Four black-robed Sith guarded the gate to Trayus Academy, their red-bladed lightsabers angled toward the intruder.
The exile ignited the double-blades of her own saber. "I am Meetra Surik, Field Marshal of the Republic, and apprentice to Darth Traya. I wish no one any harm, but I have pressing business with my mistress, and you bar my way at the peril of your lives."
The four guardians deactivated their lightsabers and parted to let her pass. "Forgive us," their leader said as the four of them knelt before her. "We did not know you. You are expected. Welcome, Darth Abyssa."
