Bart the Bard and his talking cat Wilbur have found a new home in the court of Duke Anselm the Pale, and Bart is receiving musical training from the legendary half-siren musician Fiona Featherly so that he can finally become the bard he always wanted to be. But a new visitor to the court presents danger to Bart, and he unexpectedly finds himself standing between his new friends and an unimaginable disaster. One lone bard really is not equal to this task, but the story wouldn't be as exciting if he were, would it?