Now that Sindri knows who has been trying to kill him, he sets off on a mission to find out why. But the friends who accompany him have confusing motivations. The black robed wizard Maddoc has lied to Sindri one too many times. And the renegade hunter who once vowed to imprison Sindri now acts like a true friend.

As Sindri and his friends break into a mechanical maze guarded by a frightening dragon, the kender apprentice must tackle a grave lesson: how not to trust.