The Deal: a story by Summer Lenz I am one of the dwarves of Chechemeka or, as it is called in the old tongue, Uza. In our clan, to get married, a dwarf must give his bride an unusual gift. Some of us prefer unusually shaped and sized gold nuggets, while others are masters of a craft and offer our mastery as a gift. Both of these are difficult and take a long time to obtain, but they are quite achievable. However, as a graduate of the Mining Academy, I decided to present a new mineral deposit to my beloved.