After Alptraum's meeting with Countess Rosalind Draco, he finds himself left with a difficult decision. Can, and should, he help her resolve her problem with her current inability to provide an heir for Draco County. After a short talk with Lilith, Alptraum decides to go speak with Kaira, the resident Dragon-Spell and expert on all things dragon on how he can subdue the Shadow of Amena (a badly mutated Shadow Dragon) and use it to aid the Countess.