Nefertiti and Akhenaten continue their crusade to convert the Egyptians to one god and embark on a plan to create a city dedicated to their chosen god. Meanwhile, General Horemheb brings news of armies encroaching on Egyptian soil and urges Akhenaten to take swift and decisive action. Akhenaten’s gentle and trusting spirit can only believe that they are coming in peace and refuses his general’s commands. The general acts anyway and secretly plans an anonymous attack to drive away the army he knows to be aggressive. Akhenaten is furious and orders the general to take command of his personal retinue, effectively an insult to the great strategist. The only problem with this plan was that it brought Nefertiti and Horemheb closer together. Nefertiti sends him off to do what he will to defend Egypt despite the wishes of Akhenaten.