After the murder of one of its own, the Makulu Pack of wild dogs looks to a new leader for salvation. The Western Pride is exiled to the fringes of the kingdom as it fights to protect its cubs from enemies on all sides. And as the marauding hyena clan commits the cruelest of acts, its ferocious commander, Mmamotse, reveals her soft side as she swells her ranks and trains a new army.

A mother's love is tested to its limits when Pula has no choice but to leave her young cub alone in the kingdom. The Matahta and Western Prides vie for supremacy as their king finally reveals his devious plan. With the Makulu pack training its latest recruits, Kitso prepares to wage war on the hyenas' reign of terror, while hyena queen Mmamotse faces revolt from within her own clan.