▁book ▁in ▁the ▁Kol mar ▁series . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁▁ ▁Lan en ▁K ael ar ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁in ▁H adr ons st ead , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁Had ron ▁( the ▁horse - bre eder ) ▁was ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁She ▁leads ▁an ▁unh appy ▁life ▁as ▁she ▁secret ly ▁long s ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Drag ons ▁of ▁legend , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁powerful ▁fasc ination , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁remain ▁at ▁Had ron ' s ▁farm . ▁ ▁When ▁Had ron ▁eventually ▁dies , ▁she ▁feels ▁fre ed . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁proposal ▁from ▁her ▁cousin ▁( who ▁gets ▁a ▁bru ise ▁from ▁her ▁f ist ▁in ▁response ), ▁she ▁leaves ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁the ▁True ▁Drag ons ▁of ▁legend . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁journey ▁she ▁lear ns ▁that ▁her ▁true ▁father ▁Mar ik ▁has ▁promised ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁demon ▁sacrifice ▁since ▁before ▁her ▁birth , ▁in ▁payment ▁for ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁an ▁artifact ▁that ▁allows ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁see ▁distant ▁people ▁and ▁places . ▁ ▁She ▁finds ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Is le ▁for ▁the ▁L ans ip ▁har vest ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁occur ▁every ▁ten ▁years , ▁but ▁no ▁ship ▁has ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁trip ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁violent ▁storm s ▁that ▁lie ▁between ▁Kol mar ▁and ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Is le . ▁ ▁After ▁trav elling ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁Mar ik ▁l ur king