When a knight-in-training sets out on a dragonquest to win the hand of a fair princess, he expects to return in time for a pavilion wedding in the fall. But after fifty years of tracking his quarry across godforsaken hinterlands, he is starting to wonder if he has the stamina to finish the job.

It's been a millennium since all of this began. A lot has happened to my mind, my body, and all of those around me. But nonetheless, I will tell you. I think this will tell you much, of everything that is happening and all that is to come. About everything we went through.