Zala returns and reveals herself as the dragon at the king's command. Everyone is stunned. With a new respect for her and the king, the people finally pull together to fight the evil Chard, Trok. Hope rises they can win the battle against Trok and his unnatural creatures. Until Zala and the king fight a beast and she is severely injured. It's a rush to get her help and heal her before the war comes.

Zala questions her own fate. The king's fate is in her hands as well. Her heart is confused. Is she doing what is right? At the end of the year in this world, the Serafin will judge her as a Queen Dragon, if she survives. She has one choice to make. Be the queen and save all dragons from banishment, or be a woman in love. However, a decision she makes may have sealed her fate, regardless.