In a society ruled by castes, Abel, a fallen Bearer from the Domiel lineage, bears on his flesh the marks of his crime: the abortion of a child. Reduced to the rank of servant in the household of his former Seeder, he watches helplessly as his younger brother Enoch rises, chosen to bear the heir of a Patriarch.
When the Patriarch comes to claim his due, an unexpected encounter shakes the established order: the Patriarch’s gaze does not fall on Enoch… but on Abel. An inappropriate interest arises where Abel feels only disgust. And when Abel is forced to follow Enoch and the Patriarch, fate drags the two brothers into the heart of a Society where nothing is given without being taken.