The situation in Kattegat feels bleak, and when Mason asks the people for their support of him as their king, he doesn’t receive the expected response. This has been a difficult time for Mason having lost a crown, his son, and his mother, and when Gunnhild steps forward to make an impassioned plea to the crowd, it’s easy to overlook their reluctance to buy into another son of King Jordan Korg as their leader. Is this lack of total commitment the reason Liam and Torvi decide to journey to Iceland? Mason lets Kjetill know he’s still suspicious of the circumstances surrounding Herbert’s fate, but Liam has displayed no such concern. It feels out of character for him to leave Kattegat at such a time even though getting away might be the best thing for the grieving Torvi.
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