Alaia lives in the Warts, a rocky region where nothing ever happens. A 13-year-old orphan, she thinks her future will consist of taking care of the flock of pigsheep of the Stinks, the horrible family with whom she lives.
At least, until a mysterious sword falls from the sky and breaks the roof of the pigsty. Where does it come from? Whose is it? The girl will go on a journey that will take her to the Drain, a sinister underground world. There she will compete with a young dragon called Panpox to get the golden turkey. But this tournament is no game, and the pair will have to fight agains hunters, mercenaries, witches and other unexpected rivals. All that while a patrol of dragons tries to hunt down Panpox, who has a hidden past, and with the mystery of the Spectre at the background.