Aya is a young woman who loves dragons and craves one of her own. Unfortunately for her, Aya's family is poor, and there are few options available to her in her culture, beyond an arranged marriage over which, as a girl, she has no say. Life is hard in Aya's world, and women have almost no human rights. Will Aya ever get the opportunity to have a dragon of her own, and if that opportunity comes, how will she manage to get one in the first place? Reader Alert: Contains domestic violence and deaths.