Far from keeping their promise to leave Thorfinn and Hild on the island of Fionie, where Einar and the others await them, the Jomsvikings take them to the military camp of Vagn. This old friend of Thor opposes Floki's rise, who is willing to do anything to make his grandson Baldur the Supreme Commander of the Jomsvikings.
If Vagn wishes the title to return to Thorfinn, Thorfinn wants nothing more than to continue his journey to Vinland. But many try to bring him back to his warrior life, starting with Garm, the assassin sent by Floki...