Ablackcloudtravelsacrosscountry,killsanimalsandplantsanddriesuptherivers.WhenthecloudreachesFantaghiro'skingdomshemeetsPrinceParselwhofollowsthecloudtogethisstolencastleback.Afterhercastlevanishes,too,FantaghirojoinsParselonhisjourneytofindherhome,herpeople,herfamilyandherlove.