Since Londinium, Taras and Theron have gone their separate ways. One now roams the Spanish countryside, feeding on robbers and bandits, while the other hides in a cave on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, experimenting with his newfound powers. Neither has thought much about the other over the last eighteen years.But Baella, the ancient renegade, has plans for the pair, and her plans don't involve letting the two live out their lives in relative peace...