Arya, a young soldier with nothing but an orphan background, gets an unexpected promotion when the border is breached and her patrol is ambushed by dangerous magical creatures. Over the next few years, Arya joins her war lord’s household as she learns under the general. Her new position also brings her in contact with the war lord’s mute heir, a cast off heir of another war lord, and the daughter of a dangerous criminal. As they slowly learn to trust one another, Arya becomes more involved with the political struggles of her war lord, while also dealing with a strange warning that Arya herself may not be a nameless orphan, and that she and her new friends may be in danger.