▁was ▁to ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁to , ▁but ▁Mar ik ▁and ▁his ▁demon - call er ▁al ly ▁C ader an ▁manage ▁to ▁avoid ▁Ak hor ' s ▁notice . ▁ ▁The ▁assemble d ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁soon ▁learn ▁of ▁Lan en ▁and ▁Ak hor ' s ▁love , ▁and ▁their ▁trans gress ions , ▁and ▁are ▁prepared ▁to ▁sentence ▁them ▁to ▁ex ile ▁or ▁death ▁when ▁Lan en ▁man ages ▁to ▁s way ▁them ▁incl ine ▁them ▁to ▁mer cy ▁with ▁an ▁imp ass ioned ▁speech ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁their ▁actions . ▁ ▁However , ▁during ▁Lan en ' s ▁speech , ▁Mar ik , ▁consum ed ▁by ▁gre ed , ▁comes ▁and ▁ste als ▁the ▁Soul gems ▁of ▁the ▁Lost , ▁a ▁pre cious ▁and ▁ir replace able ▁tre asure ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ri , ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁dist ract ed . ▁Ak hor ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁of ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁purs ue ▁Mar ik ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁camp ▁and ▁a ▁battle ▁ens ues , ▁for ▁Mar ik ▁and ▁his ▁demon - call ing ▁servant ▁C ader an ▁had ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁fight ▁and ▁so ▁had ▁demon ic ▁powers ▁and ▁items ▁ready ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Kant ri ▁with . ▁C ader an ▁is ▁s lain ▁and ▁Mar ik ▁is ▁driven ▁ins ane , ▁but ▁Ak hor ▁suff ers ▁terrible ▁w ounds ▁at ▁Mar ik ' s ▁hands ▁and ▁R ish ka an , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁k ant ri ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁fight ,