Lord Alex Nicholson is an experienced hunter. Tired of competing with the wild animals, he has his men kidnap young Indians and then he hunts them. But his latest human prey is truly special: Zagor, the Spirit with the Axe!
In this episode for first time we met Zagor trappers friends: Doc Lester and Rochas. At the end of the story, there is a short prologue where Zagor meets Guitar Jim.
Some Indians kidnap the son of Colonel Howard, the new commander of Fort Holborn. Thus Howard decides to have the Black Wolves intervene, a group of ruthless mercenaries led by the fanatic Otto Kraus. Zagor tries to find Howard's son before their arrival but is mortally wounded by the warlike Mohican, Wolf Tooth!
