Although he had no choice, in the end his pride and selfishness in protecting the land of Arheid overshadowed Thorfinn's desire for a land without violence or war.
That last panel was disturbing on the part of Einar's character, simply incredible...
Absolutely gut-wrenching chapter. Such a complex moral dilemma with no right answer. Seeing Einar succumb to violence was awful, but you can't help but root for the Nords atp, seeing the reinforcements arrive had me so hype and I hate myself for it.
Yukimura might genuinely end this manga with the message "reality is violence". I just really can't see Thorfinn fixing this.
