Synopsis

The chapter focuses on the young lord's interactions with a group of bandits, offering them a chance to redeem themselves. He provides them with land and money, acknowledging their forced crimes under the Dlaklan family while making them mercenaries tasked with protecting their new home. Despite regaining trust, the young lord is left with financial concerns after spending his earnings, forcing him to consider a new, unspecified source of income. The chapter also shows the young lord questioning the choices he has made up until this point.