A neurodivergent dragonkin mercenary, haunted by a forbidden power he can't control, becomes the last hope for a desperate world. When a tyrannical princess declares war, he must join forces with the very regent who served her—a stoic alligator lord burdened by guilt. Together, they are the only ones who can stop her conquest, but first, they must survive the assassins, forbidden magic, and their own conflicting natures.