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As it happened, Zhan had been the only one home when Edner had brought Lem and Eryn to meet the new arrivals. Lem would have been more than happy to … Continue reading The First Partners

Eryn was sitting at the kitchen table. Her plate was scraped clean, and her mug of water was empty, but she’d not yet cleared them. Instead, she sat looking out … Continue reading Return to Prower

Lem lay in bed next to Eryn, looking up at the wooden planks and beams of the ceiling. Despite their complete isolation, the collapse of society, and an uncertain future, … Continue reading Two pasts

The Compiled Journals of Partner LemDay 212, 0 NE We spent the winter at Thomas’ homestead reading the big book, looking up useful bits of knowledge as needed, or reading … Continue reading The First Winter

The next morning Reyan woke to the rustling-mouse sounds of Avalina preparing for work by the light of a single candle. Reyan sat up and pushed back her hair. It … Continue reading Reyan’s Final Morning in Rowe

When it was time to leave for dinner, the girls took a lantern from the stand by the front door and headed to the caravan to meet up with Kavi … Continue reading Dinner with the Keepers

Once the flood of townsfolk mostly dried up, Reyan grew bored with the professor’s company. She wondered what Avalina was up to. She wanted to visit the horses. She found … Continue reading Atop the Tower

Forward to “A System for a New Era” Paragraph 11. […]We have created this book to act as your guide. It is a book of science and stories. It is … Continue reading The Professors Profess

It was still dark the next morning when Reyan felt Avalina stir. Reyan opened her eyes and sat up to find Avalina fully dressed and smoothing down the front of … Continue reading A Day in Rowe

The hardroad did not plunge directly into the heart of Rowe. Instead, it traveled, straight as an arrow, along the top of the low hill that defined the town’s northern … Continue reading Arrival in Rowe

The professors’ caravan stayed on the hardroad and their progress was swift. A few hours after she had watched the last white wall of the last familiar house in Orloton … Continue reading The Road to Rowe

From the Compiled Journals of Partner LemDay 7, 0 NE Apparently, we’re supposed to write.I don’t think I’ve done this since I was a child learning the alphabet and simple … Continue reading Lem : Day 7, 0 NE