Lawrence realizes that he has to drop the price of pyrite or risk losing Holo to Amarti. After receiving the information on Amarti's assets, Lawrence finds Amarti and proposes a deal based on credit (essentially, naked shorting on pyrite), which will result in profit for Amarti if the price of pyrite rises or losses if the price of pyrite falls. Amarti accepts the deal after Lawrence appeals to his chivalry and causes him to doubt that Holo will agree to his marriage proposal. Unable to enlist Marc's help to purchase the pyrite necessary to pull off the deal, Lawrence turns to the alchemists in the belief that they should have a large amount of pyrite that he can purchase.