Chapter One

Working cover and title. Unedited. Prequel of sorts to The King and The P.I.

15 years in a volcanic winter has become the norm in Kaglesh. Everyone has accepted and adjusted their lives to an unexpected quarantine, not quite forgetting but not quite remembering the good old days. 8-year-old Aimee isn't content with just knowing life in a volcanic winter, she wants to know everything. 990-year-old Theo, great-grandfather to Aimee, doesn't have long to live and loves telling stories about their family. After years of asking for knowledge about Kaglesh pre-volcanic winter Aimee finally gets her wish as Theo tells her their family's life story.