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This is a story of a cleric who meets an old woman, on their way to meet the new Empress. The old woman, Rabbit, used to know the previous Empress and tells the cleric about her. This novella is only 112 pages, so I won’t spoil you.

This novella is written in beautiful poetic prose. I found myself stopping to reread many of the images evoked in the text. I was so absorbed in the story and vivid descriptions that I forgot it was so short.

The non-binary rep in this novella was excellent. I love that more voices are being represented in literature. This novella is simply beautiful, and I highly recommend everyone read it. Nghi Vo is a talent!