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Shortly after Krillgan had landed on Manaan, Talmi arranged a meeting with him and the elder. The resort was in its final stage of construction. It was time to bring the personnel in, who would make up the core of the working staff. He remembered Krillgan telling him about all the people that he had rescued from the slavers, when he helped the Chalactans. He also remembered that Krillgan had said that the majority of them would not be able to fit into Chalactan society, because they wanted to be involved in the areas of the entertainment industry, that were not allowed on Chalacta. Like the Twi'lek dancers. The areas of the entertainment industry, which they wanted in their resort and casino. If Krillgan could find those people, and they were interested in coming. Then they can have the core of the people in place, to start advertising the resort and casino.

Talmi told Krillgan that he had already contacted the young ladies that looked after them, while they were on the Starpleasures. All of them except the Balosar, had their contracts renewed, and were also given a promotion. Because of all the video recordings that were made of them, for promoting the tournament, the owners of the ship also used it in their promotional campaigns for the cruises. People booking packages indicated that they wanted to meet them, they are now called the Starpleasures' Ambassadors. They greet all the guests boarding the ship. Which includes photo ops with the guests. They are in charge of organising the events, were guests can meet the Captain. They have a special night in one of the clubs, called Dancing with the Ambassadors. He did tell them that when this contract expires they should contact him. He remembered them saying that most women are never offered a third contract. Since this was their third contract, they thought it would be unlikely they would be offered a fourth.

Krillgan promised Talmi, that he would go to Chalacta, and talk to The Captain. Hopefully he has kept in touch with all the people they rescued. Talmi asked him, that since he will be in the neighbourhood, could he stop by Tal Nami, and get him some Egoa fruit jam, and Capabara Root flour? He would like to get some more before he runs out. Krillgan promised Talmi he would.

On the way to Kindell's world, Krillgan stopped at a number of planets his mother said were good for purchasing teas. He was looking at bringing four to five times the amount of tea he normally bought, for trading on Dathomir. After landing on Dathomir, he brought out his starfighter, and loaded some of the tea in it. He wanted to fly to town, and talk to the man in charge of the trading post. He wanted to see if he could get some New Ale from the different clans to blend, then ship it in casks, for sale to the palace on Lianna. He knew he could not fly over the mountains, because of the Saurian fliers. So he headed south towards the training area. Then he turned more westward, hugging the southern edge of the midlands until the town came into sight. He landed just to the south of the town. He was very fortunate that none of his Sisters mistook him for a Pirate, and tried snatching his starfighter out of the sky using the force, because his starfighter was much smaller than any ship they have ever seen.

Every Sister returning to the village, did report seeing the strange little ship, only to be told that Krillgan was flying it, and that Ludia also knew how to fly it.

At the town, Krillgan had a good long talk with the man in charge of the trading post. He found out that not as many merchant ships came to their planet as before. So all the clans were short on tea. He thinks it was because there is not as strong an interest in their leather hides any more. Krillgan made a mental note to talk with his father about which leather hides were the best for making shoes and boots, and articles of clothing. There must be a market for them somewhere. The Town's merchant thought that he should have no trouble getting the clans to sell him some of their New Ale. They probably had some excess regular Ale, and fruit wine available for sale, as well. Krillgan told the man that he did not want the clans to know that he would be trading for the ales. They might feel compelled to give him more than they should, and sell it for less than what was fair. The man knew who Krillgan is, and had heard a lot about his reputation with the clans. So he understood what he was saying. He promised to deal with the clans on his behalf.

He also suggested another product that he might try bringing in, to see if the clans might be interested in it. Fish was not an item that was consumed by anyone on the planet, in any large amounts. He had noticed from reading some of the other journals that some of the political exiles wrote, that salted and smoked fish was something they craved. He believed that once the people of the clans tasted some, that there would be a large enough group wanting it, they would trade for that, as well as the tea. Krillgan thought it would be a good idea to talk to the elder on Manaan. They always had an abundance of fish. He thought that going all the way to Eriadu to buy their fish products on a regular bases, was a little out of his way. But he was always traveling to Manaan. It would be nice to purchase some supplies there, rather than just dropping them off. He told the merchant when he would be back with his ship and the balance of the tea for the blended casks of Ale, and Wine. The merchant was sure he would have a shipment ready for him by then.

When Krillgan flew back to the Singing Mountain Clan. Ludia told him that living on a ship is making him soft. In his younger days, he would not have thought twice, about running from the main village to the town.

Their parents were delighted to hear that Ludia was expecting her second child. They made Krillgan promise that he would bring his wife back in plenty of time, so that she will have time to rest before her delivery. Everyone also wanted to hear about all his adventures. That was always hard for Krillgan, because he did not want to sound like he was boasting.

Andriel was surprised to hear that she had appeared to her son in a dream. There was a period of time, where she was worried about their Devaronian clan. Sensing that Krillgan needed to go there and see them. But then she felt a peace about the situation, and stopped thinking about them. She was also happy to hear, that going to the Togruta had helped Krillgan and his grieving over Bacgruta. She would have liked to have seen all the dancing done in celebration of Bagrtuta's life, partly because Krillgan and Ludia were very animated in describing it.

The healer assigned to Ludia and her pregnancy, would not let her board the ship, until she had given her a very thorough exam, knowing that it would be many months before she would see her again.

Krillgan flew the Fenelar Phoenix around the southern tip of the continent, landing just south of the town on the west side of the continent. He went as slow as he possibly could, so that Ludia and Rasha could have a good look at all the places they had visited on foot.

The merchant in charge of the trading post was good to his word, and had a number of casks of blended New Ale ready for him, and a couple casks each of blended regular ale, and blended fruit wine. Krillgan assumed that the rest of the casks of Ale and fruit wine, used in making the blends, were for the town's own consumption.

When Krillgan gave him the balance of the tea as promised, the merchant told him that the clans will be very pleased with the teas. The stuff that he left with him before, was considered the best tasting tea that the Sisters from the different clans had ever tasted. Krillgan was glad that his mother knew her teas, and where to get them. He also took a third of the stack of leather hides that the Trading Post had on hand. To see if he could find a new market for them. The merchant trusted him, expecting him to bring back some nice fish products for them.

Because he did not go to get the New Ale, Ale, and Fruit Wine, from the Singing Mountain Clan, bottled after his last visit. He had more casks ready for bottling when he showed up this time. He also had one cask each of the different blends bottled without labels, and paid for it himself. The bottling company kept back a couple of bottles from each cask, so that they could sample it themselves, in case it was a product they wanted to talk to Krillgan about. Krillgan filled up the cooler in his cabin with bottles from the labeled brands, because they were nice to have on hand, just in case. He also marked the bottles of the no label bottles, so he would know what was in each, and placed them in the cooler in Rasha's cabin. This way they would have some ready for Madam Santhe to sample, without having to crack open a fresh cask. Before negotiating a price, and what Krillgan expected to be the quantity, for her annual delivery.

When they stopped, on what they called Captain Richard's world, to deliver the bottles they wanted. They found out at the brothel, that Captain Richard had passed away, less than a month before. Krillgan, Ludia, Rasha, and little Lydna went out to visit Madam Cothia, just to make sure she was all right. She told them that it was a big help living right next door to his close friends. He was so happy when they returned from Kindell's world, being able to visit with his offspring. He was like a young man again. "Then the night he passed away, he told me not to be upset, it was time for him to go visit Kindell." He fell asleep with a smile on his face, and never woke up.

Then she started crying, "I told him when he leaves, he always has to come back to me. But this time he's not coming back."

Lydna did not like seeing this nice lady cry, so she went up to her, to let her know she wants to be picked up. When Madam Cothia picked her up, Lydna kissed her on the cheek, then said, "From Him." Then she hugged her around the neck.

This made Madam Cothia cry even more, as she hugged Lydna.

This confused Lydna, she thought that what she did would make her stop crying, not make her cry more. Ludia saw the look of confusion on her daughters face. She told her that she is a very good girl, and she has just done something good. Ludia knew that her daughter was too young to be able to tell her whether she did this on her own, or did she feel something or someone prompting her to do it.

Ludia and Rasha also went up and hugged the two of them. Madam Cothia thanked them all for coming and sharing their love. She told them that they were always welcome in her home.

On Lianna, Madam Santhe told Krillgan that the quality of the New Ale blend was on par with what she expected. Madam Santhe also liked the Ale blend, and the Fruit Wine blend. He told her that they have to be careful. This Regular Ale has never been heated to kill the yeast, so it will probably get stronger as it ages. Krillgan told her that he hopes to be able to start bringing a couple of casks of each, if she still wants them. She said she did, and they settled on a price for everything.

Then Krillgan showed Madam Santhe the package that Uleanna had prepared for him, and the Phoenix had picked up from Eriadu spaceport. She liked the various fish products and told him that this is something that they were willing to serve at the palace. She was intrigued by the shell earrings. Krillgan had to tell her that he had already promised them to his wife Ludia. Madam Santhe was a little disappointed, but understood. She agreed to send a trade representative to Eriadu, to make a trade agreement, using their freight company. Madam Santhe than told Krillgan that the Cereans want to do something special for him. They know who he is, and they believe that it is because of Andriel's blessing that they have so many children, and a husband who is strong and healthy, beyond his normal years. Krillgan told her that he needs to speak with his wife, before he can agree to anything.

Krillgan talked to Ludia about asking the Cereans if they could build him a custom, Davaab style of Starfighter. The maximum size that they can fit into the hanger of the Fenelar Phoenix. He would like to have twin seats behind the pilot's seat, and room to carry a torpedo. As well as a better hyperspace drive, than the one in his current starfighter. Now that they know an armourer, who knows how to make force activated metals, he would like the entire starfighter covered in a metal screen or mesh. He reminded her that with their income from the ranch, they can afford it. She asked him who will get his current starfighter. He told her that it will be hers. That synched it for Ludia.

The next day they met with Madam Santhe, and the Cereans. The Cereans liked the challenge he gave them. They could not understand the reason for the metal screen. Krillgan told them that it is a special alloy, with special properties that he can take advantage of. Of course they took a sample of it and tested it, but could not find the special properties that Krillgan mentioned. Madam Santhe told them that they could only work on the project for Krillgan, when they have finished all their other projects. Everything else has a higher priority. The reason she authorised it in the first place, was because it was a sad thing to see a Cerean, with nothing to do. It took them a few years. But when they were finished, it had the best laser canon available from Santhe Corporation, in the tip of each wing. Two laser cannons it its nose. The hyperspace drive, a fourth generation prototype (they were up to the fifth generation prototype, so Santhe Corporation no longer needed it), was almost as fast as what was on the Phoenix, but the astrometric coordinates would still have to be entered manually. The metal screen was incorporated in such a way, that it was not visible to the naked eye, not even on the canopy. But when Krillgan touched it with the force, in had a nice green glow. Then the Cereans understood the significance of the metal.

Krillgan dreamed of the ship that the Cereans had started building for him, as they headed for Tal Nami. Ludia would make fun of him, because she would catch him dreaming, instead of monitoring his console, while on watch. Ludia told him that since he already has the new starfighter in his mind. He should let her take the one in the cargo bay for a spin while he is on Tal Nami.

Ludia believes that this is why he decided to take the Davaab Starfighter down to the surface, rather than his excuse of not wanting to deal with customs, and the risk that they might try and confiscate the products Talmi needs to live.

Krillgan approached Tal Nami in the starfighter the same way he approaches Yitabo in the Phoenix, when going to the Wookiees. He found a cluster of trees that he could set the starfighter down in, which should keep it relatively hidden from view. It was still a good walk to the city, where Talmi's uncle had his bar. For the average man, it would have taken more than a day. He had to slow down as he approached the city, in case someone saw him. He did not realise that he wore the exact same leather outfit, as he wore the first time he was on Tal Nami. One of the refugees did spot him, and started telling everyone that the purple healer had returned.

Talmi's uncle was happy to see him. He asked how Talmi was doing, and how his building project was going. He asked about the project because his brother would want to know. Krillgan told him that Talmi was in good health, which is why he has come. Because he wants him to stay that way. He also told his uncle that the project had reached the point, where Talmi wants to start hiring, and training people, for the day to day operations of the resort and casino. This caught uncle's attention. With a project the scale of what Talmi had mentioned to him. This meant that he had found a good construction crew, and a steady supply of building materials.

Uncle asked him how much supplies he would be needing this time? Krillgan told him that he did not know when he could come back. "Would it be too much to ask for five years' worth of supplies?" Talmi's uncle made a few calls. When he came back, he told Krillgan that on such short notice, he could only come up with three years' worth. Krillgan asked for the price, so he could go to the banking kiosk to get a hold of the money. After he came back, Talmi's uncle asked him if he was no longer afraid of being seen by the people. Krillgan asked him what he meant. Uncle reminded him about dyeing his skin and leaving the planet because hordes of people were looking for the purple healer. Krillgan asked him, if he thought the people would still remember, because he had totally forgotten about it? He told him that there are still refugees, that stand at the board where the last message from the purple healer was posted, asking the universe to forgive them, and to send the purple healer back to them. Krillgan was very embarrassed. He told Talmi's uncle, that he did not know what to do now. He had come to the planet undetected, and had a starfighter parked in some trees outside of town. Because of what uncle told him, he was afraid to leave the bar now. There were a number of people that have seen him. He does not want to create another riot. Talmi's uncle does not think there will be another riot. He thinks the refugees have learnt their lesson. But the people will still want him to heal them. Krillgan asked him, if he had any clean rags? Maybe they will be satisfied with a clean rag that has healing oil on it.

Talmi had told his uncle that Krillgan really was the purple healer. He had even shown him the healing oil Krillgan made up for him, which Talmi had left with him. Since he was going to a planet that has its own healing oil.

When he brought out the rags, Krillgan first cut some square pieces. Then he wiped his fingers down with the squares. Then he put the squares in his pocket. Uncle asked him, when he was going to put the healing oil on the squares? Krillgan told him that he already has. Uncle thought he was going to pull out a bottle and put a couple of drops on each piece. Krillgan grabbed the sack with Talmi's supplies and headed out the door.

Krillgan thought he felt hundreds of eyes following him, but he could not sense that many people around him. He tried staying in the shadows. But the eyes continued to follow him. No one approached him, until he was almost completely out of the city. A young couple approached him. She had a limp, and was holding a badly deformed child. She told him that the last time he was there. Her baby was only a few months old. A rush of people knocked her down, and trampled her baby. Trying to chase after him. Miraculously her baby survived, but she is badly deformed from being trampled. Can he restore her? Krillgan looked at the child. Even her skull was indented. If the pressure on her brain does not kill her in a few years. She will become a permanent vegetable. They saw the tears in his eyes as he examined her. He would have to break a lot of bones, to get them straightened out, so that they would then heal properly. The pain he would be forced to inflict, would be worse then what she felt when she was trampled. The hardest bone for him to break, will be the skull. Because he would have to break the indented part into a whole bunch of little pieces so that he could reshape it to its proper shape, and he does not know how badly her brain has been damaged. He will not be able to determine that, until the skull is healed. Krillgan figured that he would need at the minimum, four people he can strengthen, to hold the limbs in place, once he has re-broken them. So that they can heal properly. Krillgan figured it would take at least three to four days of continuous healing, before she would be healed. All that while, he would need to be fed nutritious food. Something that he doubted the refugees would be able to give him, just so that he can continue to heal her.

He told the couple what he would have to do, and that he has no herbs to give their daughter for the pain. He only hopes that she will faint because of it. So that she will stop feeling it. He told them how long he expects the healing to take place, so they will need to be in a place where the world will not be watching them. He also told them that he needs to find at least four special people that can help him. If he can't, then he will only be able to heal part of her at a time, stretching out the pain over a longer period of time. They took him to the shack they call home. It will be cramped, but it will do. He then asked the father, if he could go into the city, to a bar? He told him the bar's name. He told the father that there is a special man there, who he needs to speak to. Tell him the healer needs to talk to him. Krillgan than told him that he was going to look amongst his neighbours, to try and find the four special people he needs.

