Chapter 49: Stay at the Baumeister territory and Kurt’s troubles

Plot
When Wend and the group return to the Baumeister Knight Territory Paul returns with them to perform a territory inspection ordered by the Kingdom. Wend hears the story of how Wilma promoted herself to General Edgar and he took her in and trained her. Wend realizes that she is Edgar's trump card and that he wants her to become one of Wend's concubines. They go to meet Artur and Paul explains the situation to him and Artur will accompany Paul to perform the inspection. Kurt starts to question Wend, but Paul stops him. Wend then tells Artur he would like to gather the residents to distribute the articles that belong to them. Kurt says that is not needed that he will do. Wend refuses and Kurt get upset. This causes Wend to think he will probably steal the money in their wallets. Wend tells him he was ordered by Amadeus to return the items to the family members personally. Kurt tells Wend this is my territory but is corrected by Wend by telling him you are only the heir. With this Artur tells Wend he will gather the residents and have Klaus help with to make sure no one tries to steal. With this settles Artur asks Wend what his plans are and Wend wants to stay in the area to collect herbs and hunting. Artur agrees to this, but tells him and Paul they are forgetting something.

Wend and Paul go to meet their mother, Johanna, and she had realized the real reason for them coming to the territory. She knows Kurt is unstable and wishes for Wend and Paul to keep the causality's low. They agree to do their best and then Johanna wants to meet Wend's fiancee and concubines. Elise, Ina and Louise introduce themselves to Johanna but unlike most other fiancee and concubines they get along. They explain to Johanna that they have to work together to keep all the nobles from forcing more concubines onto Wend. Johanna sees Wilma nest to Wend and realizes she must be one that is being forced onto Wend. They end the meeting with Johanna telling them to support Wend.

Later they all go hunting and foraging and the group sees how strong Wilma is when she beheads a large bear in one swoop. After hunting they retire to a house Artur has provided and prepare all the food. While they are eating Hermann and the branch family shows up and joins them for dinner. The next day they are summoned by Artur and Kurt makes a comment about the brothers all being on good terms and Wends asks him how does this inconvenience you in any way. Kurt then asks Wend how long he plans to stay in the territory and Wend tells him till all the items are liquidated. Wend tells how the day before they returned the items to the bereaved families and how they thanked Wend for bringing the items back. Kurt then shows up and tries to take the items and reuse them claiming it is for the good of the community. Wend realizes that him and Eckart are trying rip the people of so he pulls out a huge piece and iron from his magic back to serve as a replacement.

The next day Artur asks Wend to liquidate the remaining items as soon as possible with Kurt telling him not to rip them off. Artur tells Kurt i'll pretend I didn't hear you say that since he was talking about Amadeus. There will be a dinner banquet for the bereaved families and Wends group will go hunting to provide the food. While the rest of his group are hunting in the forest he takes Wilma to the ocean to hunt. They fist fish with a net and then dive for crabs, lobsters and other shellfish. As they finish up their hunting a Sea Dragon appears and looks at Wilma and Wend as prey. Wilma attacks the Sea Dragon and cuts its head off. When they return Burkhart tells them to display the head to let the people know that Wend is different from that quack of an older brother. The wake starts with Elise saying the prayers for the deceased to help out Meister who is already over ninety. During the ceremony Burkhart tells Wend he will have to do the right thing at the end concerning Wilma since she is capable. Wend hasn't decided to marry her yet, but has decided to take her in so no one can take advantage of her. As they continue their conversation Wend says he will provoke Kurt everyday to try and get him to explode.

As they are taking, Amelia arrives with her two children and Wend goes to meet her. As they talk she tells Wend that they couldn't have this ceremony before since Kurt and his followers opposed it. Wend tells her since it is the Branch family doing it they can not complain and invites her and her children to join in on the dinner. Wend joins her and they continue talking with Wend warning her of the coming storm and she should leave the area. He also says he will will look out for her children since there are nobles who owe him favors to which she is much obliged. With this the ceremony comes to and end with Wend deciding to go hunting in the Demon Forest the next day if nothing else happens.

Characters
Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Elise Katharina von Hohenheim

Erwin von Arnim

Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik

Iina Suzane Hirenbrant

Burkhart Ringstat

Klaus

Hermann Baumeister

Marlene Baumeister

Wilmal Etol von Asgahan

Kurt Baumeister

Artur Baumeister

Johanna

Gotthart Theodorich Philips

Siegard von Viktor Runmer

Rudi Urban Reister

Ottmer von Bleibtreu

Eckart

Meister

Amalie Mainbach

Oskar Mainbach

Karl Mainbach

Locations
Baumeister Knight Territory