Episode Title:
Fairy chess.
Episode Description:
Lavie chooses to avoid Claus after witnessing Tatiana wearing Claus's extra pair of overalls. Meanwhile, Vincent is stripped of his command on the Urbanus after losing four sister ships against the Silvana, and he is assigned to the fleet defending Norkia. Dio shows Claus a photo of Hamilcar and Georges with their two friends, which was found in Alexander's quarters. As repairs for the Silvana are completed, Alexander later confesses that he is the surviving pilot from the mission to deliver the peace proposal to Disith and the former owner of the vanship that Claus and Lavie currently fly. He recounts how his fiancée Euris Bassianus, Hamilcar and Georges all died, remembering that Delphine was smiling when he flew away from the Grand Stream. Claus learns that Alexander is fighting to destroy Exile, which reinforces the Guild's authority in the world. After receiving a pigeon post from Prime Minister Marius Bassianus warning of the Emperor's plans on escalating the war upon taking advantage of Disith's collapse, Sophia reveals herself as the Princess of Anatoray. Conflicted between her responsibility to the throne and her desire to stay aboard the Silvana, Sophia is comforted by Claus. She suddenly kisses Claus as gratitude.
