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I've posted

chapter eleven (book 1) of

Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

Taiki's journey to Ren is described in "

Winter Splendor," published in

Dreaming of Paradise.

A

meishoku is a small shoku triggered by a kirin in distress. Natural shoku occur almost imperceptibly. Otherwise, even small shoku have destructive side effects. Kirin and shirei can travel back and forth to Japan and China without causing a shoku. But bringing a human being with them will trigger a massive shoku.

Esui is an invented word that combines the kanji for "contamination" (穢) and "fatigue" (瘁). In Taiki's case, the primary cause was consuming animal products, especially food containing blood, while in Japan. Kirin are strict vegetarians. Being a strict vegetarian in Japan is

surprisingly difficult.

Kyouryou is an

introvert in an extrovert's world. I can identify.