▁grant ing ▁him ▁mag ical ▁power . ▁While ▁on ▁an ▁err and ▁in ▁town , ▁Z ael ▁runs ▁into ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Lisa ▁and ▁helps ▁her ▁escape ▁from ▁city ▁gu ards . ▁Emp loy ed ▁as ▁gu ards ▁to ▁Count ▁Ar gan an ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁his ▁nie ce , ▁Lady ▁Cal ista , ▁to ▁Lord ▁J ir all , ▁Z ael ▁enc oun ters ▁Cal ista ▁and ▁recogn izes ▁her ▁as ▁" L isa ". ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁meet ▁General ▁Ast har ▁and ▁his ▁prote ge e ▁Ther ius ▁when ▁Sy ren ne ▁pick s ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁Ther ius . ▁After ▁Cal ista ▁explains ▁to ▁Z ael ▁in ▁private ▁that ▁hers ▁is ▁an ▁arranged ▁marriage , ▁Laz ul is ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁G ur ak , ▁a ▁race ▁once ▁ban ished ▁from ▁Laz ul is ▁by ▁humans ▁and ▁now ▁un ited ▁under ▁their ▁r uler ▁Z ang ur ak . ▁To ▁avoid ▁being ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁en su ing ▁can non ▁fire , ▁Z ael , ▁D ag ran , ▁and ▁Cal ista ▁st ow ▁away ▁on ▁a ▁G ur ak ▁ship ▁and ▁eventually ▁take ▁it ▁over . ▁The ▁group ▁are ▁returned ▁to ▁Laz ul is ▁by ▁the ▁island ' s ▁kn ights . ▁On ▁Laz ul is , ▁the ▁mer cen aries ▁are ▁accused ▁of ▁a iding ▁the ▁G ur ak ▁by ▁J ir all , ▁who ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁his ▁cow ard ly ▁behavior ▁during ▁the ▁G ur ak ▁attack ▁by ▁having ▁anyone ▁who