A young woman quietly falls to the earth,escorted by a solitary crow.This sort of dream,as many other before have dreamed,comes just before being reborn as a Haibane,a charcoal-winged angel.On the outskirts of the walled-in city lies Old Home,a haven for Haibane to study,live,and learn, while waiting for their chance to ascend to the heavens and escape the confines of their new world.