Coming upon a council meeting, the trio sneaked in as the Knights discussed strategies, revealing how they were running out of food for the starving residents of Cottonera, and how they desperately needed more soldiers from the Viceroy of Sicily. This taught them diplomacy, strategy, and the problems of leadership. With a newfound understanding of the historical and political intricacies of the Knights' era, the children returned to the main path, their minds buzzing with the problems of the past.