The Chevalier du Morte is forced to retain his control of the Order as Grand Master when Edgard d'Brouchart is forced into exile after the Order's headquarters is buried by a volcanic eruption. Ramsay moves the Order to Scotland and tries to restore spiritual strength of purpose to the rapidly changing face of the poor Knights of Solomon's Temple. A few precious years of respite leads to many changes as Mark asserts his own management style over the Order that he considers 'Out of Order'. What starts out as a quick foray into the Underworld in search of Annoni turns disasterous when Lavon accidentally releases Yasmin from a magick amulet. On the domestic front, Meredith's relationship with her children deteriorates just as love blossoms between two unlikely pairs within the Order. The Djinn's children prove to be surprising anomalies and Simon's boys begin their education under Sir Barry's tutelage. John Paul, the prophet takes up his father's old habits much to everyone's chagrin and insists that he is ready to retire as a Knight of the Council, something unprecedented in the Order's history. The Djinni wreaks havoc on the Golden Eagle's love life as the Italian Knight learns that there is much more to his Egyptian Mysteries than he had ever assumed. After much meditation, studying and thinking, Mark Ramsay receives divine assistance in his struggle to relocate the missing dragon.