In volume 3 of The Contest the seven princes and their friends have to leave the Sevenriversland as it is destroyed and contaminated. Escvh group wanders or moves in a different direction. The princes tell more about their experiences and revelations during the third year of the contest. They lead their groups to the seven gates. They may have the wisdom and experience now to be accpetd by the gatekeepers.

Queen Beanice is still fighting with the Dragon Emperor. But the Sevenriversland is dying.