In a ploy aimed at bringing together an assortment of Romano-British chieftains, Arthur fakes his own death, with unexpected results.

Arthur finds two Saxon children, abandoned after an attack on a British village.

Arthur's cousins Gawain and Garet cause a lot of trouble for him.

Arthur has a plan to use his Christian faith against Pictish invaders.

When Kai, Arthur's lieutenant, falls for a Saxon girl, he thinks carefully about the implications.

One of Mark's men is killed in a skirmish - Mark believes Llud is to blame for the death and insists on a trial by combat.

Rolf of the Picts has converted to Christianity, but he remains a threat to Arthur.

Morcant suspects Arthur and Kai are after the hand of Goda, the daughter of King Athel - and Morcant wants her for himself. So he has Arthur and Kai arrested and claims they have acted as spies for the Saxons.

Arthur fights to free some enslaved villagers - and one in particular.

Saxon fighters kidnap two children and threaten to kill them unless Arthur surrenders himself in the children's place. But Arthur finds an ingenious solution to his dilemma.

Arthur and Mark join forces to mount a raid on a Saxon treasure hoard.