Cherished (ePub)

Lithium Dime and Nickel Dime are happily married, in love and preparing to be parents. One day the couple was informed about a mandatory tribe conference the Rhizomes were conducting. Instantly Lithium knew what the tribe conference was about and why the Rhizomes were demanding their descendants attend. Neither Lithium or Nickel liked enjoined seeing the division among their kin. The more tribe conference held over racial disputes, the more they considered leaving Belrion and starting over fresh on another planet, from away from the Goreos Solar System. Such forbidden thoughts were suggested by their mutual friend, Potassium Fertilizer. Potassium is the youngest son of the 12th generation of children born to Nadrak Fertilizer and Briash Fertilizer and didn't want to remain on Belrion anymore. Potassium knew he couldn't convince his parents to leave Belrion, but he could influence his friends and his followers to leave.

Lithium and Nickel were very open to Potassium's idea to leave Belrion and were convinced his methods were worth fighting for, even if it the ultimate consequence was leaving what was familiar and their Yeti Rhizome behind. Lithium had always caught Potassium's attention since childhood for personal reasons. He wanted to marry her and run away to Rowdickah at one point, but sadly, Lithium chose his Zen, Nickel, to be her sahe and did not want to leave Yuing, the continent of their kin's origin. Seeing the woman he loved and desired for himself with Nickel left Potassium hollow inside. He had mixed feelings about the situation, but one thing he knew for certain he wasn't confused about, was his ambition to rally the Minotaurs and Centaurs to follow him to a new solar system and found a new colony.