The kingdom of Tyrhon is left in turmoil after the coup of Firestone, where Queen Meenerva Ruby Eyed, named the Mad Queen, is brutally murdered by Rhysander Haecerys, ending the Daggerford dynasty’s 400-year rule. Unbeknownst to the people, the true Dragon Heir, with the purest Tyrhon blood, still lives in the small village of Daun, known as The Jade.

Eliah Aelrindel Daggerford grows up in Daun, blissfully unaware of his royal lineage and the kingdom’s political strife until a dragon razes the village and kills his father. In the chaos, Eliah discovers family secrets that shatter his world—he is the new Gemstone, heir to his aunt, Queen Meenerva. Forced to flee, he escapes to the MoonDance Bay, where he learns of his deep connection to dragons.

As Eliah adjusts to his new life, he encounters Zehan Winterblade Haecerys, the bastard son of the new king, who has been searching for him for three years. Unlike Eliah, Zehan is a born leader with grand dreams of revolution for Tyrhon. Struck by Zehan’s charisma, Eliah decides to support the claim of his cousin, Princess Margery Daggerford, a woman of good nature who lacks her mother’s abilities, to reclaim Tyrhon and restore the Dragon reign because of Zehan’s promise, despite Eliah’s will to crown Zehan as a king.

However, Zehan’s ambitions surpass anything Eliah could have imagined. Torn between his duty as a Daggerford and his growing love for Zehan, Eliah must navigate treacherous waters. As The Jade and the rightful Gemstone, he must decide where his loyalties lie and what action to take to save his kingdom.