the other day just what business do you have here mr evan told me that you were dealing with an unusually difficult situation the last time we stopped by you’re not going to ask about the abbey are you no no the village head didn’t know anything either so I’m pretty sure my information was off does that mean you’re leaving yes i think we’ve dodawled Interio long enough but before we go might we come in and pray for safe travels [Music] this way you may say your prayers here at the altar this Father France yes he must have been a man possessed of immense faith yes he was devout although I hadn’t noticed the indentation before now let us pray for your journey before we do I’d like to confess i see then kindly follow me to another room i’d rather do it here openly before God very well then only speak your confession and God will listen for he is most forgiving of those who are giving to him my sin is dishonesty knowingly I have fooled another for my own benefit do you have the courage within you to confess to God your trespass in full i do then you have no cause for fear god is ever merciful to the faithful and penitent among his children today I spoke a lie designed to trick someone into relinquishing that which they wouldn’t have given me otherwise for what reason there was something I needed to know so I lied in a bid to extract it from them and who was it that you deceived it was you Miss Elsa with that I have unburdened my soul by declaring my lies so now I’m free to speak the truth i am here to ask you where we might find the Andrawn Abbey no it seems I’ve lied once again i’m not here to ask where we might find it what because we’ve already found Andron happy haven’t we it’s here and Father France was the managing abbot louis Lana Stingield or do you deny it remember you stand before God it wouldn’t do to lie in his presence father France collected stories of pagan gods and we’ve journeyed far to hear them it’s the fear of Inber’s church discovering the actions of your predecessor that binds your tongue am I wrong wait just who in God’s name are the two of you an amusingly constructed question seeing as its answer falls beyond the fringes of said God’s jurisdiction what do you mean see for yourself [Music] do you wish to touch them priest [Music] i did not expect her to be quite so timmerous she’s not the letter she received was from a nearby lord endorsing her stewardship of Terio’s church i doubt she slept much waiting for it evidently the situation is a lot more dire than I’d imagined are you feeling all right [Music] so it wasn’t a dream then if you prefer we could always carry on as if it was well they do say that devils like to exploit the sleeping there’ll be no nocturnal malevolence from us we only want some information namely records Father France kept on his pagan research why are you after them so I may return to my hometown your hometown i left my home long ago and though I dearly wish to see old friends again I have forgotten the way back worse still I do not even know if the place in my memory still exists what would you do if you were me and someone knew of the home you so long to find i am a committed servant of God but at the same time I believe just as Father France did and you do not seem to be possessed by the devil as he would say possession is a fiction used to explain the unknown please follow me [Music] what is this precious artifacts in a church’s keeping are always hidden behind the prayer room may a merciful God forgive us [Music] in his last will and testament Father Fron detailed how the statue could be moved allow me you hear mind if we head down i will go first [Music] be careful you don’t think she’s going ahead to burn the basement down do you and do you often accuse me of being the suspicious party sorry took a while not at all what are those just letters they’re addressed to me books can be found down in the basement the information you seek will most likely be written there may we take them back to the inn i would request that you read them here in the church i know that we coerced you into this and I’m sorry but thank you yes you did coers me into abetting you yet even so your presence here would have made Father France quite happy he always believed that the stories he held so dear were more than mere fairy tales the book collection is fairly large you should talk with the inkeeper you may need to extend your stay if you want to read them if I did you’d have time to rouse the village against us i have modeled my life on the teachings of the true faith i would not callously entra others i didn’t lie to you in the prayer room and on my word I am not lying to you now i’m the one that’s been setting traps in line i’ll know not to underestimate a merchant next time excuse me may I please read these books here peruse all you want but ration the candles this I fear is not a wealthy church i see well if a merchant wishes to ascend to heaven then he can’t let his coin purse weigh him down thank you for this may the blessings of God be upon you you’re not going to keep an eye on us as you don’t intend to bring wrath and ruin to the village I think I can look away true your companion is a being who by her very nature should not be in this church however don’t worry your suspicions are completely understandable well if you ask me whether or not I have suspicions yes I do but that’s not it there’s something else on my mind well I don’t think I’m qualified enough to hear confession i do fancy myself rather proficient in the art of giving advice so speak my advice will be sincere provided there’s no money to be made that’s fortunate then as it is the Council of Reason and Logic that I find myself most in need of right now have you a moment to spare if it’s within my power to help you I’d be more than happy to these stories the toms and tales filling the basement if they’re factual accounts then yes does that mean that the god we believe in is false till the end father researched collecting information on the northern gods he was suspected of heresy more than once for his esoteric predelections but he was a good and devoted priest who never missed a day of prayer in his life and yet if that girl truly is a faith-dened pagan god then what does that mean for the one whom the church espouses i haven’t the slightest clue nor have I the conviction to condemn me with a holy water and scripture is this hesitation for good or for ill i am but a mere traveling merchant fully educated in the teachings of God i couldn’t tell you