King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

Gilbert, a young Sunday jogger, starts his health race in the middle of the Compiègne forest. Quickly, an overpowering man overtakes him.

François is waiting for his friend Pierre at a café when Pierre calls him to tell him that he's being chased by a stranger with evil intentions.