Within the walls of the Grave, the orphanage where Nica grew up, stories and legends have always been told by candlelight. The most famous is that of the maker of tears, a mysterious craftsman with eyes as clear as glass, guilty of forging all the fears and anxieties that inhabit the hearts of men. But at seventeen, the time has come for Nica to leave the grim tales of her childhood behind. In fact, her biggest dream is about to come true. The Milligans have begun their adoption procedures and are ready to give her the family she has always wanted. In the new house, however, Nica is not alone. Together with her, Rigel is also taken away from the Grave, a restless and mysterious orphan, the last person in the world that Nica would want as her adoptive brother. Rigel is intelligent, shrewd, plays the piano like an enchanting demon and is endowed with a beauty that can bewitch, but his angelic aspect conceals a dark disposition. Even though Nica and Rigel are united by a common past of pain and deprivation, coexistence between them seems impossible. Especially when the legend creeps back into their lives and the tearmaker suddenly becomes real, closer and closer. Yet Nica, sweet and courageous, is willing to do anything to defend her dream, because only if she has the courage to face the nightmares that torment her, she will finally be able to hover free of her like the butterfly whose name she bears.
