I actually don't recall any popular opinions that there wouldn't be a 13 mini. Info I had seen over the whole span of the 12 indicated that the 13 mini was too

I actually don't recall any popular opinions that there wouldn't be a 13 mini. Info I had seen over the whole span of the 12 indicated that the 13 mini was too far along to kill, and the 14 was going to get canned.