In 1895, in the bushlands of Tsavo, British East Africa, a young hunter named Edwin Hayward makes a reckless decision that leads to a nighttime massacre of his camp by lions. Paralyzed by terror as his close friend Charles is mauled, Edwin flees into the thorns, becoming the sole survivor. Four years later, back in England, Edwin maintains the facade of a respectable gentleman, though his mind remains trapped in Tsavo. Having stripped his sitting room wall bare of all hunting trophies, he suf