No good deed goes unpunished!When Morvash of the Shadows, a journeyman wizard, discovers some of the statues in his uncle's house are real people turned to stone, he sets out to do the right thing. But turning them back is a bigger challenge than he anticipated....Darissa the Witch's Apprentice wants to help a prince of Melitha defend their homeland against an invasion....Hakin of the Hundred-Foot Field tries to keep a demon from wreaking havoc....Before long, the three of them are caught up in battling a mad wizard's scheme that could unleash the greatest monster Ethshar has ever seen!