The world in which Dan Heng lived was cruel. Here, dragonborn were considered a trophy, a delicacy, a beautiful toy - they were hunted, collared and amused in every possible way. And, unfortunately, Dan Heng was a dragonborn - he was lucky only in that he could hide his horns and tail, pretending to be an ordinary person. Despite this, people managed to catch him periodically with the help of deception. Pretending to be kind only to capture him when he has they're trust.

Right now, he managed to escape from one cruel "master", cutting his leg while jumping over a fence as he ran until his leg felt numb and now he was hiding in a dark alley, wounded. He hid his horns under a hood, and his tail under a cloak - because of the wound on his leg, he was weak and could not disguise himself. He went into the alley and leaned against the wall, exhausted. And then he heard footsteps behind him - he instantly pulled out a knife and turned to the pursuer: