The Wolfriders have settled into their new Holt in the Forbidden Grove. The tumult of the Grand Quest is behind them, and new life has come to the tribe. All is peaceful...until Aroree, fugitive Glider from Blue Mountain kidnaps a Wolfrider child. The elves must once again confront the cold, vile Winnowill and her schemes but first they must get through the humans who worship the evil temptress!