The only good thing about the refugee camp, was that Krillgan did not have to walk far, to find a lot of people. He reached out and touched every adult he could see. To see if he could find any that reacted to the force. When he found one, he said the same thing to each of them. He asked them, if they could help him heal an injured little girl? He told them that he would need them for three to four days. Time that they will not be able to help their families scrounge for food. When he starts, the little girl will more than cry. She will scream out in pain. To people outside the shack, it will sound like she is trying to fight off a horde of demons that are trying to consume her flesh. He will be the only demon hurting her.

Once they start, they will need to maintain their positions day and night, so will not be allowed to fall asleep, until he tells them that they can let go.

The first person he approached was a young man that was probably only a few years older than himself, but because he was malnourished, he looked much older. He told Krillgan that he can't help him, his own three little girls are counting on him, to bring them something for them to eat, every day. They have no-one else that can scrounge for them, and are already always hungry. He can't have them starving to death, while he helps a stranger. Krillgan told him that he understood. He saw that the man was torn inside, as he looked at his own little girls.

Next he found a young lady, she was also malnourished, but agreed to help. She introduced Krillgan to her husband. They were both orphans because of the war. They met in the camp, and are trying to make a go of it. Krillgan handed her husband, one of the healing rags he had prepared. He told him that he was now its guardian. It was okay for him to ask anyone who wanted to borrow the cloth, if they would be willing to share some food with him, while he borrowed his wife to help with the healing. He also told him not to try and defend the cloth, if someone tried taking it from him. Make sure they understand that once the healer is finished with the healing, he will hunt them down, and kill them. He said the same thing to everyone, he handed a healing rag to.

The next person that reacted was a middle aged man. He had three children, the oldest two were teenagers. He told Krillgan that he wanted his children to know that it was important for them to be always willing to help others, even when they are struggling themselves. So Krillgan appointed his oldest, the daughter, as the guardian of the healing rag.

He then found an older teenage boy willing to help him, and appointed his mother as guardian.

Finally he found a grandmother who agreed to help, but did not know how, she wasn't very strong. Krillgan saw that something was wrong with her granddaughter. He knelt down to ask her, what was wrong? The sad little girl tried hiding in her mother's dress. The mother told him that she blames herself for her father's death. She had dropped her doll, and her father went back to get it, while they were running from the fighting, when their planet was invaded. There was an explosion that happened near where her doll was lying. The explosion killed him.

Krillgan asked the little girl, if she started the war? She held what she could of her mother's dress in front of her face. She shook her head no. He told her that it was the bad people who started the war that were responsible for killing her father. She just has to remember that her father went to get her doll because he loved her. He was probably thinking about how special his little girl is, and how wonderful of a lady she was going to be when she grows up. Just like her mother.

The little girl spoke, Krillgan found out from her grandmother, that this was the first time since her father was killed.

"So I didn't make him die?"

"No you just made him feel like a good father. Like I said, it was others, bad people who were responsible for his death."

"But he died because of me!"

"He died because he loved you. But it was the people responsible for starting the war that caused his death."

"But it hurts inside!"

"It hurts because you love him. It always hurts, when someone you love dies. That is how you know you loved them."

Krillgan than opened his arms, and she ran into them and started crying. She did not know that Krillgan was healing her physically as well as emotionally, while he was holding her. Both mother and grandmother where crying, because someone had finally reached their little girl.

Talmi's uncle was waiting back at the shack, when Krillgan returned with the four people who would help him. Krillgan told everyone to wait inside while he talks with this good man. He told uncle what he was planning on doing, and how he needed a steady supply of nutritious food and drinks, for his body to be able to produce the healing oil. He told uncle that he did not think it would be right, if he ate well, and everyone in the shack starved. He wanted them fed as well. He was also hoping that uncle could deliver fruit baskets to the families of the people helping him. He told them where they were in the camp. He just needed to ask the people in the area, where the healer's guardian was. He also told Talmi's uncle that he would not be able to pay him back, until after he was finished with the healing. Uncle told him that that was fine, the only thing he was worried about, was walking through the camp with his food. Everyone would be able to smell it, and they are all hungry. Krillgan understood. He was hoping that they would not touch him, when they find out it was for the healer. If anyone interferes with his ability to heal, he will turn into a not very nice person. He was hoping it would never come to that. Talmi's uncle told him that he would help him.

In the shack Krillgan told everyone what he wanted them to do, including what will happen, if they need to go to the bathroom, while holding the little girl's limb in a secure position. He hoped none of them were shy. He took off his leather pants so the little girl's father could asset him when he had to go. The two men helping him, followed his example. The women were wearing dresses, so they were okay. He suggested that the parents wait outside the shack, until he had finished resetting all the bones. He did not think it would be nice for them to see him hurting their little girl, it will be hard enough on them, to hear her screams. He explained to the people helping him that when the little girl was trampled, a lot of her bones were still somewhat pliable, so the bones did not break but bent. The bones that did break did not break right through, but just on the one side, so they also healed bent. Her muscles cannot function properly with the bones the way they are now, so are useless to her, and were even causing her body to twist even more. If he did nothing to help her. Her parents would have to take complete care of her for the rest of her life. He looked into the little girls eyes and told her that he was really sorry, but he was going to start hurting her now. She just looked at him, with the look of innocents on her face. He could not tell if she understood him or not. He started with the right leg. The foot looked like everything there was okay so he started going up the leg.

The whole camp heard her scream, when Krillgan broke the first bone. Then he worked his way up her leg. He had the middle aged man brace the leg as he worked on it. He found her right hip was also dislocated. So she has been living with pain all of her young life. The body had built up some bone matter around the ball end of the leg, where it touched the pelvic bone, almost like it was trying to make a new socket for the ball joint to fit into. Krillgan had to remove the buildup of bone matter using the force, so that he could get the ball joint into the real socket. He wished he had his father's scanner, because he could not see well enough on his own, to discern where the nerves and blood vessels were, on such a young person. Once he finished with the right leg he showed the middle aged man where to place his hands to keep her leg stable. Krillgan found that he did not need to boost his strength much with the force. Then Krillgan went to work on the left foot and leg, and had the young lady assist him. He had to tie the left foot to a small board, after he straightened it. Because the young lady would not be able to hold the foot and the leg at the same time.

It was while he was working on the left leg, that the little girl finally fainted from the pain. She would still cry out when Krillgan broke a bone, but she was no longer screaming. From the left leg, he moved up to the left arm. Krillgan found that he had to strengthen the grandmother the most, so that she could help him. She asked him if he was the one making her strong. He said he was. Now she understood why he picked her. Krillgan did not touch the spine, since nothing there was twisted or broken. Just bent out of alignment. He felt that her muscles would straighten them out, once the rest of her body was straightened, and once she started using them. He then worked on the right arm with the young man's help. Finally it was the indentation in the skull. Little piece, by little piece, he had to break the skull, and pull it away from the brain, hoping that he did not miss a little fragment, which could cause irreparable damage to the brain. When he had the fragments positioned the way he wanted them, with the same roundness, to match the other side of her skull. He finally touched her, to heal her.

Krillgan called out to the parents, telling them that they could come in now. They had been crying outside, because of their daughter's screams, but when they came in, they wanted to cry for a different reason. All of their daughter's limbs looked straight. Krillgan told them it was just an illusion for now, since a lot of her bones are broken. They just needed to hold them this way until her bones had healed.

Krillgan saw, that it was already dark outside, when the parents came it. This first part of the healing had taken much longer than expected.

Ludia was starting to worry. Krillgan should have been back by now. She asked Rasha, "Who was in the pilot seat, when they took Talmi home?" Rasha was sure it was Kran. She had Kran take the pilot's seat, and asked him to take them in. Grimm tried raising the spaceport they had landed at. Instead he got a spaceport on another side of the planet. They told him that the spaceport he was trying to contact, had shut down for the night. It would be another eight standard hours before they would be open for business again. Ludia told Kran to go back to where they were. There are no parking fees, for just sitting in space. She decided that getting some rest, was the best thing for her to do right now. Rasha took the watch, while everyone else decided to get some rest as well. Because Krillgan was not on the ship, Ludia let Lydna come into her cabin, and sleep with her.

To help pass the time, he asked each one of the people helping him, to tell him their story. How did they end up on Tal Nami? Every one of their stories was sad. They had all lost loved ones, because of the renewed fighting. Before the fighting started again, they were all living comfortable lives, with good promises for the future. When the fighting renewed, they lost all hope for a good tomorrow. Having lost everything, just managing to escape with their lives. Now they are here, with no credits, or even any of the Hutt currency. No one wants them. No one will help them. If they can't survive, the only thing that they can do is surrender themselves to the slavers, and be sold on Rorak 4, in the slave markets. The slavers don't like that they have to spend credits to fattening them up first. Because no one will buy them the way they are now.

Krillgan found out about their families, including the ones that passed away. He found out from the grandmother that it was her son that was killed by the explosion, and her daughter-in-law has been keeping them alive. She is so proud of her.

They knew it was morning, because everyone needed to go to the bathroom. The little girl's father helped all the men, including the healer, go. Using the family cooking pot as a chamber pot. Cleaning them up when they finished. The little girl's mother helped the women go. Then they took it to the latrine, and dumped it. Then they went and washed the cooking pot out. When they returned, the bartender friend of the healer, was delivering their breakfast. A lot of people had been following him through the camp, because it has been such a long time since anyone had smelt those smells. Talmi's uncle had made a cup of Nice Surprise for everyone, because he had remembered Krillgan saying how nutritious of a drink it is. The little girl's mother fed Krillgan his breakfast, while the father went to get all the guardians. All the people helping, told Krillgan that they could not possibly eat all the food that was brought them for breakfast. Both Krillgan and uncle had forgotten, that since these people were always on the verge of starvation, their stomachs were much smaller than normal. So the guardians came and fed the helpers, then took away what was left, to share with the family. In the case of the young couple, there was even enough left over, that he could share the rest with a neighbour. The little girl's parents also shared the one meal between them, and took their other meal and what they had left over from the meal they shared, to give to a neighbouring family. Of course they had to tell them that they had the healer in their shack. He was healing their daughter.

When the little girl woke up, Krillgan told her not to move. He then asked her if she was feeling any pain. She answered "No pain" and smiled. Krillgan did not know that the indented skull had been putting pressure on the brain in the area concerning speech. So all she could do before now, was to grunt. So when the parents returned Krillgan, told them that their daughter was awake, and was experiencing no pain. He was the healer, so they took his word for it, until they heard her repeat "No pain" then they started crying. Those were the most beautiful words they had ever heard.

Krillgan would only let them give some Nice Surprise to her, a few drops at a time. Because they could not let her get up to swallow. But they managed to get a good half cup into her, through the course of the morning, which was probably enough to fill her stomach. He did not want to risk giving her any solid food, because of the choking hazard.

Rasha knocked on the captain's cabin door to wake Ludia, letting her know that the spaceport should be open now. She also went around and woke everyone else. After a quick shower, Ludia put on her wedding dress as a blouse, and her black leather pants. She hung her lightsabre from the waist of her pants, and wore Krillgan's brown leather vest. When she went to the bridge she found Kran in the pilot's seat taking them in. Grimm had already made contact with the spaceport, getting permission to land. As Ludia was going down the ramp, Rasha with Lydna sitting on her hip, reminded her to get some juice for Lydna and Krillgan, because they were running low. Ludia walked right thru customs without being stopped, when they saw her lightsabre. From the way she was dressed, they could not tell if she was Jedi or Sith. All the information Ludia had, was that Talmi's uncle was a bartender. So when she saw a bar she walked in, and asked them if they knew which bar Talmi's uncle operated. They asked her, if Talmi's uncle was in trouble? Ludia had not thought that that might be why Krillgan had not returned. When the bar's operators saw the sudden look of concern on her face, and she replied, "I really hope not", they felt it was safe to help this lady with the lightsabre. They gave her directions to their friend's bar, then they contacted him on their communicator, asking him if everything was all right, because they just sent a lady with a lightsabre to him. He asked them whether she was Jedi or Sith, they told him that they could not tell, since she wasn't wearing any robes, but they did not believe she was a Sith, because she had feelings.

When Ludia entered Talmi's uncle's bar, she asked him if he was Talmi's uncle. He looked her over before replying. He told her he was, than asked her, how he may be of service? She told him that she was looking for her husband. A purple guy, about yeah tall, goes by the name of Krillgan. Uncle remembered that when Talmi first returned with Krillgan, that he told him that he would be returning to get married. He was expecting that it was going to be to someone a little more purple. He apologised for staring, he told her that he was expecting someone that looked more like Krillgan. He then told her what Krillgan was doing. He saw the look of relief on her face, then she asked him if he needs any help. He told her about the four people helping him. The only help that he was needing, was regular nutritious meals. He was just getting ready to start making him his lunch.

Talmi's uncle did ask her to come with him, when he took Krillgan his lunch. Because there were some young punks hanging around the entrance to the refugees' camp. They looked like they were trying to build up the nerve to try and snatch the food he took Krillgan for breakfast. He felt that he went by them too fast this morning, for them to react. But if they are still there when he returns. They might react faster. Ludia first thought of trying to make herself small, so that no one would notice her next to Talmi's uncle, but when she tried, her wedding dress started to glow. So that would not work. She decided to hang back a bit and use her speed to close with uncle, if he needed her.

She noticed the four teenage punks leaning against the building, just before the entrance to the camp. They moved away from the wall, as they saw Talmi's uncle approaching. It looked like they were going to break up into two teams of two, and try and force Talmi's uncle to walk between them.

Ludia gave one a small force push, so that it seemed to come from the person beside them. So they pushed the person back, asking them why they pushed them. The other person denied that they pushed him. The other two joined back up with them asking what was going on. While the first two argued about who pushed who.

In the meantime Talmi's uncle walked right by them, with a smile on his face. He was sure that Krillgan's wife had something to do with this argument.

Ludia walked down the alley to where the teenagers were arguing. She slammed them all against the building, using the force. Then held them there. She drew her lightsabre, and asked them if there was any reason why she should not run them thru? They told her that they did not do anything. She told them that they did not do anything, because she stopped them from stealing the healer's lunch. One of them was a little mouthy, and said it was not like the healer would starve to death. Ludia told him it was true, the healer would not have starved. But without the nutrients in the food that he needs, it would have stopped his ability to continue healing the little girl that he is trying to help right now, and she could have been crippled for the rest of her life because of them. The guy who was mouthy looked down at the ground, and said that he didn't know. Ludia continued, "What about the other people you have stolen food from. Food that they need, to keep their children from starving to death. How many children have you killed, because you are only thinking about yourselves?" She could see that they were really started to squirm.

"We did not kill any children, we are not like that."

"How do you know? Do you think the parents will come back and tell you, when they are hurting so much, they want to die themselves?"

They just looked at each other.

"What about your own families? Why aren't you helping them?"

Two of them said they don't have any families anymore, they were all killed. One said his parents kicked him out, because they said they could not help him anymore. The fourth one did not say anything. Ludia told them that if she followed their example, she would make herself queen of the camp. She would make the four of them find her a comfortable chair. Then she would make them attach some nice long poles to the chair, and carry her around the camp. So that everyone could give her something, to show her how much they appreciate their queen. She asked them, if she should do that? They looked at each other again, not sure how to answer that question. Finally the one girl in the group, acknowledged that she was powerful enough, so why doesn't she?

