In the aftermath of the failed assassination of a local feudal lord and failing to capture the assassin, his men cracked down on petty crime in order to show, in order to project strength and maintain order during the chaos. It was this policy that lead to Daisy, a petty thief, to be taken away to Alb castle to be thrown into an oubliette in order to die of starvation or exposure. All for the crime of stealing a loaf of bread. As she begins to plan her escape, she is interrupted by the strange creature sharing the pit with her.