[Rewritten version. Mostly the same plot, better writing] For as long as he can remember, Caldor has lived a life of crime. With a group of his fellow thieves, they've stolen from almost all of the wealthier citizens of Redreach. They have a system of how to go about their business, and it works. Until one day it doesn't. Captured by guards and dragged off into the dungeons, Cal expects to be executed. What other fate could await a lifelong thief? But instead he is given an offer: his life will be spared if he steals a specific book. The catch? The owner of said book is a dragon. Caldor ends up accepting, having little choice, but he doesn't believe he will succeed. What Cal assumes will be his death turns out very differently, however, when he actually meets the dragon-a surprisingly human-looking and handsome creature called Idriseth-and very quickly becomes enamored with him. Cal may have come to steal the dragon's book, but now he wants to steal his heart. But will the always guarded Idriseth let him? And can a dragon even love a human?

Caldor and Idriseth have to leave their fort to avoid Lord Augerill's wrath, and so they embark on a quest. To finish Idri's spell to give him the illusion of being a regular human, he needs help from a fellow dragon from the clan of blues in the northern mountains. On the way to find one, they end up running into one of Cal's friends, who is determined to get revenge on the lord for killing their family of thieves-a plan that Cal wholeheartedly wants to join her on. But not all is as it seems about Augerill, and things might be much more complicated than anyone suspects.