Episode 1 plot
Fleeing a cruel governor, a lowly widow falls into a sacred realm and spends the night with a cursed dragon king whose touch usually burns women to ash. Ten months later, she gives birth to a royal egg. Hunted by enemies, she secretly surrenders it. When the dragons issue a decree seeking someone to hatch the dying egg, she braves arrogant nobles to return. Reuniting with the king, her maternal love alone awakens the realm's only heir, elevating her to the mother of dragons.