It is going to eat her... All because the villagers in her town think she is a witch and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice.

It's late, it's cold, and it's raining, and Alys can think of only one thing -- revenge. But first she's got to escape, and even if she does, how can one girl possibly take on an entire town alone?

Then the dragon arrives -- a dragon that could quite possibly be the perfect ally.