How it opens
You were twenty-two, the heir of a great house of Alexandria, and the city worked hard to keep you amused.
Your father had died at his desk, your mother at her prayers, and the estate had come to you whole.
SophronThe blush of the morning is on your fortunes, Paphnutius. Alexandria adores a rich young man.
Choose
Take the estate in both hands and be what Alexandria expects. Grief is a luxury the rich can afford once.
Read your father's ledgers first. Money that is only a number is only a rumor.
Fast for a week and see what the city looks like from the far side of appetite.