Enter the lands of Leland Province, where dragon and human societieshave long dwelled side by side. Superstitions rise sharply, as a severedrought strips the land of its bounty, providing fertile ground for thedarker ambitions of Fordon Blackclaw, Dragon Council Leader, whoseeks to subdue humans or wipe them off the face of the land.

As the shadow of danger creeps across Leland Province, a young dragonnamed Kallon Redheart, who has turned his back on dragons andhumans alike, comes into an unexpected friendship. Riza Diantus is ayoung woman whose dreams can no longer be contained by the narrowconfines of her village, and when she finds herself in peril, Kallon is theonly one with the power to save her. Yet to do so means he must confronthis past, and embrace a future he stopped believing in.