Seasonal Dragons take on the characteristics of the season during which they are born. Thus, eggs that are laid in spring match the pink flowers and green buds of spring, and those that are laid in the summer grow to depict the bright green of the forest trees and the yellow of the sun. Eggs laid in autumn display the bright colors of leaves falling from trees, and those that are laid during winter take on the appearance of the icy snow.

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.

Leaves Like Fire may be seen as the corrupt hypocrite of the Liquid Love Plot. A pool of liquified love was once made by an Arsani, and the liquid served as a beacon for Heartseekers, so that they could lead lovers to the dragons who drank the liquid love. Fire is aware of two sickening plots with the pool. One involves a Lurker who brought hatchling lovers to a murderer's cave with the help of a demented Heartseeker, and the other involving a Zombie who tricked the Heartseekers with the power of his enslaved Magi so that he could enslave more dragons. While Fire shouts out for vengeance against the Lurker and Zombie by day, by night he stands guard outside the cave in which the Zombie keeps his achieved mates. He is there to make sure no one frees the dragonesses, in return for the Zombie letting him pick one of them to take home each day. This didn't work out when the dragons were freed as Fire fell asleep on the job. Fire still has some unfortunate scars from the Zombie's anger.