Having escaped the tyrannical Vallan’Gangst Empire, Matthias travels south hoping to find and study dragons-creatures that once ruled his homeland but have been extinct for decades, Matthias gets a clue a live one might be in the small mining town of Lionsburg. While everyone’s preparing for the Emerald Stars Debutant Ball- no one seems interested in answering any of his questions- except a young woman named Ari- the eldest daughter of a mafia-esque family of elves with a few dark secrets.