Spring is coming, the snow is melting and the young dragons are growing up. There are quarrels and new alliances, a family problem to solve, a desperate hunt and help from unexpected friends. Soon Emily and her family must leave the Castle and head home to Ben McIlwhinnie and their Scottish Glen, where Tom gets a shock, Lily finds playmates and Emily faces the biggest challenge of her life. There is excitement but also sadness in this, the sixth and last volume of the Dragon Tales Chronicles.