Ludia told them that she has a very wise mother, who taught her when she was still quite young, that if you are not helping your family or clan, you are hurting them. She told the four of them, that right now the people in the camp were their clan, whether they liked it or not. No matter what species they are. She told the two orphans that they have family in there somewhere. She was sure that there were children in there, who needed an older brother or sister. Why haven't they taken the time to find them? The girl told her friends that she would like to have a kid brother or sister. The other orphan told Ludia that all the adults are afraid of them. They would never let them be a part of their family. Ludia told him that they are afraid of them now, because of what they have been doing. But if they think that they have found a place where they might fit in. Tell the adults that you talked with a friend of the healer, about being responsible, and not a burden. Ask them if they would let you have a chance to prove yourself.

She let them go, and told the guy who said his parents threw him out. "Maybe your parents did not believe that they could look after themselves. That at least you would have a chance to survive, without them being a burden to you."

The four of them went into the camp, seeing if they could find family.

When Talmi's uncle entered the shack with the lunch, he made his way around to Krillgan, and whispered that his wife was there. Krillgan asked him, if she was outside? He told Krillgan, that the last he saw of her, she was dealing with some teenagers. Krillgan asked him to tell her, that he was sorry he did not return to the ship right away. He also asked him to ask her, to pay for his meals, since she is here.

After he left, the little girl's mother fed Krillgan again, while the father went to get the guardians. None of Krillgan's helpers were expecting any more food for the day. They were not used to eating so much. So they only had a couple of bites before they said they were full. Their families were the same way, so they ended up looking for families that they could help, by giving them something to eat.

While they were walking back to the bar, Talmi's uncle told Ludia everything Krillgan asked him to tell her. At the bar, uncle made lunch for both of them. Then told her that he would be going to the market, to buy fruit baskets for the families of the people, who were helping Krillgan. Ludia asked him, that if while he was there, he could buy some juice for her, to take back to the ship, for her daughter, and Krillgan? If he could give her a cost? She will go to a banking kiosk, to get him his money, while he goes shopping. So while they were eating their lunch, and Ludia was telling him all about their Lydna, uncle came up with a cost estimate, including her juice.

Ludia went back to the camp with uncle, to give two of the families their fruit baskets. While uncle went to the other two families. She had a nice chat with them, while they told her how many people the healer was helping from just being there. They told her that she also must be a special person, if she is a good friend of the healer. On her way back to the ship, one of the young customs inspectors tried stopping her, demanding to see what she had in the bag. So she hits him in the face with it. Fortunately, not breaking open any juice containers. She then asked him if he had a close enough look. He told her he did, while two other inspectors helped him up off the floor. As she was walking to her ship, the young official asked an older official, if he thought she was Jedi or Sith? The older official looked at the bruise forming around one of his eyes. He told him, that from the way she hit him, he would say that she is a mother. Which made all the inspectors laugh.

The families that received the fruit baskets, were able to distribute the fruit to a larger group of their fellow refugees. Letting everyone one know, that this was because of the healer. The young father that had turned down helping the healer, because he needed to find food for his family, returned to his family with a pitiful small amount of food. He found his children had been fed, and his oldest daughter had saved a piece of fruit for daddy. He started crying, because the healer was still helping his family, when he had turned the healer down. That night, while they were talking softly in the shack, to help each other stay awake. Krillgan quieted them down, because he sensed someone sneaking around in the camp.

He told the two men and the young lady, that he may need to stop strengthening them, for a short time, if he has to deal with this person. He assured the grandmother that he would continue to strengthen her. He suggested that they all pretend like they are sleeping. The guy that Krillgan detected, quietly entered the shack, in the dim light of the one candle, and he started looking around the shack. When he saw the sack with Talmi's provisions inside, he grabbed it. When he looked inside, and saw that there were neatly wrapped packages in it, he thought he had discovered a fabulous treasure. He turned to leave with the sack, but could not move, because Krillgan had grabbed him using the force.

Because Krillgan had stopped strengthening three of his helpers. They had all let the tension in the little girls limbs diminish, then they all overcompensated. This caused great pain in her limbs, and the poor girl woke up screaming. This woke up the little girl's parents, and everyone living around the shack they were in. The father of the little girl grabbed the leg of the intruder, not knowing what was going on. The little girl was whimpering because of the unexpected pain.

Krillgan asked the thief why he came into the shack. The man said he was hungry. Krillgan told him that everyone in the camp was hungry. What makes him so special, that he could sneak into this shack, and attempt to steal the provisions from him, that would keep his friend alive? Without them, his friend would die. The man had no answer. When the father realised that Krillgan was actually holding the man. He let go of his leg and got up. He took Talmi's provisions away from the thief, and put them back. Being very careful, now that he knew how precious they are. He then asked Krillgan to release the thief to him. The camp will deal with him. Krillgan did, then he apologised to the little girl. He did not expect that his actions would cause her any pain. The little girl told him that it is okay, he is still good to her.

Krillgan went back to strengthening his helpers. Helping them to maintain the right tension on her limbs. When the pain subsided, the little girl was able to go back to sleep.

Her father forced the thief out of his shack. People had started coming out of their shacks because of the little girl's scream. The father told them that the healer had to let go of his little girl, to stop this thief from stealing provisions that would save his friend's life. It was because of this thief, she screamed out in pain. The people were angry with this thief. They knew that he had stolen precious items from them before, but could never prove it. Now he was caught in the act. Stealing from the healer. Almost putting the life of one of the healer's friends in jeopardy.

They took out all of their anger and frustrations on the man, and ended up beating him to death. They stripped him of his clothes, because they still had value to the crowd. They threw his naked body into the latrine. Knowing that in a few days, all that will be left of him would be his bones.

Earlier that day, a young man had taken the healing rag, from the teenage guardian. When he heard about what happened to the thief, who was caught stealing from the healer. He returned the healing rag to the young lady, and apologised. He did not want the healer, or the people, being upset with him.

The following evening, Krillgan told his helpers, that they no longer needed to hold onto the little girl's limbs, they had healed enough. He told them that they could continue to stay, and be fed when he was fed. He also told the parents, that he no longer needed to stay awake, while healing their daughter. He just needed to keep his hand on her, while he slept. So they all took turns keeping awake, starting with her parents, making sure that he always had a hand on the little girl. The helpers were also happy that they no longer had to use the family's cooking pot as a chamber pot, but could go to the latrine on their own. The people in the camp knew that the healing must be going well, when they saw the helpers coming out of the shack. Taking what was left of their meals to their families. They even saw the healer leave the shack quickly, and return just as fast.

Now they could hold her up, and start feeding her solid foods. The healer also started massaging her body, and had her parents mimic him. To stimulate the muscles, to start growing and functioning again. He told them that she might have some violent cramping of her muscles, as they start learning what to do. But if they continue to massage her limbs, they will keep it to a minimum. He started holding her up, and walking back and forth with her in the shack, to start training her muscles. The little girl could be heard giggling, because she could never do this before, and always wanted to. They also encouraged her to talk. They found that there were certain sounds she could not make. Krillgan believed it was because her brain could be damaged in the part that controls speech. She was still young enough that her brain might be able to compensate, so that she could still end up talking like everyone else.

When Krillgan declared her healed. That there was nothing else he could do for her, the little girl placed her arms around his neck, and hugged him with tears in her eyes. Hugging was something else that she could not do before. Something she always wanted to do, and found out that she really enjoyed doing it. The helpers would come back to check on her from time to time, just so that she could give them a hug. Even Talmi's uncle would get a hug, when he would come by to check on her. He would always have something for her to eat that was good for her bones and muscles. It wasn't long before she could move well enough on her own, that she could go out looking for children to play with.

Before leaving the camp, Krillgan went to check on all of the guardians. He was told about the young man who took the rag, but brought it back the next day and apologised. Krillgan considered that incident closed, and did not pursue it. He was quite angry when grandmother's daughter-in-law told him about the middle aged man who took the healing rag from her, and laughed at the warning Krillgan had told her to say. He said that healers are too soft, and will probably try to reform him, like the healer's friend reformed those teenagers. Krillgan obtained the man's description from her. She was even able to tell him in what part of the camp, the man lived. The man's own neighbours pointed him out to Krillgan.

When Krillgan saw the man, he grabbed him using the force, and demanded to know where his healing rag was. The man told him where it was, and claimed he did nothing wrong. He said he bought it from someone else. Because he bought it, he was allowed to charge the people whatever he wanted, for them to use it. After Krillgan found the rag, he started pushing the man using the force, to go the way he wanted him to, through the camp. The man did try to run for it once. But it was very easy for Krillgan to grab him and hold him still. Krillgan told him that it would be very easy for him to push him to the ground, and drag him through the camp, if that was something he preferred. The man reluctantly went the way Krillgan directed him. A crowd started following them, to see what the fate of the man would be.

When they came to the guardian. Krillgan told her that this man claims that he bought the healing rag from someone else. The guardian replied, that if he did, it was because that person had stolen it from him. He definitely is the man who took the healing rag from her.

The man started to call her a liar, than stopped and put his hands to his chest. Krillgan was very angry with this unapologetic man, and had grabbed his heart firmly with the force. He had squeezed it so hard, that it could not pump blood. The heart started to spasm, like it was trying to break free of his grip. Then it stopped, and the man fell over dead. The people had great fear and respect for the healer. Not once, did he actually lay a finger on the man.

Krillgan handed the healing rag back to the guardian, having added extra Kolto to it, as they walked back. Letting her know that she was still the guardian. He went back to the shack to get Talmi's provisions, and to say goodbye to the family. Getting one more hug and a kiss from the little girl before he left.

Aboard the Fenelar Phoenix, Krillgan had to hug and kiss his family, and hug every member of the crew. He told Ludia that he wished that he could do something more for the refugees. Ludia and Lydna were both hugging him back. Ludia told him that he will figure something out, as they held him.

They flew to Chalacta from Tal Nami. The Captain was happy to see him. He told Krillgan that he did keep in touch with most of the people that they had rescued, but could not stay on Chalacta. He helped the girls that wanted to dance, and the drug addicts, get positions on Reaver Station. He felt that the station was the safest place for them, and there would always be a supply of drugs nearby. No matter what the Imperials did.

Krillgan told him about the Selkath hiring an architect from Tal Nami to design, build, and manage, a resort and casino on Manaan. The Captain asked him if it was someone Krillgan knew. Krillgan became embarrassed and said yes. The Captain laughed, and told Krillgan he should not be embarrassed. If he had needed an architect, and Krillgan had recommended him. Then he would have hired him. Because his recommendation means something to him. Krillgan told him that the project is complete enough, that they can start hiring people, and he was thinking about all the people they rescued, that could not stay on Chalacta. Especially the dancers and drug addicts.

The Captain told him to wait one moment. He knew that before the Sith bombed Manaan. Drug dealers caught on Manaan were given the death sentence. Krillgan told him that this law is still in effect. He and the architect have talked with the Selkath elders. They are aware that there is enough of a clientele base that are addicts, that would want to use the resort and casino, that you cannot afford to turn them away. So the elders are prepared to purchase the drugs from legitimate sources (namely the planets of origin) to sell to the clients who have declared themselves to be addicts. They also recognised that it is safest to have people who are declared addicts to work with them, so that there is zero risk of someone new becoming addicted. They would prefer that the fee that the clients pay, would supplement the cost of the drugs for the employees.

The Captain liked how the Selkath were looking at it. The only abuse would be if someone declared themselves to be an addict and were not, just to try and get their hands on the drugs. Krillgan told him that only a brain dead person would do that, because the drugs would not be cheap, except to the employees. If they were found to be selling their drugs, even off planet, the Selkath law would still apply to them, and they would be executed. Chances are the Selkath would want it to be a public execution.

The Captain knew that the Selkath were well known for enforcing their laws. He asked Krillgan, how he could help? Krillgan told him that he would not be allowed to enter the resort part of Reaver Station, to speak to all the ladies. He was hoping that the Captain could arrange for them to come to him. The Captain started thinking, he also started writing down a list of everyone that he knew that worked on Reaver Station. Also making a mark, if he knew that they were an addict. He told Krillgan that the kidnapping case, that led them to rescuing all the slaves, is not officially closed. There is still a couple of the gang members out there. He doubts that they would have access to any large amounts of money, so they are no real threat on their own. Chances are that they have already hooked up with another gang. Sometimes on Chalacta, they hire Agents of the Court. You can say that they are a special type of bounty hunter. Most of the time they are retired PD officers. They are sent out to re-interview witnesses and victims, and are sometimes sent to bring them back for a court appearance, during a trial. He could do up the paperwork, making him an Agent of the Court. Authorising him to have access to all the people on the list. The Sith Military are obligated to comply. If they won't let him in, then they must let them out, to talk with him. Even the Dark Council will back this.

The only thing is, that they can only afford to pay him one credit for the job. Krillgan laughed and shook hands with The Captain, telling him that he just hired himself a bounty hunter.

While Krillgan was waiting for all the paper work to be completed, he took advantage of his export license, and purchased some Marley's Brew, and Marley's Ox' Brew, to take back to the cantina on Manaan. When he went back to the Captain's office, he had all the paperwork ready, including two judges' signatures on all the documents. He told Krillgan that the judges are fully aware of why he is going to the Station, and would like a written report on how cooperative they are, in complying with the court order.

When they reached Reaver Station, Krillgan decided to dress in full bounty hunter armour, including the helmet. He left his sword in his cabin, and borrowed Rasha's blaster rifle with the missile launcher. They had rented a private room from one of the cantinas on the spaceport level, where he will take the ladies, to talk with them. Rasha and Kran are standing guard over the room. The real reason they are there, is because they were both pilots on one of the ships used in rescuing the people, who had been taken to be sold as slaves, and would be recognised by the ladies. This way the women should be more at ease, when they came into the room.

Krillgan went up to one of the two Imperial Troopers standing guard at the entrance to the resort area of Reaver Station. He handed him their copy of the court order, telling them that he expects their full cooperation. If they don't, he will force them to comply, because this court order has the backing of the Dark Council. The one Imperial Trooper scanned the document, so that it could be transmitted straight to the Base Commander's office. Reaver Station's Base Commander was not happy to see the document. The outer office confirmed the authenticity of the document, including the signatures, as being legitimate, with what they have on file. He compared the names with the employees' schedules, and arranged for some of the dancers to be taken to the main entrance, as soon as they were off duty.

He was hoping that that would be enough to appease the bounty hunter, so that he can be on his way. He also assigned a staff member to find out what ship this bounty hunter came on, and all the information they could on the bounty hunter himself, in case the bounty hunter is not satisfied with only seeing these women, and the Base Commander has to do something drastic, to force the bounty hunter to leave.

The two Imperial Troopers noticed one name on the list, which they were sure that their Commander would not want the bounty hunter talking to. They thought that they would get the bounty hunter talking, to see if they can find out some information that could help their Commander, and maybe earn them a promotion. They had already received the information about when the ladies would be getting off shift.

They asked the bounty hunter if he wanted to wait, or if he wanted to come back? Krillgan told them that he will wait, and asked them when he will be able to speak to the next group. They only had these ladies listed, so they knew that there was no planned second group. They had to signal the office, to let them know that he was already asking about when the next group of ladies were coming out.

The Base Commander swore. This bounty hunter is going to be trouble.

The Imperial Troopers asked him how prepared must he be, to do a job like this. Krillgan told them that he takes every job he is given, seriously. That is one of the reasons the Chalactan PD entrusted this job to him. He has done work for them before. He has also studied the schematics of the station, and knows all its weaknesses. In the worst case scenario he knows how to force his way into the resort area if he has to. He can get in and out, but he doubts that he could bring anyone out alive, with him. So he would rather not go that far.

