Erika is a simple village girl, bound to the whims of those around her. Her greatest wish is to break free from those puppet strings that restrains her and take her fate into her own hands.

Marian is a traveling Rover afflicted with wanderlust. Having lost those she loved on the battlefield, she travels from place to place, trying to fill the emptiness inside her. When Marian finds a village girl trying to find freedom from the shackles she was born into, she extends her hand in aid.

Awakened to a new strength with the help of a benevolent stranger, Erika resolves to cast off her shackles, to lead her own life as she pleases, and to make her mark on a world that is bigger than herself. This time, the one who holds the strings will be her.

Warning: Dropped in favor of a rewrite. Characters will remain the same, but the setting will have changes that more reflect the technology level shown in arc 2. Chapters will end at 2-4.