When goblins attack and capture the king, the young princess escapes with a poor jester, returning to his village. Disguising herself as a peasant to conceal her true identity, she learns how the subjects of her father live. Meanwhile, her stepmother has taken over the throne and she must devise a plan with her new friends to rescue her father and restore peace to the kingdom once again.
Some may think the ability to recall entire conversations verbatim is a remarkable gift. But to fifty-year-old Dr. Richard Powell, it is a disruptive burden. He is being haunted by words. The words take him back to 1976, to the unforgettable summer when he and his friends of Boy Scout Troup 44 first witness an epic conflict between good and evil.
Accompagnée par Arianne, une guide spécialisée dans la découverte de lieux désaffectés et hors des sentiers battus, un groupe de scientifiques et aventuriers amateurs se rend à Shookum Hills, une ville des Appalaches, pour y explorer une mine abandonnée il y a des décennies après un mystérieux incendie...