Zechs accepts an offer from Quinze to become the leader of White Fang. While Dermail intends to continue using Relena as a figurehead, Dorothy and Marquis Weiridge conspire with other members of Romefeller to make Relena a queen in power as well as name. Meanwhile, White Fang's repeated advances convince Duo to leave Hilde's colony for her own protection. Trowa, Quatre, and Noin are mistaken as White Fang members by an OZ unit in the ruins of a nearby colony; after turning the tide of the resultant battle, Duo agrees to join the group.