“Born in solitude and fated to die in that same solitude.” This is what people say about snakes. Solitude never bothered Lord Daija, but his son Tokitarou is half human. He may look cold-blooded, but it’s his human-looking sister who can brush off the other children’s looks. As he’s grown into his teens, Tokitarou has thrown himself into his art and claims that's all he needs. But when a newcomer visits the mountain with tales of the ocean, it reawakens Tokitarou’s desire for companionship…