She is instantly smitten with him. But she realizes they can never be together becasue she is a dragonkin and he is a human. It makes her sad to think that. Later on they encounter Emi and her small army fighthing the Topaz/Sapphire brigade. They join them and Manakuta finds friends, and a potential enemy. Lily, Emerald Territory's younger princess, is also in love with Bradley and won't give him up. That's as far as my story goes so far...