A young girl named Rin lives with her younger brother Al, older sister Mel and grandfather Talgia Hawkray in the faraway Dandera Village deep within a forest. Rin is devoted to go to the Capital and sing in the Court Orchestra, while Al is determined to show off his prototype inventions. However, Talgia refuses and even forbids Rin from singing. Rin and Al are given the opportunity to sneak out by venturing into the forest to pick berries, whereupon they stumble upon an injured knight from the Capital, later recognized as Henry Leobolt. Although Al wants to return to get medicine, Rin decides to treat Henry with the Song of Healing. After Henry formally introduces himself and tries to honor their wish of going to the Capital, ice mysteriously begins to spread throughout the forest, separating Rin and Al from Henry.