Amidst the winding, storied paths of Entropy Estates, there is a young woman who is characterized by an aura of stillness and an almost anachronistic devotion. She is 21 years old, but her eyes carry a depth far beyond her years. She is known as the caretaker of the ancient seer, a woman who is said to have once spoken with Adrian Vellor, the legendary founder of the Estates.
Clara is a figure of compassion in an otherwise harsh world. Her everyday life is dedicated to serving the old woman, whose spirit navigates like a ship on stormy seas – sometimes clear in the now, then again lost in the mists of the past. She listens patiently as the old lady recounts fragments of times gone by, moments of clarity that shoot through the darkness of her dementia like shooting stars.
She herself remains an enigma, with a background hidden in the shadows. No one knows what brought her to this role or how she found the old woman. What the residents of Entropy Estates do know, however, is that she exudes a calm and a strength that stands in stark contrast to the turmoil of her surroundings.
In the rare moments when she is not at the old woman’s side, the young nurse wanders through The Glitch Inn. There she observes the goings-on, a quiet smile on her lips, as if she is able to see behind the facades and recognize the unspoken truths of each individual. Some in the bar murmur that her quiet demeanor is its own form of healing, a silent antidote to the noise and chaos that otherwise permeates the Estates.
Clara speaks little, but when she does, people listen. Her words are deliberate and carefully chosen, and it seems as if she truly feels every word she speaks. Perhaps she is what the old seer once was – an anchor point, a lighthouse in the darkness that could show the way. Or perhaps she is simply a young woman who has decided to do something good in a broken world.
