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Eventually, Conan beats his way back to the Hyborian lands. Seeking further
employment as a condottiere, he joins a mercenary army that a Zingaran, Prince
Zapayo da Kova, is raising for Argos. Argos and Koth are at war with Stygia.
The plan is that Koth shall invade Stygia from the south by sea. Koth,
however, makes a separate peace with Stygia, and the mercenary army is trapped
in southern Stygia between two hostile forces. Again, Conan is among the few
survivors. Fleeing through the desert with a young Aquilonian soldier,
Amalric, he is captured by desert nomads while Amalric escapes.
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