Summary (Spoilers ahead!)

Set in a generation before the clan Ensis Fumoveo, the story opens on a vauge scene from the perspective of a hunter, observing the rest of their family in the hunt of another dragon. This hunt has significantly progressed, with the target wounded and bleeding even as it fights for survival. The hunter mentions that this hunt is not for food or trade, but rather for the hunt alone.

The daughter of the current head of the family, Caflagro, is returning home with her brother, Ioniz. She and Ioniz meet up with their younger sibling, Keranor, before delivering the day's early prey to their aunt. Keranor and Ioniz fly off to the lake together, while Caflagro and the aunt - Hashazi - head to the training grounds to locate one of the younger cousins. There, Caflagro notices that one of the younger dragons training is injured, and orders a spar to stop. Caflagro and the mother of the young dragon - Novatian - get into a disagreement about the dragon continuing to train before Hashazi interrupts. Caflagro discovers that Disikaro (the dragon in question) has been hurt badly enough to damage his arm. Hashazi agrees to talk to Acoroniz, the head of the family, about the incident while Caflagro leads Disikaro and Incia (his sister) into the Keep for some care. 

A few hours later, Caflagro overhears Novatian and her children arguing again, but this time she observes Novatian attacking both of them. One of the hits knocks Disikaro unconscious, and Caflagro attacks her in response. The two argue about Novatian being able to discipline her children, while Caflagro states that she had gone way too far as she defends the two. Ioniz comes to Caflagro's defense while she examines Disikaro, discovering that his neck is broken.

Acoroniz arrives, which prompts Novatian to argue that she was simply teaching her children before Caflagro interrupts that Disikaro's neck is broken. Another two members of the family arrive, one (Cauziko) doing her best to give medical care to Disikaro while the rest of the family prevents Novatian from fleeing. Upon recognizing that their family cannot heal or save this damage, Caflagro sends Keranor with a stabilized Disikaro to Northkeep, where he may have a chance.

After Keranor has been sent, Acoroniz sentences Novatian to be banished to the woods, alone, where she will surely be hunted by some beast. After her exit however, Acoroniz gives an order that the family will be hunting her down, and informs their children that they do not need to partake in this. Caflagro and Ioniz agree to do it, and take off with the family for the hunt. 

The family chases Novatian down and circles her in a clearing of the woods, attacking her in loose coordination. She calls them cowards and demands they come and face her properly, only for her brother, Luminoc, to emerge. They have a short conversation wherein she asks him to take care of her children, before the entire family pounces on her. Luminoc is the one who lands the killing blow, before howling for the loss of his sister and matched. 

The family returns to the Keep, exhausted, and Acoroniz gives orders for the following day. In this conversation, they remind Caflagro and Ioniz that this is something that is not done and not spoken. They inform Caflagro that she will command the Keep the next day as hunt leader, and Caflagro goes to rest.