In which three rugged men, bound by secret oaths and kindled by rebellion against their harsh lot, await an envoy bearing the promise of alliance with a fabled leader named Hans of Iceland amidst the wild and superstitious landscape of Norway’s coast. The sombre gathering, marked by blood-bound secrecy and fervent hope, unfolds beneath the ancient shadow of Ralph the Giant’s forsaken manor, merging mortal resolve with the awakening of a restless land.