Märeta and also devout Christians Töre ship the Karin their daughter, '' the unrepentant Ingeri, and their foster daughter, to deliver candles to a church that is distant. On their way through the forests, the girls encounter a set of savage goat herders who murder and rape Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. Töre plots a revenge that is fitting After the killers seek refuge in Töre and Märeta's farm house.