A man gets drunk and causes a disturbance in a woman's room, leading neighbors to report him. She defends him, showing the guards his meager food supplies to prove his harmlessness. Separately, villagers seeking revenge for lost livestock plan to ambush a dragon. The woman and a white-haired man, revealed to be the dragon, encounter these armed villagers. A knight named Eli Winters attempts to shield the dragon from the mob, who now accuse Winters of treachery. The angry villagers break down the door to capture them, trapping the two inside.