This volume was straight amazing. It starts off as a rescue heist, then it turns into a sort of character study amidst this mission where everything goes wrong. Thorfinn learns things that make him recontextualize the past and thus also his resolve to no longer kill. Garm continues to be a delightful antagonist with his twisted Warrior’s purpose. You really come to understand him more fully in this volume. Floki’s grandson Baldr is an interesting character in this volume as he’s someone born into the power structure figuring out his place in it and his articulation of it is very interesting. Sigurd remains a very interesting character who’s sense of duty is so sincere that it’s kind of hilarious yet you still respect him. Gudrid is given a lot of good material in support of Thorfinn. Hild is a reliable lieutenant of course with that pre-existing twist still ever lingering. Thorkell is as wild as ever in this volume and it’s just as entertaining. This manga continues to be my favorite for good reason.