He chuckled to himself. Aleledai was a stubborn and feisty being, brightening his soul with every smile, every argument, and every touch. Until his mate had come into his life, Selati had lived a cold, joyless existence as a mine worker.
Life had started for him as it had for so many of his fellow Caniean, coming online in a sterile, empty room after being programmed for whatever job needed to be done. Selati had been chosen to work the mines due to his natural strength and muscular physique. Such physicality was needed to break apart the stones which held the human’s precious cobalt.
It also aided Selati in surviving the perilous living conditions of his people. The constructs assigned to the mines were allowed very few tools to make work easier, since there wasn’t material to spare for
