Author Babble: I do not own anything or one in this story with the exception of my Knights. I will be messing around with characters, story happenings, time lines, and story histories. ^_--

Italics are excerpts for the book Bacta War in the X-Wing series

Rogue Knights

Chapter 11

By: Princess Raye Fire

Tycho watched as 6 Jedi Knights, 3 Pilots and 1 Intel officer pilled out of the Millennium Falcon.

He took note of Cassandra moving stiffly and leaning on both Wedge and Han for help in walking. He snorted. 'Corellians, you have to admire them, they stick together.'

Tycho with the other Rogues and Knights welcomed them back. Tycho started to fill Wedge in.

"While you were gone we accomplished a few things. If you want we can have a full briefing."

Wedge nodded. "The Sooner Iceheart is defeated, the better off we'll all be."

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"Karrde. I've been over the details again and again, I've checked my people." Booster tapped Mirax's shoulder with his thumb "I've had her CorSec suitor look some material over to check this out."

Mirax covered her reaction to her father's statement. Booster had asked her for advice about making a final check on his security records and she had brought Corran in on it. Booster had not been pleased when he found out that "CorranSec" had gone over things, but he had accepted Corran's conclusions. Now he makes it sound like he solicited Corran's advice. We're going to talk about this.

Karrde held a hand up. "I know what you're going to say."

"Yeah?"

"I thinks so." Karrde's eyes actually twinkled. "You'll tell me that the leak to the Imps came from my organization."

Booster's head came up. "You knew?"

"Not before the fact, no. I had no idea. Afterward, though, it became rather obvious." Karrde shrugged. "Melina Carniss sold you out."

Booster straightened up to his full height. "Have you killed her, yet?"

"No. I didn't want to precipitate action that could not be reversed."

Booster chuckled deeply. "You are studying her to find her connection to Isard."

"Actually I wanted to see how far she had spread Isard's influence in my organization: but, yes, I have been watching her." Karrde folded his arms across his chest. "Now that you're here, I thought I would allow you to determine how you want to deal with this situation. Shoving her out into space would probably be most expedient method of killing her. I heard about a renegade band of Twi'leks who used to run electricity through a vat of bacta, torturing their victims, then turning off the electricity and allowing the bacta top heal them up. I also have a Wookie in my employ who could…"

Booster shook his head. "No, no Wookiees. Armpits are convenient for lifting corpses and moving them to dump sites."

"I'll lone you any weapon you want to deal with her. I have things from all over including a recently acquired Sith lanvarok that promises to be truly elegant, if I've figured out how it's supposed to work." Karrde frowned. "But you're not left-handed, so that will complicate things."

Mirax raised an eyebrow. "You really have a lanvarok?

"Yes, do you have a buyer?"

"A collector."

"Good."

"And he's left handed."

"Even better."

"If you will give me details an the lanvarok and authenticate its Sith origins…"

"I would like for this Sith object to come into my possession. Through who does not matter to me." The Jedi in the corner. Wedge had insisted that if no one else a Jedi should go to make sure Karrde kept to the truth.

"But your not left handed." Mirax said.

"For a person strong in the Force, hands do not matter." Tog said.

Mirax hadn't known Tog very well when he volunteered to come with her and her father. She had come to like him, he was a quiet almost shy person. Which was probably why she had forgotten about him. And from the way he spoke, that had been his advantage once or twice before.

Booster looked at them. "Now that your done I have weapons to buy, deals to make." Booster turned back to Karrde. "Now, may-be we can cut a deal…"