Mawuse Amedeka is a young apprentice who wants to be the greatest mediator in the Kingdom of Sokode. Ngozi is the kingdom's strongest mediator and Mawuse's mentor. When a beast rises from the depths of Dahomey, Ngozi is forced to reveal a secret that will determine the kingdom's future and rushes to teach her apprentice her last lesson. Will Mawuse follow through and succeed? Or will she fall under the tight leash of an enemy that threatens to destroy what the kingdom fought to achieve?