The wake for his father was three days ago, and Corran is back at One CorSec Plaza. He sits in his father's old office--one not yet reassigned--rather than at his own desk. In front of him, a dossier on Bossk, and a stack 8 inches high of old cases with his involvement in them
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She walks smoothly, with purpose and a destination, headed straight for the office that the well-respected, well-known agent Hal Horn used to call his own. She pauses in the open doorway, looking in at the dark-haired man hunched at the desk, and then she raps lightly.
"Corran Horn?"
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So his voice is a little irritated and a little weary when he shoots back mildly, "Who's asking?"
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Undaunted, Iella takes a step inside the office. "I'm so sorry about your father. We only met a few times, but every time, I came away more and more impressed." She almost smiles, but doesn't quite. "And charmed, to boot."
Iella is a practical woman. She has seen the steady stream of people moving in this direction over the past day and a half or so, and--given the tone--she has a general idea of the younger Horn's reaction to it. She doesn't linger on the condolences, as genuine as they are; she takes several brisk steps forward and offers her hand. "Iella Wessiri."
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