Odonis Orphane has a battered snowboard, a growing soup debt, and a
sword that erupts from his hand only while he moves. What he does not
have is an official record saying he exists.
When a runaway courier crashes into his breakfast carrying a stolen
map, Odonis discovers that his mountain home has been marked for
clearance. Its heat is being diverted. Its people are being removed. By
dawn, the registry intends to call Rime empty.
With the courier Ilex beside him, Odonis takes the dangerous route to
the summit archive. An officer knows exactly how to stop his blade. A
magistrate offers clues to the past Odonis cannot remember. And the
truth about the village is locked inside the same cylinder that might
explain the mark on his palm.
To bring everyone home, he must learn which line to cut - and what he
is willing to let go.
The first chronological volume combines alien worlds, sharp humor,
snowboarding combat and gritty manga storytelling in a complete
rescue adventure that opens a larger cosmic journey.