Bleeding Moon Dragons are mostly nocturnal creatures. When outside in the sun, the small red spatters on their back grow and spread, making the dragons appear to “bleed.” It is said that the darker the shade of red, the more aggressive the dragon. Their tail barbs contain a powerful neuro-toxin which they use to subdue their prey. They are solitary creatures except when mating, preferring to dwell in the caves in mountains or other high places. Their large wingspan makes them fast flyers as well as fast runners, but they prefer to glide instead. Males are very competitive and will try almost everything to impress females, who will choose their mates based on speed and performance. Juveniles tend to form bachelor groups once fledged.

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

It may have been pure happenstance when Zahya found her future mate that day. It really was not like her to stop and help another dragon like that; as the daughter of a fierce rebel clan leader and her unorthodox Christmas mate, she had been trained to dispose of such weakness in a much different way. But there was something about the little pink dragoness with a crippled wing, and Zahya found herself landing and helping her get back on to safer ground. They continued seeing each other from that day forward, and though she's had various mates in the past, none of then possessed the charm and understanding that Rosea does. It's only a matter of time before one of her mother's cronies finds out about their forbidden relationship, so Zahya makes the most of every meeting. Whatever happens, she knows that she's more than willing to fight back against her mother's tyranny if that's what it takes to defend her mate.