Thorgal and his daughter are separated from the rest of the family, and end up at the foot of a cliff after a storm at sea. A sea of spiders forces them to climb the rock-wall, and they find a cave in which only She-wolf seems to be allowed to enter. Thorgal has no option but to climb further, and hope he can find help to get his daughter out of that cave. When he comes to the top of the cliff he finds himself in a lovely country, of which the inhabitants are not even aware there is such thing as a sea - even if they live on an island...