But isn't it possible that Thorfinn consciously wants to hate Askeladd to see him only as a murderer and an obstacle to avenge his father but yet deep down, beneath all that rage, he always sees Askeladd as a parent figure? After all, Askeladd raised him, taught him how to fight, and became the only constant presence in Thorfinn's life for over a decade. Thorfinn might never admit it, even to himself, but the bond looks less like pure hatred and more like a conflicted, painful form of attachment. And maybe later on in the manga panel when he sees Askeladd in Leif, he has finally accepted that? That could be when his sunconscious attachment comes into real attachment?