One of the Troopers laughed at him, and asked him if he expects his little missile launcher to blast his way in. He told them that he knew his missile launcher was not powerful enough to punch his way in. But it was powerful enough to take the two of them out, and destroy all the electronic surveillance in this area, so that they could not tell how he would force his way in. This bothered the Troopers, he sounded like he had thought this through, and knew exactly what he would do.

They asked him what he preferred to do, since he mentioned assaulting the station as a last resort. He told them that initially he would contact the head of the Chalactan PD, who would contact the planetary governor, who would contact their Moff, who would contact the Military's upper brass, who would contact their boss, asking him why he was not cooperating? If they don't like his answer, than their boss will be out of a job.

They relayed all this to their Commander, who knew that this bounty hunter was fully prepared to get his way. When the ladies came out the main doors, they were not very happy that there was a bounty hunter waiting for them. They were not told why they had to come there. They were basically ordered to. Which they had learnt is the normal way things are done around the space station.

One of the Troopers started making some lewd remarks to the ladies. Krillgan walked up to him and smashed him where the chest plate of his amour met the abdomen plate, with his armoured fist, with just a little enhancement using the force. He told the guy when he doubled over, that he also knows the weak points of their armour. His buddy asked him, why he did that?

Krillgan told him that his buddy needed to learn that these ladies are in his care, so when he disrespects the ladies, he disrespects him. Not a smart move on his buddy's part.

The ladies felt much more comfortable following the bounty hunter after that. They followed the bounty hunter to the cantina. Their jaws almost dropped when they saw two familiar faces guarding a private room. The two guards opened the door and walked into the room before the ladies could react and do something like hug them. The bounty hunter walked into the room, so they had no choice but to follow. Kran closed, then secured the door, while Rasha started hugging them. Krillgan removed his bounty hunter helmet and some of the ladies started beating on his armour. He asked them, why they were doing that? They told him that he almost made them pee their pants when they saw him. He apologised to them, he told them that the effect wasn't for them. It was for the guards, and those watching them on their monitors. He was hoping that they would be the ones peeing their pants. They told him that the one guard may have, from the way he hit him.

They told Kran and Rasha about some of the comments the one guard was making about them, and Krillgan up and belts him one, making him double over, even though the guard was wearing full battle armour. They did not think that was possible. Krillgan told them that his armour is better than theirs, so it wasn't that hard of a thing.

They let the ladies talk, and answered their questions as best that they could, including letting them know that Krillgan is now married.

After spending some time catching up. Krillgan told them why he wanted to talk with them, outlining the lengths that the Selkath were willing to go to, to accommodate employees with addictions. He then asked them if they knew why the Sith Military was being uncooperative in letting him talk to all the ladies on his list, and he showed them the list that The Captain gave him. They went over the list with him, to make sure that The Captain did not miss anyone. They indicated that one of the girls was dead. The Captain should have been notified, because they all listed him, as someone to be contacted, in case of injury or death. They also told him that the Base Commander has taken their Lethan (red-skinned) Twi'lek friend as a pet and sex-slave, to show everyone how important he is. They also mentioned how bad the work conditions are on the station. They can't go anywhere by themselves, for fear of being raped. The good news is that the rape drugs do not work on addicts. They get sick right away and throw up, before the drug can have any affect.

Krillgan suspected that the lady who died, was a victim of a sex-rape drug, and the Station was afraid to tell The Captain about the death. Because he would want them to send her body to Chalacta so that his people could examine her.

They all told him that they really wanted to leave this place, and were willing to go to Manaan, to work at his resort and casino. Before taking them back to the resort, he took them to a banking kiosk and opened an account in each of their names, except the addicts. He deposited 100 credits in their accounts from his own, 150 credits, if they were the guardian of an addict. So that they would have enough credits to make it to Manaan, and cover all their expenses on the way.

Krillgan told them that he knew that they did not need the full one hundred credits. He told them that this was the minimum balance they needed, so that the bankers don't get their greedy little hands on their credits.

None of the ladies had ever had a bank account before, and were touched that he would do this for him. They all promised him that they would give the balance of the credits to his friend and their new boss on Manaan, when they get there.

Krillgan knew when their current contract expired, so he could notify The Captain when they should be leaving Reaver Station, and he can give Talmi a date, for when he can expect them to start arriving.

Back in the resort, the ladies told their friends not to be afraid of the bounty hunter, it was really Krillgan. The Imperial Troopers told Krillgan when the next group of ladies were getting off shift, when he returned with the first group. Krillgan decided to take a lunch break because he had at least four hours to kill. He went back to the cantina where they rented the room, to have lunch with Kran and Rasha in their room. He also arranged to have a food tray sent to the ship. He ordered extra food because Rudy had acquired a taste for it, and was always mooching off of Lydna, who was more than happy to share.

An Imperial informant notified his contact, about the food order going to the ship, estimating that there must be four or five people still aboard the ship. The contact passed the information along to the Base Commander's office, because they had asked him to gather as much information as he could about the Fenelar Phoenix. Since they were not able to uncover any information about the bounty hunter who was using the handle of "Death Hand".

Their Mandalorian contacts have told them that he has never competed in any of their games, unless he used a different handle. But someone matching his description has been spotted on Tal Nami, Nal Hutta, Eriadu, and other planets throughout the galaxy. So they believe he is legitimate, and has his own special client list, which is every bounty hunter's dream.

The Base Commander was frustrated. Because he wasn't using his real name, they could not search his background, to determine his training and experience. If he has his own client list, then he must be highly competent. This would also be why the Chalactan PD hired him. They found it curious that he would hire the freighter, Fenelar Phoenix, for this contract. Someone in the office speculated that his own ship could be undergoing either extensive repairs, or was being upgraded with special modifications. When you are contacted by a special client, you need to respond right away, or lose them as a client. Since the Fenelar Phoenix is an older freighter, feared by pirates, quite possibly having the capacity to carry more than the normal compliment of passengers. It was possibly a good choice for the bounty hunter.

From their information, there were five people aboard the ship right now, and the three in the cantina. The Base Commander said he knew what he would do. While the bounty hunter is occupied with the second group of ladies, he would have a press gang board the ship, and seize all personnel as military recruits. Something he has permission to do, when there are more than two people working on a freighter. He can promise to release one or two of the people, if the bounty hunter promises to leave the station.

While Krillgan, Kran, and Rasha were reminiscing with the ladies about their experiences, a squad of Imperial Troopers was approaching the Fenelar Phoenix armed with force pikes set to stun, as well as their blaster rifles. The gate where the Fenelar Phoenix was docked, was locked, but they had the code to open it. The ship's hatch was also locked. They used the local intercom to contact the ship, and tell them that they had the authority to board their ship, and were ready to force their way aboard, if they did not comply. A lady responded, telling them that they could not come aboard this ship, without the head of internal ship's security's approval, no matter what authority they thought they had. She was opening the hatch so that they could meet him.

They heard the sound of the hatch unlocking, than it opened. There was a Rancor sitting there. The woman's voice spoke again, telling them that he had just finished lunch, but wanted a snack or two or three, if they were willing to volunteer. The Imperial Troopers did not know that the vibro-blades on their force pikes could cut the Rancor's skin, but their blaster rifles would only make him angry. One of the Imperial Troopers pressed the intercom and told the lady that they changed their mind. They decided not to board their ship after all. The lady told them that was nice of them, because she would have been stuck with cleaning the blood off of the bulkheads and deck. She told them that she was closing and locking the hatch, because their gate was too flimsy, and he would have no trouble breaking through it. This made the Troopers even more nervous, because the only thing they thought could break through their gate was one of their special demolition teams. That is, they thought that until now.

As they were heading back, they argued over what they were going to say about why they did not enter the ship, and capture everyone inside. They did not think that anyone would believe them, if they said the bounty hunter had a Rancor protecting the ship.

They settled on, "The bounty hunter had a special unit protecting the ship, which was powerful enough to force its way through the gate where they are docked." They then made up a list of equipment that they would need to defeat this unit. When the Base Commander and his supporting officers read the pressgang's report. They concluded from the weapons the Imperial Troopers said they would need, that the bounty hunter had a mini one man tank on his ship. That would fit with what the guards said about him using a missile to neutralise all the monitoring equipment at the main entrance to the resort. If it was powerful enough to go through the gate, it should be powerful enough to go through their main entrance after it has been sealed. That would also explain why the bounty hunter said that he could not take anyone out alive, when he would be leaving.

Grimm had been trying to raise Krillgan in his helmet, ever since that squad of Imperial Troopers with force pikes, thought they could board the ship. Krillgan had taken off his helmet, so that he could socialize with the ladies, and tell them about the employment opportunities. He only put the helmet back on when he was ready to take the ladies to the banking kiosk to open accounts.

Krillgan noticed that Grimm had been trying to reach him, and called back. Grimm had run to the washroom and left the door to the bridge open. Now Lydna was not allowed on the bridge, so when she saw the door open she went in to have a look. When she heard her father's voice she said hello, and asked him where he was hiding, because she can't see him. Krillgan thought that she might have accidentally activated the communications, and reminded her, that she is not supposed to be on the bridge, unless she is with mommy or daddy. She said okay, and left the bridge. When she saw Grimm, she asked him where daddy is hiding, because she heard his voice, but could not see him. Grimm ran back to the bridge, with Lynda trailing behind. Grimm went to his console and raised Krillgan, with Lydna just outside the door listening. Ludia saw her and picked her up, so that she could see Grimm's console. It was time she learnt about communication. Krillgan stopped dead in his tracks, when Grimm raised him, and started telling him about the Imperial Troopers wanting to board his ship. The ladies following, almost ran into him. At first they thought he was saying something to them. Then realised that he was talking to someone through his helmet.

When they arrived back at the main entrance to the resort, and Krillgan was sure that all the ladies were safely inside. Krillgan told the guards that because of what their boss had just tried to do, he is giving him just one hour to produce the rest of the ladies. Or he will contact Chalacta to tell them of the wonderful cooperation the Sith Military has been giving him. Krillgan turned his back on them and started walking away. At first they thought he was leaving, but when he stopped, they realised that he was standing, just outside of the blast radius for his missiles. They contacted the Commander's office, and told them how the bounty hunter was standing at a safe distance from the main entrance, in case he needs to fire his missiles.

The Base Commander asked his advisor's what his options were. They told him that the only thing he can do is comply. If the bounty hunter contacts Chalacta, he can be sure that he will be replaced. If he tries any sort of conflict resolution, the bounty hunter will do enough damage to the station, to warrant a military inquiry, and he might find himself court-martialed, and possibly executed. What about the dead lady on the list? The rest of the office did not know about the dead lady, but they all knew about the Lethan. They made the Base Commander tell them the name of the dead lady. One of them contacted station security, to find out what they did with her, while another called up her file. There it was in plain basic, "In case of accident or death, contact the head of Chalacta's Planetary Defense Force". Station security told them they did nothing with the body. It is laying frozen in their morgue. They are still waiting for instructions from the Base Commander, because he stopped them from investigating her death. All they have, is that it is listed as suspicious. They were told to send over a copy of all their paperwork. They all knew that what they did next, was going to affect all of their careers.

With the Base Commander pacing in his office, they held a quick meeting in theirs. They decided that the best thing to do, was for one of them to go down to the bounty hunter, and tell him personally, that they just found out about the dead lady, and were willing to release her frozen body to him, along with station security's report. Then they would bring the rest of the ladies out to him. While one of them went to the main entrance, the most senior of the Base Commander's officers went to the Commander's personal quarters. He told the Lethan to get dressed, and asked her if she has any personal items in these quarters. She told him that there was nothing here that she wanted. She guessed that she was being sent away. She could not tell whether she was a slave or free. Since he did not tell her what to wear, she decided that something comfortable to travel in, would be appropriate. When she was dressed, he took her to a waiting room near the main entrance, and left her there. It wasn't long before someone else entered the room. When she recognised her as one of her friends, she tried not to cry. She asked her what was going on. The friend suspecting that this room was heavily monitored. She removed her blouse and wrapped it around both of their heads so that she could whisper that Krillgan and his crew are there. The Twi'lek started crying. She knew that this ordeal really was over.

Krillgan told the officer that he has the facilities to handle the body, and wanted it brought down right away. He contacted Grimm and asked him or Ludia to go stand guard over their room. He wanted Kran and Rasha with him, to escort the body. They brought her out on a repulser-lift gurney. Krillgan pulled back the cloth draped over her body, enough so that he could see her face. He remembered her, she was so happy when she found out that she really was free. He told the officer that he would not be returning the gurney.

Kran and Rasha led the way through the spaceport, with their blaster rifles held in the ready position. With the gurney controlled by Krillgan right behind them. All the people in the spaceport scrambled to get out of their way. Giving them a wide berth. After placing the gurney with the body, in their meat freezer. Krillgan sent Rasha and Kran back to the cantina, while he returned to the main entrance to get the rest of the ladies.

The officer brought them out. Right away, Krillgan noticed that the ladies had surrounded their Lethan friend, like they were protecting her with their bodies, and the other Twi'leks were touching her lekku with theirs. Krillgan was happy to see that it was Ludia that had come from the ship, wearing only her wedding dress and white boots, because her leather pants could no longer fit over her belly. It looked comical to Krillgan that she was also wearing a blaster pistol in a holster while holding her blaster rifle. Everyone else thought she looked serious. Most of the ladies had heard from the others that Krillgan was married. This group was happy to meet his pregnant wife. Krillgan told the ladies not to let her looks fool you. She is a better warrior than he is. The ladies were sorry when their meeting had to come to an end, and said their goodbyes. While Krillgan took the other ladies to the banking kiosk. Kran, Ludia, and Rasha, escorted the Lethan Twi'lek to their ship.

While they waited for Krillgan's return, they sat in the crew lounge talking. Lydna climbed up on the Twi'lek's lap and started sucking on the tip of one of her lekku. Ludia apologised for her and stood up to take her from the Twi'lek, telling her that she learnt to do that, when they visited some Togruta friends. The Twi'lek told her that it was okay. It felt surprisingly comforting to her. She gave Lydna a nice hug. Lydna took the lekku out of her mouth, and told her she was safe here. "Smasher will not let anyone on the ship, who is not supposed to be there. Mommy and daddy are even stronger than Smasher." The Twi'lek had not met Smasher yet, and asked Ludia about him. Lydna had started sucking on the lekku again, while Ludia told her that Smasher was the head of internal ship security, and is a Rancor. The Twi'lek was not sure if she could believe her. So Ludia called Smasher, both out loud and using the force. Rudy followed his friend, knowing that they would be meeting a new person. The Twi'lek gasped when she saw Smasher. He really is a Rancor. Because Ludia asked him to, he held out a claw for the Twi'lek to shake. Lydna stopped sucking and told her that it was her friend Rudy behind Smasher. If she rubs him behind his ears, he will be her friend too. Lydna also told her that she should never touch the end of his tail because it could hurt her. Rudy came over and started licking Lydna's face which made her giggle. The Twi'lek tried rubbing him behind his ears, and sensed that the creature really did like it. She thought this is a strange ship, but she was really going to like it there.

They departed as soon as Krillgan returned. Lydna slept with the Twi'lek instead of with Rasha, the whole time she was the only passenger aboard the ship. When they reached Chalacta, Krillgan asked permission to land on the surface right away, instead of going to the spaceport. He told them that he had a body. When spaceport traffic control notified The Captain about the Fenelar Phoenix's request, he automatically gave them permission, to land at the same place as before. He then had traffic control connect him with the Phoenix. The Captain just asked, who was it? Krillgan told him, and they both broke the connection. Neither one wanted to talk, when so many others could listen.

The Captain contacted all his people that had gone on the rescue mission with Krillgan and his crew. He told them to wear their dress uniforms, they were meeting the Phoenix in the training area. The Twi'lek did not know that one of her friends was dead. She saw all her rescuers in their dress uniforms, and wondered why they went to all that trouble. Then she waited at the bottom of the ramp with them, when she realised they had not dressed that way for her.

When Krillgan brought the shrouded body out, she became very anxious. They let her pull the cloth back so that she could see who it was. She started bawling, and her knees buckled. She would have collapsed to the ground if Ludia had not used the force to grab her, and hold her up. She told them between sobs, that he promised nothing would happen to her friends, if she did what he told her to do.

Krillgan told The Captain that the Base Commander of Reaver Station had taken her as his personal slave. That is why he brought her back with them. The Captain just put his hand on her shoulder to let her know he understood. His people surrounded the gurney and escorted it to the waiting vehicle to take it to their forensics lab. Ludia and Rasha held the Twi'lek up and helped her to a vehicle as well. But not before Lydna came down the ramp and the Twi'lek picked her up, so that she could suck on the tip of one of her lekku. Krillgan also squeezed into the same vehicle, and they were all taken to PDHQ.

The Captain wanted to interview the Twi'lek, but she would not let go of Lydna, or let Rasha and Ludia let go of her. Someone in The Captain's outer office had a set of earphones that played instrumental music recorded at one of the temples. They listened to it when they needed to relax. They put these on Lydna, so that she would not hear what was said, but could still bring comfort to the Twi'lek.

While the Twi'lek told The Captain about everything that happened to her on Reaver Station, Krillgan was in the outer office with a secretary, who was helping him write up a complete report. Along with the copy of Reaver Station's security report. In the report he mentioned the date that the ladies said that their friend's body was discovered. As well as the date that he arrived at Reaver Station, so they knew how long she has been dead. After The Captain completed the interview, he offered to put her up in their best hotel. She told him that she preferred being on the Phoenix. She knew she was safe there, and they all give her the emotional support that she needs.

Ludia mentioned to The Captain, that what she is wearing is all that she has. The Captain made arrangements for them to go shopping, including stopping in at a dress shop, he would pick up the tab. He suggested that Ludia ask them if she could see the designs by "Andriel the Punisher".

Back on the ship, Ludia and Rasha asked Krillgan about "Andriel the Punisher". Krillgan told them that The Captain was the first one to train his parents in self defense. He was the one who made them wear their practice outfits when training. It was someone in that class that wrote down "The Punisher" beside his mother's name, on a dress design that she shared with the other ladies in the class. Apparently she drew up some more designs the next time she was on Chalacta. Now all three ladies were curious to see all the designs. The only time the Twi'lek would put Lydna down, when she was off the ship on Chalacta. Was when she was being measured for one of The Punisher's Chalactan dress designs. Rasha also paid to have one of her dresses sewn for her.

They were surprised when The Captain showed up at the Phoenix the second day they were there. But not talk to any of them. He wanted to go hunting with Smasher. Rudy tagged along, even though he had never met the man before. Smasher said he was a good man. That was good enough for Rudy.

After the hunt, The Captain did want to talk with Krillgan. He told him that he had passed along a copy of his report to the two judges that signed the documents. They were both hoping to have lunch with him the following day. He was told to dress nice. Ludia suggested that he wear his wedding outfit. It fit him, and he still looked good in it.

The next day The Captain picked him up and took him to what looked like an exclusive restaurant attached to a courthouse. Because he was with The Captain, he was waved through all the security checkpoints, which a guest of a judge would have to go through, before being allowed in. The one judge was a middle aged man. Krillgan found out that his niece was one of the women he rescued from the slavers. He was only an advocate at the time, so was not allowed to know anything about him, except what his niece told him. The other judge is much older. Krillgan found out that his granddaughter was also one of the ladies rescued. When The Captain approached them about signing the documents, they did not hesitate. Both judges told him about how proud they were of him representing Chalactan Law, when he was on Reaver Station. They told him that they were also willing to sign the next batch of documents The Captain was preparing for them. Krillgan looked at The Captain, who only smiled. They were sorry to hear about the one lady's death, apparently their girls both knew her. They just wanted to thank him for what he has done for Chalacta, and for them personally.

After lunch The Captain told him how good it is for him to have some judges like that, that he can approach for help. He told them that the next batch of documents are for the rest of the people he rescued, so that the PD on the various planets will help him track them down.

There are a few of them that wrote him that they were traveling to a new planet, and would send him a note once they settled in, but were never heard from again. There was no commonality in the planets they were heading to.

Krillgan decided to stay on Chalacta, until forensics could determine a cause of death. The body was so well frozen that it took five days for it to thaw out in their coolers, before they could start examining her. This gave The Captain one more chance to take a break and go hunting with Smasher and Rudy. Forensics did tell The Captain that because the body was frozen so soon after it was discovered, all the physical evidence on her, and in her, was very well preserved, and should yield excellent results. They confirmed that she died from an overdose of a rape drug. They also found fluid from the man who raped her inside her body. They were able to make a complete DNA fingerprint of the man who raped her, and a galaxywide warrant was issued for his arrest, for rape and murder.

The Governor of Chalacta forwarded a copy of the warrant to the Moff, who forwarded it to Military Headquarters on Dromund Kaas. They replied that this was an internal military matter. The Moff told them that this was no longer a military matter. When they neglected to inform the lady's guardian of her death in a timely fashion. When they ignored him, he went to the Dark Council. The Dark Council sided with the Moff, and appointed a Sith Lord to deal with it.

Reaver Station traffic control informed the Base Commander, a Sith Lord representing the Dark Council, was docking at the station. The two Imperial Troopers at the main entrance to the resort, snapped to attention, then started to move to open the doors for him. With a flick of a finger back and forth, he used the force to tear them away from the doors and smash them against the walls. He them pushed the doors open using the force, jamming their mechanism in the open position. One of the Troopers managed to signal that he was on his way up, before collapsing. Security, who had monitored what had happened, had to ask the Base Commander for a squad of Imperial Troopers, to guard the front entrance, until maintenance can repair the doors.

When the Sith Lord came into the Base Commander's outer office, he commanded that all the Base Commander's personal guards report to the office immediately. The Base Commander came out of his office and demanded to know what was going on. The Sith Lord ignored him. When they were all assembled, the Sith Lord called one of them by name and told him to step forward. The Imperial Trooper did as he was told. The Sith Lord than told him to reach up with his hands. When he did, the Sith Lord took his lightsabre and sliced him in half, at his waist. He then addressed the Base Commander.

"You were told when you were given this assignment. To clean this place up, and make it a safe place, for all personnel. Instead you allowed this man to rape and murder a dancer, whose guardian happened to be the Head of Planetary Defence on Chalacta. Instead of bringing this man to justice, and restoring honour to the military. You covered his crime up. You are no longer allowed to have a personal guard. They will all be reassigned. You either do what you were originally ordered to do. Or the next time I come back, I will be passing judgment on you."

With that the Sith Lord ordered the rest of the Base Commander's personal guards to follow him. They had no choice but to step on their dead comrade's body, as they followed the Sith Lord out of the office.

The area Moff for Chalacta, the Chalactan Governor, and the Head of Planetary Defence on Chalacta, all received the same communiqué from the Dark Council. "The guilty individual has been executed, and the Base Commander of Reaver Station, has been reprimanded." The Captain informed Krillgan the next time he contacted him.

Krillgan as "Death Hand" was being given full cooperation, from every Planetary Defence that he visited, when he handed them their copy of the document, The Captain had given him. He was able to talk with all the people that The Captain was pretty sure he knew where they were, and the PD was able to find out what they could about the people who were last seen on their planet, and even arranged an interview with the freighter company, whose ship they left the planet on. Every one of those ships disappeared without a trace.

At the end of his visit on every planet, Krillgan went to the Interior Ministry on that planet and asked them to put him through to the Head of Planetary Defense on Chalacta. Krillgan had pre-arranged with The Captain, that if the call originates with the Interior Ministry. He had everyone's full cooperation. If it originated anywhere else, not to believe a word he says, and he will try and contact The Captain later. So far every contact originated with the Interior Ministry.

After every call, The Captain would send a letter thanking the PD for their full cooperation, and would send a small case of Marley's Brew, and Marley's Ox' Brew as a gift to the head of their PD. After visiting all the planets, the only thing Krillgan found in common. Was that all of the freighters that disappeared had a full complement of passengers. Two of the freight companies, gave Krillgan a complete list of all their freighters that had disappeared, and their last registered trip.

Since most of the disappearances occurred in the Trax Tube. Krillgan decided to patrol the Trax Tube between Uogo'cor and Nanth'ri. If there were pirates that had commandeered these ships. He wanted to find them.

The first few trips traversing the Trax Tube, produced no results. He had warned his crew that this could take some time. It was not like they had made an appointment with the pirates, and arranged a date and a rendezvous point.

Finally, they were knocked out of hyperspace. Everyone ran for their battle stations. Krillgan did not go to battle mode, because he could sense no starfighters in the system. Just ahead, it looked like one freighter had grabbed another freighter with a tractor beam, and was pulling it towards one of its docking ports. The attacking freighter did not need to use an umbilical connection because of its docking ports. Krillgan ordered the Phoenix to ship assault mode, and ordered the crew to the bridge. Because he was approaching the two ships from behind and slightly above them. The top two gun turrets on the attacking ship opened fire on the Phoenix. When the Fenelar Phoenix was within range, Krillgan fired both Ion Cannons at the attacking ship. The gun turrets stopped firing, and the tractor beam was disabled. The freighter being attacked by the pirates' ship, just drifted. It was only when they came closer that they saw that its drives had been disabled.

To stop the pirate ship from boarding the freighter, Krillgan realised that he would have to board the pirate ship. He manoeuvred the Phoenix to dock with the docking port on the pirate ship, which was on the opposite side of the ship, from where the tractor beam was.

Krillgan and Ludia got into quite an argument. He did not what her boarding the pirate ship with him at all. She told him that just because she was pregnant, does not mean that she was crippled. He told her that none of her defensive clothing fit her, so the baby would be unprotected. The clothes she was wearing, was the same thing as her boarding the ship naked. Ludia was prepared to take off all her clothes, and board the ship that way, just to prove that she could take care of herself and the baby. She did not need the protective clothing. He told her that he would be using the dual dagger method for boarding the pirate ship, and she did not have her bow and arrows to back him up. She reminded him that neither did anyone else. He told her that Rasha had her choice of blaster rifles, and she was also wearing Rancor leather, so was well protected. Ludia reminded him that her lightsabre was all the protection she needed. Krillgan finally gave in and said she could board the ship, as long as she let him go first, and she kept her clothes on.

The ship they were boarding, had never expected that someone would try to board them. So the pirates that were ready to board the helpless freighter, were not in position to defend their ship. The defenders had to run almost all the way back to their bridge before they could cut across to the other side of the ship.

Krillgan was a little disappointed that there was no welcoming committee, to welcome him aboard. He started walking towards the bridge, when suddenly six Imperial Troopers, in full battle armour appeared just ahead of him, and opened fire on him. Because they were wearing armour, Krillgan had to deflect a number of blaster bolts back at each one of them to take them out.

When they had first appeared, Krillgan thought that they were pirates dressed in Imperial Trooper armour. But when he stepped onto the bridge, and saw the four officers in their Imperial Navy uniforms, he knew that this was a Sith military ship, masquerading as a pirate ship. He dispatched two of the officers with his daggers, and the other two with his modified blaster pistol. He was hoping to keep one of them alive to answer some questions. But none of them cooperated. When Ludia and Rasha showed up on the bridge. Ludia told him that Rasha killed all of the pirates manning the gun turrets.

Ludia asked Krillgan, why they were all wearing uniforms, even the ones in the gun turrets? Krillgan told her that this is a Sith military ship, pretending to be a pirate ship. He suggested that they go back to their own ship, and send Grimm over. Hopefully the ship's computer will cooperate, and give them the information they need.

Krillgan called over to the freighter, identifying himself as the captain of the Fenelar Phoenix, calling from the pirate ship. After he was told that he was talking to the captain of the freighter. Krillgan suggested that he dock his ship and come aboard. He told Krillgan that they can't manoeuvre. He will need him to tractor them into the docking position. Krillgan had to ask him where the controls to the tractor beam would be. He can't see anything on the bridge that looked like it would activate it. The captain suggested that it might be next to the docking port. Grimm and Krillgan went to that side of the ship, to look for the controls. Grimm found them and activated the tractor beam. He told Krillgan that it looked like an automated system. Once the freighter latched on, the beam would deactivate.

When the freighter captain open the hatch, they suggested to the captain, that it would be safer for his crew if he came alone. The Captain was suspicious, but told his first officer to stay on their ship. Krillgan first showed him the dead Imperial Troopers, before taking him to the bridge to let him see the four dead officers.

The captain was stunned. "Why would a Sith military ship attack them?"

Then he asked Krillgan, if this was the reason he asked him to come alone? Krillgan said it was. If this is a real Sith military ship. Then anyone who knows about it will be a target for their assassins, if word of this ever leaks out. The Sith cannot afford for this to become public knowledge. The captain took this in and thought about it. He asked Krillgan, what was he going to do? Krillgan told him that he was going to search the ship's computer to see if he would be able to find anything that would help them find out why they were doing it? The captain asked him if he was worried about a Sith assassin.

Krillgan told him that he was capable of looking after himself. The captain looked at the dead bodies, and asked if this was his handiwork. Krillgan acknowledged that it was. So the captain decided it was safe to help Krillgan and Grimm, while he tried to figure out what his options would be.

While they were working on the computer, Rasha came to the bridge to inform Krillgan that she was going to search the ship, to see if she would find anything useful. Krillgan knew that she wanted to find the ship's armoury, in case they had some nice toys for her to play with. Krillgan introduced her to the freighter's captain as his first officer, then asked her if she could get someone to help her to remove the bodies from the bridge. Ludia already had Kran helping her undress the dead bodies, in case they needed their uniforms or body armour in the future. Kran complained that the body armour would be easy to spot as being damaged. Elibet helped Rasha remove the bodies from the bridge, and take them to Ludia. Then they went through the whole ship. They found clean uniforms hanging in all of the officers' cabins. Rasha took them all, and hung them in her cabin. Her closet was getting quite full. When she found the armoury, she told Kran and Ludia. Ludia took a quick look, and asked her not to store any of the grenades in her weapons locker. The children might figure out how to get in, and accidentally set one off. Rasha had been hoping to keep some handy, but knew that Ludia was right. Soon there was going to be another little one running around the ship.

She found some shaped charges, and other explosives, that she knew nothing about. But was hoping their armourer would be able to enlighten her, on their proper use. They also found some kits for repairing body armour. Now if they needed them, they would look good again. The soiled uniforms and armour, the extra blaster rifles, the grenades and explosives, were all packed up, and stored in Cargo Bay 1. Ludia told Smasher, that children, and other inquisitive people, were not allowed to touch them.

The Sith ship had a couple of escape pods. They were an ancient design. The pods had no propulsion unit. They would only drift, and emit a distress signal, when activated. Ludia disabled the distress signal in one pod and started stuffing the dead bodies in there, after removing their legs, so that Smasher had something to snack on. She remembered having to kill the one predator, because it had acquired a taste for human flesh. So both Smasher and Rudy were told, that Rudy was not allowed one of Smasher's snacks. Not even a bone to chew on. Besides, Lydna already gives Rudy too much food for him to snack on. She was worried that he might get fat.

Krillgan went and got his list of all the freighters that disappeared. The Imperials kept an excellent ship's log. Recording when they received information about a target ship, when and where they intercepted it, and when and where they dropped it off. The captain was a little unnerved that someone had given them information about his ship. The only chance encounter was the Fenelar Phoenix, coming to rescue them.

On the one hand Krillgan was happy to find out that this one ship was responsible for all of the ships on his list. That meant that they did not have to worry about another one. But it still did not answer why? While they drifted through the system, the captain had commented that there was something about this system that was familiar. But he couldn't remember what?

