The Shee and his field trip
Like a great inverted hat did the dusty crater lie dormant. Very little had stirred up the dust in a very long time. But a little bright blue dot appeared and changed this in an instant. With a fell hiss did air escape, blowing up dust and sand with enthousiasm. The winds picked up and the hiss became a howl. Twisting around the growing dot was a whirlwind, a dustdevil obscuring the blue light. Suddenly, with the bright clear ring of a gong the winds stopped. Out of the wall of slowly settling dust came first a rubber boot, followed by a slender form in an oversized raincoat, covered by a wide brimmed sou'wester. His guessculations had gone wrong again. Still, he was here now. The rainy, planet-spanning mangrove marshes of Caladan would have to wait until after this exploration. The crater was covered in dust, grit and sand. Solid stone cliffs made for a wall around the round bottom, and upon closer inspection did the dark blue sky appear to be a translucent dome. The heat was gre...
