Heading north, Galen and his friends encounter a bear, which knocks Galen unconscious and destroys the cart and horses. A crossbow shot kills the beast, courtesy of Tromh, Master of the Forests in this region. The bald albino orangutan leads them to his home, a medieval castle. He treats Galen to a lunch of wild boar while the astronauts eat filth in a dirty shed. When Burke refuses to eat it, an ape named Varlo roughs him up. A fellow slave warns them not to anger Varlo, for he is Tromh's best manhunter and enjoys being brutal. Inside the castle, Tromh offers to buy Virdon and Burke for his next manhunt, and when Galen declines, Tromh throws him in the cell as well. In the morning, the trio are led out with others as prey for the manhunt. Given a half-hour to hide, they split up to search