Dirk suddenly develops a high fever. Delia, who adored Dirk, and started to see him as her own family, was worried sick. Main sees his symptoms and realizes that he may have the Devouring. After talking to Ferdinand, they decide to raise him without letting others know that he has the Devouring. Meanwhile, Main continues her colored-ink experiments with Heidi as she helped out with taking care of Dirk at the cathedral, but...
and will live that life of confinement 
until they literally die.
وسيعيش حياته حبيساً حتّى يموت حرفيّاً
Einzig zu diesem Zweck
hielt er einen weiter am Leben.
À peine plus qu’une bête de somme.
e ti costringe a una vita di reclusione 
fino alla fine dei tuoi giorni.
vivendo em confinamento até sua morte.
и до самой смерти он живёт в подчинении.