In 1814 the dragon population of the Celtic Islands was starting to regain their numbers, having been placed on the Protected Animals List of the Endangered Species Act several years earlier. But, when a mortally wounded dragon is found by 18 year old Tharill Gruaige and his uncle, the question arises, is it a simple matter of out-laws trophy hunting or something more sinister? When the evidence points to a royal family on the continent who had been renowned for their trophy hunting of dragons for generations, but had also signed a binding No-Hunt clause of the Endangered Species Act; Tharill and his younger brother Rory find themselves thrown into the middle of a scheme of deception and misdirection. On their journey to uncover the truth they will discover allies in unlikely places, build friendships bound to last a lifetime, test their own family bonds and meet a feisty, strong willed, young lady like no one they have ever encountered before.