Follow the adventures of Thorfin, a young Viking embarked against his will with a band of merciless mercenaries.
Thorfinn has turned his back on his life as a mercenary and now aspires to a life of non-violence. but after the abortive escape of Gardar and Arneis, which ended in the death of several of the Serpent's men as well as Gardar himself. Arneis, Throfinn and Einar are tied up and locked in the barn to await their punishment. A few days later, Master Ketil returns clandestinely to the farm aboard Leif's boat, after the king, determined to dispossess him of his wealth.