# E8 - Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News
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**[00:01] Nora**
Blessings from God in Heaven.
**[00:03] Norah**
Divine protection from the Spirit of the earth.
**[00:06] Nora**
Listen to God's Word
that whispers within the wind,
**[00:09] Nora**
and chew upon the benevolence of
the spirits as the sheep chews on grass.
**[00:16] Nora**
The shepherd guides the sheep,
and God guides the shepherd.
**[00:22] Nora**
The shepherd walks down the righteous path
through God's providence.
***SIGN*** Spice and Wolf
***SIGN*** Spice and Wolf
***SIGN*** Spice and Wolf
**[02:00] Lawrence**
We apologize for suspecting you.
***SIGN*** Episode 8
Fellow Traveler
and Foreboding News
**[02:03] Lawrence**
You must be a good shepherd.
**[02:05] Lawrence**
May I ask the shepherd
we have met through divine providence
**[02:08] Lawrence**
to pray for the safety of our journey?
**[02:12] Nora**
I would be happy to.
**[02:16] Nora**
Palti mis tuelo moro.
**[02:19] Nora**
Lu spinzzio tilatto kul.
**[02:33] Lawrence**
Thank you very much.
**[02:35] Nora**
No, thank you.
**[02:43] Lawrence**
Well, then.
**[02:45] Nora**
Um, are you heading toward Ruvinheigen?
**[02:49] Lawrence**
Yes, we came from Poroson.
**[02:52] Nora**
Why did you take this road? I mean...
**[02:55] Nora**
did you not hear about the wolves?
**[02:58] Lawrence**
We did.
**[02:59] Lawrence**
It's just that we're pressed for time.
**[03:02] Nora**
I see.
**[03:04] Lawrence**
Is there something wrong?
**[03:05] Nora**
Huh?
**[03:06] Nora**
Oh, no...
**[03:07] Nora**
Well...
**[03:09] Lawrence**
Please don't hold back.
**[03:10] Lawrence**
Or could it be there's something you need?
**[03:13] Nora**
Well,
**[03:17] Nora**
I was wondering if you would be
interested in hiring me...
**[03:22] Lawrence**
Well, as you can see, we're traveling
merchants and have no sheep.
**[03:29] Lawrence**
Though I appreciate the offer...
**[03:31] Nora**
N-No, that's not what I mean.
**[03:33] Nora**
I am a shepherd.
**[03:35] Nora**
Um, I can drive wolves
away as well as raise sheep.
**[03:44] Nora**
If you hire me, I can keep the wolves
at bay during your journey.
**[03:55] Nora**
So...
**[03:56] Nora**
What do you think?
**[04:04] Lawrence**
What do you think about that shepherd?
**[04:06] Holo**
Hmm. I am cuter.
**[04:10] Lawrence**
I'm not talking about that.
I'm asking about her skill.
**[04:12] Holo**
Her skills?
**[04:13] Lawrence**
How are her skills as a shepherd?
**[04:16] Lawrence**
You were listening, weren't you?
**[04:17] Holo**
You have me.
**[04:20] Lawrence**
Of course I do.
**[04:21] Lawrence**
It's just that she could lead us
to new business opportunities.
**[04:30] Lawrence**
Oh. It's not like I'm being
swayed by her beauty.
**[04:36] Lawrence**
After all, you're much cuter than her.
**[04:47] Holo**
Though barely, you pass.
**[04:50] Lawrence**
So, how are her skills?
**[04:52] Holo**
I would be able to hunt her sheep.
**[04:54] Holo**
But she would easily keep normal wolves
at bay, even if they attacked all at once.
**[04:59] Holo**
She has excellent dog-handling skills.
**[05:02] Holo**
Troublesome shepherds have clever
dogs and work with them as one.
**[05:10] Holo**
So young. I fear how much
she will grow in the future.
**[05:13] Holo**
Perhaps I should nip the bud...
**[05:15] Lawrence**
Got it. Thanks.
**[05:17] Holo**
Hey.
**[05:18] Lawrence**
Hm?
**[05:19] Holo**
Are you truly hiring her?
**[05:23] Lawrence**
Do you hate shepherds that much?
**[05:26] Holo**
If it were a matter of liking her
or not, then I don't.
**[05:28] Holo**
However, I meant something else.
**[05:30] Holo**
I was asking if you are
truly all right with that.
