Rqazz cares for no one, but misery loves company, so he decides to keep Skeletor around. Skeletor's fragmented mind makes him little more capable than a child. For a time they take shelter in Castle Grayskull, until the extreme isolation drives them to venture out. They live in the jungle, just outside the fringes of remote settlements. Rqazz provides for them, robbing from the settlements when necessary. Skeletor convalescences. He has no memory of his prior life or the endless time spent in The Well of Souls. At least, not when he's awake. When he sleeps, he remembers his torments in the Well with near perfect clarity. When he wakes, his nightmares are blocked from his mind, but he is left with vague feelings of horror and despair. He sees this as a detestable weakness and is motivated to become stronger. In time, they leave the jungles. With Rqazz as his guide, Skeletor travels from one territory to another, learning the lay of the land. In disguise, he lurks ...