Setting
The sea sprawls out in a carpet of blue; birds caw as they fly above the rooftops. On a hill lies the enormous palace of the Alsene family: windows arched, but with no view into the grand building. It is decorated with seashells, standing on top of a grassy mound. The normal, everyday town life carries on.
Several ships are docked in the harbour, from splendid yachts to rickety rowboats. The beach spreads out until it hits the waves, pearly white san awash with things from the last storm.