Losing track of time down in the mines wasn’t unusual, but the pair had been following the light for so long that Lees wondered if they’d stayed past their shift end.

When Lees and Meshi arrived at the ready room, the equipment manager didn’t even bother looking up from their work to acknowledge them.

The Eye of Mite’s kitchen was unlike any kitchen in Last Light. It had once been a standard, galley-style kitchen that churned out the usual bar fare, but when Jez bought the saloon she’d retrofitted it to house something special: The Great Mechanized Burger Maker.

Lees pulled her new coat tight around her body as she climbed down the metal staircase...

Lees had been twenty for less than three hours when she was abruptly woken by a knock at her door.