The sound of water swishing and whistling in the grips of a hurricane filled Valin’s dreams. He walked along a dark road covered with homeless people, tucked into the crevices of the alley, hidden from the eyes of the wealthy. A blight that was swept under the carpet of their society. As the rain pummeled his naked body and the grit of the dirty streets pressed in between his toes, he continued to walk. He didn’t know what he was looking for but he knew he needed to find it. A smell so alluring and decadent lingered under his nostrils. He turned down an alley where more small wooden houses lay next to grimy brick buildings. This was like no place he had ever seen in his life. There was a feeling guiding him to a large tent in the corner of where the alley ended. When he entered, there wa

