Our myths often wither under the weight of the world; and, when the world itself is withering, and we have no means to escape it, our myths and our dreams and ourselves are often left to die. And thus it was that Caroline Thesier, the young prodigy hellbent on earning her way into Vanderbilt, arrived.
Every civilization has its creation myth. Romulus and Remus are cast out and found Rome. The Aztecs venture south until they see an eagle clutching a snake, then they build Tenochtitlan. Every great kingdom that ever stood has sought to justify its place in the cosmos with a story of how it came to be..