Right, so season 2 is going to start out with "1 year later....", where Laurence is a professional contract killer/assassin. He gave up being a merchant after he realized that killing all of the people going after Horo made him into a far more proficient killer than he had expected, and the line of work was more profitable than being a mere merchant.
Horo, while aware of his way of life, does nothing about it, and actually assists him on some missions...
... Yeah, wouldn't that be something....
Horo in a super spy/assassin/kunoichi outfit. >.>;
Well, that aside, I'm really looking forward to this second season. Spice and Wolf was one of my favorite animes, by far.