After being called to the court of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Mahu discovers that the boy king is suffering from a serious mental illness. With no heir apparent, the kingdom is close to collapse. Meanwhile Egypt’s enemies, the Hittites, are advancing through Canaan, and Ay – First Minister of Akenhaten, father of Nefertiti, brother of Queen Tiye – still plots for power. He has woven his web, and the traps are now set.