The Empire of Mu is caught in an age old conflict. Trapped between two warring factions, the Rebellion and the Council, High Queen Heqet must try to maintain the peace while protecting her two young sons. She plays a desperate game to protect the future from those who would enslave it. Helped by a riddle spewing Reaper and his beloved cat, she ventures forth into an uncertain future. A future that wants her and all that she stands for dead.