A painting burned halfway through awakens memories sealed away for a thousand years.
Have you ever made a decision, then hated yourself for making it? At the end of your life, when you look back on that decision, do you simply smile and think, "Well, I suppose it turned out all right"...?
Have you ever met someone who barged into your world like a bandit, throwing your once-peaceful life into chaos, yet always stood in the sunlight, smiling?
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
