Eleven years after the armistice, Mara Vey has ten hectares of the Kestrel Valley to give back and one month of donor money left.

• All named and speaking characters are adults, with ages stated below.
• Landmines, explosive remnants of war and post-war contamination.
• A demining accident, traumatic amputation, blood and medical aftermath.
• No instructional detail about ordnance, weapons or explosive handling.
• Institutional and donor pressure, workplace investigation and moral injury.
• Wartime detention and disappearance discussed without slurs.
• Hearing loss, disability, grief and survivor guilt.
• Sex is not depicted; this story contains adult intimacy and affection only in implication.
• No real countries, people, conflicts or institutions.

Text-first draft: backgrounds and character art are generated placeholders and there is no audio yet.