Robin, Little John & Friar Tuck volunteer to escort a group of orphan boys to a new home in a town three days ride away. While underway, they discover that hiding amongst them is the young Queen Stephanie, on the run from Sir Mortimer, her cousin who wants to kill her. They are first attacked by a pair of criminals trying to recover some jewelry that one of the boys has stolen from them. Then they are waylaid by Sir Mortimer and his men trying to take Stephanie back, but they only manage to abduct Kyle, one of the boys who happens to be her childhood friend. Robin has to give chase to rescue Kyle, while the others keep the children safe.

Lord Cloughton arranges a summit with three important Normans to conspire with the Saxons against King John. Each member of Robin's band undertakes to fetch one of the participants, protecting them from the men of Count Rood, who wants to prevent the meeting: Robin fetches the suspicious and reluctant Countess DuMonde, Marion fetches the agoraphobic young Count Lucerne, and Friar Tuck fetches Count Brouchard (who turns out to be Barkley), while Little John protects Lord Cloughton. Rood hires a mysterious assassin, who can morph into many different people and creatures, to help prevent the meeting.