Robin and the outlaws leave Sherwood to defend a distant village from the Hounds of Lucifer, eerily clad horsemen who terrorise the neighbourhood. They are the servants of a powerful coven ruled by Morgwyn of Ravenscar. 

At Nottingham Castle, the Sheriff receives a suprise visit from Hubert de Giscard, herald to King John. De Giscard makes it clear that the King is losing patience with the Sheriff's inability to rid Sherwood of Robin Hood and his band. Lured into a fatal trap, the outlaws are seperated and Robin finds himself isolated and alone facing an army of soldiers.