the difference between the sacraan and the sacriiggious if I tried however what I can tell you is the father was no heretic that belief how can you be so sure of it that’s probably Elder Sam knocking no doubt he’s wondering why you’re still here don’t worry i’ll simply tell him that you’ve been obliging my curiosity about the churches you’ve visited that’s not a lie because Yes I understand and I would be delighted to share my experience with you that was awfully compassionate merchants are always compassionate toward those they wish to do business with is there any chance you can hear what they’re talking about she is telling him exactly what she assured she would and it sounds like the elder is just leaving our main obstacle is time see if we take too long the snows will sweep in and block the roads so little time for so many books we should be able to pull it off if we work together and skim through them quickly indeed what is it you well know that I am tired of being alone [Music] right then the elder has returned home so as to our conversation We can continue it later [Music] hello huh is someone else coming to the church ah Evan I have grown hungry have you now well I guess it wouldn’t hurt to take a small break we can’t let Evan know the truth about you there is still the possibility the girl will tell him though evan claims Miss Elsa shares with him how many times a day she sneezes yet she chose not to tell him about running into us that hardly eases my concerns yes well don’t forget that we’ve also made a tidy donation to the church even if we can’t trust in the existence of God we can trust in those who are faithful to him the girl is clearly battling through an internal crisis who can say what she will do once she has found her resolution about her faith in God incidentally what was going to be your response to her oh that I believe the reason Father Fran started collecting the stories he did was to try and prove the existence of his own god really he prayed day after day but never saw so much as a hint of him that would spare anyone to ask questions and if he couldn’t find answers directly maybe he could find them indirectly or if the pagan gods existed then there was no way God himself didn’t god does not exist after all the church mistakenly believes that God created the world and that humans are merely borrowing it do they not they do but even so the late father longed to feel his presence evan don’t spill your drink and tear your bread before you eat it i know i know now please continue on with the story you were telling Mr lawrence yes where was I you had just stepped foot on a huge vessel oh that’s right the most unusual thing about that ship was the food they had in store food you say merchants on board had brought food from all over the continent there was this one particular trader from the Egod region who had a kind of bread that tasted as salty as the sea you’d have to be insane to salt bread though right absolutely there was also completely flatbread supposedly kneaded and baked before being blessed by leavenvening spirits this kinded with amber honey was sweet and delicious there’s a whole world beyond this village that I have no idea about thank you for setting out such a lavish feast for us this evening Miss Elsa well after the unexpectedly generous donation you gave it was the least I could do so then now that we’re finished you’re welcome to continue your research into the night thank you hey Mr lawrence come tell me more stories of your travels before you go evan go practice your writing what by the way about what you asked me i will consider the answer myself father Fron always used to say you should ask yourself before others everything all right there everything’s fine come on I’ll help you finish cleaning up appreciate it don’t just gather the plates wipe down the table yeah I know how to tidy it up and don’t eat the crumbs it’s bad manners yeah I wasn’t going to your appetite i find it hard to believe that elsa and Evan what of them they seem to get along really well what did I say something unusual no it’s just I felt what with that look on your face you know despite my vast wisdom and tranquil temperament I do still have some pride yes and to that end what is it i would really prefer you not speak so emidiously of them you say that and yes I see it they are cute together meanwhile here I am acting anything but i do not know why so slightly embarrasses me so significantly yet to hear you so enviously proclaim their compatibility all the while you and I No you’re right i shouldn’t have put it like that although I guess I am wait let me speak i felt it though i didn’t quite know how to articulate it it’s true that I feel a sense of envy towards them but it has nothing to do with their relationship those two can build a life in this village but what of us you found a lead on your hometown and for the time being I’m helping you follow it however [Music] I’m just a traveling merchant without any roots yes you are so what does our future look like once you’ve found your way back home i do not know a quick look won’t be enough to satisfy you will it actually that’s not forget what I said i am Holo the wise wolf i am Holo the wise wolf of Yitsu i am Holo the wise wolf of Yutsu hey hold is there a problem no i wish to sleep would you kindly look through the remaining books for me i’d be glad to [Music] i do not wish to imply the tale of this bear god has more merit than the others as heavily represented as this earthine deity is in both legend and myth and yet this pagan god is the only one I have been able to connect quite so thoroughly with my own does the pope even know such stories exist if my deductions are accurate our god triumphed over this formidable being with nar a finger lifted i can barely steady my hand long enough to write this truly I have never felt the presence of God so keenly as I have in the assembly of this book i pray only that I will not be judged by those with closed minds and spite in their souls but by those with open hearts whose love of their god is as a soothing breeze caressing a vast blossoming field i found a book about the moon hunting bear has something happened i think it’s safe to assume so i don’t know if this will change anything or everything but please be honest with me don’t hide your thoughts all right I promise [Music] with that letter you have on your desk I figured Inber would have given up ontario it would seem that nothing escapes the merchants’s notice i had hoped