Finn wasn't sure why the colony kept coming back to Issiq. Not a single trip there had resulted in one of the members of the colony going "Sheesh! I enjoyed that! Let's do that again!" but still, here she and Crown were again, roaming the desert, heading for a mine in the dreadfully hot working conditions. Luckily, the underground would be cooler. Still, Finn knew by now, the air would be dry and dusty, even down in the mines.   ...

It had been a while since Crown and Finn had gone mining in Rekes. The supply of crystals they had brought home had been enough for a while, but eventually various other colonists had requested more of the material. On the ship to Rekes, they had stumbled upon two other miners, Isaac and Jaelor, who were also going to Rekes to mine. Crown had instantly noticed some of the blue belemoid's fur being a tad rough near his ribs- maybe a recently healed injury? The other Xunari was a w...