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During the night, only a couple of the streetlights light the way along the cobblestones of the Fireflies settlement. Besides the sporadic street lights, only one other light is on during the night. It shines like a sort of moon, enlightening the clock tower in the middle of the settlement. At 7 o’clock sharp, the morning bells go off, in a rhythmic song that wakes the sleeping inhabitants of Fireflies. Some may have woken up before, to start baking the bread in the bakeries, or to relieve the night guards from their shift. Some might wake up later, like the dam engineers that had a night shift, the babies and the elderly. In most cases however, the people of Fireflies open their eyes and start their day. They dress their kids, dress themselves. They eat their breakfast at home, or in one of the communal canteens. The streets fill with people, some with children, some on a bike, some with bags and some in work clothes. The parents bring their children to the school building that stands beneath the clock tower, before heading towards their own places to be. 

The settlement is cheerful, happy and bustling with life. It’s population has been growing due to good food, and it’s focus on children. But lately, something has been hanging in the air. An unease, a gossip, a whisper of questions and speculations. Since the Lover’s Incident, as it is now called, the relations with the neighbouring settlement Water Leafs has been tense. The mayor’s daughter, Jess, fell of the dam. Or so Jacob, her lover, says. The Water Leafs believe he threw her off, and the death of his daughter is not taken lightly by the mayor. You can almost taste the tension on your tongue, and things are about to escalate.