During the Festival of Smoke in Halimor, the capital of Duhani, a young writer named Maro unexpectedly meets Elira – a mysterious girl from Snovorija, and the only Snoven he has ever seen with a strand of black hair. What begins as a curious encounter soon takes a dark turn. Amid the celebration marking the anniversary of the Unification, a white-cloaked figure breaks through the royal guard and assassinates the King of Duhani.