It's a new year, and Allan must leave the dukedom of Stoneford to continue his work as the masked mage known as "The Defender."A man in the city of Oak Falls has been killed. The guards dashed to the home of the victim, and saw a man run from them. They chased him for a short distance, then he stopped, pulled up the hood of his cloak, and vanished.Allan fears that someone is used magic to commit this murder. Could it be another mage? Could someone have found ancient enchantments from the era of the Great Mages? The Defender has to go to Oak Falls and discover the truth.While Allan is gone, his girlfriend Nancy is about to embark on an adventure of her own as "The Moon Spirit." What lies in store for both these new heroes?