The Song of Fridorfold has reignited hope for a forgotten way of life when humans, intelligent birds and other animals lived in harmony. But a treacherous old enemy has hatched an ingenious scheme to destroy the Song along with the Fridorfold folc and the people living on the Fragile Lands. The struggle falls to Cary, Clarisse, and Gregory as they embark on an urgent quest to recover stolen scrolls and find the mysterious Keida, who may possess the secret to defeating their sly foe.