The Kingdom of Aurea used to be ruled by dragons, but now demons rule with cruelty and fear. Aerilyn is the sole caretaker of her family, used to her mundane live of hunting, providing and selling crafts and furs to make money. However when her little sister, Ayla, is taken by the Demon King, Aerilyn sets of on a journey to find and awaken the last dragon. When Rahl is woken after centuries of cursed sleep, he wakes confused. The kingdom he knew was ruled and terrorized by demons, and the little scrap of a human who woke him is not what he expected either. Rahl has to set his anger aside to help Aerilyn rescue her sister, along with rescuing his kingdom.