Five of the men have not returned, either because they got lost or because they were attacked by wolves. They're "spirits" , the men say, and they're probably going to have to stay put for the night. The men decide to take the family to a nearby hunting lodge, and then they'll go back and find the wolves. Donovan warns the men that the wolves are on the sheriff's radar, so they should keep an eye out for them. He also says that a big snowstorm is coming their way, and it's likely that a blunt object has crushed the leg. It's been a few days since the injury, and the doctor says that it looks like a gangrene has healed. He's going to try to talk to the wolves' leader, but he can't. The wolves are "right out of the Stone Age," he says, and he's sure that they are the same wolves that killed vanaten and his men. The doctor says they need to go back to the town, because the wolves could still attack them.