**[05:33] Lawrence**
What do you mean?
**[05:34] Holo**
If you hire her,
we will be traveling together.
**[05:39] Holo**
You have no problem with that?
**[05:41] Lawrence**
Well, it'll take about two days
to reach Ruvinheigen.
**[05:45] Lawrence**
No good?
**[05:46] Holo**
That is not what I am saying.
**[05:48] Lawrence**
Sorry, you'll have to bear
with it for a little while.
**[05:51] Holo**
What must I bear?
**[05:54] Lawrence**
Well, I mean...
**[05:56] Lawrence**
I just want to see if a shepherd can
really guard us against the wolves.
**[06:00] Lawrence**
You can handle two days, right?
**[06:03] Holo**
That is fine, but that is not the main problem.
**[06:07] Lawrence**
Well, that's true...
**[06:09] Holo**
If we carelessly travel with others, will not
the risk of being discovered increase?
**[06:16] Holo**
I see.
**[06:18] Holo**
You probably wished
to hear something like this?
**[06:24] Holo**
"I wished for the two of us to travel alone..."
**[06:31] Holo**
Fool.
**[06:33] Lawrence**
No, I...
**[06:35] Holo**
Goodness.
**[06:37] Holo**
Well, two days should
not pose much of a problem.
**[06:43] Lawrence**
I apologize for making you wait.
**[06:44] Nora**
Not at all.
**[06:46] Nora**
U-Um...
**[06:47] Lawrence**
How about forty Trie?
**[06:49] Lawrence**
We'll pay an additional fee
if you fend off any wolf attacks.
**[06:53] Nora**
Th-Thank you very much.
**[06:55] Lawrence**
No, thank *you*.
**[06:57] Lawrence**
May I ask your name?
**[06:59] Nora**
Oh, I-I'm sorry.
**[07:04] Nora**
I'm Nora Arendt.
**[07:12] Nora**
Enek.
**[07:17] Lawrence**
Have you been herding sheep for a long time?
**[07:19] Nora**
I've only done it for about four years.
**[07:21] Lawrence**
Did you raise your sheepdog,
um, Enek, yourself?
**[07:24] Nora**
No, I found him.
**[07:27] Nora**
Enek is the reason I became a shepherd.
**[07:30] Lawrence**
And until then?
**[07:33] Nora**
I lived in a shelter for the poor.
**[07:37] Lawrence**
I see.
**[07:39] Nora**
But I've always wanted to have a job of my own.
**[07:47] Nora**
I was fortunate enough to meet Enek.
**[07:51] Nora**
He was ragged and covered
in wounds when I met him.
**[07:54] Lawrence**
Was it wolves?
**[07:56] Nora**
No, I think it was mountain
bandits or mercenaries...
**[07:59] Nora**
He had this staff in his mouth and was
cowering under a small cliff on a hill.
**[08:04] Lawrence**
I see.
**[08:06] Lawrence**
But, this was the first time a shepherd
offered to guard me on my journey.
**[08:11] Nora**
Huh?
**[08:11] Lawrence**
Normal shepherds don't do such things.
**[08:15] Nora**
Um, well...
**[08:18] Lawrence**
Huh?
**[08:19] Nora**
I wanted someone to talk to...
**[08:24] Lawrence**
I understand that feeling.
**[08:26] Nora**
And...
**[08:28] Nora**
I want to become a tailor.
**[08:31] Lawrence**
So, you need money for the association fees?
**[08:34] Lawrence**
That's true. You would earn more money
guarding merchants than tending sheep.
**[08:39] Lawrence**
I'm sure that it's difficult
to fight over territory.
**[08:41] Nora**
That's true.
**[08:43] Nora**
The safer areas have already been
taken by other shepherds.
**[08:48] Lawrence**
So, the only areas left
are filled with wolves...
**[08:51] Nora**
Yes.
**[08:52] Lawrence**
Wolves are very troublesome.
**[09:02] Lawrence**
On top of that, they're
cunning and underhanded.
**[09:04] Nora**
They may be listening in on us,
so I wouldn't bad mouth them.
**[09:09] Lawrence**
Right.
**[09:12] Nora**
Um, I'm sorry. I will need to
settle down for the day...
**[09:15] Lawrence**
Oh, I forgot.
**[09:17] Lawrence**
It's already the time for shepherds to rest.
