See Ya, Space Cowboy by J.V. Speyer
For Sophia.
Chapter 1
Goosebumps rendered Genthry’s skin rough enough to sand wood. It was summer on Kindara, but that didn’t mean it was warm. It meant the air was cool and damp, instead of dry and frozen. Residents—humans—might limit themselves to two or three layers instead of four or more. Slaves got one, if any, regardless of their origins or body type.
Condemned prisoners got nothing. Why spend the money? It wasn’t like Genthry had a lot of shame left anyway.
He propped his back up against the moist stone wall and stared out the narrow window. A rosy line on the horizon hinted at the dawn of a new day. As much as Genthry hated to admit it, the colors looked sharper than they had any other time. They were brighter, too. At least whatever powers
