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King Pellenor's blind belief in the Druids was perhaps the greatest source of tension between himself and his daughter Kerra. It was this belief, this trust, that led him to allow the wife he loved to be slaughtered, and later, to sacrifice his own life in the altar of the Druids. For King Pellenor, his best life could only be lived if he followed the tenets dictated by the Druids, for they were the ones who knew the will of the gods. Though she claimed she feared the gods, Kerra rebelled against at least some of their dictates, as interpreted by the Druids.
When Kerra went to speak to Veran, she was not a supplicant asking a wise leader for advise. She wanted to know why Veran chose her as Pellenor's successor. She already knew that Veran had spoken with General Aulus, and suspected that her father's death was a plot concocted between the Druids and the Romans. Veran did not deny this, but he also did not view this as treachery to the land where he lived. He told Kerra he did not believe the gods would have chosen her to be Queen if they did not think she could defeat Lokka (on earth in the body of General Aulus, according to Divis).
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It was a refrain that Britannia had done before, gods living in mortal bodies. Pwykka was in Divis. Lokka was in General Aulus. Ania believed she was the goddess Brenna. Kerra was now to be an instrument of the gods to defeat Lokka as Queen of the Cantii. In this, Britannia was like those ancient tales (e.g. of Greece) when gods were very much part of the daily lives of those whom they ruled. Britannia's gaze was toward mythology.
Had Kerra become such a believer, that she accepted Veran's reassuring words despite knowing that he also entertained General Aulus? Well, based solely on what Willa said, if Kerra had not accepted the Queenship, she would have been in defiance of the will of the gods, and killed, so a large part of her decision could be a matter of self preservation (yes, even after Lindon offered to help her escape the Druids). Even when King Pellenor lived, Kerra had shown strength, a stubbornness when she was convinced she was right. Kerra, much more than Phelan, could stand up to their father. Perhaps there was a part of Kerra that believed she had gods on her side, but she also must have believed that she could lead her people, that she would be a good Queen.
On the day Veran took Kerra's mother away, he wrote runes at the back of her neck. These runes, along with those that were inked when a monarch was proclaimed, were not meant to be read until that person's final day on earth. Kerra insisted that Veran tell her what the words were, if she were truly chosen by the gods. The runes read 'Hope is the daughter of a blind father', according to Veran. Back at Crugdonon, Cait had arrived with her father.
Strays
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■ Amena was bitter that Kerra was named Queen. Drunk, she went to talk to Veran. He was not in the tent but other Druids were, including Willa. Amena was drugged and pushed to join an org-.
■ Phelan was suspicious why the Druids chose Kerra as Queen. He asked the Roman prisoner if the Romans ever talked to the Druids, then fled Crugdonon and took Ania with him.
■ Aulus left his helmet in a cave as message to Divis.
■ Antedia boasted about her fortress but Crugdonon appeared the more secure one, imho. Aulus said that if the Regni laid siege to the Cantii, they would do so with Roman support. Antedia wanted Veran dead.
■ Britannia totally telegraphed who the Regni spy in the Cantii camp was.
■ Walder Frey (David Bradley) made an appearance as Quane. He was left in the Druid camp whilst the others headed to Crugdonon. He warned Divis that if Lokka were in Britannia, Veran already knew.
■ Here was Veran's story, according to Quane --- Veran was born 10,000 years ago. He was the second man; his brother Hakka was the first. One day he found his brother Hakka hanging from the same oak tree where they were born. The rope was alive; it was Pwykka as a serpent, sent by Lokka.
■ Divis was a favourite of Veran until he betrayed him. Divis denied betraying Veran and said it was Pwykka.
■ Divis took another dive down a cliff to go to the underworld and find out what Aulus wanted from there.
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