Thorgal, Aaricia and Jolan sail north toward home and encounter the drakkar of Wor the Magnificent, the new king of the Northland Vikings. When Thorgal refuses to follow Wor on a raid, he and his family are left to finish the short trip on foot. When Thorgal leaves a near-term Aaricia with Jolan to find transportation, enemies appear and threaten them all. As they fight for their lives in the wild, it is from the wild that life will come.