by Gil Delsol
An ancient tablet bearing a fragment of crystal challenges the Order that governs humanity. To reassemble the crystal, Lilitu, an interphasic being, crosses time alongside Noah, a human mysteriously attuned to the fragments. As the quest unfolds, Lilitu loses her inhuman certainty and becomes vulnerable—capable of attachment, then love. When the crystal is whole, a final question remains: Is healing always desirable,or must some wounds remain visiblefor the world to stay habitable?
