This exciting story introduces us to our two main characters, Fafhrd The Barbarian & The Gray Mouser, and involves them in taking refuge from a brawl in a seemingly vacated luxurious palace. Needless to say, the unexpected residents confront them and a battle erupts. However, a magical unicorn comes to their aide and transports them to a very strange place. While Fafhrd & The Mouser try to find their way out, they have to deal with an evil sorcerer who is trying to "do them in."