Gronk Mudrump saved the world. Now the world won't leave him alone. Pilgrims are showing up. Kingdoms want speeches. People keep kneeling. And somewhere in the east¿ ogres are disappearing. When Gronk is dragged to a high-stakes summit at the Verdant Capital, he brings his crew with him-Nessa, the no-nonsense heart of the swamp, Fizzwick, chaos in fairy form, Ayla, the brains behind the magic, Scorabeth, the world's most dramatic dragon¿ and somehow, a suspiciously confident wooden man named Penicockio who definitely shouldn't be trusted-cocky in every sense of the word. But while the kingdoms argue, something worse is rising.

The Rot Matriarch is back. And this time, she's not trying to destroy the world. She's building an army. An army of corrupted ogres. Now Gronk must choose: stand as the hero everyone wants¿ or fight for the people no one else will save. Because not every ogre in that army chose this. And the ones who didn't are running out of time. The swamp is rising.

The rot is spreading. And the Cheek Wars are about to begin.