Captain Alana Black agrees to observe an unauthorised human mining operation on the unmapped planet while waiting for her ship to be repaired so she can include the information in her report to the Peace Keepers.
Her alien guide points out a captured local held by the unauthorised mining company, but Captain Black refuses to rescue the captive. When she wakes alone in the middle of the night, Alana has to decide if she will follow the guide and help rescue the captive or return to her ship.
A 11,000 word, 43 page (approximate) science fiction adventure novelette, Book II in the Galaxy Freight series by Diane J Cornwell.