Rafe and the rest of the New Protectors are facing their greatest challenge yet. The wizard Daltec has been struck down by a magical curse, and the land of Tangala is in grave danger from the sorceress Zuba, who wants to destroy the kingdom forever. But when the brave young fighters and their mystical animal companions set off on their Quest to fight back against Zuba, a great storm leaves them stranded.
Stranded in a perilous swamp, can Rafe defeat an enormous burrowing rodent with monstrous teeth and claws? The fate of Tangala depends on him and his friends!