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There is trouble brewing in Africa. A family of peaceful dragons living in the Drakensberg is stunned by the sudden arrival of Lusus. The fierce dragon has returned, together with his malevolent entourage of hags, ogres, warlocks, werewolves and other renegades. His powerful ally is Morgan le Fay, the evil sorceress. Their goal: to destroy the enchanted harp. The harp was constructed in ancient times by the magic community and is the instrument of peace; the future of the whole world depends on the continuing existence of the harp. Once before the harp came under attack, its strings were stolen and now its faculties are impaired. Only this time Lusus and Morgan le Fay will make sure that nothing remains of the harp’s benevolent influence. A desperate call for help goes out from the gentle dragons to the magic community at large and soon the Drakensberg is teeming with elves and wizards, witches and fairies; and even the “Almosters”, eager but slightly ineffective magic beings, are prepared to defend the instrument with all their might. They have a human on their side, Isabella, who met the dragons through what seems a strange coincidence. All of them pin their hopes on Merlin, once the most powerful wizard. He joins them rather hesitantly - suffering from the effects of an ill-advised spell, he has lost confidence and seems weak and indecisive. The army of amiable magic beings is further handicapped by the law they all live by: Do No Harm. Their magic powers may only be used for good, not for evil. The unorthodox methods Merlin adopts when co-ordinating his patchwork soldiers result in sometimes strange, often hilarious situations. Against seemingly unsurmountable odds they prepare for battle – a battle that will decide the fate of mankind and magic beings.