Elynne is the daughter of a dragon charmer and desperately wants to help her father in his work but she is a shy girl easily frightened and the ferocious creatures terrify her. However, when a rare royal dragon, A Crimson Queen, flies into Elynne's life and gives birth to a baby male dragon, well there seems to be some kind of strange connection between the baby prince and the girl. When it becomes clear that the baby dragon is in mortal danger, Elynne wonders if she will find the courage to protect him. A marvellous fantasy from one of the masters of the genre.