 The dragons attack the city, seeking to destroy the newborn god.To protect the baby god, Arlian battles the dragons - killing the three dragons who killed his family and turned him into a dragon heart.During the final confrontation with the dragon who killed Arlian's beloved grandfather - the being which Arlian hated most deeply of all those on whom he sought revenge - Arlian hears for the first time the dragons' own account of themselves, and learns that they are not wantonly murderous and destructive, though it seems so to humans.