After a long spell without having any dreams at all, Fone Bone begins to have some strange ones. Fone Bone and Thorn discuss the unusual dreams they've been having. In Thorn's dreams, she is a young princess surrounded by dragons. She asks Fone Bone to get out the map the Bones found in the desert - she always thought it was connected to her dreams. It wasn't a dream after all! She drewthe map when she was a little girl staying with the dragons at Deren Gard! But, Gran'ma Ben always told her dragons don't exist. Is Gran'ma Ben hiding something? What do their dreams mean?!
Meanwhile, at the Tavern, (can you smell a scam coming on?) while Phoney and Smiley are working off their enormous debt to Lucius, Phoney makes a bet with Lucius. The bet: divide the tavern in two, and in one month whoever has the most customers wins the Tavern!
When Thorn and Fone Bone confront Gran'ma with the map, Gran'ma reveals many secrets. Gran'ma was queen of Atheia, and Thorn is the only true heir to the throne - the princess! The rat creatures murdered Thorn's parents during the Big War many years ago, and Gran'ma took Thorn to live with the dragons for safety (big flashback scene). Thorn's dreams were real, and she has many, many enemies! As you can guess, this is a pretty brutal revalation for Thorn.
Gran'ma Ben hears the news from the south that massive numbers of rat creatures are headed their way, so Gran'ma, Fone Bone, and Thorn are forced to set out on a dangerous journey through the valley, not knowing if they will ever see the farm or their friends again.
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