· Valeria of the Red Brotherhood flee into the jungle after killing a Stygian officer
· Conan, an admirer of Valeria followed her and killed the stygian chasing her
· As Valeria was confronting Conan for following her, they discovered a dragon eating their horses
· They hid on a crag where the dragon can’t reach them but beast camped under the cliff
· Conan make a deadly spear using the Apples of Derketa, a highly poisonous fruit, and pierced the jaws of the dragon with it
· They were able to escape to a seemingly deserted city because the poisonous fruit blinded the dragon
· Conan and Valeria explored around this city that only consist of 4 tiers of room, chamber and passageways …show more content…
· Separated from Conan, Valeria saved Techotl from a skull-wearing warrior of Xotalanc
· Conan and Valeria are welcomed by Techotl’s people, the Tecuhltli, and their rulers, Olmec and Tascela
· They were hired by the Tecuhltli people to fight against their enemy Xotalanc who occupied the East side of the city
· The Tecuhltli and Xotalanc people used to be 1 tribe, but half a century ago, Tecuhltli stole his brother Xotalanc’s bride Tascela, leading to a feud between Tecuhltli, Xotalanc and Tolkemec who was an original inhabitant of the city
· Tolkemec betrayed both sides for his own interest and was exiled into the catacombs and was assumed died
· With Conan’s help, the Tecuhltlis quickly slew all the Xotalanc people in a desperate surprise attack by the Xotalanc