"Surely you have had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of a dragon." These words from a stranger in his grandfather's inn set Tom's imagination in motion, dreaming of the day he would have great adventures of his own. But Tom resigned himself to his simple and difficult life working in his father's blacksmith shop in his small town. That was until the day something horrible happened that drove him from his home. He soon found that the greatest adventure was simply staying alive and finding his place in the world.