The young man escapes from the echelon of death - and in hundreds of other prisoners the spirit rises, there is hope not for salvation, but for revenge on theirs tormentors. He wanders in the wilderness in search of rescue and a safe place - and rescues a hunter girl from an angry bear, even though he was on the verge of death from physical exhaustion. Grygory enjoys the hospitality of the Ukrainian Sirko family from Green Wedge — and becomes their son and brother, a hunting partner.