Tuan

Kae-ahn-shae is from a remote village in Ekka Ka. Dissatisfied with the way her life is going, she leaves home. Her first attempts at starting a new, more successful life aren't any more satisfying than what she left behind. When another young female asks her to travel north and go into battle together, Kae is intrigued. They work to learn each other's language, the arts of war and administration, and how to deal with politics as they become friends. Their start on the battlefield is rocky. When they're paired with another duo also having problems, things become complicated. In the course of years I've held a number of jobs (bookkeeper, sales clerk, computer network engineer) while trying to launch a career (jeweler, sculptor, knitter). In the process I've heard a lot of stories, read a lot of stories, and discovered I like to tell stories. My books were written "for fun". I hope you enjoy them Ai El and Pah Sae are fighters in the army of Ekka Ka. One is accused of cowardice, the other of being too violent. To avoid their sentences, they elect to be made "tuan". Their minds will be joined to create what the law considers "one person with two bodies". The melding of their minds continues as they return to the battlefield leading to confusion, arguments, and misunderstandings.