No world is free from betrayal, it is simply not something everyone will experience. They may feel it, but it is not like Death. Death comes for all, regardless of wealth or status. It is the great equalizer.

Valdis rises, understanding that feeling, that desire to not be seen as a victim, to take power in a circumstance and how it can go awry.

Well, this is a place for second, or third chances, all it takes is for one to recognize what they could have done differently.