A shadowy witch, a cursed hunter - it's tricky business for Sol and Connie as they face off against this awful pair. The kids narrowly avoided being eaten by the last witch after them, and this time it doesn't look any better. It's a long way through the accursed valley, they're running out of food and water, and that lodge on the mountainside with the collection of dead animals isn't exactly comforting. Who can save them? The All Creatures Manager? A heroic woodthrush? The Camper Lady? The Know-It-All Cube? Or will they have to save themselves? And here's the worst of it: Little do Sol and Connie know that the ancient child hunter is about to wake up-thanks to the witch's curse.