Tomas koronja is the son of Meda koronja, the current leader of berbrano. Berbrano is a country where all are united under a common identity. being bersenke. however, for the past 170 years, the amtebelos have injustly ruled the lands Creating a social structure, amtebelos at the top, borje in the middle, and Dols at the bottom. Mateo is a 20 year old dol, who is currently being publicly executed and Tomas's mother brought him there to watch, in hopes that tomas would respect the class division. But when tomas sees Mateo, his heart drops.