First in a
series of books by
Christopher Rowley about a
leatherback dragon named
Bazil and his
dragonboy Relkin
After loosing the tip of his tail in a battle to enter the new Maneri Legion. It is magicly restored by the witch Lassis of Valmes from the Office of Unsual Insight. It is this chance meeting that entwines these and other characters in the journey to save the Princess Bestia of Maneri.