Vengeance -- Herotyrus plans for it, dreams of it, seeks it, but the execution of it to revenge his father's murder is thwarted and betrayal forces him into Hannibal's army as a spy. Thrust into the war between Carthage and Rome, Herotyrus' loyalty and dedication are tested as treachery leads to slavery and love. Danger follows him from the fertile soil of Rome to the rich merchant streets of Carthage. When his losses become personal, Hero learns that friends are few, enemies are many and hazards everywhere in the web of corruption which stretches across the Mediterranean.