Ugo goes back to Massawa to try and find news about Vittorio, who fell into Volto Nascosto's hands. After learning about the great battle that's in preparation in Adwa, Ugo joins the small caravan of Duke Pandolfi (direct emissary of King Umberto I), to get to that area. Along the way though, two dangerous marauders, Ras Sebath and Agos Tafari, former Italian allies who deserted to the enemy, lie in ambush