A teenage orphan, Alex McPherson, is sent from Canada to Scotland for the summer to stay with the McRae family near Castle Dungragglin. With the three McRae children, he travels through a time portal to become involved in the William Wallace uprising. In this companion novel, Alex continues to get to the bottom of his parent's mysterious disappearance, travelling through thirteenth century Scotland which is in chaos after the death of King Alexander. He attempts to make it to Hog Tower to save them all from execution in this epic time-travel fantasy full of intrigue, bloodshed, humor and suspense.