As the First Princess of Denara, twenty-year-old Cerealia's duty to her people is to marry the Crowned Prince of a neighboring kingdom. Before the wedding, they will follow the tradition of living alone in the mountains, at Stowe Palace, away from their royal duties to strengthen their marriage. When a dragon begins attacking Stowe Palace and the neighboring town, Cerealia takes on the deadly task of keeping the townspeople safe but with her fiance, Anax, gone most of the time, and no word from her parents, she is alone. Is she ready to accept the truth about this danger or what it means for her future?