A copper furnace that was a hundred meters tall connected to the palace in the clouds. It was obvious that the enormous place used to be quite glorious.
But that place was now in ruin. It was empty and quiet. Even the sky had abandoned it, leaving the palace dark and forlorn.
The darkness veiled that once-wonderful place, giving it no tomorrow.
Around that broken palace, four candles were burning. They gave off a little bit of light, but only in that one small place.
In the darkness, an old red cat was using his teeth to carry a lamp that flickered crudely. They were walking through the darkness, towards the light.
A little boy was lying on top of the creature, fast asleep. He was drooling.