"I'm glad to help, Zayne," Captain Telletoh said as he settled into his chair at the officers' dining table. Zayne and Gryph were also seated with drinks in front of them. Rohlan - in his full replica "Spikes" armor to hide his true identity - stood at the other end of the table, somewhat impatiently. "Malak's still on Coruscant anyway. And Karath' ( Read more... )

With Zayne and Jarael barely talking, life on the Hot Prospect was rather uncomfortable while everyone figured out where the proper place to let anyone who wanted to go might be. But there was a brief break in the awkwardness.

( Setting the table for Demon )

A couple minutes later, Jarael met back up with Zayne and they were in their spacesuits, leaping out after the slaves toward the comet, just before the guards on the Sungrazer caught up to them ( Read more... )

As Zayne's crew made their way to Taris over a convoluted path designed to keep them out of sight from the Mandalorian fleet, Slyssk turned on the holofeed while Zayne, Jarael, Alek - the Jedi nicknamed 'Squint' - and Rohlan gathered around. "This was recorded after the Mandalorians destroyed the planet's police and public offices. They declared ( Read more... )

A little while later, Elbee was sitting on a crate while Zayne crouched next to it. "You're locked inside a Camper Special, buddy," Zayne explained. "They're used to smuggle people across the galaxy. If you think living inside that suit of armor is bad, try doing it in a two-meter space for a month!" Hearing footsteps coming down from the bridge, ( Read more... )