**[09:19] Nora**
Yes.
**[09:20] Nora**
I have to sleep now in order to
watch over the sheep at night.
**[09:25] Lawrence**
Then, we will set up camp here.
**[09:34] Lawrence**
You're skilled enough
to handle a lot more sheep.
**[09:39] Nora**
No, I'm happy for any small amount of work.
**[09:43] Nora**
I can't take care of that many...
**[09:46] Lawrence**
Your employer probably lacks a discerning eye.
**[09:49] Lawrence**
Why not change your employer?
**[09:52] Nora**
Huh?
**[09:52] Nora**
Change my employer?
**[09:54] Nora**
I couldn't possibly...
**[09:57] Lawrence**
Sorry. As a merchant, I can't help
calculating things based on loss and profit.
**[10:02] Nora**
Oh, n-no...
**[10:07] Nora**
Um...
**[10:08] Lawrence**
Yes?
**[10:09] Nora**
Um, is it common to change employers?
**[10:18] Lawrence**
Pardon me for asking,
but is the Church your employer?
**[10:22] Nora**
Huh?
**[10:22] Nora**
Y-Yes.
**[10:26] Lawrence**
The Church offers steady work, doesn't it?
**[10:30] Nora**
Yes.
**[10:32] Nora**
I am truly fortunate.
**[10:34] Nora**
The Church entrusted their sheep to me,
**[10:36] Nora**
and they've also been quite considerate of me.
**[10:40] Lawrence**
I see.
**[10:42] Lawrence**
If that's the case, there's probably
no need for you to change employers.
**[10:46] Nora**
Is that so?
**[10:48] Lawrence**
Yes.
**[10:48] Lawrence**
The pay may be lower,
**[10:51] Lawrence**
but the Church will exist
as long as God doesn't abandon us.
**[10:56] Lawrence**
At the very least, you will not be out
of a job and have no food to eat.
**[11:02] Nora**
You're right...
**[11:05] Lawrence**
Well, I'll tell the merchants I know
in Ruvinheigen about you, Ms. Nora.
**[11:12] Lawrence**
God never forbade
having another job on the side.
**[11:17] Nora**
Thank you!
**[11:29] Lawrence**
Looks like a difficult job.
**[11:31] Holo**
Well, daily tail maintenance is important.
**[11:35] Holo**
Oh, you were talking about that young girl.
**[11:42] Lawrence**
Her name is Nora Arendt.
**[11:48] Lawrence**
H-Hey, now!
**[11:54] Lawrence**
That's why I asked you first!
**[11:56] Holo**
I cannot even groom my tail in peace.
**[12:00] Lawrence**
Couldn't you do it in the wagon?
**[12:02] Holo**
If I had groomed myself in the wagon...
**[12:04] Lawrence**
If you had?
**[12:06] Holo**
The two of you seemed to have a nice chat.
**[12:09] Lawrence**
Well, she wanted to talk to someone.
**[12:12] Lawrence**
There wasn't a reason to refuse her, was there?
**[12:14] Lawrence**
And I hadn't spoken to
a normal girl in a while...
**[12:18] Holo**
You did not even notice that
she disliked speaking with you.
**[12:22] Lawrence**
Huh?
**[12:30] Lawrence**
Well, that's fine, too.
**[12:34] Lawrence**
If I was loved at first sight,
**[12:36] Lawrence**
I'd miss the pleasure of experiencing
someone's affection for me grow.
**[12:44] Lawrence**
Aren't I a pretty smooth talker?
**[12:51] Holo**
H-How unlike you!
**[12:57] Lawrence**
Hey, you're laughing too much.
**[13:01] Lawrence**
Jeez...
**[13:10] Holo**
What a good laugh.
**[13:13] Lawrence**
Do you feel better now?
**[13:14] Holo**
Yes. You have quite a surprising trump card.
**[13:18] Lawrence**
Well, I'm happy as long as
your bad mood is gone.
**[13:21] Holo**
Hm? Bad mood?
**[13:23] Lawrence**
You were in a bad mood because
you couldn't groom your tail.
**[13:27] Holo**
Oh, that is right.
**[13:30] Holo**
It cannot be helped.
**[13:32] Holo**
I laughed so much that it seems foolish
to care about such things.
**[13:37] Lawrence**
Is that so?
**[13:39] Lawrence**
I should start collecting firewood.
