Two years had passed since Hippolyta's Amazon warriors had defeated a rogue general leading a large contingent of Attila's army and subsequently dealt with the treachery of the Alani. Now the village that was Hippolyta's home and from where she ruled her realm was becoming an active port on the Black Sea and an important point on major trade routes. But all was not peace and tranquillity. The Alani armies were growing, and even if Hippolyta made a pact with Attila, the Alani might prove difficult to defeat. Once more Hippolyta must go to war, but what might happen if both the Alani leader and Attila were no longer around? Would the entire region be plunged into anarchy?