A great cataclysm struck the dragon nation, killing the king, destroying their civilization and causing the disappearance of the sole heir to the dragon throne, the king\'s son. The dragons that survived the great disaster fled to many hidden points of the globe. Humanity rose to power, inventing its own language and writing, and building the Earth\'s dominant culture. But when a dragon that seems to have the gift of speech is sighted by men, all bets are suddenly off. How will the two species interact? Will there be peace between dragon and man? Or war?