Eleanor, the duke’s daughter born without dragon blood, had always been deeply in love with her stepbrother, Conrad. On the night of the winter solstice, she prepared to give herself to him, only to watch helplessly as he returned with his fiancée, Valeria, the imperial princess. After Conrad repeatedly favored Valeria and pushed Eleanor away, she chose to let go and carry on the legacy of her mother, the legendary Dragon Knight. It was only after she had left for good that Conrad realized he had lost not only the girl whose heart had once belonged entirely to him, but also the future Dragon Queen—the one who would make all dragons bow and the entire empire look up to her.