The world they knew had been ripped apart by civil war. The Melodists had tried make peace with the warring voiceless but with the fragile ceasefire, both sides have turned on them instead. The voiceless blame the Melodists' magic for the famine and disease. And of course, the Melodists blame the voiceless. But Homura wants none of that. All she wants is to Collect enough things to make enough money to help her family. But it seems not even Collectors are safe from the dark machinations that may be controlling magic itself ...