Machidiel Hanvi already has a peaceful life. Growing up, he kept his space toxic-free and sacred, almost too good to be true. He lives by his faith in God and continues to practice what it means to be a good example, therefore he never engaged in making choices that were derived from sin. Until he met Gethen Aslarona who had a life different than his. The noise in her world was all over the place and she herself was carved out of chaos: wild and anarchic. There were ugly parts of her life that Machidiel would avoid, however, he didn't run away and accepted her as a whole. Even in the good or bad, Machidiel keeps coming back for Gethen, and that's when he realizes why people have addictions. In his case, it's a person.