As the smallest dragon in the Heartstriker clan, Julius survives by a simple principle: don't make noise, don't cause trouble, and don't meddle with larger dragons. But this behavior is not tolerated in a family of ambitious magical predators, and his mother, Bethesda Heartstriker, can no longer tolerate it. Now sealed in human form and banished to the FDD - a metropolis built on the ruins of Old Detroit - Julius must prove in a month that he can be a merciless dragon, or he will say goodbye to his true form forever. But in a city of modern magicians and vengeful spirits, where dragons are considered monsters to be eliminated, he will need serious help to survive this test. He hopes that people can be trusted more than dragons...