Spice and Wolf, Vol. 2 - light novel

Following his good fortune in Pazzio, Lawrence is confident that he is on the path to realizing his dream of becoming a town merchant. One ill-informed business decision, though, leaves him teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and ruin! With no assets to his name - other than the cunning of his fetching traveling companion, Holo the Wisewolf - Lawrence may need to resort to illicit means to put his affairs in order. With all of the merchant's plans hinging on one beautiful young shepherdess - for whose vocation Holo holds no affection - Lawrence's prospects, both personal and professional, are looking grim! Wandering peddler Kraft Lawrence joins forces with Holo, a harvest diety in the form of a young woman with the ears and tail of a wolf, and finds that having such a companion can lead to new profits but also new enemies Twenty-five-year-old merchant Kraft Lawrence and his traveling companion Holo, the ancient pagan wolf-goddess of the harvest, embark on a risky scheme even as their relationship grows closer.