Martin's Dome

Pressurized habitat for Martin and his wife on Uxarieus. They report a massive lizard breaching it—gunfire-resistant, leaving no visible damage—which Ashe dismisses yet orders Winton to patrol for threats. Site underscores colony's denial of alien perils; prior investigators sent here distinguish it from Leeson’s dome under attack. Tension builds in its sealed confines, fragile against unseen reptilian incursions amid failing crops and isolation.