Nicodemus, the Dragon Master, endures a self-imposed poison to serve his nation, mastering a deadly art that leaves him in seclusion and apparent idiocy for three years. His five sisters-in-law, widowed by their family's legacy, face Isolde's public rejection and disdain towards him. Defying their family heads, they pledge to marry Nicodemus, severing their own futures. Atticus harasses the family, but Nicodemus retaliates at noon, defeating him with a fierce counterattack!