In the course of these new adventures, Aaricia is crowned Queen and Thorgal must face numerous ordeals to find his love again. Reunited, they pass happy days together in the countryside, where they await the birth of their first child. Alas, this bucolic tale is turned into a nightmare by the jealousy of Shaniah, a teenager whom Thorgal has spurned. Prisoner onboard the Black Galley, Thorgal becomes a plaything in the hands of the degenerate tyrant Veronar.
