"Do you want to make a deal?" said the demon. "I will break the spell if you find a way to break this contract that binds me."

In Ingary, the land where there really are boots that, when you wear them, let you travel seven leagues with every step, and cloaks that make you invisible, Sophie Hatter unintentionally draws the attention of the Witch of the Waste, who curses her. Determined to do whatever she can to save herself, Sophie reaches the only place where she could ask for help – the moving castle that wanders the hills around the country.

But the castle belongs to the terrible and fearsome Wizard Howl, and he, they say, is only satisfied when he takes the hearts of girls…