they would have given up on us too i’m just a traveler of no consequence when things get dicey my kind are often the first to fall nothing so sorted will happen while I have the power to prevent it now please go close up the basement the elder will be sure to come if this has anything to do with Enber if asked I’ll maintain the narrative that it was religious discussion that kept me and my companion so late as she’s a nun it’s a plausible explanation you best take a blanket with you [Music] [Music] i fear I must insist [Music] i am sorry to disturb your rest what is it please understand we are only doing what we must no first I am with the Rowan Merchant Association and my colleagues in the Crimean branch are well aware of my current presence here in this village you mistake us you see we have not come here tonight with any ill intent [Music] no we here because someone in Inber died wheat [Music] the usual end there is a shoemaker died eating bread bread baked from the wheat we harvested [Music] patella uses hellfire then a blight for what wheat infested with disease it’s insidious only death betrays its contamination an official investigator will be sent shortly as to the wheat and beer plans to return it all but if they’re returning it that means yes we have to reimburse them in full mother Sam what do we do we’ve already spent the money buying livestock for the winter and repairing our farming tool don’t forget your follies we had ourselves a bumper harvest this year and since then I’ve been able to stock better food and drink at my place things you’ve all been squandering your money on but that’s not the worst of it this has ramifications reaching far beyond just a few lives lost there’s no way to tell how much of the crop bears the blight which means that not a stalk of it can be eaten it all has to be thrown away we haven’t any wheat our stores are empty what will we do poverty we can endure but starvation we cannot it is alarming but still the outsiders must have tainted our harvest pitching their cursed weed and arrow that’s right you went to the watermel to grind it down didn’t you you mean to ruin us and they like they conspired with the miller boy where is that thief anyway we should tie both of them up make them confess which batches of wheat they got to please hold on stay out of this you insufferable woman what did you say heaven is within the church we mustn’t lose focus now blame is not the priority here our priority is returning the money to end their Well we can’t give them what we don’t have perhaps we could pay them back next year that may not be an option for us what do you mean they may use this as an excuse to revert our relationship back to the way it was what are you saying but I thought we were supposed to be protected didn’t Father Fran set it up that way i knew this wasn’t going to work with Elsa why would any bear take her seriously why would anyone shutting herself up in the church and never once helping in the field it was Lord Truio that blessed the harvest not their worthless god white church girl like hers enough every villager needs to count up what money they have left and take stock of the provisions they’ve made for winter at the earliest the representative could reach us with the morning light we will attend to our affairs until then elsa as painful as this is please bear with us museum would you kindly stay with her tonight lest these fools go attacking the church i’d be glad to mr lawrence I am no less suspicious of your presence than the villagers are that said I’m also not quite as quick as they are to pass my judgment i understand entirely Elder Sim i would suspect the same then to ensure your safety and to prevent further suspicion falling on you I think it best you stay with me [Music] to me too eagerness aside they still would have known that Elsa’s backer would intervene if they tried to act they needed some new development to muddy the waters of their conflict and then fortuitously we rolled into town doubtless they’ll hit the village with a pre-planned ultimatum hand over the vicious sabotur and we’ll graciously extend the deadline on your return payment is that something you are going to let happen of course not although indeed running would seal our guilt in the minds of the suspicious your image would be plastered all over and my life as a merchant would come to a rather pitiful end could we seek any assistance from that Rowan association of yours from the association if only we could oh that’s right [Applause] if I rode on your back again we could flee to another town faster than by horse of course we could it would be disastrous if word got out that a merchant poisoned a town’s wheat the association would never allow that to stand if that is true perhaps the individuals behind this will decide we are far more trouble than we are worth yes but who will be left to take the blame once they give up on us i’d wager they default depending all on Evan the unpopular miller boy with access to the wheat then I shall carry him on my back as well but if they can’t frame Evan I will carry the priest girl too if that is what it takes your unceasing altruism can be such a burden whatever would you do without me who can say thank you now then will you both please tell me just exactly who you are unless I’m mistaken I already have yes you have and most likely you speak the truth however the two of you came to this village seeking Deandron Abbey was there any particular reason for that an acquaintance of mine in Kumar referred Deandron’s Abbit to me regarding some research so the reason you came to Terio has zero relation to Enber it’s true that we stopped by the town of Enber but it was only to pass through it believe me no one is behind the curtain pulling our strings we seek the abbey for reasons of our own no surely you’re lying it’s no lying your feud within has absolutely nothing to do with us i didn’t even know about it until I came here i was just trying to learn about the abbey instead I stumbled into this mess you You mean it you aren’t involved in any of this i swear it if that’s truly the case then perhaps you could lend us the much needed aid of your merchants’s wisdom and wallet wisdom yes wallet i’m not asking you to help us for free assist us and I can guarantee you both your safety as opposed to if I don’t the only reason I didn’t tie you up is because when you first came to greet me you brought a gift of wheat i have no choice it seems that I have to agree mhm however if I manage to turn