Loadbound

Tobin Rusk has spent four years loading other people's adventures onto wagons. His trade skill can shift forty kilos for three seconds. In a freight yard, that's enough to save a crushed foot. Below ground, he'll have to find out what else it's worth. A place on Edrik Harl's expedition offers an advance, a share of the salvage, and Tobin's first chance to see the ruins he's only handled in pieces. The crew has better equipment and more experience. He has a cheap core, a useful pair of hands, and an eye for cargo he can't quite afford to leave behind. The deeper they go, the harder it becomes to tell what is worth carrying—and who will pay for the things Tobin chooses to keep. A fantasy adventure about a working porter, a tightly limited skill, and the people sharing his rope.