Tisse provides well-drawn portraits of Van, Lavender, and Ljubo.
Ruti declares that Vans world is tiny, allowing him to trust his beliefs without conditions.
Van will disguise himself and reach out to Ljubo, but Lavender is the problem.
Rit decides shell try talking to Lavender, since both of them are madly in love.
Red sees Tisse out on the deck looking troubled.
Her issue is not just that hes powerful, but also a terrifying human being.
She just cant fathom how different he is from Ruti, despite them both being bona fide heroes.
Red lays it out: Ruti is anindomitablehero, while Van seeks to be aninvincibleone.
Van is also little more than his blessing, which he levels up with everything hes got.
Ruti ismorethan her blessing, thanks in no small part to her brothers careful guidance,andlove.
Tisse is glad Ruti had someone like Red, and now understands better what a disadvantage Van has.
Ever since she met Van, Lavender has been all-in on her love.
Its a feeling shed destroy the world to preserve, and never wants it to change.
Shes only special insofar as shes completely loyal to him.
If that time comes, Lavender promises shell simply die with Van.
Instead, they toast one more mug of mead to hopefully having more peaceful talks like this.
Theres no better way for him to ingratiate himself to the cardinal than by lining his pockets.
Here, Red weaves the story of ancient elven ruins around Zoltan being full of advanced biological weapons.
Some are monster form like the dead Ogre King he shows Ljubo.
And some have human form like the girl Van fought.
Red tells Ljubo that the girl is the ultimate elven weapon to be used against the demon army.
Ljubo agrees, and vows to recommend to Van that he give up on fighting the girl.
That said, Vans obedience cannot be guaranteed.
They want a peaceful solution, and that may require them to deceive Van.
