Hal, the hero of this tale, was introduced first as an elderly teller of tall tales sitting by the taverns fire. He was telling of his youth as a wandering warrior whose trail and life entwines with that of Arbothnot, an elderly dragon of vast wisdom and lethal capabilities. Hal accepts a dragon-back ride to visit the Home of the Dragons. What was meant to be a jaunt, a pleasure trip to a place of myth and legend fast becomes a struggle for survival for he has arrived at a time of violent change and invasions. Read on----