Synopsis

The chapter details Lortelle's elaborate scheme involving price manipulation of armor, orchestrated by her father, which requires stealing a sage's grimoire and causing Elte to leave his headquarters. Lortelle forms an alliance with a mysterious individual who helps plan her escape, involving a decoy carriage. She encounters betrayal within her group while also forming surprising new alliances. The chapter ends with Lortelle realizing that trust isn't simply given, but earned.