Although Matt and his friends have enjoyed some peace following their discovery of the Fire Stone, Matt knows that his enemy, the evil elf Malik, will never stop seeking the Stones of the Elements and that he is refocusing his efforts to find the remaining two stones and the Immortality Scroll. Another threat also surfaces in the form of a plague from ancient years which threatens the lives of those in the city of Gremonte, including Matt's friend and teacher, Alem. The only way to save them is to find a fabled dwarf city where the Water Stone, is rumored to be hidden. Matt and Sam, his alorath companion, and their friends, set off on another quest, following the clues of a long-dead dwarf adventurer, in a desperate race against time to save hundreds of lives before it's too late.