While working on her magnum opus, a gigantic statue, strange forces interfere with her work and she suffers a grave accident that leaves her unable to function as a binder any longer. She is then consigned to work as a collector, the lowest rung of her society. As a collector, she is tasked with picking up the debris that binders leave behind. As she adjust to her new life, she comes to suspect that her fall from grace was orchestrated by powerful nobles and that her survival might very well depend on figuring out what motivated them to destroy her.