A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard Meeks, who had set a
series of pitfalls against him. Ben survived, by the aid of three loyal friends: Questor Thews, an ill-trained
wizard; Abernathy, a talking dog, the Court Scribe; and the lovely Willow, who sometimes had to be a tree.
But Ben had been troubled by dreams of disaster
to his former partner, Miles Bennett. Yet when he returned
to Earth, Ben found Miles doing splendidly.
Unknown to Ben, the dreams had been a trap by Meeks, who had returned to the Magic Kingdom as a tiny insect hidden
in Ben's clothing. That first night back in Landover, Ben awoke to see Meeks gloating over him, claiming to have
the medallion that could summon the mysterious
knight-protector, the Paladin, and that he had cast a spell to
switch appearances with Ben.
Ben found himself outcast, no longer recognized by any
friend, though all his powerful enemies seemed to know him"
Without the medallion, he couldn't seek the help of the
Paladin against Meeks. There was only the prism
cat-whatever that might be!
And where was Willow-and the mysterious black unicorn she'd set out to find?