Part 3 in the saga of our group of heroes by default. Now settled in their roles, armed with friendship, romance, cussedness and a failure to be conventional with any opposition, they must put an end to the Princesses Mileadra's over-wrought schemes while trying to keep her alive; deal with threats, serious, vainglorious and accidental and try to avoid too much influence from authorities. All of which is continuing to ensure Sherevine and Ven still only find the time for but a relatively chaste romance.