Alliances can be deadly, whereas, friendships have a price. Candy-cane-striped trees, ogres, and chameleon-dragons might seem like an adventure, but to Morgan Koda, it's all about friendship. Thirteen year old Morgan has unintentionally altered her time-line and that of her world, and she will do anything to preserve it. As her second school year starts, she must face her adversary, The Dark Emir, once again. He has kidnapped one of her best friends, and holds him hostage in exchange for The Mask of Noesis and the restoration of their time-line. But by resetting the time-line, Morgan risks losing the one thing she has yearned for her whole life. On the other hand, surrendering the golden mask will give the Dark Emir the key to controlling her and their world. Morgan Koda has no intention of doing his bidding, and there's a little more than magic up her sleeve.