"Pack Leader Bardolph Lupus dies and his son Weylin is set to take the Stone. Faelan is fretting about how he is going to fulfil his promise to his chicken friend Avian to help get her flock of a thousand chickens through wolf territory to the safety of the plateau in the Lockjaws. Meanwhile, Faelans arch-enemy, the white wolf Varg, is dead-set on stopping anyone from crossing the boundary that he patrols. Faelan and Avians attempt to free the chickens is fraught with danger. And Faelan makes some surprising discoveries about his family along the way ... that might interfere with Weylins plans to be Pack Leader" --Publisher information.