**[13:41] Holo**
Hey, you.
**[13:43] Lawrence**
Wh-What is it?
**[13:45] Holo**
Some raw sheep would be nice
every once in a while.
**[13:50] Holo**
What do you think?
**[14:00] Lawrence**
If you're going to joke, say something
that I can actually laugh about.
**[14:10] Nora**
Over there.
**[14:23] Lawrence**
Here is your promised forty Trie.
**[14:25] Nora**
But these coins are actually
worth more than that...
**[14:29] Lawrence**
It's an investment.
**[14:30] Nora**
Investment?
**[14:32] Lawrence**
If I become acquainted with a skilled shepherd,
**[14:35] Nora**
I might gain some surprising money-making
opportunities when trading wool.
**[14:43] Nora**
Thank you very much.
**[14:45] Lawrence**
Are you only able to guard people
going through the road we just traveled?
**[14:49] Nora**
Um, I can go as far as Kasrata and Poroson.
**[14:52] Nora**
Oh, and Lamtra as well.
**[14:54] Lawrence**
Lamtra?
**[14:56] Lawrence**
You either have to go through
a dangerous forest
**[14:58] Lawrence**
or make a very large detour to reach that town.
**[15:01] Nora**
I'm not talking about the detour.
**[15:03] Lawrence**
I can accept requests
through the forest as well.
**[15:06] Lawrence**
That's amazing.
**[15:08] Lawrence**
It's a place that's so dangerous they say
that even knights tremble in fear.
**[15:11] Lawrence**
If you can go as far as Lamtra,
you have a good chance of finding customers.
**[15:14] Nora**
Thank you very much for your help.
**[15:16] Lawrence**
Well, then. We'll be entering from that gate.
**[15:26] Holo**
Now, I wonder how those
honey-pickled peaches will taste.
**[15:30] Holo**
I cannot wait.
**[15:32] Lawrence**
You still remember that?
**[15:33] Holo**
Do you plan to go back on your word?
**[15:36] Lawrence**
I can't buy it if it's not for sale.
**[15:38] Holo**
Of course.
**[16:15] Inspector**
Pass permit.
**[16:16] Lawrence**
Here it is.
**[16:18] Inspector**
From Poroson? What did you bring?
**[16:22] Lawrence**
Twenty sets of armor.
**[16:24] Inspector**
Armor? From Poroson?
**[16:27] Lawrence**
Y-Yes.
**[16:28] Lawrence**
I purchased them from Latparron
Trading. Is there something wrong?
**[16:32] Inspector**
Yes, this looks like
the type of armor they carry.
**[16:36] Inspector B**
Do you wish to pay the taxes
with cash or actual goods?
**[16:39] Lawrence**
With actual goods.
**[16:42] Inspector B**
That's a wise decision.
**[16:44] Inspector B**
Pay with one set of armor over there.
**[16:48] Holo**
Is armor from Poroson rare?
**[16:51] Lawrence**
No. This city is always in need of armor.
**[16:54] Lawrence**
A lot of the armor should be
imported from Poroson.
**[17:00] Lawrence**
Thank you.
**[17:05] Lawrence**
Is there a problem?
**[17:06] Tax Collector**
No, it's nothing.
**[17:15] Holo**
Government officials are unpleasant
no matter where one goes.
**[17:18] Holo**
They seem to dislike the idea of
a mere traveling merchant
**[17:21] Holo**
earning a large amount of money.
**[17:26] Lawrence**
Well, it's fine.
**[17:27] Lawrence**
We just need to sell these
and rake in our profits.
**[17:30] Holo**
Yes!
**[17:31] Holo**
By the way.
**[17:33] Lawrence**
What is it?
**[17:34] Holo**
I have grown hungry.
**[17:49] Holo**
Delicious!
**[17:56] Holo**
Another serving!
**[17:58] Stall Owner**
Appreciate the business!
**[17:59] Stall Owner**
Here you go! Two beers!
**[18:01] Holo**
The alcohol is delicious.
**[18:03] Holo**
What a nice and lively town! Do you not agree?
**[18:06] Lawrence**
In exchange, you can't let
your guard down here.
**[18:09] Lawrence**
Don't get into trouble with
the knights and mercenaries here.
**[18:13] Holo**
No problem!
**[18:18] Holo**
Where are we going?
**[18:19] Lawrence**
The trading house.
