THEY’D ALMOST MADE it. The crops were ready to harvest. All they had to do was gather them and store them well and they would have enough food to last until the next harvest, plus a little extra to put by in case of crop failure. Cherry was about to begin work in her fields that day when she had a sudden idea. She tried to comm Cariad and discovered she was already awake despite the early hour. The joys of parenthood. Cariad said she would love to see Cherry.
Cariad and Ethan’s quarters were along Cherry’s route to the exit door. She could spare a few moments to speak to Cariad and perhaps Ethan too if he was home. Cherry doubted it. He was probably already on his way out to the farming district, leaving as soon as the sun appeared at the horizon. Sightings of sluglimpets had fallen drast
