Marcie is an oddity in her village, the daughter of a widower with both village and outsider blood in her veins. She cares for her drunken father, and struggles to fit in with the rest of the village. Everything changes when she comes across two dragons, a mother and her new born, and unwittingly becomes the Tamer of the baby dragon when his mother dies. This new unlikely bond completely changes her life and opens doors to her future that she would have never thought possible whilst also causing her pain and heartache.

Teenage girl Civia is not like the other girls in her village and will only marry if she wishes. She finds a dragon on the other side of the cliffs near her village. Civia must find a way to save the dragon from harmful forces, when someone finds the cliffs they try expose the dragon. They finally find a way to expose them and Civia must find a way out of trouble. Civia finds herself in a situation where she might have to choose between the dragon and the person she learns to love, which one will she choose?