Rest at the fort

The heroes stop to rest at an abandoned fort. Siegfried explains that she was summoned early in the Singularity, and after being nearly killed by Jeanne Alter's Servants, one of them - Saint Martha - secretly helped to hide her in Lyon, managing to maintain some of her sanity. She then thanked Martha for that as Martha said it was no trouble.

Examining Siegfried's wounds, they determine that she has had multiple curses placed on him, and cannot heal normally - only Baptism Rites from a high-ranking Saint Servant can break her curses, with Jeanne alone not having the power to do so with Martha deciding to help keep the curses at Bay.. At Marie's suggestion, the team decide to split up to search France for a Saint Servant, believing one may have been summoned by the Counter ****.

Drawing lots (also at Marie's insistence), they divide into two teams - Marie, Martha,Jeanne as a pair, and Amadeus, Mash, the protagonist, Fou and the injured Siegfried as the other team. Amadeus is apprehensive about leaving Marie, but eventually relents.

Marie and Amadeus talk once more before they part. While comically discussing Amadeus' first meeting and proposal to Marie as children, Marie laments ending her life as a silly, arrogant queen who childishly loved France. Amadeus reassured Marie that the country had always loved her, otherwise they could not have come to hate her to begin with, comforting Marie as they part, Marie wishing to hear Amadeus' piano when they next meet. The teams split, keeping contact via a communication device given to Jeanne.

The protagonist and Amadeus talk, Amadeus talking of her having come to terms with not being with Marie and her decision to commit entirely to her music. Mash questions her love for Marie, remembering his earlier assertations that all humans are filthy in her eyes. Amadeus assures her that one can still love things that are "filthy", not only beautiful things, a concept Mash struggles to comprehend, but Amadeus guarantees she will learn eventually on her journey.

Meanwhile, Jeanne confides in Marie her unease, and admits being unable to understand her evil counterpart's motivations. Marie consoles her, and contrasts her own execution to hers - she had felt a small amount of hatred at those who killed her and her children, while Jeanne, who unconditionally loves people, does not, and is thus unable to comprehend having an evil side. Marie encourages Jeanne to openly accept the Dragon Witch as the true Jeanne when they meet.