Wil and Sophie are back in their battle against the Serpent's Chain!Cousins Wil Wychwood and Sophie Isidor unearth yet another dastardly scheme from this dangerous secret society. Now the Serpent's Chain plans to seize the Manitoba Legislative Building - or The Palace of the Blazing Star, as it is known in MiddleGate.Catfysh, Spirit of the River, comes to help Sophie and Wil as they struggle to unlock the Palace's hidden code and thwart its destruction. Tyndall stone sphinxes, cow skulls, lions, bison, and even Medusa herself spring to life, but will their magic be enough to help defeat the Serpent's Chain once and for all?