"Because That's What Human[s] Do" [3k words]

Ycie wakes up with blood in her hair and no recollection of where she came from, and then she meets Faust. Slowly, they must piece together facts to rebuild her. But what does one do in a Utopia where artists are contained for their skill?

"We make art, because that's what human beings do" - Margaret Atwood
"When you shatter the chains of this world and forge the next, remember that art is as vital as food to a kingdom. Without it, a kingdom is nothing, and will be forgotten by time." - Sarah J Maas