This story follows Botulf Gerisson, a Viking warrior who becomes a Varangian Guard in Constantinople. After experiencing a spiritual revelation from Sophia, the Gnostic embodiment of divine wisdom, Botulf learns to balance his warrior duty with a deeper understanding of unity and peace. As he ages, he finds harmony between his Viking ethos of battle and Sophia’s vision of oneness, transforming from a soldier of the empire to a seeker of wisdom.