Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. But this time, Gregor's mother refuses to let Gregor return to the Underland . . . until the rat Ripred assures the family that Gregor and Boots are needed only for a short meeting, which the crawlers will attend only if their 'princess' Boots is present. Gregor's mum finally relents, but on...