A master mage, a noblewoman and an oni flee the capital city of Satu after a failed assassination of the princess. Outcast from society and pursued by bounty hunters for a crime they didn't commit, they flee Satu, the capital city of Fabah, to escape the king's fury. The three unusual companions must learn to trust one another if they want to survive, but when your experiences, motivations and understanding of the world are entirely at odds, maybe it's not so easy.

Sora the Seeker has long desired a journey to the dangerous, forbidden places across the world to ferret out their magical secrets and learn if an esoteric answer to the loss and pain growing in his heart can be found, but even after years of preparation, and building upon the back of his late master's research, he could never quite bring himself to take that first step outside the walls.

Chiyo Himura has lived a life most people would have dreamed of; she is well-educated, wealthy, beautiful, and heir to a noble family of great status. But she is also very naive, and her comfortable, gilded life has developed dark spots. In the wake of her father's death, a long-known and well-regarded family friend orchestrates his rise to power, and it's entirely at her expense.

Fubuki the Oni had long dreaded the strange, unfamiliar world that lay beyond the confines of the bind because while it was beautiful and filled with many marvels, those fleeting glimpses were all tarnished by the pain and misery she would be called upon to inflict. Those who called her forth from the golden cage always wanted the same thing, and every time, she would be compelled to enact their violence—until now.

Sora, Chiyo and Fubuki have managed to evade the king's pursuit and even escape the border of Fabah undiscovered. Now, with in possession of a permanent magical artifact and disguised as a group of travelling performers, they buy passage with a merchant caravan headed for Lyston, the capital city of Malnia—but things so rarely go as planned.

Sora the Seeker has his eyes set on Bone Island to uncover the clash of magic and kings that once took place there, but tempers flare when motivations don't perfectly align and personalities clash when solutions differ.

Chiyo Himura wants to strike at the man who ruined her life, but to do that, she requires large sums of gold to place a bounty tempting enough for someone to take a shot at such a man so closely tied to the royal family. But how is she supposed to do that when she's been stripped of her status, her wealth, and her ability to act?

Fubuki the Oni has discovered a great many bright, warm and positive things about this beautiful world. She has learned about magic, companionship, music, stories, affection and gifts, but she is also beginning to understand that, unlike the eternity that lay ahead of her, most things in this world are far more temporary.