Publisher's Synopsis
In this second book in the series Sir and the children work hard to try to keep the peace they fought for previously. Sir now also has real hope of reuniting his adopted family once again. To this end he sets out to search for his beloved Juliet and Jane, however, Letterham is a cruel land and soon things turn against him. Jane and Juliet, who are likewise trying to get back to Sir and the children, have had their own adventures since leaving Jayham. After recovering from the white plague they are then taken against their will by the outsiders and led on a journey they don't wish to go on. However, their kidnapping is no coincidence; someone has dark plans for these two females. The Killham brothers meanwhile are planning and plotting a new conquest, this time with the help of flying machines made at Makeham, a place where you can get anything made from frying pans to flying balloons.