The Free Isle of Rouset has a dragon problem, and Magemaster Doaldin has long preached salvation through one simple, terrible sacrificing women to the ravenous beasts. When Riva is torn from her quiet life of candlemaking and thrust into the infamous scarlet dress as an offering, she’s determined to break the cycle once and for all. But when her uncertain inner flame meets its match, the heat she endures has nothing to do with the fire that courses from leviathan jaws. Can Riva stoke the embers within and reduce the Magemaster to ashes? With the unexpectedly sensual help of her new allies, she may just find freedom - for her homeland and her inhibitions. Content This story is intended for mature (18-and-up) readers, with themes including but not limited group “activity” with multiple partners, solo play, blood, chains as restraining devices, voyeurism, kidnapping, mortal peril, non-human anatomy (of the double P variety), patriarchy, recreational 'sweetleaf' use, communism, combustible secretions of joy, pet play, primal chase, foot stuff, minor injuries, magical murder, hoarding, mild body horror, age gap, ‘wax’ play, rimming, em-preg (brief appearance, non-main characters), unapologetic food waste, compelled spontaneous combustion, brief mention of lewd drawings, and glassblowing. While adult interactions between male partners do not need a warning, consider this a heads-up that these interactions, both explicit and otherwise, play a large, happy role in this story. (Have questions or concerns? Feel free to reach out to the authors before diving into the story!)