Chapter 13
Peaceable“Why is this planet abandoned?” Peaceable had uttered the question several times since they landed.
The planet—she didn’t even know its name—had a large temperate zone with arable land and enough natural resources to ensure the success of a colony. Someone had once thought that the planet was a good place to make a home. The settlement had done well enough to upgrade from utilitarian metal structures to brick. Real red brick, made from local clay. The original colonists took time away from raising food and surviving and spent their energy on aesthetically pleasing building materials.
This had been a prosperous colony. So…where were all the people?
“It’s that asteroid belt,” Joseph said.
“I disagree.” She muttered the words into the mug of tea.
A campfire crackled
