The great initiation ceremony has just ended. A young warrior by the name of Tladi(Lightning) has just been selected by the council of elders to be leader of his regiment and become a village Great; an unprecedented achievement by someone so young. This breeds resentment among some of his peers. Following an attempt on the young warriors life which almost succeeds a human leopard known as Kahuru emerges. Will Kahuru quelt Makopela and his army of outcasts who threaten the very existence of the Bakhudung and surrounding nations?