“Noah City is preparing to store water. This happens whenever it rains.” Harry said when he noticed my surprise.

The depressing weather and lightning afar heralded an oncoming storm, but also the coming of precious water for Noah City. Once, I’d walked around the border of Noah City, and had not come across a single water source. Hence, Noah City’s water could only come from the sky above. Things from the sky wouldn’t come as you wish, and the raincloud wouldn’t obediently stay above your reservoir and leave only when it’s full. You had to make the most of what you could get. 

It’s been so long since I’d come to Noah City, and I had yet to experience rain. I’d always thought that Noah City relied exclusively on...