Living as a slave on a Danish farm, Thorfinn is haunted by dreams of an afterlife full of grasping, bloodied corpses of the men and women he has killed. Robbed of vengeance and of hope, he must find a new meaning for his life... but where? WITHIN THE KING'S GRASP As Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinn's only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master. What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinn's hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einar's infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband - an escaped slave - barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with him... "A fascinating, violent, and moving story that's firmly among other timeless classics... Seriously, I don't know how many different ways I can say this manga is worth reading." -Kotaku