Athelstan explores the savage inside him – a figure he is both enthralled and repulsed by. Ragnar embraces his own savagery and enacts a brutal and bloody revenge on a bitter enemy. 
 

Athelstan consults the Seer in search of answers about which path he should choose. The Seer consults the runes, but only offers a mysterious prophecy that the gods will soon test the strength of many vows.