The Caelian Walls

Maren is fourteen years old when her head separates without warning. For the Caelian people this is a natural life stage — but not this young, and not like this. With her body missing and a narrowing biological window for reattachment, Maren must navigate an impossible situation with an overwhelmed family and a specialist carrying the weight of a previous failure. At the centre of everything stands the Wall of Ancestors — warm, breathing, and patient — and the question of whether the life she wants is still within reach.