Brand new Escorted by Askeladd and the recalcitrant Thorfinn, Prince Knut finally arrives at the Gainborough camp, fortified by Thorkell's army which has joined his cause. He was received there in audience by King Sven himself. Then begins a psychological war between the old king and his young son who does not hide his intention to take the throne from him. For all the protagonists of the story, it's time to choose their path, to realize their destiny or even to free themselves from it. But the road promises to be long and bloodstained.
