Selection continues, but the stakes are now too high. The dragon emperor is mortally wounded, and they are trying to blame me for the attempt on him. Brides belong to the rulers of the five leading worlds, but the attraction to the dragon adviser only gets stronger. And the stranger who helped me turns out to be my first lover, who disappeared two years ago. How in such conditions not to break down and reach the final? How to cope with yourself and make the right choice? Despite all the difficulties, I must prove that earthlings must be reckoned with!