Chapter 593

• Composing wasn’t about following a set formula. When the melody came to mind, I had to fit it into the bars at the exact right time, and sometimes a note would be out of tune in the sequence, requiring adjustment. Finding the perfect harmony involved trial and error, and that’s exactly how I felt now. In my mind, I had the perfect plan, but it would only be possible to carry it out if I resolved the accidents along the way. There was a specific note in this score that still hadn’t found its place.
• My greatest composition was also the most difficult. I spent many months planning, but I still didn’t have all the answers. With Damian’s assistance, I secretly met with excellent engineers from Arches, and they helped me develop the plans for my project. However, to have something definitive, I needed to find the right location. Soil conditions, terrain slopes... There were many variables to consider.
• “Where?” I asked myself as I searched for the book with the map of Celestria. I needed to find the best place to build this metropolis, and I wondered if there was a suitable location.