p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Nile Chinelo pulled her cloak tighter around her. It was little comfort against the rain that seemed to always pound the city of a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #1e73be; text-decoration-line: underline;" href=" wiki/Peroon" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Peroon/a here on the planet Teth. She'd endure the short discomfort./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"In other parts of the galaxy, people didn't even have cloaks, much less food and other supplies, thanks to Palpatine and his Galactic Empire./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The need to help those who lacked basic comforts had brought Nile to Teth. She focused on completing that mission as she pressed through the Peroon crowds./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Peroon was an Imperial-created city, built solely as a shipyard and farming community. All life for the city's civilian population was chained to these industries. There was a shift change at the nearby shipyard, adding to the usual minimal amount of people on the streets./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"When the shipyard and farms were running, that's where the bulk of Peroon's people were./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Looking at the faces of passersby, Nile found no expressions of happiness, only those of people bludgeoned by a life of servitude to the Empire with little hope of anything else./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A third hospitality industry had risen from the need to supply those who worked in the other two industries. This industry was highly corrupted by the criminal underworld, most notably the Hutt crime families./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Word had it that Peroon may be an Imperial-occupied city, but that the Hutts ran things./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The farming interested Nile, specifically a certain merchant with the potential to accidentally on purpose drop some of his foodstuffs off his manifest. These unaccounted foodstuffs would then find their way into Alliance-controlled areas of need./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"This would all happen for a price, of course./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Alliance spies on Peroon had established communications with the merchant through blind drops and back channels. Nile's mission was to establish the closest thing to direct contact with the merchant by meeting the merchant's contact at a swoop sales and repair shop./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Turning down a two-lane street off the city's main street, Nile picked up her pace. The swoop shop was a few blocks from her present location. The street was not just a good shortcut but also empty enough that she'd easily see if she were being followed./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Continuing down the street, Nile checked behind her. Nothing unusual./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"To be sure she was safe, she reached out with the Force, seeking to feel the emotions of those around her, checking to see if there was anyone who found her suspicious or dangerous./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"It was a skill she'd developed under the tutelage of the Jedi Masters prior to the Clone Wars some eighteen standard years ago. She'd risen in their ranks to become a knight herself./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"All that had come to an end with the Emperor's a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #1e73be; text-decoration-line: underline;" href=" wiki/Order_66"Order 66/a and the Jedi Purge./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"She'd only remained alive by retreating to the Outer Rim, hiding on planets of ill repute like Teth. Nile did what good she could, keeping her more outlandish Force abilities in check./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Luckily, the Rebel Alliance found her before the Emperor's Inquisitors./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Nearing the end of the side street, Nile saw the holosign projecting the cross-street's name. It wavered in the rain, but she could still make it out. She'd memorized the city map and knew the swoop shop was a block down that street./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Nile moved to the curb and mixed into a group of pedestrians waiting to cross as traffic passed. It was easy for her; her shorter stature hid her among the taller than average workers. Everyone wore some form of cloak or rain protection, though Nile's were the now long-forgotten brown and tan robes of a Jedi./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A moment later, a traffic light changed color, bringing traffic to a momentary halt. As traffic resumed in the opposite direction, Nile's group crossed, Nile hidden among them./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"And then Nile felt a wave of anger ripple through the Force./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana Biabru threw back the last gulp of her third Hundarian Ale and slammed the metallic mug down on the table. She caught the chastising stare from her partner, Piani Nuruodo. Corana shrugged./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Sorry," she said. "Did you want some?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani's a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #1e73be; text-decoration-line: underline;" href=" wiki/Twi'lek" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Twi'lek/a tentacles twitched in irritation. "I didn't," Piani replied. "It's just boring seeing you waste your time drinking in every starport."