**[18:22] Lawrence**
Hey, you have something around your mouth.
**[18:30] Lawrence**
Geez! You better remember this!
**[18:33] Holo**
However...
**[18:36] Holo**
What is the point of me going with you?
**[18:38] Holo**
I would like to continue
drinking in the square.
**[18:42] Lawrence**
It'd be dangerous to leave you alone.
**[18:46] Holo**
Yes. I am cute!
**[18:49] Holo**
It is dangerous to leave me alone.
**[18:53] Lawrence**
You can't sway all the soldiers of the Church
and holy knights with your cuteness.
**[18:57] Lawrence**
I can't have you getting drunk
and showing your ears and tail in public.
**[19:00] Holo**
Then, we would only make virtue of necessity.
**[19:04] Holo**
I would take you in my mouth
and escape out of town.
**[19:10] Crowd Man**
I heard your daughter
has recovered from being sick?
**[19:13] Crowd Man**
Yes, truly a blessing from God.
**[19:16] Crowd Woman**
My husband hasn't been
feeling well lately, either.
**[19:19] Crowd Man**
That's terrible. You should have the priest
pray for him as soon as possible.
**[19:23] Crowd Man**
The Church is the only thing
you can really believe in.
**[19:27] Holo**
So, what is a trading house?
**[19:29] Lawrence**
Running a business is fraught
with dangers and accidents.
**[19:32] Lawrence**
Knights protect themselves with armor,
**[19:35] Lawrence**
but we merchants protect ourselves
with our connections to other people.
**[19:38] Lawrence**
That's what we call a merchant association.
**[19:42] Lawrence**
I'm part of a merchant association that
consists of merchants from my homeland.
**[19:46] Lawrence**
The trading house here is
a branch of that association.
**[19:48] Lawrence**
It's like my home away from home.
**[19:57] Lawrence**
Okay. Wait here.
**[19:59] Holo**
What?
**[20:00] Holo**
Were you not planning to take me in
and show me off to your fellows?
**[20:04] Lawrence**
I'd have to marry you first for that.
**[20:07] Lawrence**
My homeland's wedding celebration
is pretty rough. Still want to enter?
**[20:11] Lawrence**
I'll be quick.
**[20:13] Lawrence**
I'll buy you some sweet bread
if you wait here obediently.
**[20:15] Holo**
Do not treat me as a child!
**[20:18] Lawrence**
Then, you don't want the bread?
**[20:19] Holo**
I do.
**[20:24] Jacob**
Oh, looks like an incompetent
merchant is visiting.
**[20:27] Jacob**
Anyone who comes around this time
isn't serious about making money.
**[20:32] Lawrence**
A great merchant can make money
without collecting any dust on his shoes.
**[20:38] Lawrence**
He only dirties his fingertips
with a bit of black ink.
**[20:41] Lawrence**
Running around the market all day long is
what third-class merchants do.
**[20:45] Lawrence**
Am I wrong?
**[20:50] Jacob**
You've become a smooth talker.
**[20:53] Jacob**
Welcome home, my son!
**[20:57] Lawrence**
Please stop calling me your son.
**[20:59] Jacob**
What are you talking about?!
**[21:01] Jacob**
Every member of the Rowen Merchant
Association is my son or daughter!
**[21:07] Jacob**
On top of that, I know that you often
wet your bed when camping outside.
**[21:13] Jacob**
Want me to remind you of the time
you snatched the proceeds of a sale
**[21:17] Jacob**
to go to a brothel with
your friends, all while trembling?
**[21:19] Lawrence**
Okay! Okay!
**[21:22] Lawrence**
I am Kraft Lawrence, the son of
the great Jacob Tarantino!
**[21:28] Jacob**
Well, Kraft.
**[21:30] Jacob**
It's been a year since you've
come back to your home in Ruvinheigen!
**[21:45] Man**
Is this the Remerio Trading Company?
**[21:47] Servant**
Yes. What is your business here?
**[21:50] Man**
Did a merchant named Lawrence visit here?
**[21:54] Servant**
As you can see, we haven't had a single
soul visit, much less a merchant.
**[22:00] Man**
Then, if he visits, tell him this.
**[22:08] Man**
There's some news from Latparron
Trading in Poroson for him...
***SIGN*** Episode 9
***SIGN*** Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor
**[23:45] Holo**
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