Saro is a Galdoni who finds himself displaced by the closing of the Academy. Eventually, he is taken in by a man, unaware that the man's motives are directed by a dangerous enemy. As Saro's world crashes around him, he finds the one thing that was never meant to exist, a female Galdoni.
He races against time to save her and in turn finds himself at the mercy of other Galdoni striving to carve their place in the world. Amid the burning chaos that has become his life, Saro finds a solace he never expected, eyes filled with understanding and a smile that steals his heart even though he's only begun to trust.