A Star Reborn: A Space Opera Adventure (Seven Stars Saga Book 2) by AJ Super

Author:AJ Super [Super, AJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2021-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Isabeau walked arm-in-arm with Yoon beside Nyx. Her gold curls bounced around her shoulders, but at least she had changed into a jumpsuit appropriate for the mines. Nyx had also changed into a spare guard’s black and silver uniform. She would need a replacement for her Thanatos uniform. Emlyn would see to it, but the Thanatos was in a shallow orbit and Nyx hadn’t had a chance yet to settle small details like that. She still needed to take a quick tour of the mines, sort schedules, appoint an interim foreman… She glanced at Malcam. He’d probably have to do for that, until she got to know some of the miners. Besides, she wanted someone to keep an eye on Isabeau for a bit…

Matthews trailed behind the group in his white robes, the edges getting dusty black with the ore that the miners pulled from the asteroid. A faint buzz reverberated through the walls and the group entered a small cove filled with safety and work equipment.

Isabeau picked up a bright yellow safety hat and put it on, tossing one to Yoon.

Nyx pulled one off the shelf and tapped the hard plasteen with her fingertips. She stuck it on her head and pushed her hair behind her ears. Matthews and Malcam followed suit.

“It’s gonna get loud in there. The machinery isn’t quiet,” Isabeau warned.

“Who works the heavy machinery? How do they get appropriate experience?” Nyx started walking to the heavy iron doors into the mine.

“I assume you’ll change the procedures.” Isabeau pushed the doors open. The heavy pounding of three or four repeating hammers echoed through the mine. The sonorous buzz of a crawler drill somewhere far down in the asteroid vibrated the floor. Nearby, several individual miners covered in black dust hand-dug small veins of the black ore from the open caverns. There was no wasting even the littlest bit of the asteroid’s resource.

The miners paused as the group walked through, their eyes lingering on Nyx. When she passed, they tapped their hearts and kissed their fingers in reverence. Matthews hung back and blessed each of the miners as the group continued on.

“Why do I need to change procedures?” Nyx yelled over the din.

“There are none.” Isabeau leaned into Nyx’s ear and spoke loudly. “Right now, it’s do it and don’t die.”

Nyx nodded and bit her cheek. Isabeau was right. There would need to be training procedures for the equipment. “Can I see them in use?”

Isabeau tipped her head in the direction of one of the louder repeating hammers. They stopped next to a brute of a man, similar in size to Malcam, but darker skinned and with black hair.

He wiped his brow while the repeating hammer slowed, and he settled the heavy mining equipment beside him. “Isabeau.” He nodded and tapped his heart.

She tapped hers and turned to Nyx. “Nyx, this is Berto. He’s been on the heavy equipment for the longest without, um, incident. Berto, I want to introduce you to Nyx.”

“I know who she is. And who she claims to be.

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