Chapter 12
Jess pored over the details of Free Rock, the destination they had chosen, and the system of Serona where it was located. He wanted to understand as much about the system as possible before they arrived. In too many cases he’d been forced into actions by developing situations, often because he didn’t know enough to head things off sooner. He was determined to avoid any repeat of that.
The Serona system was unusual in that it had an inhabitable world, one that humans could live outside on. Serona Four, also known as Nuevo Hogar, was no paradise, but such worlds were rare enough that the rich still flocked to it.
Water was in limited supply. There were large lakes and several inland seas, but most of the planet was dry land. Many large cities were scattered across its lan
