Valentine eggs are only seen once a year. Adults’ mating seasons are very short, usually spanning a few weeks in the mid-to-late winter. These dragons were once reputed to be omens of good luck in love.

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.

A specialist in love magic, Julia has the power to cause one dragon to be irresistible to another. With such power at her disposal, truly, she could have any mate she wants... but instead, she has fallen for a young (at least in dragon years) warrior-poet named Romul the War Chanter, who, without being under her spell, fell in love with her and seduced her with nothing more than truly heartfelt serenades he himself composed. The two are now happily mated.