The truth doesn't always set you free. Orphaned as a child, Joanna has lived her entire life in the care of the New Terra Alliance. Now, on the verge of turning eighteen, she eagerly awaits her release into what remains of society. It was a beautiful lie. Joanna was never meant to leave. She's part of the August Harvest, slated to die before the month's end. With a rogue soldier's promise to find her a way out, Joanna dares to hope. But as Harvest Day approaches, Joanna realizes that to truly defeat the NTA, she must extinguish the source of its corruption… Problem is, she has no idea the Commander General lies in wait, hatching a deadly plot of his own.