Ashes and Rain: Sequel to Khe (The Ahsenthe Cycle Book 2) (22 page)
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Authors: Alexes Razevich
I slipped my fingers under the dirt.
I
would
be
honored
.
A thought itched in my mind.
Why
do
you
call
saving
me
selfish
?
Because
I
so
wanted
you
for
a
sister
,
I
saved
you
while
knowing
that
not
all
that
has
changed
in
you
will
be
pleasant
.
I
have
given
you
back
your
life
,
but
I
may
also
have
brought
you
grief
.
May
have
brought
?
No
future
is
certain
,
Khe
.
I
hope
yours
is
only
bright
.
Now
you
should
rest
.
Rest. I wanted that. Needed it.
The soil beneath me loosened and shifted, making a soft, curved impression to lie in. Stars shone through the tree leaves, so many that they could never be counted.
This is what I had learned: just because a thing is done, it doesn’t mean all things are finished. Corentas would be arriving soon with the soumyo — doumana and male — who would make up the new council. Now that the rain had stopped, farming communes would begin planting. Commune leaders everywhere would have to begin making their own decisions. Some would be wise and some not. Commemoration Day would come and I would rise the morning after with more years to live.
I closed my eyes and, for the first time since the lumani, slept deep and long.
Dear Reader,
When I finished writing
Khe
, I thought I’d told her story and it was done. I followed
Khe
with
Shadowline Drift
, a completely different sort of tale, set on Earth, with (mostly) human characters. But Khe kept nagging at me, whispering in my ear that there was more, that things had happened after that final scene. I was curious — what had happened after? Tell me, I said to Khe. This book is the result.
As always, the writer only does half the job of creating a story. The other half is done by you, the reader, and I thank you for making this story live. If you would be so kind as to leave a short review on Amazon and/or Goodreads, I would appreciate it.
There are more stories to come. Next up is a tale of life on Khe’s world before the lumani. If you’d like to receive the occasional email with new release information, please sign up for my mailing list here:
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Thank you.
Alexes Razevich
Many thanks to Chip Downs, Dan McNeil, Don Machen, Meg Xuemei, Randy Jackson, Richard Casey, Robin Mattocks, Sue Marschner, and Wendy Scott — with special thanks to Jay Howard and Christina Frey, the best editors a writer could hope for — for their friendship and help in shaping Khe and her world.
Much love to Chris, Larkin, and Colin Razevich, who I adore beyond anything words can convey.
Cover art by Tony Honkawa, Tony Honkawa Design
About the Author
Alexes Razevich lives in Southern California with her husband. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys playing ice and roller hockey, and travel.
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