The red dragon Ciora concealed her identity, dedicating her magic to assisting her fiancé Halvin for eight years, helping him consolidate his power and heal her ailing sister. However, he colluded with the duke's daughter, Zinara, publicly humiliating and slandering her as a "dark witch," inciting the people to torture her. The neighboring king, Selian, whom she had once saved, appeared in time to reveal her true identity. The red dragon soared into the sky, announcing the annulment of the engagement and revoking the dragon's blessing. At the wedding, Halvin disrupted the proceedings, and Ciora revealed her pure-blooded form, showering the people with golden light to heal them. Selian crowned her, while the scoundrel and the wicked woman were exiled to the border, where they would suffer famine and scorn for the rest of their lives. Ciora and Selian completed their marriage, she helped her sister Leowyn ascend the throne, and they returned home together.
