In the snowy village of Rokka, the Suzakunomiya family, who are descended from the fire god Suzaku, are revered, and marrying into the head of the family was considered the highest honour. Sakaeda Ginka was born into a family of shrine maidens in the village and was expected to marry into the Suzakunomiya family, but her family treated her coldly as she was judged to have no chance of marrying into the family due to her lack of beauty and good looks.