Book Two picks up the Prince's story where it left off only from a slightly different perspective. It is written in the first person with a generous amount of humorous commentary by Ayland as he relates to the reader his part in the Prince's struggle to claim the throne of Bandidon. Characters from Book One - the Prince, his friends Dillin, Niles, and Dwayne, and even Mortamour, who is hot on their trail - are present, only this time we see them through Ayland's eyes as he and his clerk, Rolfo, are plucked from their ordinary lives and drafted into the Prince's service. They follow Bryand and his friends into the dangerous uncharted lands beyond the United Kingdoms, where it is the Prince's hope they will find the fortune needed to raise an army and return to Bandidon in strength. Along the way they meet many strange individuals, including a tree-loving recluse named Lloyd; a wizard with delusions of grandeur named Lazem Behdar; a tribe of cowardly Grovelings, plus fearsome creatures like Rock Beasts (often referred to as Roasts); a flagon dragon with an incredible thirst; an ogre with a hat fetish, and some royal undead.