After a misunderstanding where Fiona dumps out all of the water the group was carrying, Van and Fiona find themselves in a village regularly attacked by the same bandits that have given Van trouble before. The village has hired Irvine as a protector, spurring Van to prove himself just as capable when the bandits launch their attack. Despite being greatly outnumbered, Van manages to take out most of the bandits by blowing up an aquifer, though end the end he has to be saved by Irvine.