Dragons are as valuable as they are rare. It’s said their meat tastes exquisite, their blood can heal any wound, and their hearts grant immortality when consumed. A tiger is lucky enough to capture one, but as she’s about to devour the beast, she pauses—he’s much too young to make into a meal. The tiger decides to raise the dragon herself, and it turns out there’s more to him than meets the eye. Is it simply natural instincts that draw the predator and her prey to each other, or is it something greater...?
Dragons are as valuable as they are rare. It’s said their meat tastes exquisite, their blood can heal any wound, and their hearts grant immortality when consumed. A tiger is lucky enough to capture one, but as she’s about to devour the beast, she pauses—he’s much too young to make into a meal. The tiger decides to raise the dragon herself, and it turns out there’s more to him than meets the eye. Is it simply natural instincts that draw the predator and her prey to each other, or is it something greater...?
Determined to stay together for as long as possible, the young dragon Hekidou and his tiger companion embark on a journey to find a way to extend the tiger’s lifespan. But they must move quickly, as Hekidou has a pursuer on his tail—a female dragon who wants nothing more than to be with the only other survivor of her kind. Between her and the numerous animals who are eager to taste a dragon’s heart, Hekidou struggles for freedom in the relentless wilds. Can the tiger huntress protect her prey from being snatched by another predator’s claws?
Determined to stay together for as long as possible, the young dragon Hekidou and his tiger companion embark on a journey to find a way to extend the tiger’s lifespan. But they must move quickly, as Hekidou has a pursuer on his tail—a female dragon who wants nothing more than to be with the only other survivor of her kind. Between her and the numerous animals who are eager to taste a dragon’s heart, Hekidou struggles for freedom in the relentless wilds. Can the tiger huntress protect her prey from being snatched by another predator’s claws?
Hekidou and Hakurei continue their trek through the wilds as they search for a way to extend Hakurei’s lifespan, dodging dangerous predators along the way. Eventually, they must answer an important question: Why do they want to stay together so badly? Is their connection one born of free will, or are they bound by biological instinct? A discovery about the past just might provide some guidance…
Hekidou and Hakurei continue their trek through the wilds as they search for a way to extend Hakurei’s lifespan, dodging dangerous predators along the way. Eventually, they must answer an important question: Why do they want to stay together so badly? Is their connection one born of free will, or are they bound by biological instinct? A discovery about the past just might provide some guidance…
Hekidou and Hakurei have been separated by Shinsui, Hekidou’s birth mother, who intends to mate with her own son to repopulate the endangered dragon race—and she isn’t afraid to use Hakurei’s life as a bargaining chip to get her way. In Shinsui’s eyes, no act of coercion is too cruel if it’s to save the species…but is that what Hekidou wants? While he weighs his options for escape, Hakurei roams the land in search of him, even risking stepping into enemy tiger territory. Will the two be able to reunite and determine why they truly need each other?
Hekidou and Hakurei have been separated by Shinsui, Hekidou’s birth mother, who intends to mate with her own son to repopulate the endangered dragon race—and she isn’t afraid to use Hakurei’s life as a bargaining chip to get her way. In Shinsui’s eyes, no act of coercion is too cruel if it’s to save the species…but is that what Hekidou wants? While he weighs his options for escape, Hakurei roams the land in search of him, even risking stepping into enemy tiger territory. Will the two be able to reunite and determine why they truly need each other?