Returning from a raid in Vanaheim with his Aesir allies, Conan notices a lone, weaponless Aesir steal away. Suspicious., Conan follows the Aesir and picks a fight. The Aesir, Roegar, defends himself with a shield and earns Conan's trust. Roegar explains that after he became a man of peace after he killed his drunken father. He is still haunted by his father's murder of his mother. Conan and his new friend are attacked by a number of Vanir, and, in order to save Conan's life, Roegar is forced to kill. Conan and Roegar survive and become friends.