Ars sets off with Licia to negotiate with the Emperor of Summerforth, but their best laid plans are threatened by a last-minute tag-along from Lord Couran's retinue.
Ars and his retinue wrap up negotiations with the neighboring provinces, and upon their return home, Lord Couran gives Ars his most important and most dangerous mission to date - Does he have what it takes to face it?
Ars tries to put their plan into action, to take save the hostages from Castle Rolto and defeat the enemy force. But the plan will put Ars's own life on the line.
