Chapter 38

"Where in this world can a sane man be found? We're all the same. We're all the same. None of us understands what it means to love at all. Or the meaning of life... or the meaning of death... or the meaning of their own battles."

- Canute

Out of the Cradle (ゆりかごの外, Yurikago no Soto) is the 38th chapter in the series.

Overview
Atli wakes up to find his comrades dead, savagely killed by the berserker Bjorn. Still under the effects of the mushroom and out of opponents, Bjorn notices Canute and Willibald and heads their way. Canute stands and faces him without flinching.

Summary
Atli gets up, having presumably lost consciousness when Thorfinn kicked him off of his horse when the cart crashed. He is startled to see his dead comrades strewn about in the snow. Bjorn, still under the effects of the berserker mushroom and raging on despite the knife and spear lodged in his bloody back, caves the last standing man's face in and notices Willibald and Canute sitting nearby. He screams and heads their way. Willibald notes the fight is over, but that the winner has lost his sanity. He suggests that Canute flee. Canute asks where a sane man can be found at all, in a world where everyone is the same and no one understands what it means to love, or the meaning of life, or death, or of their own battles. Canute stands and says he is sick of this. He unflinchingly faces Bjorn, who is now in front of him.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Atli


 * Bjorn


 * Canute


 * Willibald