Wulnoth summons the Monk in the dark

In the shadowed corridor of the abbey, Wulnoth’s voice cuts through the silence with an urgent, almost desperate call for the Monk—his tone betraying a mix of deference and unease. The Monk’s response, delivered from the darkness with measured reassurance, establishes their dynamic: Wulnoth, a man of authority within the monastery, is already subtly subordinate to the Monk’s influence. The exchange is brief but loaded, foreshadowing Wulnoth’s eventual manipulation by the Monk to prepare beacon fires for the Viking fleet. The Monk’s use of the term 'my son'—a paternalistic address—hints at his calculated control over the monastery’s residents, while Wulnoth’s hesitation suggests his growing complicity in the Monk’s schemes. This moment is the first spark of their ideological conflict, where the Monk’s hidden motives begin to unravel the timeline.