Hugin became blind six years ago when a Great Dragon made him lose his footing. Or that's what he told everyone, including his sister. On his first field trip since losing his eyesight, he accompanies his sister on a Great Dragon hunt. She is a dragonhunter, and he worships dragons. He hopes to change her mind and career by revealing the truth of his accident, just as they lure the Great Dragon out of its lair.