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana waved her blue-skinned Pantoran hand at a nearby serving droid that had Hundarian Ale logos affixed to its sides. The little red and yellow astromech made its way through the crowded establishment./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"When customers more concerned with drink or conversation failed to notice the astromech coming through, it used a small electric probe to clear a path./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"It was a blessing the thing didn't start any fights. Luckily, this was a more civilized starport bar, despite the low-rent clientele./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Like Corana and Piani, pretty much everyone in the place was a smuggler either resting from a score, looking for a score, or bragging about a score./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"If the Empire wanted to shut down a third of the smuggling in the Outer Rim territories, they could start by arresting everyone in the place./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The astromech reached Piani and Corana's table near the middle back area of the bar. Corona ordered another mug of the ale. The small LED screen on the astromech's front lit up with a price./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana dug into the pockets of her leather pants. Coming up empty, she felt around in her matching leather halter top. Still nothing./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"She heard something light hit the table in front of her./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Looking at the object, Corana saw it was a credstick. She looked to Piani, who was still bored./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""You ran yours out on the last round," Piani explained./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana picked up the credstick, smiled a thank you, and slotted the stick in the astromech. The price on the LED screen dropped to zero. Corana took the stick back and then placed her mug in front of the astromech./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A slot opened on the droid. A tap pressed out, pouring ale into her mug. When the mug was full, the tap shut off and retracted into the droid./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Finished with the transaction, the droid rolled away, its electric prod at the ready./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Does that even taste good?" Piani asked./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana offered the mug to her Twi'lek friend. Piani shrugged up her nose, her tentacles equally as repelled. Corana shrugged and took a long draw from the mug./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""It's not about taste," Corana eventually said while wiping at her lips, the same color as her blood-red hair. "It's all about how it makes you feel."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""I hope you can still fly after four of those," Piani said. "There's a good chance we'll have to leave in a hurry."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""This is just a diplomatic mission. Wonder why we're even on it. We do action stuff."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Drilon thought we needed a break," Piani said. She leaned back in her chair, absently toying with the end of one of her light blue tentacles. "She probably meant we were causing too much noise for our employers."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana thought on this, shrugged, and went back to drinking./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani looked at the chronometer on her wrist./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Nile's a big girl with bigger powers," Corana said, noting her partner's anxiety./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""We should have followed her anyway."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""She'd have known." Corana finished her ale and put the mug on the table. "She didn't want to spook the contact. But if anything goes down, I'm sure she —"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani had stopped listening to Corana; instead, she stared at something behind her partner. As she did, Piani's usually pleasant expression went dark./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"em style="box-sizing: border-box;"To be continued…/em/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"In other parts of the galaxy, people didn't even have cloaks, much less food and other supplies, thanks to Palpatine and his Galactic Empire./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The need to help those who lacked basic comforts had brought Nile to Teth. She focused on completing that mission as she pressed through the Peroon crowds./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Peroon was an Imperial-created city, built solely as a shipyard and farming community. All life for the city's civilian population was chained to these industries. There was a shift change at the nearby shipyard, adding to the usual minimal amount of people on the streets./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"When the shipyard and farms were running, that's where the bulk of Peroon's people were./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Looking at the faces of passersby, Nile found no expressions of happiness, only those of people bludgeoned by a life of servitude to the Empire with little hope of anything else./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A third hospitality industry had risen from the need to supply those who worked in the other two industries. This industry was highly corrupted by the criminal underworld, most notably the Hutt crime families./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Word had it that Peroon may be an Imperial-occupied city, but that the Hutts ran things./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The farming interested Nile, specifically a certain merchant with the potential to accidentally on purpose drop some of his foodstuffs off his manifest. These unaccounted foodstuffs would then find their way into Alliance-controlled areas of need./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"This would all happen for a price, of course./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Alliance spies on Peroon had established communications with the merchant through blind drops and back channels. Nile's mission was to establish the closest thing to direct contact with the merchant by meeting the merchant's contact at a swoop sales and repair shop./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Turning down a two-lane street off the city's main street, Nile picked up her pace. The swoop shop was a few blocks from her present location. The street was not just a good shortcut but also empty enough that she'd easily see if she were being followed./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Continuing down the street, Nile checked behind her. Nothing unusual./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"To be sure she was safe, she reached out with the Force, seeking to feel the emotions of those around her, checking to see if there was anyone who found her suspicious or dangerous./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"It was a skill she'd developed under the tutelage of the Jedi Masters prior to the Clone Wars some eighteen standard years ago. She'd risen in their ranks to become a knight herself./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"All