Episode Title:
Girls of the Wandering Woods
Episode Description:
Before they leave, Arnold promotes Aria to Rank B. Reiss, Aria, Stella, and Tama transport the skeleton by wagon to his hometown of Gladstone. After fending off monsters, they make camp and Reiss gifts Aria some lily of the valley, his fiancee Eliza's favorite flower. He says the skeleton is for raw materials because a war is coming soon. A forest-like labyrinth emerges in their path, but they escape and reach Gladstone. Reiss thanks them and lets them explore the labyrinth. Voices lure them to some hostile apes, but after defeating them, the voices surrender and reveal themselves as the dryad Feri and the tiny fairy Lily. The two give them a potion and a key to a boss room. The group takes them in and they go to Gladstone, but must teach them concepts like paying for food. Reiss examines the potion and says it is Drop of Truth, a powerful truth serum. When he sees Feri and Lily, he is shocked and excuses himself. The group bathes and Tama nearly goes crazy when the others grope Aria. Vulcan finishes her job and rushes to Gladstone on foot. She is attacked by and defeats a skeleton, but hears a bell and sees some lily of the valley. The group returns to the boss room and defeats a torrent drake. They find a scroll that instantly gives Aria the ability to turn her daggers into holy blades. Feri and Lily are suddenly kidnapped. Reiss rings a bell and tells a portrait of Eliza that he'll be able to bring her back soon.
