Short story introducing the world of Michael Turner's Soulfire. The main protagonist Malikai is alone on a hill reading a book about dragons and fantastical adventures while a giant mechanical dragon brings destruction to the nearby landscape. Near the end of the story we are introduced to the mentor of Malikai, Grace, a beautiful women with dragonfly like wings who tells Malikai that they have many things to discuss.
Includes characters bios of Malikai, Grace, Sonia, and Benoist.