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The narrative’s grim beginning reveals a cruel ambush that leaves seventeen men dead on their journey home. The survivors confront the reality of their losses, as they recover the bodies of their fellow men, mercilessly stripped bare and assaulted by nature and the ever-looming threat of the indigenous tribes. Amidst this carnage, the captain grapples with the dual pain of loss measured in both hearts and skins, as the prized pelts are nowhere to be found.
The ambush resonates throughout the camp, as whispers of treachery and the unyielding terrain shape the conversations of the living. The captain's quest to discover the fate of his grandson Levi, who may be lost in these sinister woods, unravels the complex ties between father and son, loyalty and survival.