The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which
Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just
his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has
pretty well settled into his routine-that is, until the night Lawrence
finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching
girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests
in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend
him the cunning of “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase his profits in
exchange for taking her along on his travels. What kind of businessman
could turn down such an offer? Lawrence soon learns, though, that having
an ancient goddess as a traveling companion can be a bit of a mixed
blessing. Will this wolf girl turn out to be too wild to tame?

Following his good fortune in Pazzio, Lawrence is confident that he is
on the path to realizing his dream of becoming a town merchant. One
ill-informed business decision, though, leaves him teetering on the
brink of bankruptcy and ruin! With no assets to his name – other than
the cunning of his fetching traveling companion, Holo the Wisewolf –
Lawrence may need to resort to illicit means to put his affairs in
order. With all of the merchant’s plans hinging on one beautiful young
shepherdess – for whose vocation Holo holds no affection – Lawrence’s
prospects, both personal and professional, are looking grim!

Continuing their journey north, Lawrence and Holo stop in the village of
Tereo in hopes of finding a local abbey where they might uncover more
information regarding the fate of Holo’s ancient home, Yoitsu. Soon
after their arrival, though, the companions are caught up in a local
dispute between Tereo and the neighboring town of Enberch that could
cost Lawrence and Holo both their fortunes and their lives! With the
Wisewolf’s help, can Lawrence devise a way to save an entire town from
ruin – and his skin and that of his traveling companion in the process?

Arriving in the town of Lenos, Lawrence and Holo take a respite from their travels north – but a true businessman never rests! It isn’t long before an opportunity for profit presents itself to Lawrence, one that could fulfill his dreams of owning his own establishment. But as always, the promise of great reward carries great risk – and risk is never greater than when one plans to use a wisewolf as collateral! As Lawrence and Holo feel the ties binding them stretched thin, has the time come for the pair to go their separate ways?