Chapter 24: Miscalculation

Bilhaeder appeared on the horizon on the other side of the lush rainforest. Rainbow domes beckoned to me while I piloted

the transport through a thermal pocket and on a landing trajectory for the city's main terminal. A quick briefing with

the pilots I no longer needed showed me exactly where to go. Unlike Milanseme, Bilhaeder had no access to transports and

so we were forced to land in the same location as cargo vessels.

As we circled the city, our long line of transports winding out behind me in a half circle, reminding me of a colorful,

child's train set magically sailing through the sky, I pondered what Questorin told me just that morning when he came to

report his findings.

"Forgive me, Ruler," the mine supervisor said from his knees with his head bowed. "But things are much worse than I'd

been led to believe. The mine I am in charge of has been much less affected by whatever is hampering our ability to

harvest stone."