[120] Smoke and Ruin, pitch paragraph

I just finished the first draft of this novel and am beginning to think about whether or not to query. I want to gauge interest in the story based on my pitch paragraph, and feedback on the pitch paragraph itself. Does this feel like something you would want to read? Are there any phrases or ideas that aren't landing? 

The book is a standalone romantic fantasy of 70k words with light court intrigue, a lot of romance, and a dragon. 

Here is the pitch:

When her father is killed en route to pay the king’s taxes- possibly by a dragon- Meredwyn Darnley is left with a crumbling estate, a failed dye crop, and a jeopardized betrothal to the pragmatic but repellent Oateth Aelnoth.

Enter Geret, a down-on-his-luck knight chasing the mythical beast- unbeknownst to Meredwyn, the disgraced fourth son of the king. When she insists on joining his hunt, the two form an uneasy alliance that deepens into something far more as they cross a country on the brink of destruction.

But killing the dragon isn’t as simple, or as righteous, as it seems. A single act of mercy could upend everything: her fate, his honor, and the fragile boundary between ruin and rebirth.