Athelstan reflects on the family he has come to love since arriving in Kattegat. He would do anything for this new family, but this love and devotion now threatens Athelstan's life. 
 

Ragnar extends his empire by out-witting and out-fighting a powerful enemy. Athelstan still has no answers for his crisis of faith, so, torn between the Christian and Pagan worlds, he turns to an unlikely source for guidance.