After nine grueling months since his homeland's historic defeat, Arslan is finally ready to reclaim the royal capital from his enemies. But in his way stand King Andragoras, who has decimated the Lusitanian forces; Hilmes, who seeks to exploit the power vacuum in the now leaderless city; and Guiscard, who plots to regain control with a tattered army under his command. And what more fitting place for the crown prince and his allies to face off against these foes than Atropatene, the place where it all began?