this whole debacle around for you I expect to be well compensated consider it a deal first we should start with our culprit clearly this is all part of Invaric’s plan huh please go on right if I’m not mistaken this is what’ll happen next they’ll approach you well aware of the fact that you can’t pay them back yet they want this so in lie of money they can demand you give them credit towards the wheat you harvest next year and why would they want that because then they can negotiate the price of next year’s wheat and buy it for that now cheaply you see in buying a product that doesn’t yet exist they can haggle bringing the price down greatly you’ll be in the red forced to make up the difference with the following year’s wheat harvest a cycle that will repeat as you sink further into debt ultimately you’ll be hammunk forced to bend and the contract they had agreed upon with Father Fron can then be severed i see we only wanted to avoid heavy taxation that’s why we’ve held on so tightly to the deal Father France broken with them on our behalf but now this Redell uses Hellfire well I suspect not but is there any chance the infected wheat could have made it into your harvest by some natural means that cursed strain is black as pitch and just as sticky even the children could recognize it the likelihood of us overlooking a lethal quantity in the harvest is all but nil i consulted Elsa about this before coming here like you she also suspected Edme’s hand at play i ought to be ashamed i thought the village would be secure so long as we could sell our wheat so I turned a blind eye to the dangers awaiting us i suppose I didn’t want to believe people could be so ruthless we must be swift i should speak with Miss Elsa at once you want to speak with Elsa yes I do you see Elder Sim has promised our safety as long as we help the village through this for that I’ll need some information that only Miss Elsa can provide elsa elsa is something wrong nothing’s wrong we just need to talk to you is that all right we should not depend on these two but we can trust them they’ve been frank with me and demonstrated sincerity through donation and prayer that’s good to hear [Music] this way you can wait here why i can’t come in please Evan if that’s what you want hey there isn’t a merchant alive that wouldn’t weep to lose a purse as hefty as this you can give it back to me once we’re done here i can’t believe Enbear could use such vile tactics there isn’t a whole lot I can do i am supported only by the virtue of my father’s name if I dare ask more of my patron I could very well lose them as expected so knowing what you do how do you think this is all going to play out you’re asking for my opinion few people here can see what Inber is doing they’re sheltered unlike yourself and Miss Emma so then what will you do we flee leave while we can that course presents risks of its own even on horseback there’s no guarantee you’d escape yes but we can travel much faster than that right [Music] well if that’s so why haven’t you Flood two reasons first is we still need information we haven’t read all the books yet the second is that if we just disappear there’s someone else they can blame and they will [Music] are you confident that you can safely have scond with Evan i didn’t just mean him you too well I can certainly help address the first of your impediments but you won’t have long with the books there’s only one in particular that we need to read we tucked it away beneath the altar if I could just know the end i fear I do not have the luxury of hoping for more [Music] honestly Evan there’s a book concealed under the altar go fetch it i will neither condone nor condemn your intent to escape i won’t but would you please lend me your merchants wisdom until you do if it’s within my power to help you then I’d be more than happy to do so i feel like that phrase lends you more wiggle room than it implies merchants are cautious by nature here’s the book you ask for but aren’t these pagan legends Father Francis miss Elsa excuse me please uh of course Lawrence if in seething anger I tear this book aunder would you apologize on my behalf i’ll apologize if you do it but these old pages aren’t worth your tears do you really place so high value on the pearls of my eyes as to lament their wasting perhaps then I should weep and become rich i think I’ll have a jeweler judge their authenticity first i would like to read alone if you do not mind just tell me once you’re done [Music] no matter what happens I’ll be right here by your side you have nothing to worry about i promise if you need me to step out so that you two can talk I will tell me what exactly is it that my mercantile wisdom can help you with anyway well I was speaking to Elder Sim it seems as though we’ll be 70 reamer short if Env returns our wheat 70 reamer that’s quite a lot i fear that isn’t even the extent of it since the wheat we stored for ourselves can’t be eaten we’ll require additional coin for food i’d assumed that as long as we had father’s contract we would have been spared this ruinous outcome it wasn’t your faith it was at fault rather it’s that the village didn’t fully appreciate the rarity of the fortune it enjoyed i often heard from father that struggle was common for villages like ours how the onset of winter was a dreaded thing how decent folk would toil away in the cold hoping they would still have their land come the spring and yet here I understand but still despair isn’t going to solve anything you’re right please forgive me indulging in self-pity thoughts like this father Fron would never do such miss Elsa elsa miss Elsa elsa [Music] mr lawrence everyone in the village thinks we’re responsible for this don’t they they do i expected as much i also overheard what you said to Elsa is it true can you really escape heard that did you it’s true we could escape and somewhat selfishly I’d quite like to take the two of you with us how is liberating us selfish saving us from this sad existence elsa deserves more than their mere tolerance everyone talks about all of the good that Father Fron did but not one of them really appreciates it they never gave a second thought to the man’s teachings and while they all lavish offerings without end upon their snake god they’ve never given a crumb of bread to the church if it wasn’t for the village head or Miss Eva they’d have starved to death long ago the outside world can be a cruel and senseless place but it might be easier than living here you see remind me you’re uh The name’s