Jesphyr woke to an alarm. Not the clanging, abrasive alarm of emergency; but a soft, cheery, unrelenting and patient trill that she...

The courtyard was a fuzzy dappled version of itself. The boughs of the trees crisscrossing the space blocked most of the sunlight, and Jesph

“Jes? Are you awake?” Jes wanted to summon a snort for Hash, but that was too much emotion right now. She sat on the bed, in much the...

The Festival of Solem was taking over the streets of Bashyr, as it would in every settlement and planet across the system. Golden banners...

It began to rain lightly as evening settled, which Sehkma said was a good omen. Hash put out the banner announcing the telling hour, and...

Jes crossed the street toward a brightly colored complex, with a long, heavy awning that depicting people gathered around a boiling...