For many moons now, the two captains Asleif Phileasson and Beorn the Blender have been engaged in a fierce race around the continent of Aventuria. They have climbed the highest towers, braved mighty sea monsters and crossed scorching deserts ? and yet only one of them can claim the honourable title of “King of the Seas”. Their ninth adventure takes the brave heroes to a remote valley. Beings who once ruled over the whole of Aventuria live there. But not all of them only dream of past glories, some also hope for returning greatness …