Naya, Slink and Stumpy have all told their stories, and now it's the turn of Hoo the owl, with her bird's eye view of things, as the team leaves Naya's old home town of Harat and heads toward the hills. Syana is excited about visiting the hills, but apart from that, it seems that life is settling down for the team. But then, the Urzites discover that they're going to be passing close to the town of Mennon, where Hartan Igellson lives. He and his rat have been number one on their list of people they need to take care of ever since they learned how he destroyed Naya's life. Princess Arka doesn't intend to visit Mennon. It would be pointless because the regional Warden Centre is situated in the town, so she assumes that Urzites will already be known there. However, the Urzites know that they'll never be able to hold their heads up again if they pass this close to Hartan Igellson and don't do anything about him. After all, this might be the only chance they ever have to exact vengeance for Naya. So, they dispatch the two owls, Hoo and Hervin, to spy out the land and find out where Hartan Igellson lives, with the intention of paying him a visit one night before they leave the area. When the two owls visit the town in search of their quarry, however, they uncover an appalling situation at the Mennon Warden Centre. It's going to be up to the team to not only get even with Hartan Igellson and his rat, but to rescue the Urzites of Mennon from virtual slavery. And Hoo will be right there in the thick of the action.