Rosebud Dragons are a fun and social breed found most often in the spring. The petal-like feathers that grow on their sides spread their sweet and floral scent. Although they have poor eyesight, they have ribbon-like extensions that extend their olfactory abilities to help create a map of the area around them. When flying, Rosebud dragons tend to hover, using their wings to fan their scent throughout the air. A widespread breed, they go to great effort to visit as many flowery fields as possible.

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.

Every year before Valentine's Day, Akako spends several weeks preparing an enormous flower maze for the hatchlings in the family clan. She will hide candies in the maze and prepare plenty of snack and activity stations to keep her younger siblings occupied, so their guardians can enjoy some alone time with their sweethearts. Akako is usually aided by an army of volunteers, most of them adolescent dragons who enjoyed playing in the maze when they were hatchlings. On occasion, older dragons who hope to be parents someday will help out with the maze as well. Akako enjoys watching them dote on their clan-nephews and clan-nieces, and is especially excited every time a new hatchling visits the maze for the first time.