The Life We Know: Confidence

'Stick to what you know and let someone else take care of the rest'. The great nation of Concordia prides itself on its harmony, born of dependency. Each zone has its own specialty, all thanks to the trade secrets which are meant to stay within their wall. The citizens are encouraged to stay within that wall as well.
Nicholas Setmore, still aged 29, has grudgingly decided to see more of the world. Accompanied by his best friend, Jesseminah Whitfield, and the questionable eccentric Silvian, he has set out on a journey to rectify the government's mistake and regain the citizenship taken from them. He comes to find very quickly that the Wasteland between habitable zones is not quite what most people believe it to be. As the trio travels towards their goal, they encounter colorful individuals, beautiful sights and some terrible dangers, as revolutionists aim to destroy the laws of Concordia.
The second installment of a series, The Life We Know: Confidence centers on having enough courage to step outside one's comfort zone, as well as taking the time to find beauty in an otherwise unnerving situation.

Born in the summer of 1988, C. Lamerichs was raised in a rural village in the Netherlands. As far back as she can remember, teachers have accused her of being a loner and a dreamer. Why that was considered to be a bad thing, she still can't say. Nowadays, she still resides in her country of birth, inhabiting a nice house with her three cats. She juggles a full-time factory job with staff duties for the J-POP Foundation (which hosts the largest anime convention of the Netherlands) and of course writing. After more than a decade of dabbling with fanfiction in her spare time, she decided to write an original story as a means of balancing out her monotonous, monochromatic job.
When the life you know fails to bring true happiness and instead only leaves you content, it's up to you to take that first step outside your comfort zone, or so she would say.