Penumbra

You are right, Pemba is not a Scottish name. In my other novels, all the names I've chosen are Scottish. In this one I chose an African name because it sounded a bit like Penumbra, to me.

I like that Pembra means "the force of present existence. Working with Faro (the force of the future,) and is said to make the world go around and move the stars. I'm not quite sure what all this means but I find myself intrigued.

Perhaps the keepers of the story Pemba told, demanded more of Pemba than she could fathom.

Perhaps she is claimed by the Keepers of this story and has to learn something that terrifies her.

Perhaps she has always known this "no-thing," but her conscious mind has not aligned with what her 'other than conscious mind' has built her life upon, until now.

Aisling