Imagio has fallen in love, but his love interest does not reciprocate. His courage is light and his efforts are clumsy. Agritara is the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and she wants nothing to do with him. On the way to Tyrines, he sees her once again and attempts to woo her. Imagio has a book of poems that can cast his artwork into real life but this is not enough to impress her. Sulking in his failure, Imagio helps his friend, Pavid discover the mystery of the thefts in the City of Tyrines. Amber and rubies are being stolen. Pavid realized that the enemy is searching for something specific. A magical item has been lost at the bottom of the Tree of Sorrow for many years. The Sister of Chaos has contracted thieves to find it but only Pavid has the answer to retrieve the item. He is helped with his loyal Anvil Dog, Onery; and his long time, best friend Imagio. Invesia joins her husband, bringing along an assortment of beasts and pets to help in the mission. Fanillian, a watchful, protective predatory bird. Feathers, a defiant and cool headed cat. Sorsha, a lumbering beast. And Streesberry, a Round Spider, the size of a wagon. She even brings their daughter, Gerinda. This playful child lives in her own fantasy world, lost among their pets, daydreaming a different life while the horrors of battle surround her. To Imagio's embarrassment, Agritara joins them as well. Fascinated by the mystery and the ancient stories that she thought were false, she helps as a translator of ancient Nagling. Fire Breath shows them a secret doorway leading into an ancient, underground city. They must pass traps to reach an ancient puzzle that will reveal the secret Temple that holds a desirable magical tool. They discover a mysterious Thist, a prisoner of the Grotesques. He joins them as collector and novice explorer. His intentions are mysterious and Pavid is suspicious of him. The mystery drives them northward, towards the city of Masto but they are confronted by Grotesques. The vile creatures are terrorizing people entering the Northern Mountains. To make matters worse, their daughter is kidnapped by Remtil, the corrupted son of Sister of Chaos. With the help of Mastadonians they reach a secret base of warring vessels and an ancient burial site that is the key to a great magical item that Remtil and Chaos wishes to collect for their own evil purposes. Together the races and pets will confront corrupt nobilities, greedy thieves, Grotesques and their evil masters. This book contains fantasy action. Volume III of the Pavid Trilogy and #6 in the Kadic Series.