After losing her mother years ago, timid young Kiyora has lived a quiet life deep in the mountains with only her caretaker, Tokitsu, by her side. But when the procession of nobles passes through her village one fateful day, her world is turned upside down—and everything she once had is stolen away. From Sumomo Momomo, the creator of Marguerite of the Fallen Kingdom, comes a gripping tale of a girl who rises from despair to challenge the powerful in a ruthless game of survival and ambition.