Genoveva already hated her life in her small village even before being raped. She exacts her revenge, then flees out of the great kingdom of Scaendelreic to distant lands-- Brebannia, Pretanica across the sea, and ultimately Gallea. She discovers a trove of magic power that allows her to develop the abilities of a sorceress, enough to threaten the balance of power among the ruling Seven Sisters.

As the young girl Ophelie and her wealthy family travel from Luteche to the resort city of Meisson, they're accosted by bandits who kidnap her and sell her off to a whorehouse. She ultimately ends up in the employ of one of the Seven Sisters. She learns their secrets and their powers, adopts a new identity, and risks her life to quietly undermine them.