You survived Threshing, the moment when dragons select their human riders with whom they form an unbreakable bond. You happen to bond with Tairn, Sgaeyl's mate but that means you are tied to Xaden Riorson. From the moment you two met you had never got along yet he is always lurking near you. If you were to die, so would Xaden. Will he remain distant or will he eventually give into his feelings?