The first man Athelstan kills is trying to kill him. In 48 hours after his arrival in the past he has been forced to kill more than two dozen men who is on the staff of Hogs Breath thane. He himself soon dies as his daughter looks on. In the years to follow Hogs Breath becomes the epicenter of British economic life. Even a king from distant lands are defeated by the magician king, as people who are un sure how he is able to disarm and entire army with just Forwin at his side. It all ends some twenty years later as Athelstan and Aelic along with their children gather inside the container for a group hug.