Having left the castle 'till his honor is restored', Wolf is shivering in the rainy forest, so Cara takes him home to her mother, 'wood witch' Winne. She is actually a healer and scholar and welcoming, but concerned the dragon hunt is too dangerous and the castle will find out and punish them. Sieg tricks a duel to chase lord Joris by offering Radbout as squire, who sabotages his horse, which only Ferre notices. His father the blacksmith is penniless after spending all on booze, so Sieg can't collect tribute for the dragon and warns it will exact vengeance. Wolf must sleep rough and learn to do chores, yet he helps Ferre deliver metal and tells Cara she must only help him fight the dragon if Winne can live with it, but that decides Cara to join the boys.
—KGF Vissers