Dealt unfair cards, Zaraya, broken and alone, finds herself in the midst of a peculiar circus, coming face to face with the beautiful yet dark, Miss Ruby: the Circus's ring mistress. Paying her an unexpected kindness, she offers Zaraya a place to stay in exchange for employment. Are her intentions as good as they seem, or does the Ring Mistress of The Carnival of Carnage, Frights, and Fears have ulterior motives?