Perma is a cold dry world where the descendants of space colonists who were stranded live, far from their goal. They have been divided by a series of god wars and have turned away from their past. A lowly keeper from Cityscape is abandoned on the far edge of the desert by uncaring House Lords and is expected to die in the oncoming winter, yet she holds a secret. A city hidden in the ruins is discovered by the most unlikely person, and help is sent in a person less likely. A young girl is lost among the large trees. In the midst of it all, hidden away from the world of Perma, an ancient robot knows the truth.