Meetings and Bonds Prayed For

Meetings and Bonds Prayed For (Inori Kataru Deai to Kizuna, 祈り語る出会いと絆) is the eighth episode of the Somali and the Forest Spirit anime series.

Overview
Somali and Golem seek out Isolde, the head librarian, to learn more about the ruined book. Isolde tells them the story of her ancestor, Feodora, and her first encounter with humans before their eventual demise.

Characters

 * Somali
 * Golem
 * Hazel
 * Praline
 * Isolde Nebsolv
 * Laigle
 * Feodora Nebsolv
 * Haraiso
 * Miya

Summary
After considering the failing health of the head librarian, Praline decides to give Golem a map of the library to find their way. However, they are caught by security monsters and branded as intruders. Golem grabs Somali and they manage to escape, arriving in the heart of the library where the aging head librarian resides. Isolde reveals that she wrote The Chronicles of Haraiso due to her ancestor's experiences with humans as a young girl. She explains that as a child, Feodora Nebsolv crash landed due to a storm in a village of humans who were governed by a golem called Haraiso. Feodora quickly grew accustomed to the culture of the village, but her feelings instantly changed when the villagers mob together to kill a peaceful neighboring monster. She is forced to reveal her inhuman nature to save a villager, and is consequently branded as a "Grotesque", the human term for monster, forcing her to leave. Isolde finishes the story and tells of humans residing "at the end of the world". She also reveals that she knows Somali is human, but is proud to have met one who loves their world before she suddenly passes away.