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  The witch sucked in a huge breath and then kept talking, just like his Circe could do.

  “You were right, as usual. I guess it sucks that I’ve learned that now when you’re a world away. The witch says that we can try to send these messages but they can’t be certain to reach their target. Though I hope we can, even if it’s only random. I’ll promise to keep trying and I hope you do too. But, like I said, you were right. Lahn and I worked things out. He worked hard at it and maybe I made him work too hard but I love him and I forgave him and now I’m happy. You don’t have to worry. It’s all good. He loves me a lot, Pop, and shows me he does. I’m happy, honestly, very happy. He’s a good guy and if you met him, it might take awhile, but you’d like him.” A pause then, “Oh, by the way, if you could do me a favor and not call him an asshole in your next message that would be cool. I taught him English and he figured out what that meant and he didn’t much like it.”

  Harold Quinn grinned.

  The witch went on. “If I don’t hear from you, or you don’t hear from me, I want you to know I miss you and I love you and I always will. Always, Pop. You’re the best Pop a girl could have. The… absolute… best.”

  Oh yeah. There it was. That was his girl.

  The witch kept talking. “Tell the guys I said hey and give Marlene a hug for me and let her and Circe know I’m all right.”

  Another sucked in breath and then the witch went on.

  “And I promise I’m all right, Pop. Promise. I’m… well, Daddy, what can I say? I’m home.”

  The woman’s shoulders slumped, her head dropped then it shot up and she blinked, her blind eyes focusing on nothing but no longer hazed by her trance.

  “Did it work?” she asked, face alight.

  When Harold Quinn answered, his voice was gruff, “Yeah.”

  The old woman paused as if attempting to sense his mood, the brightness in her face faded when she succeeded in this endeavor then she nodded.

  Then quietly she said, “We’re lucky it worked.”

  He nodded back though she couldn’t see him. He’d heard her. Communication with that world was difficult. Messages were received only randomly, messages sent might never be known if they were heard.

  Tunahn and Isis and his Circe happy with her king.

  Yeah, he was lucky it worked.

  “You want to try again…” she trailed off and he nodded again even though she couldn’t see him, somehow he knew she sensed this too.

  Harold was right for she smiled a gentle smile.

  Then she reached out blindly, touched his arm and whispered, “I’ll never be far, father of the golden Circes.”

  Then she turned and walked quietly out of his garage, her cane clicking on the floor as she went.

  Harold watched the door close behind her before he walked into his daughter’s office and settled in her chair behind her desk after pulling out his wallet. He flipped it open, gently tugged out the oft-touched photo and looked into a pair of familiar golden eyes.

  “She’s happy, Andie,” he whispered to his wife.

  Andromeda Quinn did what she always did.

  She smiled back at him, her beautiful eyes lit with that bright, golden light Harold Quinn loved so fucking much.

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  About the Author

  Kristen Ashley lives in the beautiful West Country of England with her husband and her cat. She came to England by way of Denver, where she lived for twelve years, but she grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana. Her family and friends are loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.

  Kristen’s Mom moved her and her brother and sister in with their grandparents when she was six. Her grandparents had a daughter much younger than her Mom so they all lived together on a very small farm in a small farm town in the heartland. She grew up with Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched). Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.

  And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

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  Cover Art by DM Ashley

  Korwahk/English Dictionary

  Words, phrases and conjugations

  Ahno – (v) To like

  Aka – (pro) Others

  Ana – (adv) Then

  Anah – (n/adv) Tonight

  Anka – (n/adv) Tomorrow

  Anla – (n/adv) Today

  Ansha – (adv/exc) Here

  Ato – (v) To bow

  Bahsah – (n) Wife

  Bahsan (n) Husband

  Bel – (adv) Soon

  Boh – (adv) Now

  Boonahn – (adj/adv/n) Better

  Chah – (adv/pro) A lot

  Cham – (n) Tent

  Cuun – (n) Tour

  Dahksahna – (n/title) Queen [of the Korwahk Nation]

  Dahno – (v) To wake

  Danho – (v) To forget

  Dax – (n/title) King [of the Korwahk Nation]

  Daxshee – (n/place) – The travelling encampment of the Dax [king] of the Korwahk Nation

  Dohno – (adj) Good

  El – (determiner) A; an

  Et – (conj) If

  Fahnahsan – (adj) Happy

  Fahno – (v) To smile

  Fahkah – (adv) Enough

  Fahzah – (adv) Always

  Farzah – (adv) Never

  Fauna – (n) Doe [also used as endearment]

  Gay – (adv/prep) As

  Gahn – (conj) But

  Gahsee – (adj) Hungry

  Gahso – (v) To be hungry

  Geenheeso – (v) To boss (around) [different than order or command, not formal or official]

  Gingo – (v) To drink

  Goyah – (expression) Good-bye/Farewell

  Hahla – (adj) Pure; true

  Hahnee – (adj) Liquid

  Hansahnalo – (v) To love

  Jahnjee – (n) Protector

  Jahko – (v) To do

  Jahno – (v) To have

  Jak – (adv/pro/determiner) – All

  Juno – (v) To play

  Kay – (pro) I; me

  Kay tingay – (expression) I’m sorry/I apologize

  Kah – (possessive) My

  Kahna – (possessive) Mine

  Keeta – (n) Things

  Kut – (n) [slang] Bitch

  Kuvo – (v) To understand

  Lahn – (n) Tiger

  Lahnahsahna – (n) Tigress [female tiger]

