Captain Burns has returned from the battle, and Arthur and the rest of the company are looking after him. Captain Burns is in critical condition, but Arthur promises that they will look after him as well. He says that if he hadn't joined them, the empire would have wiped them all out. He tells karim that the holy fire guardhouse has joined with the evangelist, which means that company 8 has no choice except to break away from the empire. He also says that Captain Burns's body has been killed, and that the white-clads are trying to summon "a demon" to fight them. He adds that he's sure that the empire will blame the company for the murder, since they're the ones who killed Captain Burns. .