Bravelands is in turmoil. With Thorn dead, the animals of the plains desperately search for the next Great Parent, a role Prance is afraid to fill. Chase hides in plain sight amid Grandmother's most loyal creatures, praying that the terrible antidote she's discovered will continue to hold the snake's power at bay. And Bramble finds himself up against a foe he couldn't have imagined: his own poisoned troop. Can these three unlikely allies stop the great serpent before her venom corrupts them all?