Distant Horizons. Greetings from the Past

Betrayal… It hurts terribly. It burns the soul. After the soul burns away, only ash remains. And don’t believe those who say that ash is a good fertilizer. Supposedly, on soil fertilized with ash, a new crop will grow better. Nonsense! On fertile land—yes. On land burned to the ground—never will anything grow! That’s what young man Arkady understood, the one who was first used and then betrayed by the people he trusted. Betrayed once again. What can sprout in the scorched soul of a boy who has nothing left but an outer shell? Only the Universe knows the answer to that...