Lawrence mr lawrence if you really are thinking about escaping with the two of them I suggest that you do it take them and leave this place it’s settled then i’ll go convince Elsa ah the passion of youth i assume of course you have a plan in mind to make this work if life in all its stranges can present a count with a beer brewing maiden to aid him well then would it be so odd for it to bestow upon a merchant some equally wondrous advantage huh you have a fairy on your side or something something like that [Music] are you done with your socializing for the most part I was able to finish my research while you were gone you were read it yourself if you are curious right the gods of the land all fled in terror from the great beast and in the time it took an acorn to fall from the tree Yozu had been ripped apart by the bear’s claws that’s it that would not by any chance be a vexacious gaze burning into the square of my back would it now Lawrence no i All right fine i’m sorry i couldn’t help it don’t be so angry i am gratified at least to learn that my old friends escaped the bear unscathed it shall have to suffice for now nothing ever unravels quite the way one wishes so it seems well what should we do now if you wish us to leave we should do it quickly then let’s be on our way your losses from this will be substantial yeah they will but it’s not like we can take the wheat with us if it was something more portable that’d be one thing but those sacks aren’t budging without the wagon a pity we did not bring pepper with us instead true but the commodity we’re leaving with that has greater value than any spice oh we have trust if value is commensurate to abundance then you would be set for life do you know how paranoid I’m becoming about your opinion because of all this teasing you put me through well I’ll just have to buy your trust back even if it was for sale I wouldn’t sell it to you lies only diminish the value of trust yes for the esteem you hold me in is undeniable you have not blamed me after all huh you would not have suffered a loss if not for me it was I who pushed to come here then I guess I’ll just have to do away with your food and drink budget to make up for it you are speaking your mind shockingly more freely as of late and over the north that blood is on their head bring out the Miller boy too [Music] move away from the door you should go hide perhaps if I were to go and talk to them don’t be so stupid [Music] you’d only succeed in pouring more oil on the fire they know you’re close with Evan and that’s enough to implicate you they’re liable to brand you a heretic and hand you over to Inber just to earn their favor now listen to me i’m afraid the two of you can’t stay here in Tario any longer moving forward is always scary but you owe it to yourselves to strive for something better alongside someone who cares for you sure you may have to leave a good many things behind you but what you’ll discover on the way will come to mean so much more i promise whichever way the road ahead splits you’ll know what path to take eloquently put [Music] I’m ready to go [Music] i will take you from this place if you wish but there is one thing I must ask huh whatever you witness this night is but a dream before the dawn do you understand me i’m just a brewer fairy who likes the taste of beer probably won’t remember a thing come morning very well then I shall help although from the looks of you maintaining hold of my back while I leap majestically over the rabble maybe too much of an ask as trivial as that would be for me does the church have a back door we could use the father once said there was an underground passage in the basement let’s hope he spoke true heather only what you need we’ll leave as soon as you’re ready all right what not many people get to fetch their things before they have to flee though you are forced to so unceremoniously escape it be glad your hometown still exists miss Fairy you lost your home too similarity of circumstance is the only comparison I will stomach we’ll go prepare immediately get to it then as quick as you can how fun it would be to assume a guy is endowed with such presence do not look so worried this form is the only human visage I can take that’s unfortunate as it happens I prefer a woman with a more ample figure to flaunt [Music] hurry up and open the basement door fool [Music] all right you ready uh yes [Music] so Mr lawrence um I was thinking what happens if they catch up to us i mean we did leave the basement trap door open and all miss promised she would seal it back up once we were all down huh but if she did that then Yeah if this tunnel leads to a dead end we’ll be in big trouble that’s weird is anyone else picking up on that strange smell we are close to an exit [Music] [Music] can’t be hi isn’t that [Music] Well this is perfect hey Mr lawrence do you know what this cave is no you can’t say I do you don’t this is the fabled cave that they say Lord Truo had dug out to hibernate in historically it’s functioned as a place of worship the villagers come here to make offerings and pray for a good harvest it’s not a site the two of us have much frequented still why would the church passage lead out here regardless of the correlation we should be grateful this is probably the last place anyone would think to look for us come on then let us not undo good fortune with needless doawling the river is not going to make its way to us yeah we should get moving up right Elsa yes right this place it’s real isn’t it a real dent yes though I cannot tell how long ago it was made the church basement was excavated to intersect with this burrow and it looked like it kept running further back into the mountain depths perhaps there really is a humongous snake fast asleep all the way down there at the cave in oh I suspect sleep would be in rather scarce supply when the bed you built has been made into a sight of religious fervor but humans are rather peculiar creatures ever in need of something they can worship that is why you keep me around is it not [Music] onward hey so what’s our plan of action first we head toward Enber we intend to flee under the cover of shadow yes well expediency requires experience and that terrain is already known to us yeah that makes sense i will say this once should you recoil in fear I will devour you both kindly look away yes would you mind not at all ethan [Music] goodness why must this human body always be so [Music] If you fall from my back you will ride in my teeth you are warned off we go [Music] hold on [Music] are we close halfway think we’re taking a small break or what you may break entirely if we keep going we will rest till morning all right it would take a horse far longer to cover near as much ground it should be safe for a time i am not a cot climb down i feel as though I have become a mother oh what’s wrong is it safe to go take a look thanks [Music] mr [Music] so many are they from Beric most likely not good is it Miss Elsa holding the bow right i’m not sure she definitely looks a lot better but I feel there’s still something weighing on her mind that’s quite the procession looks like they decided to return the wheat immediately they even sent an armed escort with it hey Mr lawrence this goddess of yours couldn’t you ask her to intervene and do something to stop all of this how would she do that she could kill them for the sake of argument let’s suppose she agrees to that request doubtless she would see it done but what then what happens when Ingber sends an army in retaliation for a massacre we can’t fend off every army that comes good point so what then what are we supposed to do about this for the time being we need to stay focused on getting the both of you to comparison we can figure out our next move once we’re all safe all right i’ll do what I can to get you on your feet i have friends there they’ll help thank you what’s that [Music] a carriage belonging to a highranking member of the church why is the church going with them to declare the village pagan wait Pagan medelius’s hellfire contaminated the wheat killing a man from Enber yet no one from Tero got sick of course no one got sick there wasn’t any corrupt light to begin with i know that just as well as you do but the church will assert that it’s because Tero is a pagan village and that they’re protected by the devil let’s go we should ride out a bit farther before stopping for breakfast [Music] why’d you stop hello is it true are you genuinely a god [Music] i am Holo the wise wolf of Yutsu although I have indeed long borne that deopic moniker i live within the windswept wheat and can adopt the form of wolf and girl alike humans have worshiped me as a god of bountiful harvests and I have gifted them with the favors I am able as a god of harvests are you Lord Tru you already know the answer to that do you not [Music] [Music] truo is Truho and you are you [Music] does that mean they don’t ask me that question [Music] the answer is not mine to give elsa I’m all right i have no intention of letting my father’s legacy die so I’ll carry it on in hisstead is that so i’m heading back now mr lawrence my apologies why would you go back to the village don’t you see that it’s already done for even if it is I’m going why [Music] i still have a responsibility to the village church and I will not abandon those in need evan I hope you become a fine merchant what do I do Mr lawrence [Music] you do exactly as myself asked and become a fine merchant the merchant must always weigh the gains against the losses are you able to do that [Music] she’s strong but no matter how firm her resolve may be she’s still just a girl with the same wants and fears as the rest of us again merchant must weigh the gains against the losses which way is your scale shifting [Music] well wait [Music] was I wrong to have left like I did was I wrong to have left like I did well can see I have no answers and who am I to judge i am not omnicient but still I I couldn’t fought for your home and your fangs in the face of calamity but [Music] then at least you’d have no regret [Music] [Applause] my claws can crush granite like chuck i could fell armies with a switch of my tail i know that well there wasn’t a soul in Yuyu that could bring me low no human no wolf no deer nor boore but what of a bear [Music] could I have been a pursuit bear you’d have likely died in the attempt if you had stayed and fought to the death all that’d be left of you as a couple of pages in an old book [Music] maybe you would have preferred that fate but it doesn’t matter anymore does it it does not if you had heard that some moon hunting bear attacked Yozu soon after you had left you wouldn’t have spared a second thought before you raced back to fight it but that’s not what happened disaster came and there was no way you could have known about it it wasn’t your fault blaming yourself for something you had no control over accomplishes nothing you think I don’t know of course I do and yeah [Music] so then what explanation were you going to give if Elsa and Evan had come back explanation for what killing me woe that I would have to for I a human female antagonized vessel your murder might be considered justified not like I’d have been able to complain so then what now i am the one that should be asking that [Music] just you wait can we not do something for them it is too late to save Ysu from its ruin but Tero’s fate may yet be averted i’m just a traveling merchant you know i however am not just a wolf tainted wheat was it not i could easily discern the difference between the bad bundles and the good i thought of that option myself but it wouldn’t do much to help us they would never dain to believe a word we said yeah it would take nothing short of a miracle miracle i have performed deeds beyond your human comprehension more times than I can count hey you said you’d performed extraordinary feats before right indeed I have will that trivia aid in our cause in some way it could you see accusations of heresy have been known to vanish in light of a miracle although it’s the church that decides just what counts as one it would take something big to convince them then we simply need to show them something their tiny little minds cannot explain away and could you my weight where is it over there bring it to me please [Music] now make sure you watch closely [Music] this should be sufficient oh I had no idea you could do something like this well what do you think the only other thing that would make quite so strong a statement would be to show them my wolf form no this is all we need the only question is whether or not Elsa will allow it and what another variable even if we do manage to tip the scales in our favor I don’t think Enber will buy the wheat back i’ll have to find a way of transforming that bulk return back into coin for the village that is so i guess that’ll give me an opportunity to demonstrate my own miraculous skills as a died in the wool merchant let’s go fine i was starting to get chilly anyway [Music] oh do not look so disappointed