Dragons... Mythical beings of old ruled by one King and one King only, his Queen the only temperament to be found to the lava coursing through his veins. Prince Emrys finds himself of age to take the throne, but in order to replace his father, he must first find a bride... The one person in the world who can cool his intensity to tolerable levels for the rest of the consumption of the world. What will befall Emrys when he realizes that the soul that resonates most with his own is that of an orphaned runt taken in by one of the branch families that serves his father's court?