After escaping from his chains and slaying his captors, Conan makes his way south. Soon, Conan is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves. Armed only with a broken length of chain, Conan manages to fight off the starving wolves until he finds refuge near a range of hills. Inside one of the hills, he discovers the entrance to a buried crypt. After hiding within an ancient chamber, which the wolves are strangely unwilling to follow him into, Conan lights himself a fire. Suddenly, he discovers a grisly occupant.