Under a weak sun and a jade-colored sky, a princess escapes death. But, for Gossamé and Apolonique, the otherworldly mech whose bond with her gives Gossamé claim to the throne, avoiding her execution provides no answers to the questions long unanswered in the depths of her soul.

As she returns to the home where her ambivalence for the meaning of her station has made her no allies, she finds her answers in sunlight.