  Lapo – (v) To be

  Lee – (determiner) The (not used with a title)

  Leeka – (n) Skin

  Leenyahso – (adj) Skilled

  Linas (n) Eyes

  Lino – (v) To see

  Lipa – (n) Hair

  Liros – (n) Legs

  Lisa – (n) Mouth

  Loh – (prep) on

  Loolah – (n) [familiar] Mama

  Loot – (conj) And

  Lornya – (n) Robe

  Luh – (prep) To
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  Luna – (n) Body

  Luto – (v) To sit

  Marko – (v) To allow

  Mayo – (v) To go fast

  Me – (excl) No

  Meera – (adv/prep) Between

  Meena – (excl) Yes

  Na – (pro) You

  Nahna – (possessive) Your

  Nahrahka – (expression) You’re welcome

  Nayeeso – (v) To own

  Neenkah – (adj/adv/n/prep) Inside

  Neeso – (v) To rest

  Pahk – (n) Fire

  Pahkah – (n) Firepit

  Pahkan – (n) Torch

  Pahnsahna – (n) Spirit [Soul]

  Pahnsahnak – (n) God [Mythical not Biblical]

  Pahnsahnalla – (n) Goddess

  Pahnso – (v) To live

  Poyah – (expression) Hello

  Punto – (v) To end

  Quaxi – (n) Paint

  Rah – (n) Gold

  Rahna – (adj) Golden

  Raylo – (v) To be quiet

  Ruhno – (v) To take

  Sah – (pro) This

  Sahka – (adj) Healthy; well

  Sahna – (adj) Beautiful

  Sahnahso – (v) To let

  See – (pro) That

  Shahsha – (expression) Thank you

  Shalah – (expression) Please

  Suh – (determiner) The (used only with official titles i.e.; Suh Tunak; Suh Xacme)

  Suh Tunak – The Korwahk Horde

  Ta – (pro) We

  Tahko – (v) To leave

  Tahna – (possessive) Our

  Tahnhan – (n) Command

  Tahno – (v) To command

  Tan – (pro) Us

  Tee – (pro) It

  Teenkah – (adj) Little

  Tela – (adv) What

  Tera – (adv) How

  Tooka – (adv) Again

  Tooyo – (v) To fuck

  Tooyo – [As expletive] – Fuck you!

  Trahyo – (v) To sleep

  Trooya – (n) Name

  Tunahn – (n) Horse

  Tunakan – (n) Warrior

  Tunakanahsa – (n) Female warrior

  Tuno – (v) To ride

  Unahyo – (v) To melt

  Uvo – (v) To give

  Vato – (v) To win

  Vayo – (v) To come

  Veeyo – (v) To go

  Wahlo – (v) To start

  Weyko – (v) To promise

  Xac – (n) [slang] Cock (penis)

  Xacme (n) Eunuch

  Xaxsah – (n) [slang] Cunt (vagina)

  Xacto – (n) Group of female slaves that are owned by the Korwahk Horde and serve only warriors.

  Yahka – (adj) Well; good; fine

  Yo – (prep) For

  Zah – (pro/possessive) Her

  Zak – (possessive) His

  Zakah – (n) Raw, distilled spirit (alcoholic beverage akin to inferior/rough whiskey)

  Zan – (pro) Him

  Zo – (prep) From

  Zooko – (v) To want

  Zut – (prep) With

  Verb Conjunctions

  oo – imperative/command

  al – imperative with “must”

  ay – present tense

  an – future tense with “will”

  ee – future tense with “to be”

  un – past tense

  Parallel Universe

  Places, seas, regions in the alternate universe

  Bellebryn – (place) Small, peaceful, city-sized princedom located in the Northlands and fully within the boundaries of Hawkvale and the Green Sea (west)

  Fleuridia – (place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation located in the Northlands; boundaries to Hawkvale (north and west) and the Marhac Sea (south)

  Green Sea – (body of water) Ocean-like body of water with coastlines abutting Bellebryn, Hawkvale, Lunwyn and Middleland

  Hawkvale – (place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation located in the Northlands; boundaries with Middleland (north), Fleuridia (south and east) and the Green Sea (west) and Marhac Sea (south)

  Keenhak – (place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries with Korwahk (north) and Maroo (west)

  Korwahk – (place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries with the Marhac Sea (north) and the nations of Keenhak (southeast) and Maroo (southwest)

  Korwahn – (place) Large capital city of Korwahk

  Lunwyn – (place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation in the farthest reaches of the Northlands; boundaries to Middleland (south), the Green Sea (west) and the Winter Sea (north)

  Marhac Sea – (large body of water) Separates Korwahk and Hawkvale and Fleuridia

  Maroo – (place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries to Korwahk (north) and Keenhak (east)

  Middleland – (place) Somewhat advanced nation with tyrant king located in the Northlands; boundaries to Hawkvale (south), Fleuridia (south), Lunwyn (north) and the Green Sea (west)

  [The] Northlands – (region) The region north of the equator on the alternate earth

  [The] Southlands – (region) The region south of the equator on the alternate earth

  Winter Sea – (large body of water) Arctic body of water that forms the northern coast of Lunwyn, filled with large glaciers

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