Answering a call of distress, the knight Michael finds the king of Gladur Nock surprisingly reluctant to be rid of the shadow of fear the dragon Scorch casts over his land. Then the knight meets Princess Aina, a warrior maiden who first imprisons men and then trains them to do battle against the dragon. With whom should he align himself? The king is ambitious and cruel. The princess is secretive. And if he goes and fights, what chance does he stand against a ruthless and remorseless dragon? Has all his training with a Luck Dragon prepared him for this moment?