▁witness ed ▁it ▁imprison ed . ▁D ag ran ▁persu ades ▁Ar gan an ▁to ▁release ▁them ▁after ▁showing ▁him ▁Z ael ' s ▁mark , ▁which ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁myst ical ▁" Mark ▁of ▁the ▁Out s ider " ▁dest ined ▁to ▁save ▁Laz ul is ▁from ▁dis aster . ▁ ▁Ar gan an ▁attempts ▁to ▁get ▁Z ael ▁onto ▁his ▁side , ▁offering ▁him ▁kn ighth ood ▁and ▁Cal ista ' s ▁hand ▁in ▁marriage . ▁Z ael ▁swe ars ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Ar gan an , ▁who ▁orders ▁Z ael ▁to ▁direct ▁Laz ul is ▁towards ▁the ▁G ur ak ▁lands . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Ast har ▁accepts ▁Z ael ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁pup il ▁and ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁medal ▁following ▁a ▁successful ▁sp arring . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this , ▁G ur ak ▁assass ins ▁attack . ▁Ast har ▁is ▁killed , ▁telling ▁Z ael ▁the ▁medal ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁before ▁dying . ▁Z ael ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁Ast har ' s ▁murder ▁by ▁J ir all ▁and ▁imprison ed . ▁Cal ista ▁fre es ▁him . ▁D ag ran ▁suggests ▁J ir all ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁real ▁k iller , ▁and ▁prompt s ▁Z ael ▁to ▁search ▁J ir all ' s ▁room , ▁where ▁he ▁finds ▁the ▁murder ▁weapon ▁and ▁a ▁letter ▁reve aling ▁deal ings ▁with ▁the ▁G ur ak . ▁J ir all ▁is ▁imprison ed , ▁free ing ▁Cal ista ▁to ▁be ▁bet ro th ed ▁to ▁Z ael . ▁When