Peregrine-as-a-dewback nudges her big snout against Luke's side. He touches her reflexively and straightens up, reassured by his dæmon's substantial protective form.

"You have to grow everything underground. You have to use moisture vaporators, those're machines to pull water out of the air, that's what my family does. We have an okay setup in a major airstream and we sell the water." This is totally normal, and he's wrestling a little trying to see it from the perspective of someone from a water-wealthy world. "But you've gotta keep the filters good and store it right to sell it as higher-grade, you know?"