When Hammerson announces that he is going to test all the students to make sure they belong at the school, Arni is worried that he will fail: he is not a warrior. On the other hand, he is cunning.
During a Viking "astronomy" class, a metallic meteorite falls from the sky, lands at Erik's feet and makes the glyphs on his grandfather's sword glow. No doubt about it: this is the sign that he is "the chosen one" and thanks to this celestial stone, he will finally have powers worthy of a real hero.
At a "Career Day" to introduce students to different career options, Ylva wants to become a Valkyrie, like Turid - in other words, the Best of the Best. Eira and Turid doubt that she has what it takes. Ylva wants to prove her worth to them by riding a flying horse. Unfortunately, after losing a shoe in flight, Turid's horse is unable to fly and has to land in the middle of nowhere.
Erik decides to remedy his lack of skill and the shame he feels about it by going to the forest to exercise. He attracts the attention of the outlaw, Vargir. Vargir plays a trick on him that ends up having serious repercussions: for his own benefit, he manages to convince Erik and then the whole school that he is a distant member of the Fourcherbarbe family, and therefore more worthy than Erik to be considered Olaf's heir. The proof: he can make the Fourcherbarbe sword glow at will. According to the school rules, Erik's place is rightfully taken by Vargir - outlaw or not.
For the Iron Cabbage tournament, Ylva is named captain of the team. It turns out that the players were originally using a real iron cabbage. Ylva does everything she can to make things harder for everyone, not knowing how hard.
As part of a class, Tendon asks Arni to "find an object that Doomhild is hiding." What she doesn't know is that Tendon is secretly working for a group of bards called the Spiders, whose mission is to steal the secrets of the twelve kings. After giving him a bit of information, she ends up being arrested by Garrick.
The school's students may have defeated monsters, gods, and raging elements, but nothing prepares them for the most daunting of challenges: midterm exams.
