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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Golden Trail
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Sweet Dreams
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Penmort Castle
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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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Kristen Ashley, The Golden Dynasty
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