Leona Kantu is born in around 1949 in an African country. She pursues college education in Carnegie Tech, and becomes a friend of Jaime Sommers. Upon graduation, Leona returns to her African home country. She starts teaching school, as an elementary circuit rider - five villages everyday over a 40 mile circle. She meets and marries the opposition leader Kampa Mombassa, 20 years older than her. The couple then fights military dictator Azzar. When they begin beating him with words and ideas, Azzar has Mombassa murdered. Most of his tribe is soon exterminated.