Five cousins, two girls, three boys, have been taken (“kidnapped?”) from the twenty-first century by Merlin and taken to Dark Age Britain in the time of King Arthur. The Council of Elders sent Merlin through time to find them to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Separated from each other and from Merlin, they are threatened by wolves, trolls, a famous dragon, and shape-shifting magicians. The kids know nothing of magic and have no weapons other than their wits and their love for each other.When brought back together by Merlin, he explains their task. They must save the life of a young lad about to come out from under a shield spell cast to protect him from a powerful shamaness. She wants to kill him before he matures into a powerful white wizard, threatening her power and control. Her goal becomes not only to kill the lad but these five kids as well. With a group of elite assassins and a small army at her command, the odds are in her favor.Merlin serves as a guide, spiritual mentor, and friend, and their quests may lead to the Holy Grail, but their success and survival are up to them. They must to learn quickly and assume their power, or the future will be thrown into chaos and they will never see their parents, their friends, their dogs, or their cats again.