As a half-elf assassin and hunter of magical bad guys, I travel all over the Pacific Northwest on missions. When my boss sends me off to investigate a murder at a roadside attraction called the Oregon Vortex, I’m not worried. Especially not when my buddy Zav—AKA Lord Zavryd’nokquetal, the dragon I’m just friends with and definitely not dating—comes along to help.

But things go from weird to weirder when an eerie magic pits me against Zav. And in case you couldn’t guess, things don’t go well when half-elves try to kill dragons…