Far Horizons: Secrets of the Ancient People

Betrayal… it hurts terribly. It burns the soul. After the soul is burned, only ash remains. And don’t believe those who say that ash is good fertilizer—supposedly, new crops will grow better on land fertilized with ash. Nonsense! On fertile land… yes. On land scorched to the ground… nothing will ever grow! That’s what a young man named Arkady understood: first he was used, and then the people he trusted betrayed him. Betrayed him again. What can grow in a scorched soul—when all that remains is an empty shell? Only the Universe knows the answer…