I decided to read this before Khemia, and now I'm actually slightly regretting it.
Given this claims to be a companion novel and is clearly still in an unfinished state, I had expected it to follow other characters in the meantime.
Knowing now that I hadn't simply begun reading Khemia by accident leaves me a fair bit more confused, as - if anything - this feels more like a sequel to me; though, that could certainly change once I do begin to read Khemia.
(Also, what's up with this awkward line spacing? It's weird how comments here seem to only force a new line at very arbitrary points in the text.)