After spending hours going through the ship's logs only to find out that his ship was targeted. He just stood there, staring out into space. Suddenly he became excited, he remembered why this system looked familiar. Before the treaty which gave this section of space over to the Sith. He used to be a pilot for the space wing of his planet's PD. They were responsible for keeping pirates out of their system. They had a sudden spike in pirate activity, and someone concluded that they must have a base nearby. They had captured a support ship, and by analysing it, they discovered the location of their base. It was in this barren system. They raided the base, killing all the pirates. He was the pilot of the ship that was ordered to hang back with his crew, in case they did not get all the pirates. They lived on the base for more than a month, until they were told to come home. The base has an attached hanger that was large enough to house two freighters while the crews did repairs.

The freighter's captain took control of the Sith ship, using its powerful drives to carry all three ships through the system. He had contacted his own ship to let them know what he was doing, and no he was not a hostage.

In the meantime Krillgan and Grimm started going over all the incoming messages that the computer recorded. They knew that all the freighters had been taken to the Hutt world, called Tol Amn. It was in one of the messages, where they found out where on Tol Amn they were taken, and why?

Tol Amn is a murky, stormy world. It had no natural inhabitants, but did have vegetation. The Hutts established a number of domed habitats, where they had placed different slave species in each dome, to grow their specialty crops within the habitats, and have some of their more rugged domesticated animals graze outside. The Sith had built their own domed habitat on this planet undetected by the Hutts, because no one ventures outside, except to work with the animals, and the Hutts thought it was too great of an expense, to connect them. None of the different slave species, are interested in mingling.

They understood from the messages. That some sort of chemical experiment was being conducted on the captives. Even though the captives thought that they were there to manage a crop. There was also a company mentioned a number of times as being involved. "Imperial Shipping and Storage Company." They asked the captain what company he works for. He replied ISSC "Imperial Shipping and Storage". They asked him what he thought of them. He told them that they are too hardnosed Sith for his liking. After the treaty, the Sith forced all PD's to disband their Space Wings, also known as Anti-Pirate Divisions. So he was out of a job. They were a brand new company, and he needed a job. He never could understand why they hired him or his buddy. His buddy's ship was the first freighter to go missing from their company. Despite that setback, the company kept growing steadily, through the time of peace, and even more so, once war was renewed. All the new freighter captains were as Sith as the owners.

They also pretended to be bigger than what they are. Their head office is on Nar Shaddaa, whereas the other shipping companies have their regional offices on Randon, even though they are all part of galaxy wide corporations. They asked him about his first officer. Was he a hardnosed Sith. The captain called him the kid. He said that he didn't know what to believe. He grew up on Sith propaganda, but the older people in his life contradicted everything that the Sith taught him. So he is a little confused.

When they read the last message received. Krillgan took control of piloting the ships, and sent the captain to read it. The captain turned white when he read how his own company set him up. He was to be the first test subject in the next battery of tests, because he was not a true Sith. He told Krillgan and Grimm, that he cannot repair his ship and go back to his company. He's a dead man. Krillgan told him that he has to go back, at least to tell them that they were attacked by pirates, and rescued by the Fenelar Phoenix. That his ship was too badly damaged, so he had to abandon it for the safety of his passengers and crew. He has to talk to his first officer to make him understand that they were attacked by pirates in Starfighters, and their support ship took off as soon as the Phoenix appeared, probably because of Phoenix's reputation. Then he can resign. The captain agreed. This means that they have to move everyone from the freighter to the Phoenix.

Krillgan went to talk to Kran and Elibet, while the captain went back to piloting the ships. He told them about having to bring all the other people over from the other ship. The crews' bathroom will have to become a communal bathroom. He suggested that if they want privacy and their own bathroom, they need to move into the cabin in the tail of the ship. They agreed that that was the best option. Another thing they did was take the bedsheets off of all the beds in the Sith ship, and covered everything up. So that the people going from the freighter to the Phoenix, would not know what type of ship they were passing through. They told the passengers, it was because of the blood and filth throughout the ship. The pirates were not very sanitary.

The captain took Krillgan to his ship, so that he could introduce him as the captain of the ship they were going to, and so he could prepare them, for some of the peculiarities on his ship. When Krillgan went to speak to the passengers. He was quite surprised to find a couple that he had talked to, not too long ago. They both hugged him. Thanking him for always rescuing them. First he rescued them from the slavers, now he has rescued them from pirates. They told him that after he talked with them, they decided to try and get to Manaan, about the job opportunities. They could not find a way there, so they thought to try getting there from a different sector of space. They also introduced him to their little girl. Krillgan guessed that she was probably only a few months younger than Lydna.

When Krillgan told the passengers that the head of Internal Ship Security on his ship, was a Rancor, there was silence. Then the father of the little girl, asked him if it is the same Rancor that he saw on Chalacta with the Head of Planetary Security there. He said that they looked like they were getting along. Krillgan told him that what he saw was only professional courtesy, because they are both security officers. The couple laughed, the rest of the passengers also laughed, but it was a more nervous laugh. They were still processing that they would be coming face-to-face with a Rancor.

When they came through the sheeted passageway. Ludia and Rasha were there to greet them with a hug. Not knowing that this was for their own safety. The young couple chose to share the cabin with the Twi'lek young lady. They remembered her from the rescue. So the Twi'lek and their daughter took the upper bunk, while the couple shared the lowered bunk. Lydna was delighted that she had a playmate. She taught her how to suck on the tip of the Twi'lek's lekku. They were also seen holding onto Rudy as they ran around the ship. The passengers did not know what to make of this, especially after being warned not to touch Rudy's tail.

When they passed near the system's sun. Krillgan released the escape pod with all the bodies in it, so it would be drawn into the sun. Finally the captain was sure he knew where the pirate base was. It was a small barren world, with no atmosphere. When they landed the ships, they had to make sure each ship was detached. Then the Phoenix moved closer to an access hatch leaving the other two ships in front of the hangar.

Krillgan put on his bounty hunter's armour, since it was also an environmental suit, enabling him to go out into the vacuum of space. He followed the captain's instructions for entering the base. He then went to the hangar controls, opened the blast doors, then used the hangar's tractor beam, to bring the two ships into the hanger. He resealed the base, and reset the access code, so only he, or whoever he gave the code to, could get in.

After the passengers had left the freighter, while the ships were still connected, the captain sat down with his first officer, with Krillgan sitting in. When the captain asked him if he knew what type of ship attacked them? He was surprised when the first officer rattled off, that it was the scout variant of the Vaiken Frigate. The first light frigate built by the Sith on Dromund Kaas, and the smallest ship they built with a hyperspace drive. Named after Grand Moff Odile Vaiken, founding father of the Sith military. Krillgan asked him how he knew that. He told them that it was one of the things they taught him at school. Krillgan asked him what he thought of the Sith. He told them that they were all right, they gave him a nice job. The captain suggested that his first officer read the last message sent to the Sith ship. Krillgan agreed. They took him to the bridge of the ship and let him read the message. The young man was confused. He asked them what the message meant. His captain told him that the company they work for, set them up to be captured, because his captain wasn't a Sith. The young man said he understood that, but he still does not understand. Krillgan told him that he was being thrown away, because his company decided that they don't need him anymore. Now he understood.

The captain told him that their only choice, if they want to live, is to report to the local office on Uogo'cor. Tell them about the pirate attack. Then he told him what version of the pirate attack they should tell them. Then they both need to resign and get back to the Phoenix as fast as they can. They cannot afford to be there when the local office contacts the head office, in case a warrant for their arrest gets issued.

Most of the passengers got off at the Uogo'cor spaceport, and were able to catch ships going where they wanted. The young couple elected to stay on board the Phoenix, because they knew the Twi'lek was also going to Manaan. They also felt safer on the Fenelar Phoenix. They just moved into the next cabin, so that they would not bother their Twi'lek friend whenever they felt like being intimate. From Uogo'cor they went to Randon.

While Krillgan went down to the surface, to talk with the division head of the different freight companies. Rasha and Kran went down to the surface to buy juice, fruits and vegetables. Rasha could not understand the logic of hiring a porter droid, when Kran was available to help her. She wanted to take Rudy with her, but they would not let him on the shuttle.

Because of the documents Krillgan was carrying, and the information that they had already given him, it was not hard for him to get in to see the top man in each of the two freight companies.

This first trip was to get a feel for the company, and for the people in charge. He mentioned that he has a lead that might be able to take him to their ships, and the people that were on them. The man in charge was definitely delighted to hear that. Because he was talking to a bounty hunter, he told him what they were willing to pay him for each person he was able to bring back, and for the recovery of each ship. Krillgan asked him about his competitors. He was told that his counterpart in the other company would probably offer him a similar deal, and the person in the ISSC office has greater autonomy on this planet then on other planets, because he has to compete with two regional offices. So he should have the authority to offer something similar.

When he went to the next office he was again well received, and offered close to the same deal.

When Krillgan went to the ISSC office. They made him wait a long time, before they let him in to the main office. The company man asked him about his lead. Krillgan stared at him for a moment, "You either think that I am a fool. Or you are an idiot for asking a bounty hunter about a lead."

The company man was clearly embarrassed by his blunder. He only offered a paltry amount for the recovery of any ships, and nothing for the people. Krillgan told him that if he recovered the ships, they are his property. He would make more credits by having the ships dismantled and sold for scrap, and stormed out of his office.

Krillgan then went back to the second freight office and asked for a meeting with their boss and their competitor's boss. ISSC is not invited. He has some sensitive information to share with both of them. When he knew time and place. He went back to the Phoenix for the captain and first officer of the freighter.

When they were returning, Krillgan told them that they need to tell these men about the pirate attack. The first officer whispered to his captain. Asking which version they were supposed to tell them? The captain told him to give them the real one. After they told them about the attack, then the appearance of the Fenelar Phoenix. Krillgan took over with his helmet removed, so that they could see his face. He told them about encountering the six pirates in Imperial Trooper combat armour. Then when he went onto the bridge, he found four officers in Imperial Navy uniforms. When his crew took out the men in the gun turrets, they were also in uniform. There is no doubt that the pirates who captured their ships, were members of the Imperial military. This information disturbed the two men. Krillgan then told them that ISSC has been growing their business, by painting their corporate colours on the ships they took from them. To recover the balance of the freighters, and the people, he will need to attack a secret Sith base in Hutt space. The public is not ready to hear about this. If they do, there will be bloody riots, and a lot of innocent people killed. With nothing accomplished.

The two executives agreed. They told Krillgan that when he frees the people and recovers the freighters, he should take them to Ubrikkia. Krillgan suggested that Rettna would be a better choice. No orbital spaceport, and only a token Imperial garrison. They both had to call their offices to find out what holdings they had on Rettna. They both told Krillgan that Rettna would work, they will both need to start building hangers at the spaceport right away.

Krillgan also told them, that because they would be spending a huge amount of credits, to help get the people back into society. Without the Sith noticing. He would pass on the bounty hunter fees they had talked about earlier.

They asked Krillgan if he was planning on hiring mercenaries for his attack on the Sith base. He told them he was. They said that they would forward him some credits to help cover his expenses. They told him that they now know that they are in a full corporate war with ISSC. Their companies have fought many such wars all over the galaxy, including against each other.

They did ask, that since he was going to be going into Hutt space. Could he take out their headquarters on Nar Shaddaa? It would shorten the war considerably. Krillgan told them that he had not planned on it. It would really depend on what he found when he took out the Sith base. The one executive told the captain, and his first officer, that he had work for them, if they could wait for him at his office. The two executives then accompanied Krillgan to a banking kiosk, so that they could transfer funds from their corporate accounts, to his account, so that he could hire mercenaries.

Krillgan had to set up a separate account as Death Hand, so the Sith could not track the transfer, and find his personal account. Krillgan also made arrangements with them, so that in the future, he could communicate with them, without the Imperials knowing. This way in the future, he could transmit to them the data, to tell them the location of the pirate base, and the code for entering the base. So that they could retrieve the pirate ship, when it would help force the Sith off of all the planets in the sector.

Ludia was not happy when they started going towards Republic space. She told Krillgan that they should attack the Sith base and free all the people. Krillgan told her that they don't have the right people backing them up, for this job. Ludia thought that his saying he needs to hire mercenaries, was just an excuse to dump her off on Dathomir.

Krillgan could not understand what was wrong with Ludia. First they had that fight in front of the whole crew, about whether she should be part of the boarding party, to board the pirate ship, and now her moping, because he was taking her to Dathomir, before assaulting the Sith base. He racked his brains for days, trying to figure out what was really wrong. He was sure his mother would have been able to tell him, if she were here. But she is not. This was starting to wear everyone down. Even the children did not seem their boisterous selves.

One day when he heard her complaining in the crew lounge, he suddenly realised what was wrong. At least he hoped he did. He walked into the crew lounge and took her by the hand, lifting her up off her chair.

"Come with me young lady! We need to talk! Right now!"

Everyone saw the look on Ludia's face. She was ready for a fight. Everyone thought that Krillgan had grabbed a Vornskr by its tail. Krillgan was grateful that Ludia had not yet chosen to fight him, but let him drag her by the hand to their cabin.

Lydna asked the Twi'lek, where daddy is taking mommy. She told her that he has taken her away to talk. Lydna thought that was all right, because she did not want them to fight. Like the day she met her new friend. She almost started crying, when she heard how loud they were getting.

When they entered the cabin, Ludia closed the door behind her. Krillgan turned to his wife. In a serious voice, he told her that he has something to say to her, which he has put off for too long. Then he said, "I love you!" Then he quickly took her in his arms, and kissed her on her mouth. Not a quick peck, but a passionate kiss, to reinforce what he said. She finally pushed him away, and told him that he doesn't fight fair. He started apologising to her, for neglecting her, and taking her for granted. Yes she is a very capable Sister, but she is also his wife, the mother of their child, and soon to be the mother of their second child. Sometimes he gets focused on just one of her roles, and forgets to support her in all her other roles.

Ludia asked him, if this means he is turning around to go rescue those people? Krillgan told her no. He is still going to hire mercenaries. What he really needs is his father, to deal with any computer they find. But he is not going to risk his father's life on this mission. So he needs to find some computer savvy mercenaries.

Ludia asked him, why Grimm can't do it? Krillgan told her that if it was a ship's computer, than Grimm may have been enough, because they all have certain similarities. But his father told him about the different types of computers there are, and how it is hard for one man to understand all of them. Now if they were going to try to get into an Interior Ministry computer, than he would need to take his father.

Krillgan saw that she was still a little disappointed with him. He also reminded her that he would be in a lot of trouble with their mothers, if he doesn't get her back to Dathomir before the baby is born. She than asked him which of her roles he was neglecting the most? He told her that he has been thinking of her so much as the mother, he has forgotten to treat her as his wife. Which is why they are in the cabin. Ludia agreed that he has been neglecting that part of her life, then whispered in his ear how he could make it up to her. Krillgan smiled, and told her that it would be his pleasure.

They were gone a long time, and some of the adults started getting a little concerned. They were hoping that they would have at least one of their captains alive, when they were finished with whatever it really was that they were doing. When they saw the two of them return to the crew lounge, holding hands with smiles on both their faces, they knew that Krillgan had just performed another miracle. Maybe the greatest one so far.

When Lydna saw them smiling, she told the Twi'lek that they must have been telling each other stories. She asked her parents, if next time they were going to tell each other stories, can she come and listen because she likes stories? Krillgan told her that they were telling each other special stories, which were only for them to hear. But if she wants, he can tell her a story. He asked her, if he had ever told her the story about the day her aunt, Aliyanna was born? She shook her head no, than asked, who is Aunt Aliyanna? Krillgan told her that Aunt Aliyanna is his sister. She was going to meet her soon. He was sure she would like her a lot, because he really loves her. He then started telling her about that day.

