One night while on an expedition, alchemist Oto finds a small wounded dragonling in a cave full of blooming flowers. He tends to the beast and while preparing to leave also stumbles upon a shining crystal which he takes with him for further research. The same night he dreams about his late wife who passed on still bearing their unborn child, Natane. "Please take care of our daughter", he hears before being woken up by a baby in a basket. The crystal had turned into a healthy child! Baffled by the sudden turn of events Oto hurries to meet the town's general merchant Stella, who agrees to help raise the child in a healthy manner. And so begins the life of a father and daughter...