Fake smiles - snippet from RISHALT for #WeWriWa #SciFiRom

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I’m posting snippets from Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space.
BlurbKiron has been summoned home by his family. In last week’s snippet, he entered the spaceport on his home planet, Rishalt. You can read last week’s snippet here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/02/planetary-gravity-snippet-from-rishalt.htmlThe last sentence was: “Permit me to guide you to the greeting chamber where your esteemed family awaits your presence.”
“You may point me in the correct direction,” Kiron suggested mildly; doubtless the overzealous official would miss the hint. He had no desire to be on Rishalt, nor to meet his relatives. He had hoped to be free to visit Nikki, his Earther lover on Europa, but ignoring the family’s summons was unwise. As Kiron guessed, the obsequious official merely gestured to a door on the side wall, and followed at a discreet two paces. He trotted ahead to open the door, and bowed again, “Please enter the greeting chamber, Brin Arqin Ramis.”  Halting at the sight of the hexad of elders in formal garments, Kiron swallowed a groan. His birth parents and their triad sisters and brothers had come to meet him. They confronted him, their faces plastered with fake smiles. Only his mother’s smile looked genuine. Mother Nadira had been the only one of his parental hexath to message him on rare occasions during his four years on Europa.

Rishalt is on pre-order and releases next Tuesday Two alien worlds. Two lovers torn apart. Twist the hyperthreads into unity. Amazon   iBooks   Kobo   B&N   GooglePlay


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