Mates are made to burn together. Rum wants to spend time at Amy's bedside to keep vigil over his sick friend, but when he goes into a spontaneous heat, he and Silas are forced to evaluate their current relationship. This book is episode five in the ongoing Rum's Dragon serial and is approximately 8,500 words (34 book pages). This serial contains Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamics, possessive dragons, knotting, and one ill seer.