Queen Marla, only seventeen years old, is the sovereign of a shining nation. Ahriel, a female angel, has been by her side since she was born. Her mission is to guide her and protect her and also to keep the balance in the human kingdoms. But, when she discovers a conspiracy to begin a bloody war, Ahriel is betrayed and locked up, her wings crippled, in the frightful prison of Gorlian, a primitive, wild and gross world, nobody has ever managed to escape from. Ahriel will not only have to learn to survive in Gorlian, but also to see everything from a human point of view… at ground level.