A century of innovation, long heralded as the best of times, is drawing to a close. Fear of an era of stagnation has begun to rise. Across the broken lands of Estresia, new ideas have begun to spread. Many yearn for the return of the old kingdom; some have accepted what they have now; and others take a slow march to a new order. For Lucille, a young journalist from the big city, she is determined to find her sister. But she ends up entangled in a destiny she never knew she had. Updates infrequently. Hopefully monthly. (This is an improved version of a previous work.) [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]