i don’t know what you’re talking about [Music] i’ve come with a plan [Music] if you see that miracle I can turn everything around all we need to do is find a way to show it have you any ideas to that end in regard to time I do time yes in trading you should always sell when your product is most in demand that would be when the church is about to spring its trap is that what you mean yes exactly we won’t have to wait long bishop Mendes is traveling here himself menddees then we will go with your plan it’s the best shot we have thank you for all of your help but still even if I show them the miracle the villagers won’t just abandon their god that’s true i think I have an idea for how we can best exhibit our miracle interesting i like it what do you think if this should work and I think it will it will position the pagan gods under the god of the church knowing that would you still help us while I am unquestionably more exceptional any wolf worth their snout knows that individual position is much less important than the cohesion of the pack if it is necessary for your schemes to succeed I will roll onto my back but only this once understood hey thank you are you all right with the seven i am though if anything should go wrong then just kill me before the hellfire takes root i’d rather it be swift and painless all right if it comes to that then I will simply swallow you whole nice and quick well I’ll be counting on you to negotiate it’ll bulk leave it to me there [Music] [Music] thank goodness you didn’t lock the base can you sense anyone nearby no not a soul i’ll get to searching for those items we need you might be able to finish the books should this work there is that [Music] we’ve got it here and now we just need to wait for the right moment how are things looking do you know what they’re saying they are demanding recompense right the rhyme merchant skullking behind the priests is the one who set us up justin what the hell are you doing wait is that the village baker he’s always complained about me the most it seems discussions are over the priest has given them an ultimatum [Music] you will burn this false idol and swear falty to the one true god for if you do not then we shall declare your village pagan humans are always looking to be saved though I would not be here myself if not for man’s mercy what shall we do i am a servant of the one true faith i cannot ignore the plight of my village let’s go do this [Music] make way elsa why i’m sorry about this Miss Emma well well if it isn’t Father Fronz’s successor Miss Elsa it’s been quite some time Bishop Menddees i was given to believe that you fled in shame was a guilt too great for your conscience to bear god’s love washes clean the sins of the Le and repentant the people of Enbear followers of God above have suffered terribly under the effects of a curse that has spared the dwellers of Tero this immunity of theirs is clearly due to the protections of a twisted pagan god thus to free them from this evil we must build here a church of the true faith you are a false servant a hissing venomous snake scaled in the skin of the pious and you will be scoured bare by the righteous judgment of Almighty God such scouring won’t be necessary i confess that there have been times when my faith has wavered yet in all his boundless grace God has seemed fit to show me the truth and I have spoken with one of his divine messengers [Music] casually claiming to have met an emissary of the divine is outright heresy produce your proof apostate or answer for your sin if that’s what it takes then so be it [Music] let them through for now father Fron was a man of many talents no one could deny his unairring faith and devotion but his deviation from the church’s will was a great disappointment his failure to raise a worthy successor more disappointing still worship of the serpent god Truo is misguided i can see it that said should we simply dismiss this creature no for I have come to realize that Truo is in fact a miracle brought forth into being by God himself neither confirming nor denouncing Truo a clever strategy such stark revelations often spring from dubious soil how could one be sure the devil did not kill this field the divine messenger I saw it promised to reveal unto us a sign to help shepherd God’s lost lambs back onto the path of truth and righteousness as if God would speak through you look it’s growing [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a miracle a miracle of God [Music] that wheat look the wheat on that wagon it’s the only one that didn’t grow in years [Music] as foretold God has shown us the truth but this is impossible bishop Menddees I would like you to confirm that what we just witnessed was no foul trick of the devil how would I ever with this bless this chalice to ward off falsehood once you have the Evan who milled the wheat will demonstrate the truth of this miracle with his very life just what exactly will you do with this the baptismal waters of God will wash away the doubts of men for sanctity’s sake I ask that you cleanse this chalice with your own hands [Music] please [Music] water has been poured by the bishop so this holy vessel is hereby considered blessed conduct it yonder to the hands of the miller now please watch closely there’s no need this is a miracle a true miracle indeed and the church of this village it’s legitimate the church is legitimate then I would ask for you to put that in writing [Music] father my thanks to you you seem envious yeah maybe I am a bit i guess we can’t always perform from center stage huh yes well the part doesn’t matter quite as much as the pay would you not agree with me merchant fair point nonetheless it’s hard to believe how nicely this whole thing worked out [Music] i smell an opportunity [Music] what’s wrong well I am beginning to wonder if you are not part wolf yourself [Music] Mr greenot huh would you mind holding up a moment [Music] while they turn to discuss matters of a religious nature you and I should discuss the financial ones so Mr reindot yes i’ve been asked to handle the negotiations in regards to the return shipment unless of course uh there are any objections anyone well if that’s what Elder Sim wants then so be it no objections then so skipping right on ahead to the most important item on the agenda we’d very much like for you to keep the wheat you what there’s no way I can keep it why not what do you mean why not somebody died eating that wheat do you have any idea what that done to the reputation of my store