When they stopped at a planet to buy tea, juice, and fruit. Krillgan also made arrangements with an independent freight hauler, to take the Twi'lek and the young family to Manaan. He also suggested what supplies they should purchase along the way, to make their trip very worthwhile.

When the freighter captain and first officer saw that the Twi'lek female was a Lethan, they started thinking about taking her and selling her to a slaver.

When they left the planet's atmosphere, and gave the all clear to unfasten restraints. The young father went up to the bridge. He wanted his new captain and first officer to appreciate who Krillgan is. He told them that he is also a bounty hunter, as well as a captain. He had rescued them all from slavery, and just rescued his family from pirates. He heard that he had also recently rescued his Twi'lek friend from a Sith Base Commander. He is the type of guy you always want to be on his good side, because he is a great friend. But if you cross him, there is no corner in the galaxy were you can hide from him. He will find you, and he will make you pay.

After that talk, the crew never mentioned going to a slaver again. They picked up the supplies that the captain of the Phoenix had recommended, and headed for Manaan.

Before Lydna's friends left, Krillgan let them all know, that they also travel to the world they are going to. Just not right now. So they will see each other again. That made it easier for the two little girls to say goodbye. Lydna soon forgot about her friend when they arrived on Kindell's world. There were so many people who wanted to play with her. She did like her aunt Aliyanna, just like her father had said. All the Rancor were bigger than Smasher, and her mother's Rancor was nice too.

Krillgan did not stay long on Kindell's world. As soon as he saw that Ludia and Lydna were settled in at his mother's home, he left. He was happy to find out that Diennu was married, and expecting her first child. He also found out that his sister Aliyanna was engaged to be married. They were going to wait until he returned for the wedding. So Aliyanna told him that he has to hurry back. He promised he would, because he was sorry that he had missed Erin's wedding.

Krillgan went straight to Richard's world, to the brothel. There were two mercenary groups resting between contracts. The smaller group, an eight man unit, had two people that were used to hacking different computer systems. They had no problem going against a Sith installation. They secretly wondered if he might be a spy for the Republic. They also told him that they had no experience working with, or against, Wookiee mercenaries. So were not opposed to working with them.

Before leaving, Krillgan went with Rasha to the market, to purchase some medicinal plants. He wanted to make up some batches of Kolto packs for all the mercenaries. In case they needed to be healed while he was busy with something else. From there they flew to Yitabo were Krillgan hired eight Wookiee mercenaries.

On their way to Tol Amn, they had a meeting about assaulting the secret Sith base. It was a pleasant surprise to the mercenaries that an armoured Smasher would be part of the external assault team. The Wookiees were given the assignment to locate, and protect, the kidnapped civilians, once inside the dome. The other mercenaries were assigned to locate and preserve any computers, before the Sith try to destroy them, and their data. Krillgan with Rasha backing him up, will deal with everything else. When Kran found out that Krillgan would not be wearing his bounty hunter armour, he asked him why not? Krillgan told them that his leather outfit, with his special shirt actually provides him better protection, and all the electronics in the helmet is a distraction, from his ability to sense things using the force. Now the mercenaries from Richard's world suspected he was a Jedi. When they asked to see his helmet. They found his sensors to be better than anything in their helmets. They also found that they could tune their helmets to his. So they asked if someone else could wear his armour, to help coordinate their actions during the battle. Krillgan gave Kran permission to wear it if he wanted to, and showed him how to adjust it to fit him. The Wookiees also tuned their communication head pieces to the bounty hunter helmet, so that they could hear the chatter, and any information Kran needed to relay to them.

Using the plants Krillgan picked when they stopped to pick up the Wookiees, along with the plants he purchased at the market. Krillgan was able to mix up 16 Kolto packs, one for each of the mercenaries. Before landing on Tol Amn, Krillgan distributed the packs. The mercenaries asked if they would be allowed to keep them, if they did not use them on this mission. Krillgan told them that they were theirs to do with as they pleased. This was a nice unexpected bonus for the job. So far they liked working for Krillgan.

The Wookiees were camped out in Cargo Bay 2. They had found the workout mats, and found that when they connected them to make a double layer, they were very comfortable to sleep on. This was much more comfortable than sleeping on a bed in a cabin. The beds were too short, and they usually found their head pushing against one bulkhead, while their feet pushed against another.

When they first arrived at Tol Amn, they first overflew a couple of the Hutt agricultural domes, to study their external layout. They knew if they encountered something different at the Sith dome, they could expect it to have some nasty surprises. Rasha let Kran use her blaster rifle with the missile launcher, while she used her shortened assault blaster rifle, designed for use on ships and inside buildings. Since she was backing Krillgan up, she would not need to use missiles.

The thing that stood out, as they approached the Sith dome, was how many freighters were parked on the small spaceport next to it. Krillgan climbed up onto Smasher's back as soon as he cleared the Phoenix. To everyone, it looked like he was riding on top of a special two legged walker. The mercenaries fanned out behind them, with Rasha on the right most edge. As they approached the dome, two automatic laser turrets, right next to the dome's main entrance, open fire on Smasher and Krillgan. Krillgan used his sword to deflect the laser blasts. But because he had to reach down to protect Smasher, he could not control the deflections very well. When they were close enough Kran took them out with the missile launcher. Then he shot a smoke missile just in front of two reinforced bunkers that were dug into the ground in front of the main entrance. The Imperial Troopers inside were shooting at Smasher because Krillgan was too high up for them to see. The smoke allowed Smasher to get right up next to them, before they could see him again, and start shooting once more. The Troopers were terrified when Smasher, strengthened by Krillgan, tore the tops off of the bunkers, then started throwing them around. To the mercenaries it was like they were at a carnival, shooting the flying Imperial Troopers.

Kran had tried warning Rasha that someone was approaching from her right. Then remembered that she had no way to communicate with him. He asked the mercenary next to Rasha, to fire a couple of blasts at whoever was approaching. Hopefully Rasha will turn in time to see who he was firing at, to protect herself. The mercenary warned Kran, that it was a Sith Marauder, and fired a couple of shots in the ground in front of him to get Rasha's attention. He also told Kran that he needs to warn Krillgan to get over there right away.

Rasha turned in time to grab her lightsaber, and activate it. The Sith Marauder actually saved Rasha's life, by striking two hard with his initial blow. Sending her flying before he brought the second blade of his dual-lightsabre around, slicing the air where she had been standing.

The Sith Marauder wondered why the Jedi preferred the assault blaster rifle over her lightsaber. But when he knocked her down with his first blow. He concluded that she was very weak, and would be easy to defeat. He saw the look of terror in her face suddenly change to anger. She jumped up and attacked him with a flurry of quick strong strokes, which surprised the Sith Marauder, after knocking her down so easily. Being forced back, having to defend himself. Maybe she was a worthy opponent after all. Just as he was getting ready to launch his counter attack, he felt a strong force push smash into him, and send him flying, where he then smashed into the outside of the dome. So he knew there was another force user nearby.

Krillgan had just seen the Sith Marauder attack Rasha, out of the corner of his eye, thankful that the initial blow sent her flying. They still did not know how well Rancor leather would hold up against a lightsabre. So he reached out to strengthen Rasha in the force. This would help her stand up to the Sith until he got there. He told Smasher he was on his own as he jumped down off his back. Smasher had already torn the tops off of the two bunkers, so did not need Krillgan to strengthen him, as he started tossing the frightened Imperial Troopers around.

Krillgan maintained his link with Rasha while he ran to her assistance. He waited for the opportune time to hit the Sith Marauder with a force push, so that Rasha could safely disengage. He told Rasha to go back up the mercenaries, he would find her inside. Rasha turned off her lightsaber, and went to pick up her assault blaster rifle where it fell, when she was knocked off her feet.

The Sith Marauder eyed his new opponent. They were nothing like the Jedi he was taught in the Academy to expect. This Jedi fool was holding an old metal sword. It should be easy to slice him up.

Krillgan was not very impressed with the dual-lightsabre. He thought it was too restrictive on the user's ability to attack, and too easy for self-injury. You cannot hold it like you would a fighting stick, because your hands would be on the blades. It would be much more effective and more dangerous to the opponent to have two separate lightsabres.

The Sith Marauder was surprised that the Jedi did not use his sword to block all of his attacks, but had a dagger made from the same material as the sword. He had a good idea how fast his opponent was, when the Jedi got him in the face with an elbow smash than used the force to smash his body against the dome again, while the Sith Marauder was still in the middle of a series of attacks. The Sith was starting to panic. He was considered one of the best at the Academy, with the use of the dual-lightsabre, which is why he was given this assignment. This Jedi with his ancient techniques, was even faster. He launched another flurry of attacks at the Jedi.

This time when Krillgan gave him an elbow smash, he knew that his opponent would be stunned long enough for him to bring his sword around and slice his head off.

Krillgan picked up the deactivated dual-lightsabre to show to his wife. Then he ran into the dome. He reached out with the force to find out where everyone was. He found Rasha and had her follow him. They made it to the lab, just as a scientist was getting ready to inject his subject with something.

The scientist did not even look up. He told them to get out, because he was busy. He also told them to tell everyone to stop making so much noise, it was making it harder for him to concentrate on his work.

Krillgan threw him against the wall with the force. Unfortunately for the scientist there was a metal case with glass doors in the way. When the scientist smashed into the case a piece of the broken glass cut open an artery in his neck. He tried holding his hand over the cut, with blood spurting out between his fingers. With wide eyes the scientist looked at Krillgan. "You're not the Sith." Then he collapsed to the floor.

Krillgan used one of his Dathomirite daggers to cut the young female victim free. She hugged him and cried on his shoulder when she was finally free. Telling him that he wanted to turn her into a monster. Krillgan and Rasha led her out to where the other captives were under the watchful eyes of the Wookiees.

When the people they had rescued earlier from being slaves saw them, they ran up to Krillgan and Rasha, crying. Hugging and kissing them, thankful that they came for them again. They tried to go wherever they went, because you knew you would be safe if you were close to them. They told them the horror stories about the experiments. How they like to take those who were weak amongst them, and either inject them, or spray something up their nose. It would make them strong and allow the Sith to control their mind. They would do anything the Sith ordered them to do, including strangling the strongest amongst them with their bare hands. Fortunately the drugs did not last long, and they would weaken as it did, allowing the intended victim to escape. There were other drugs that made them do other things, but again they did not last long. Often if they continued to reintroduce the drugs into a person's body. They would come a point where the Sith could no longer take control of the person's mind. Often they would kill the scientist, then attack the Sith. Forcing the Sith to kill them. Their stories reminded Krillgan of the potions the Nightsisters would come up with, to try and control a person's mind.

The computer specialists were having trouble cracking open the research computer, and asked the Wookiees if any of them could help them? A couple went with them and gave them a hand. Krillgan had not realised that there were some tech savvy Wookiees, since they tended to live a more primitive lifestyle. With all the tech-heads working together, as the other mercenaries liked to call them. They were able to break the computer wide open.

They found out that the drugs were being manufactured in a lab in the lower levels of Nar Shaddaa. Then transported, with the scientist who developed them, to Tol Amn. It turns out that the Sith were using Hutt computers, with the plug in memory chips. So the Scientists were able to take the data from the lab with them, as they field tested their drugs. The Scientists never recorded the formula for their drugs, because they were afraid that if the Sith knew the formula, their lives were of little value. So every time a scientist was killed by their test subject, the formula would die with them, and the Sith would have to start all over again.

The other thing they found out, was that the ISSC was more than a shipping company. They were the means by which the Imperial military was funding this research. The larger they grew with their stolen freighters, the more funding was available for the research. Krillgan now realised that he had to destroy the ISSC Head Office on Nar Shaddaa, or this would not go away, they would just relocate and continue kidnapping victims, and continue with these experiments.

Krillgan would have loved to go down and destroy the lab. But he knew the lower levels on Nar Shaddaa were a deadly underground maze. He would have liked to have at least another two force users with him, along with all these mercenaries, before attempting it. They found a handy briefcase in the computer room, designed for carrying the computer's memory chips. They put all the memory chips into the case and found it was only half full.

Krillgan handed the case to Kran and asked him to give it to Ludia for safe keeping. Kran had to remind him that his wife wasn't on the ship. Krillgan asked him to hold onto it, until they returned to the ship, and he could find a place to put it for safe keeping. He then went out to the kidnap victims, and found out how many captains were still alive. Then he checked how many first officers there were. By promoting half the first officers to captain, they had enough people to pilot all the freighters outside. They tried placing most of the passengers on the ships with experienced captains. The newly promoted captains were given the other first officers, to help them. Everyone was told that there was a place being prepared for them on Rettna. He also told the people he rescued from slavery, about the job opportunity awaiting them on Manaan. The other passengers heard about it, and asked if they would be allowed to apply for a position. He told them that he would not say no, and he was not the person doing the hiring. He and Rasha had to coax all the people to get on the ships. Because they only felt safe when they were near them. After they all left, Krillgan ordered the mercenaries to destroy everything inside the dome, but to leave the dome standing, in case the Hutts find it and decide to use it.

Rasha had been snooping around inside the dome. She found the Sith's residence. In it were a couple of robes, which she confiscated. She found some undamaged Imperial suits of armour, and some more repair kits. Which she loaded on the Phoenix. She also found their armoury. She crated up the blaster rifles and pistols. When she showed it to the mercenaries, they told her that the Sith had supplied them with everything they needed, to do what Krillgan asked of them, and have some left over. Rasha asked them if they would teach her about the explosives. So they had her set most of them. After, they helped her pack up what was left.

On the way back to the ship they handed Rasha the detonator, to set off all the explosives. They had set up anti-personnel mines in the lab to shred the place. They had placed shaped charges on and in the computer so that it would be completely destroyed, so that no one could figure out what was removed from it. They had scattered incinerary bombs throughout the dome. Rasha pressed the detonator just before going up the ramp of the Phoenix. She was rewarded with hearing the explosions, and seeing what looked like fireballs racing around inside the dome.

The glow from the fire in the dome reflected off of the storm clouds above. The few guards the Hutts kept on the planet, recognised the signs of a dome burning. They contacted each other, and found that it was not one of their domes. The senior most guard contacted the palace of the Hutt in charge of operations on Tol Amn. They told the palace that it appeared that a dome was on fire. But it was not one of theirs. They were told to go and investigate. They reminded the palace that they have no ground transportation, because no repulsor-lift vehicles can be used in the stormy weather on Tol Amn. They will have to wait for the next freighter to arrive, to take them there.

It was at least another day before a freighter arrived. There were only two guards in the whole dome where the freighter landed. They told the freighter captain of their orders, and pointed in the direction they had seen the light reflecting off of the clouds. The freighter captain was quite surprised that it did not take them that long to find the dome. They could see that part of the inside of the dome was blackened by the fire. But the dome itself looked intact.

When the guards left the freighter, they were surprised to see the evidence of a fight, and the bodies of Imperial Troopers scattered around. They found one Trooper just barely hanging on to life. They tried reviving him.

Because his vision was damaged, and being dehydrated did not help. He thought the guards were Imperial Troopers. Only one guard spoke basic, so he asked the Imperial Trooper what happened. He told them that they were attacked by two Jedi and a bounty hunter that was directing two mercenary units. The Master Jedi used the Sith Marauder like he was a play toy. They also had a special two legged walker, which tore the tops off of the reinforced bunkers, like they were packing crates.

The guards ran to the freighter and had this information relayed to the dome, with the most senior guard, so that he could relay it to the palace. The Hutts were not pleased that the Sith had been operating on Tol Amn undetected. They sent back a series of questions to ask the Trooper. By the time the questions were relayed back to the guards, and they returned to the Trooper, they found he had died. When the palace received that information, they decided to send an investigation team to try and get some answers.

