Geneviah is flitting from one way to occupy her time to another. She's bored.
Sae is distant from reality, tied up in her own mind. She brushes against things she can hardly understand, but desperately wants to.
When Geneviah daringly lies to a Titled member of Sankhurst, she's hired onto his boat. His essence worker, Sae, is aloof, distant, and entrusted with the fact that she's not supposed to be here.
Sae can't make heads or tails of the new girl. One fishing trip, she breathes. Then I'll never see her again.
All Geneviah is hoping for is finally alleviating the boredom that has saturated her entire life.
One of them will get what they want.
Runic is the story of Sae and Geneviah, two citizens of Sankhurst who meet after Geneviah lies to be hired as an essence worker: someone who etches runes and glyphs. While Geneviah is carrying a secret that could get her arrested, Sae is carrying a dark past that she's been stoically avoiding. It haunts her, but she's dodged it for the months on years she's been with the Captain. But she can't run forever.