This is a story about Kara and dragons. When she was four, she was dying with fever and a dragon nursed her back to health. She had the ability to call down birds, which many believed was a sign that she could also call down dragons, for the two are distant cousins. Could this explain why the king has sent for her? Does he think she has power over dragons? For Kara, the answer to this means life or death - not only for her but for all the dragons.