Chaptesrs 5 through 7 Summary

Wulfgar, Sweyn and several of their men ride away from Darkenwald toward smoke. When they draw near, they see several bodies, the smoldering remains of buildings and several men fleeing on horseback. Sweyn and Wulfgar chase one group, while the rest of his men pursue the others. Eleven are captured and the remainder killed. When they return to the cottage, an old woman is morning the death of a young girl, her daughter. Wulfgar gives the old woman a horse, noting that it's not enough to make up for the loss of the daughter and her home. She accepts, wondering about this man - the new lord of Darkenwald.

Back at the castle, Wulfgar tells Aislinn that the thieves have been captured, and she says she had no doubt he would accomplish that. Wulfgar had told her the night before that...