The Sith had a paid informant in the Hutt palace, in case the dome was discovered. The informant relayed all the information that was reported to the palace about the attack. This destroyed the theory that some intelligence officers had, that the Revanite that had stolen the supplies from the construction sites, and the bounty hunter hired by the Chalactian PD where the same person. It was also troubling for them to hear, that if this was the Revanite they were worried about. He had taken an acolyte.

Krillgan landed the Fenelar Phoenix at the same little used shuttle terminal, as he did the last time he was on Nar Shaddaa. This was the first time he had brought his ship back, since liberating it from the pirates. He was hoping that the pirates were no longer looking for him, because they could make it hard for him to get off Nar Shaddaa, and hard for him to leave the Y'Toub system.

Krillgan went to the banking kiosk and withdrew a large amount of credits. He returned to the ship, and gave the Wookiee mercenaries 1000 credits, and sent them shopping. The Wookiees took their bowcasters with them. He reminded them before they left, that anything they bought, the Wookiees back home would want them to share. Krillgan believed that if the local PD believes that he brought some mercenaries to do some shopping, they would be less likely to give any pirates the go ahead to try and assault the ship. The pirates themselves will be hesitate to try and board his ship in the system, if they know that there are armed mercenaries aboard.

After the Wookiees were out of sight, Krillgan and Rasha, along with the rest of the mercenaries, were seen leaving the ship, with full Imperial issued backpacks. The first information kiosk they found, Krillgan looked up the location of the ISSC offices. When Krillgan found an alley with no detectable life forms in it, he had everyone enter it, and they changed. Krillgan put on one of the Sith robes Rasha had found, and he hung the dual-lightsabre from his waist. He hoped he did not have to use it, because he would be a little uncomfortable having to activate it. He decided that he would probably just use his two daggers, if it came to a battle. Rasha put on the other Sith robe, and hung her lightsabre from her waist. The mercenaries all put on the black duraplast armour of the Imperial Trooper.

When they marched out of the alley, everyone saw two Sith warriors, followed by eight Imperial Troopers. Krillgan went directly to the building that the information kiosk indicated. They then piled into one lift, to take them to the floor the office was supposed to be on.

When Krillgan entered the outer office, with Rasha and the mercenaries behind him, he informed the staff that they were now all out of work. "This office is now closed. We are in the midst of doing some major corporate restructuring." They all got up, and hurried out of the office. They had heard about how corporate restructuring occurs on Nar Shaddaa. Krillgan felt something a little off about one of the staff. He detained him, and asked him if he was a Sith spy. The staff member started panicking. He truthfully told him that he wasn't a Sith spy. He could not see the Sith's face except for his mouth. He was quite surprised that the Sith let him go. He kept asking himself how the Sith knew he was a spy.

Krillgan then went into the inner office. The mercenaries fanned out against the one wall. None of the people here were innocent.

Krillgan went by himself into the office of the head of the company. The man did not bother looking up, Krillgan could sense the evil coming from this man. The man told him that he was busy, and would need to make an appointment, if he wishes to speak to him. Krillgan told him that he wasn't there to talk to him, he was there to shut his business down.

The man suddenly got up, and jumped over his desk with a lightsabre in his hand. He was a Sith Juggernaut, and was wearing light armour under his business suit. He took a swipe at Krillgan and was surprised that the man dressed like a Sith, with a dual-lightsabre, used two force activated daggers to block his swing. He was also surprised to be kicked between the legs and sent smashing into the far wall.

Krillgan told him that it was important for a man to know where to wear extra armour. The man was not amused, as he painfully got back on his feet. He asked Krillgan what he really wanted. Krillgan told him that he simply wanted to kill him. He asked Krillgan why he did not activate his dual-lightsabre. Krillgan told him it wasn't his. He took it from someone who was supposed to be a Sith Marauder, whatever that means. The man asked him what has become of his dome. Krillgan told him that the Hutts probably have control of it by now.

The man became angry, and charged at Krillgan. Because the man had a suit over his armour, Krillgan did not know where the seams of his armour was, so that he could do some damage to his body with his daggers. So all he could do was attack bare flesh. Whenever the Sith swung at him, Krillgan blocked the lightsabre with one dagger, and cut his hands with the other. They were all shallow cuts, so the man's hands felt like they were on fire. The blood dripping out of the cuts was getting onto the palms of his hands, making it harder to grip the lightsabre.

Krillgan's tactics were confusing to the Sith. He wasn't sure what to do. He tried using the dark side of the force to make him afraid, but he was able to throw it back at him, making him afraid. He decided to put all his strength into one final attack, break through his dagger defence, and slice him in half. When he attacked, Krillgan simply sidestepped his attack, plunging a dagger into his ear, sending a force pulse down the blade, scrambling his brain.

When Krillgan stepped out of his office, he saw that all of the man's associates were dead. The two tech-heads were already working on the computer. They applied some of the techniques they saw the Wookiees do on Tol Amn, and it worked, they were in. They showed Krillgan, what was stored on the memory chips. Krillgan pulled the chips, placing them in his briefcase, along with the others. He told the mercenaries he does not want the bodies identified, but they are not to use incineraries. The Hutts would be very upset if they burnt the building down. He also wanted the computer destroyed. He went into the outer office and removed the Sith robe, and both lightsabres, putting them in his backpack, with the briefcase. Rasha helped the mercenaries with the explosives, while they explained what they expected to happen. They piled all the bodies in one place, placing little explosives all over each body. They told Rasha that when all the little bombs go off, they would liquefy the bodies, producing one pile of mush. Because all the fluids from the bodies will be intermingled, it will be hard to identify one individual. They let Rasha set the explosives on and in the computer, like they did on Tol Amn. They were impressed. Their pupil remembered.

They all went into the outer office to change. After they left the office and locked the door. Rasha detonated the explosives. It was not as loud as what she heard when the ones in the dome went off. But she did hear something.

A lot of people saw the Sith and Imperial Troopers enter the building and the office. Because they were warned about office restructuring. Everyone was afraid to look at who exited the office. So no one paid any attention to the two groups of mercenaries that came down the lifts.

When they left the building Krillgan handed the mercenaries 100 credits each to spend on the Promenade. They remembered how effective Kran's missiles were on Tol Amn, so they bought a missile launcher and a lot of missiles. Trying to decide which one of them would be burdened with it. They also purchased some upgrades for their helmets. They were assured that the upgrades were easy to install. They warned the proprietor that if they were not, they would come back and test their new missile launcher in his establishment.

The mercenaries also suggested to Krillgan, that they purchase communication equipment like what the Wookiees wear. Rasha was almost killed on Tol Amn, because Kran could not warn her about the Sith Marauder. Krillgan realised that there was a couple of times, were being able to communicate with Ludia or Rasha, could have made the situation a lot easier. The mercenaries helped him pick out some equipment that was light, had good range, and was hard to spot when you had it on. Krillgan suggested that Rasha wear it whenever she goes to the market, in case they forgot to ask her to pick up something important, like berries.

While they were shopping, every informant on Nar Shaddaa was calling their handler, telling them that Sith attacked Sith. The Republic spies and the Hutts hoped that this was a sign of civil war. The Sith themselves, wondered the same thing.

There were no pirates waiting for them when they departed Nar Shaddaa. Nothing hindering them reaching Chalacta. Krillgan did not ask for permission to land on the surface, he told spaceport traffic control that he was heading to the surface, and told them to tell the Head of Planetary Defence to meet them with an unconnected plug-in computer.

Krillgan was the only one to get off the ship. He did not want anyone else getting off, because he did not want the mercenaries knowing what planet they were on. The Captain was not sure what type of computer Krillgan wanted, so he brought a few. When he saw the briefcase and what was inside it, he knew which computer to use. But first he used a few electronic toys that his own techs had lent him.

The Captain located a Sith tracking device in the briefcase and took it out. Krillgan wanted to destroy it, but The Captain had a better idea. He gave it to one of his officers, who was waiting for him, and told him what to do. The Captain told Krillgan that there was a smuggler parked at the spaceport, who thought he was really smart, and no one knew what he was doing. The only smart thing he was doing, was keeping what he was doing small. It was not worth the effort to accumulate the data they needed for a conviction, when he would only get a slap on the wrist. One of his officers was going to sneak aboard his ship, and plant the tracker. So if the Sith are looking for it, it is his ship they will find it on. Then he can have fun telling the Sith how it got there.

The Captain spent most of the day going over what he found on the plug in memory chips. He was pretty sure Krillgan was not going to leave it with him, for which he was very grateful. If the Sith thought this information was on Chalacta, they would not hesitate to bombard this planet, until every lifeform on the planet was extinct. They would make what they did to Manaan, look like a spring shower.

The Captain asked Krillgan if he should feed the people on his ship. Krillgan told him that he should only do, it if he can make it, so they could not tell what planet they were on, and told him about the two groups of mercenaries on board. Which meant no Brew of any kind. The Captain decided to risk it, since he was having some food sent over for Krillgan and himself. So Krillgan went aboard the ship to let everyone know that they can expect something to eat in a short time, so they don't need to warm up any of the ship's meals. Even Smasher and Rudy had some nice fresh meat coming. It helped them feel a little better, because Smasher knew from the smells what planet he was on, and really wanted to go hunting with The Captain. After The Captain told Krillgan he had seen enough. Krillgan told him about the Sith military ship he capture, and hid in an old pirate base. He told him about how the two freight companies are cooperating so far. But he knew he could not trust them completely, because they are still part of large corporations. In the end it is only the bottom line that matters. The Captain hoped he had a good place to hide the evidence. Krillgan assured him that he did.

After they left Chalacta for Yitabo, Krillgan took the briefcase and went through the floor of his cabin. He crawled to where the two escape pods were hidden, and opened the one that was originally for Rasha's mother, and Rasha said was now for his children. While he was hiding it in there, he came across a small book. When he opened it up, he realised that it was Captain Richard's contact book. He was glad it never fell into the hands of the pirates. He decided to take it to his cabin and go through it. There might still be some contacts he can take advantage of.

The Wookiees where glad to be home, and share all the goodies they picked up on Nar Shaddaa. When Krillgan tried to pay them what they contracted for, they refused the credits. They told him that he had already paid them more than enough. Krillgan delayed taking off for one day, so that Smasher and Rudy could go hunting with their Wookiee friend.

When they landed on Richard's world, the other group of Mercenaries were not as gracious. They were surprised, but took the credits.

When the mercenaries departed from the Phoenix on Richard's world, one of them went to the communicator in the main spaceport building. He was an informant, who reported to what he believed was a SIS agent. What the mercenary did not know, was that the agent he reported to, was really a double agent. Any information he received was shared with both Republic Intelligence Service, and the Empire's Ministry of Intelligence. The double agent justified what he was doing, as helping to maintain a balance between the two warring factions. He used this excuse to help him not think about the deaths of the people he betrayed, who believed that they were helping their governments. When he met with the mercenary to debrief him about his last mission. The mercenary did not fully trust him, so did not share all the details of the mission. He did not give the name of the ship they were on. Only that it was an old military ship that had survived the Mandalorian War, and had been converted to a freighter. This did not mean anything to the double agent, because most ships that were able to carry mercenary groups, would fall into this category. He did tell the agent that they were hired by a purple skinned Jedi, who preferred an old sword, rather than a lightsabre. His female human padawan preferred a blaster rifle to her lightsabre, but still handled her lightsabre quite well, when attacked by a Sith Marauder. He also mentioned that their attack on the secret Sith base, on the Hutt planet, Tol Amn, was coordinated by a Zabrack bounty hunter. He also mentioned that the Jedi kept all the computer memory chips, so he would not be surprised, if they will shortly be turned over to Republic Intelligence Services. The mercenary decided not to mention the attack on Nar Shaddaa, because he did not trust the agent, and he also did not expect that he would be paid anymore for it. He felt that he had shared enough information, and quickly pocketed the credits.

When the agent submitted his report to SIS, they approached the Jedi Council, and asked them about the purple Jedi that prefers to use an old fashion sword. The Council checked with all their temples, and then researched the data they had on alien species. They knew that their information archives were far from being complete, because they lost a lot of valuable data, when Coruscant was sacked, and their temple there was destroyed by the Sith. But they felt comfortable enough to tell Republic Intelligence Services that there are no alien species that are purple. The closest any of them come are the few indigo skinned Chagrian, and none of them are Jedi. They suggested that it could be someone wearing a disguise. One of their deep cover agents forwarded them a copy of the report from the Sith informant in the palace, on the Hutt world, where the information from the dying Imperial Trooper was sent. So SIS suspected that the Jedi Council was holding out on them. There was still a large rift between the Jedi and the Government of the Republic.

When the Ministry of Intelligence received their copy of the report, they were disappointed that it indicated that the bounty hunter and the force user are not the same person. They were also concerned that the Revanite was training an acolyte. This Revanite cell that they have no information on, seems to be larger and more powerful than they first anticipated. They wondered if the Zabrack bounty hunter was part of this cell. If so, the Revanites may have infiltrated the Mandalorian Government, as well as their own.

From Richard's world, Krillgan headed straight to Kindell's world. When he arrived at his parent's home, he found out that he was the proud father of a healthy baby boy. Ludia had gone ahead and named him Richard, with Kreen's blessing. He also found that the preparations for Aliyanna's wedding were going full steam ahead, now that he has returned. Aliyanna even asked him to be her protector, during the ceremony. Her fiancé had asked his older sister to be his protector. She was one of the Sisters that had gone through the water element training with Krillgan.

Krillgan was proud to stand with his baby sister for her wedding. He always felt closer to her, than he did with Erin. Maybe it was because he helped her bond with Strongman. Krillgan also liked that his future brother-in-law, was a cobbler, working with his father, when he wasn't involved in his Ranger training. Aliyanna also wanted her wedding in the same clearing where the Fenelar Phoenix is parked. She told her brother and Ludia, that their wedding in that clearing, made it seem like a special place for her. She was hoping that some of the people coming to her wedding will feel some of what she felt when she was at their wedding.

On the wedding day Krillgan wore the same outfit he was married in. Aliyanna wore a nice forest green dress designed by her mother, with some leather shorts made by her father since she would be riding Strongman. Her brown leather boots were made for her by her fiancé, as where his boots, pants, and vest. He and Father Chitrah collaborated on the outfit his sister wore. What surprised everyone was that Lydna was up on Strongman with her. No one saw her until Aliyanna helped her get down. She had a basket of flowers, as well as flowers braided in her hair. She threw handfuls of the flowers in the air as she walked down the path to where he father was standing. She was supposed to stand behind her father, but instead walked up to him and took his hand. They were in the shadow of the setting sun, when the Clan Mother invoked the blessing of the force upon the couple. So both swords were clearly seen to glow, as well as Krillgan's shirt, which made Aliyanna very happy. When the Sisters sat around the wedding night tent, chanting the unity chant, Mother Andriel sat between Krillgan and Ludia, joining in. Aliyanna told them the next day how special it felt when she and her husband peaked out and saw them together. They knew that they were safe to enjoy themselves. Krillgan was having a very enjoyable time reacquainting himself with old friends. Watching his daughter play with the other children, and even helping his wife look after little Richard. So it was a bit of a disappointment when the elder came up to him, and told him it was time for him to go. Ludia let him know that she also was coming. Lydna did not want to leave all the people that wanted to play with her, but she also wanted to be with mommy and daddy, and her little brother. So she was crying when she said goodbye to everyone. Ludia had also asked Rasha to store her bow and a quiver of arrows in her weapons locker, in case they ever needed to board another pirate ship. She also reminded Rasha, that in her hands, it has close to the same range as her blaster sniper rifle.