that had come to an end with the Emperor's a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #1e73be; text-decoration-line: underline;" href=" wiki/Order_66"Order 66/a and the Jedi Purge./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"She'd only remained alive by retreating to the Outer Rim, hiding on planets of ill repute like Teth. Nile did what good she could, keeping her more outlandish Force abilities in check./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Luckily, the Rebel Alliance found her before the Emperor's Inquisitors./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Nearing the end of the side street, Nile saw the holosign projecting the cross-street's name. It wavered in the rain, but she could still make it out. She'd memorized the city map and knew the swoop shop was a block down that street./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Nile moved to the curb and mixed into a group of pedestrians waiting to cross as traffic passed. It was easy for her; her shorter stature hid her among the taller than average workers. Everyone wore some form of cloak or rain protection, though Nile's were the now long-forgotten brown and tan robes of a Jedi./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A moment later, a traffic light changed color, bringing traffic to a momentary halt. As traffic resumed in the opposite direction, Nile's group crossed, Nile hidden among them./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"And then Nile felt a wave of anger ripple through the Force./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana Biabru threw back the last gulp of her third Hundarian Ale and slammed the metallic mug down on the table. She caught the chastising stare from her partner, Piani Nuruodo. Corana shrugged./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Sorry," she said. "Did you want some?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani's a style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #1e73be; text-decoration-line: underline;" href=" wiki/Twi'lek" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Twi'lek/a tentacles twitched in irritation. "I didn't," Piani replied. "It's just boring seeing you waste your time drinking in every starport."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana waved her blue-skinned Pantoran hand at a nearby serving droid that had Hundarian Ale logos affixed to its sides. The little red and yellow astromech made its way through the crowded establishment./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"When customers more concerned with drink or conversation failed to notice the astromech coming through, it used a small electric probe to clear a path./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"It was a blessing the thing didn't start any fights. Luckily, this was a more civilized starport bar, despite the low-rent clientele./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Like Corana and Piani, pretty much everyone in the place was a smuggler either resting from a score, looking for a score, or bragging about a score./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"If the Empire wanted to shut down a third of the smuggling in the Outer Rim territories, they could start by arresting everyone in the place./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"The astromech reached Piani and Corana's table near the middle back area of the bar. Corona ordered another mug of the ale. The small LED screen on the astromech's front lit up with a price./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana dug into the pockets of her leather pants. Coming up empty, she felt around in her matching leather halter top. Still nothing./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"She heard something light hit the table in front of her./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Looking at the object, Corana saw it was a credstick. She looked to Piani, who was still bored./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""You ran yours out on the last round," Piani explained./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana picked up the credstick, smiled a thank you, and slotted the stick in the astromech. The price on the LED screen dropped to zero. Corana took the stick back and then placed her mug in front of the astromech./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"A slot opened on the droid. A tap pressed out, pouring ale into her mug. When the mug was full, the tap shut off and retracted into the droid./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Finished with the transaction, the droid rolled away, its electric prod at the ready./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Does that even taste good?" Piani asked./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana offered the mug to her Twi'lek friend. Piani shrugged up her nose, her tentacles equally as repelled. Corana shrugged and took a long draw from the mug./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""It's not about taste," Corana eventually said while wiping at her lips, the same color as her blood-red hair. "It's all about how it makes you feel."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""I hope you can still fly after four of those," Piani said. "There's a good chance we'll have to leave in a hurry."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""This is just a diplomatic mission. Wonder why we're even on it. We do action stuff."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Drilon thought we needed a break," Piani said. She leaned back in her chair, absently toying with the end of one of her light blue tentacles. "She probably meant we were causing too much noise for our employers."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Corana thought on this, shrugged, and went back to drinking./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani looked at the chronometer on her wrist./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""Nile's a big girl with bigger powers," Corana said, noting her partner's anxiety./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""We should have followed her anyway."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;""She'd have known." Corana finished her ale and put the mug on the table. "She didn't want to spook the contact. But if anything goes down, I'm sure she —"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"Piani had stopped listening to Corana; instead, she stared at something behind her partner. As she did, Piani's usually pleasant expression went dark./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"em style="box-sizing: border-box;"To be continued…/em/p