Taita stands as a unique advisor to the Pharaoh. He is a confidant strategist and father figure to the Pharaoh's teenage sisters Tehuti and Bekatha. But Southern Egypt has an enemy and Taita has an ingenious plan to finally crush them. They will meet battle and betrayal on their journey but Taita must also contend with his charges the spirited young princesses who threaten Taita's plan to use them as offerings in his alliance with Crete.