Eujia, the supposed Chosen, has been kept locked up in the castle for most of her life, but she's never forgotten her childhood in the capital's vast slums. Sneaking out at night, she picks the pockets of the rich or robs their homes to fund meals for the poor. But when she takes the initiative to assassinate the corrupt emperor, someone beats her to it, saving her life only to ruin it. Who is this killer? And can Eujia escape the fate he shoved her toward?