On her 16th birthday, Melissa, a castle apprentice, yearned to rise to a lady-in-waiting beside her beloved dragon knight, Captain Hubert. Her dreams shattered when the captain announced his retirement. Despair clouded her, only to be surprised by the captain's proposal the next day. He invited her to join him in his new role as lord of a land teeming with dragons, offering her a position as his dragon-keeper and lover. Thus begins a fantastical romance between a stoic knight and a dragon enthusiast.