Rebuilding a city from the ashes was no small task. All that remained of the population was two individuals. And the only thing they had going for them was that they were deeply in love with one another.
Money made the world go round. That was no doubt true. But it was only half of the picture every person attempts to paint in their life.
A wise person had once counseled Noan in the bar of a hotel. The liquor there was so expensive, normal people would have to work for days to taste a glass of it. And it was not just expensive alcohol that was peddled along the grand mahogany tables.
Vice seemed like it never failed to close in on the scent of abundant money.
"Young man, there are only two things that people truly want in life. One is money. The other is love. If someone is rich in one of those, chances are they will spend their lives yearning for the other."
How sad it was, then, that so many people were fated to spend their lives struggling with canvas that would never be complete.
When one paints in watercolors, it is best to set the foundation of paint across the entire canvas first. Complete the left half of the painting first, and chances are
