Step into a world where the stories we tell become the dangers we face.
In the land of the Vale, the grand city of Pivot rises as a beacon of innovation, where the old ways of magic have been cast aside in favor of progress. Seventeen-year-old Pascal has grown up within the walls of the Skystead Home for Orphaned Children, restless and hungry for the undiscovered. Not even whispers of disappearing children can keep him from wandering past the orphanage gates.
Alongside Paloma, a street-savvy former gang leader haunted by her past, and Pierrot, an enigmatic companion, the trio is drawn into the vibrant life of Pivot. From the city's Carnival to a puppet theater where the legends of the Harlequin refuse to fade, they finally find a place to belong.
But beyond the wonder, something darker stirs. Children are vanishing. A darkness moves in disguise. And the boundary between myth and reality starts to blur.
As the truth surfaces, their bonds are tested, loyalties are questioned, and Pascal must confront a past far more mysterious than he ever imagined.
Some legacies are not given. They must be awakened.