The Lohj

"Pregnancy is fine. But Birth is out of the question."

In a world where every question must be asked through the Temple… and every answer is law… one woman dares to ask why.

When a man returns from the sacred Asking, he brings the answer that will define their future.

The decree of the mysterious Lohj cannot be questioned.
The law cannot be challenged.
The soldiers enforce obedience.

But she remembers a different world—a time before the rules, before the priests, before life itself was regulated.

And she wants Birth.

What begins as a quiet argument beside a bowl of intoxicating mist becomes something far more dangerous:
a question about power, truth, and who has the right to decide where joy begins and ends.

The Lohj is a haunting speculative tale about belief, control, and the rare courage required to choose joy in a world that forbids it.

From the author of A Gentle Leap and The Dove, part of the expanding Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War series.