and then there’s the contract the arrangement we made with the good father France is perfectly clear on the matter we can be returned for delious virus found you got me there so just how much were you expecting to be reimbured for the wheat 200 200 you think you’re getting back the expected amount you bought it for the then 195 that’s not fair you think you flee stuff huh now now Mr reinda don’t be so quick to forget a miracle just occurred growth showing us all what is true true at the Redus’ hell was in fact all right you make your point there’s no need to explain how about 100 60 no wait 50 would surely be maybe 40 [Music] done 140 it is then did everyone bear witness to that [Music] now to the next item of business how would you like to buy back the several carts of wheat flour you just returned that’s too bad you see the good people of Tero lack the resources to reimburse your returning coin not even at the lowered rate what about it so I have a proposal for you it’s really quite simple all you have to do is convince Bishop Menddees to allow this charming village to sell wheat in his name but you must realize of course trying to sell any of this wheat in Imper is hopeless i’m well aware of that challenge so can you get Bishop Menddees to agree it’ll be tough but I think I can get him on board one last thing i have business of my own to conduct and it’s possible that certain people in in commit interfere that in mind I’d like for you to help guarantee that future venture please tell me you’re not thinking of selling bread after what you told me about the Union of Bakers not a chance then what do you mean to Now now all you need to know is that your money will be returned to you once that business is done no the risk is far too crazy i’m not asking you to help me out for free no I’m willing to provide a generous incentive say the dissolution of the contract you had in place with father France you can’t just decide that yourself with never consent to this it has to be done that contract is poison it’s the reason the town of Inber so resents you isn’t that right this agreement you all struck was abnormal to begin with contract should be made to the benefit of both parties it’s the core principle of business well then are you willing to render me your assistance now hold on you can’t if Mr riendant and Bishop Menddees are prepared to meet us halfway we can broker peace by devising a new deal that benefits all what are you planning to start we’ll need to borrow the expertise of the baker here requirements are pretty basic eggs and butter primarily honey too if you’ve got it huh whatever this new arrangement is it promises to be delicious [Music] you shouldn’t eat while you’re reading you know could you try not to get crumbs all over the floor yeah I’m sorry [Music] these biscuit beans truly are quite delightful they’re selling remarkably well in Enbear as a Tario Village specialty at this rate not only will we be able to return all the money we should be able to turn a tiny profit as well you told us that story about flatbread i didn’t think it tastes this good indeed it’s a commonly found baked treat in the south but given its rarity here I figured it would drum up some business while wheat is the main component it’s baked before the blessing of the bread loving experience and it looks nothing like bread so the baker should have no reason to complain but even if they do we have a profit sharing contract in place with Reant and Bishop Menddees i’m sure they can handle any disscent i am just glad that all the effort it took to sift through those wheat sacks for disease was not all for not well then we better get going what already [Music] i suppose you should [Music] the books will be here should you need them again i kindly offer be sure to have more biscuits waiting for me of course i’ll mill a mountain of flour for you please do whatever flour isn’t turned into snacks I’ll turn into profits next time you know the attitude of the villagers it’s really changed towards me recently i mean they’ve chosen me to handle our business negotiations with Enber and everything oh I’m really glad to hear that and that’s not all more people have been stopping by the church and attending my sermons even so Lord Turio still very much hold swaying that may be true but I intend to continue what Father Fran started here that I might serve my God as best I can miss Elsa you asked me a question once before were you able to find the answer you sought yes you told me that my father was not wrong for believing as he did this question perplexed me for the longest time why did my father so passionately collect stories of pagan deities i came to realize that he wasn’t losing his belief in our God not at all he was seeking to confirm his existence through the manner of confirming theirs yes he was and in light of all that I believe that refuting Truo isn’t good for the church it would only serve to limit our thinking obviously for it was a pagan god that made all of this possible remember well if a creature like you can make a miracle as grand as that then what might our God be capable of is it honestly so far-fetched to think he could create wonders beyond your can such as giving life to all things in this world but if Truo can do as you do and bestow such grand miracles to humans in need of them then perhaps the beliefs of this village have some merit after all it’s just as simple as that [Music] mr lawrence so I take it you two are leaving us then you really thought you could go without saying goodbye thank you all for your hospitality and nonsense we’re here to thank you it was your help that saved our village yours and Elsa and Evans as well [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] travelers don’t leave behind regrets they leave behind only fawn memories [Music] [Music] farewell [Music] may the grace of Almighty God go with you first apples and now biscuits you have some kind of grudge against variety who was it who sniffed out the blight and produced a miracle again you would have been stripped bare and burned at the stake if not for me so hush that was then this is here and now kill though we were seriously up against it this time yes but we still managed to sell off our wheat that’s what matters in the end we profited 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SPICE AND WOLF: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF Episode 1-25 English Dubbed – New Anime 2025 Eng Dub 🌻☀️
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