Euclidia Euclidia was the only Geometer brave enough to go to the obsidian mine. The problem was simple, as such problems went: The obsidian golems had gone on a strike. "Knock, knock," she said lamely when she reached the mine's entrance. It was simply a cave that had been dug out properly, with the added supports to keep the roof up. It was on the side of the island that met on a path with the shipping pier. "What do you want?" the black voice of the obsidian golem came. It was like speaking inside a glass box. "I'm Euclidia," she said, braving another timid step inside. "I've come to negotiate." "Do what?" the golem asked. She all but slapped herself. She knew that golems could converse and could sometimes appear as if they were intelligent, but really all they could do was some