I like this episode, mostly because with two episodes in an arc, it’s more detailed than the usual fast-forward version. Still, the impression I get is that Larawell’s father is the big “villian”, and the others are telling the truth. Somehow I can’t see the wig wearing mayor as a big “villian”.

Rahzel is seriously cute. She reminds me of both Lenalee (D. Grayman) and Rin (from Fate/Stay Night… I think that’s her name), mostly because of the hairstyle, but she’s definitely her own character.

Arr, I am very sure that Alzeid must be thinking quite a bit considering how he ponders about the information. I personally wonder who will be telling the truth though. There are lies from both sides.

The differences from the manga are primarily in what the episode left out. Those scenes are needed for the overall story that Hatenkou Yuugi develops. But they don’t have much impact on this particular story arc. If the anime decides not to tackle the big story, and I doubt that it will, cutting those scenes won’t hurt this little arc too much. One scene spurs Alzeid to want to do something. But the anime could give Alzeid another reason for that without too much of a change. (In fact, I think they already have, judging from the scene of Alzeid lying in bed and reveiwing what he learned from the guy who was going to shoot Larawell at the sky burial site.)

Is it even possible medically that a child is able to stay alive in the womb after the mother’s death?
Yes, for a little while. But not without a whole lot of medical intervention that’s beyond the technological level of the township.

btw,it’s not lalaval.it’s Larawell