After Limalisha recovers from her snakebite, Elen "rewards" Tigre setting up a bath in a private hot springs bathhouse with a displeased Mila. The four of them then tour the marketplace in Rodrick, but Mila immediately returns to her snowy homeland of Olmütz on the border of Leitmeritz. Elen orders Limalisha to increase the border patrol, correctly predicting that Mila has mobilized her forces. During the Battle of Vlkolin, the Leitmeritz Army clashes with the Olmütz Army, but their battle ends in a stalemate. Mila retreats to the Tatra Fortress, a nearly impregnable citadel, and the Leitmeritz Army settles in for a siege. Disguising himself as a bear, Tigre scouts for an alternate route to the fortress before encountering Mila. She shares tea with him as she expresses her misgivings of being a war maiden. After following Mila towards the fortress, Tigre reports back to Elen. As Elen and Tigre then lead a raid of 100 men into the mountains, Elen uses her full power to try to break through the rear gate but fails. When Tigre saves Elen from certain death, the two combine their powers to destroy the rear gate and lead their men into the breach.