Daeron secretly married Catelyn but left to prove himself. He returns as Prince of Dragon Isle in rags, only to be humiliated. His dragon core is fed to a dog, which transforms into a young dragon. At the victory banquet where they planned to hand him over, Gareth drops to one knee and calls him "Your Highness." The man they scorned is their ruler.
Daeron rises from a common soldier to a prince, granted the richest land Dragon's Crag. He returns home excitedly to share his glory with wife Catelyn, only to face humiliation from her family who mock his past and insist on annulling their marriage immediately.
Catelyn confronts her husband, demanding an annulment and mocking him as a worthless loser. She opts to attend the Prince's victory banquet with Lord Tristan, leaving him to walk back. Unbeknownst to her, her husband is the returned Prince, and his family urges him to end their marriage after his grandfather's birthday banquet.
Back from years of war, Daeron is mocked by in-laws at Lord Elgan’s birthday for being titleless. He offers a priceless dragon core dismissed as a worthless stone, and his wife Catelyn demands a divorce—until Daeron reveals the Prince’s emblem, stunning everyone.
Daeron is harshly criticized by his family for supposedly using a fake Prince's emblem to deceive their grandfather, being ordered to leave. When young Tommen begs for a dragon egg, Daeron tells him to go to Dragon's Crag Palace, hinting at his unexpected connection to the prince.
The father rages at the man for making a fake Prince's emblem, labeling him useless. Family members demand he divorce Catelyn, hailing Lord Tristan—who presents a precious dragon bone bow to the father—as a far more worthy suitor.
In this episode, a man is ridiculed by peers for his seemingly worthless gift compared to Lord Tristan's dragonbone bow. He retorts, revealing his gift is a precious dragon core—ten thousand times more valuable than dragon bones, a treasure exclusive to the Prince, worth an entire Earl’s domain.
A man heads to Dragon's Crag Palace to trade a dragon core for a dragon egg, only to be laughed at by guards who dismiss it as junk. His wife and her family refuse to believe him, furiously demanding an annulment—with one even betting a dog won’t transform. Will the core prove its worth?
When someone feeds a priceless dragon core—earned via years of military merit and worth an entire earl's domain—to a dog, family members erupt in fury, bemoaning the wasted fortune. Just as tensions flare, a sudden dragon egg appearance delivers an unexpected twist.
After showing dragon eggs and a royal emblem to prove he’s the prince, the protagonist is accused of theft by his wife, who calls their marriage her life’s greatest regret and demands a divorce. Just then, the prince’s guards arrive, triggering a tense identity showdown.
The family is thrown into panic when Grand Duke Fenwick arrives unexpectedly. They assume he’s here to arrest the man they accuse of stealing from the prince, urging to lock him up. But the man resists, claiming everyone will learn his true identity once the Grand Duke arrives, building intense suspense.
As the Grand Duke arrives, Daeron's wife and her family panic, accusing him of stealing from the prince and fearing they'll be executed too. They hurl insults, force him out, and threaten those who speak up for him. Daeron warns they'll soon regret their cruel treatment.
Lord Fenwick brings shocking good news to his household—his family receives a personal invitation to the legendary Prince's victory banquet, a rare honor in Dragon's Crag. Whispers also hint Daeron might be the prince who rose from a common foot soldier.
A viscount is confused by the Prince's personal invitation. He chats with Lord Fenwick about estates, who generously offers a vacant ducal estate. Suddenly, Tristan, Duke Beaumont's son, arrives, saying he's here for Lord Elgan's birthday after falling for his granddaughter—shocking everyone.
A young Elgan gains the duke's approval by currying favor, then is tasked with helping his father prepare the banquet. The duke meets the Elgan daughters, clarifies Catelyn as the true lady, and offers to pick prime Dragon's Crag fiefs for her, showcasing power dynamics.
The Grand Duke offers Catelyn any fief she wants as she's the Prince's woman. Catelyn and her family slam her battlefield-returned husband as a worthless loser, falsely accuse him of stealing the Prince's dragon core and emblem, lock him up for the Duke's judgment, while Catelyn insists on annulling their marriage.
Daeron is thrown into prison, with his wife and relatives sneering at him as a useless loser who deserves to die and won’t care if Lord Fenwick kills him. But a shocking observation reveals Lord Fenwick looked panicked, not angry, and Daeron defiantly boasts of fighting a demon dragon, hinting at his hidden identity.
Lord Fenwick is interrogating a thief caught stealing from the Prince. The stubborn thief defiantly provokes him, but Fenwick vows to force him to confess all details including accomplices and hidden stolen goods. Just then, the late Gareth arrives, ramping up the scene's tension.
Daeron, once mocked as a title-less nobody, reveals his true identity as Prince, leaving his former critic begging for mercy. Loyal subordinates rush to free him, berating the fool who arrested him. When asked about punishing the insulting Elgan family, tension rises sharply.
Wrongfully labeled a thief and thrown into the dungeon by the Elgan family, Prince Daeron turns down his subordinates' revenge proposal, opting to expose the truth at tomorrow's banquet. He then confesses his love to Lyra, his sister-in-law, promising to annul his marriage with Catelyn to pursue their relationship.
Recently released by Lord Fenwick, Daeron attends a birthday banquet, only to be questioned by others about escaping dungeons. His wife Catelyn publicly mocks him as more useless than a stable hand and announces she'll annul their marriage soon, igniting sharp conflicts.