Ed descends from fifteen secluded years of punishing mountain cultivation with an enchanted dragon necklace and hazy recollections of his lost parents. His quest hits an embarrassing snag upon entering the capital, where his spirited dragon mount clashes with imperial carriages, landing him a punitive sentence shoveling filth in the palace courtyard.
Rather than unleashing his devastating martial prowess, Ed quietly tolerates mockery from pampered aristocrats while searching for clues regarding his family’s mysterious confinement. When corrupt high priests conspire to overthrow the throne, he steps forward as the princess's fiercest defender, oblivious that the royal maiden he shields is his forgotten childhood love.
