Rima lived in the desert, and he was really starting to get used to and even enjoy his job as operations manager of the Coene Research Facility. That is, until a series of unfathomable circumstances ambushed him and thrust him into a life that he never could have imagined in the one place he had been longing to be - Bator City. In this parable-novella, follow the heart journey of the elder son of a mystical old man as he is confronted with the complexities of own heart and as the love of his father changes how Rima views his life, his family, and ultimately himself.