Returning to the village of Marris Mynd, we meet a new neighbor. Nineteen-year-old Elena Dalca is an art prodigy who plots to escape her legal guardians by disappearing into the English countryside. But when they discover she's slipped their noose, Elena realises that her guardians will fight to keep her within their clutches, along with the fortune her paintings have earned. She also discovers that she is utterly unprepared to live on her own. Now, Elena must decide if losing everything is worth her bid for independence and the chance to find love and belong.