After escaping the torturous clutches of Vlad the Impaler, Meric and his lover Mikhail escape to the west, seeking their fortunes. But with winter closing in, the two soldiers risk starvation as they struggle to find employment with a company of mercenaries. A chance encounter with a prostitute threatens to bring about an even swifter end, as they are discovered as two men in love, but it just might be the only thing that saves them.