Charlie Ashanti has helped a pride of lions escape the circus ship and travel all the way from Paris to safety in Venice. He has also eluded the sinister Rafi and Maccomo for now. But the Venetian palace Charlie's taken to for safe...

Charlie and the lions have made it safely to Venice. But King Boris's palace becomes a prison rather than a haven: The king's right-hand man has secretly made plans to give the lions to the Doge (Venice's much-hated ruler). When word ...