Life on Alfie's island means fishing or hauling grain at the silo, breathing in dust, and smelling of the sea. It is not thrilling, but it is what Alfie knows—until a group of wildlings raids the village and takes the blue crystal from the shrine. The moment the crystal is removed, a portal begins forming in its place, ominous enough to worry everyone in the village. Alfie and his pet Vincenzo set out to get it back from the King of Wildlings. Grandpa's back, unfortunately, cannot handle the journey.