Wolf and the Inadvertent Rift

Wolf and the Inadvertent Rift is the first episode of the second season of the Spice and Wolf anime.

Official Synopsis
Holo and Lawrence arrive in a village where the citizens are preparing for an annual festival. After Holo pays the price for celebrating a little too enthusiastically, Lawrence heads out to do some business with the locals.

Plot
On the road to Kumersun, Lawrence and Holo banter and discuss their next destination. They are entering pagan territory, and since Holo resembles a nun of the Church, Lawrence gives her feathers to wear to respect the local customs. They meet the fishmonger Amarty, who is promptly smitten by Holo. Once in Kumersun, where a large pagan festival and winter market are taking place, Amarty helps the two get good lodgings.

Holo overindulges in food and wine and wakes the next day with a hangover. While she recovers at the inn, Lawrence reconnects with his business associate, Marc Cole, and sells his cargo of iron nails. Seeing that Marc now has an apprentice, he realizes how quickly time has passed.

That night, Lawrence asks Holo a few questions about towns neighboring Yoitsu and ascertains that reaching it will probably take another year or two. Lawrence suggests that they can split up once they reach the town of Nyohhira, since from there Holo in her wolf form could reach Yoitsu in only two days, but he quickly regrets his lack of tact.