Orsina of Melidrie is a paladin of the Order of the Sun, sworn to drive out corruption and chaos wherever she finds it. She has been in search of a great evil she is supposedly destined to destroy, but after two years of fighting monsters and demons and evil gods, she is no closer to her goal.

Aelia is the Goddess of Caprice. The Order of the Sun has classified her as a chaos goddess, meaning that her worship has been outlawed. During a run-in with Orsina, she is trapped in a mortal body.

Intending to use Orsina for protection, Aelia pretends to be an ordinary woman fleeing an abusive family as she hunts down the magical relic that will free her. As the two grow closer, Aelia wrestles with her own desire to tell Orsina the truth about who she is, and her fear that Orsina will turn on her if she does.