The Dark Earth Below

"The Dark Earth Below" by Martha Wells
Published in Stories of the Raksura, Volume II [Night Shade Books, June 2015]
Set after the Books of the Raksura: "Moon and Jade face their biggest adventure yet; their first clutch. But even as Moon tries to prepare for impending fatherhood, members of the Kek village in the colony tree’s roots go missing, and searching for them only leads to more mysteries as the court is stalked by an unknown enemy."
Category:Best Novella