The Spirit Contract of Despair and Determination As Anisphia struggles to win the nobles' support, she is called by Euphyllia for a meeting with their parents and Lumielle. Euphyllia reveals that she has the qualifications for a Spirit Covenant and intends to do so under the provision that the King adopt her so she might inherit the throne. Despite Anisphia objecting upon learning from Lumielle that Spirit Covenanters are immortal, condemning them to solitude, the young lady remains undeterred, set on "protecting the princess' smile". However, Anisphia grows angered at her for trying to "steal her identity" and runs off in tears before being found by Tilty...