After the arrival of the Greek mercenary army in the Greek city of Trebizond, in the Black Sea, the soldiers urgently raise the issue of returning to their homes, as they cannot endure any more hardships and adventures.
Cheirisophus and Xenophon promise to now seek a solution for their return with triremes, which they must secure from the Spartan admiral of the region, Anaxibius, or from elsewhere. But until the ships are secured, there is an urgent problem of their food supply. Moreover, the area outside Trebizond is a national territory, inhabited by Driles, Colchians, Thracians, etc. Thus, new adventures, struggles, and fierce battles begin again to find food with the peoples of this region.
After the battles against the Driles, the Greeks leave Trebizond and reach Kerasounta, where they also distribute the spoils. [...]

(from the summary of Book V)