Wolf submits to Cara's tests, with Ferre as judge, draws in combat but is decisively accepted as friend by her companion wolf Lupus, yet she won't give the search for dragon and Artan priority over her 'two days other priorities as forest guardian'. Wolf must return to the castle, were Sieg's combat lesson is turning abusive, maybe even meant to kill him in time, yet he does his duty collecting tribute for the dragon from the villagers, reining in greedy Radbout, whom Sieg appoints captain instead of Gwijde, who is 'let go' with his loyal guards. The arrives family friend Johan, a knight who tells Wolf that Sieg was a robber knight before the crusades. Wolf now switches allegiance, hoping to have found a noble ally to be squire to instead of abusive brute uncle Sieg, only to hear Joris demand his mother Rune's hand and thus Artan's place as castle lord.
—KGF Vissers