Wolf and a Fascinating Traveler

Wolf and a Fascinating Traveler is the eighth episode of the second season of the Spice and Wolf anime.

Official Synopsis
Lawrence suspects shady dealings when he learns that visiting fur traders are barred from doing business in Lenos. Later, the merchant finds himself in the company of the cloaked stranger.

Plot
Holo and Lawrence visit the port in Lenos, where they sit down for an outdoor meal. Holo uses her sharp senses and informs Lawrence that despite the outward calm, unrest simmers as foreign fur merchants are being restricted from selling their wares. However, she becomes inebriated from the meal and has to rest. Lawrence, meanwhile, visits a local tavern to gather information and learns from the barmaid Helena that the entire town is on edge while the governing Council of Fifty deliberates how the fur trade will proceed.

After dinner with Holo, Lawrence goes to talk with the innkeeper Arold Ecklund but is interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious cloaked stranger, who introduces herself as Eve Boland. She and Lawrence briefly chat, and she invites him to talk further if their interests coincide.