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Chapter 4 - The Turbolift; Part Two: Shada looked down at her comlink, a sudden thought niggling in her mind. If someone had forgotten to turn off their comm...
"You're going to call someone?" Karrde asked. Shada shook her head.
"No, I'm hoping someone was dumb enough to leave their comlink on, so I could eavesdrop. Hold on... Oh, there's one." Karrde could hear voices, but they were indistinct. Shada was listening intently, and suddenly went a strange shade of pale.
"They can't think... oh... that's completely... I don't believe it."
"What?"
She didn't answer, simply tossed him the comlink. He listened for a moment, and felt shock course through his system. They couldn't have figured it out. No, they were grasping at straws, playing games. But they seemed to think that Shada... no, she'd been horrified by the idea. Though, that could be for various reasons, the optimistic part of him he always tried to silence pointed out. And an idea popped into his mind, one that would serve more than one purpose.
"Well, this gives us a new lever, don't you agree?" he said mildly. Shada gave him a quizzical look; she was utterly confused.
"I'm not following you."
"The crewers of the Wild Karrde obviously have styled themselves as matchmakers, and how better to get back at them by making them think their plans are working?"
Shada blinked. "You're insane." But a pensive look came over her face. She needed to know, didn't she? Needed to know where she stood, and where he stood. Maybe this was the best way to find out.
She smiled at him. "You're insane, but this could work. OK. Let's try it."
Karrde wasn't sure if her agreement pleased him or worried him. He knew he would be playing with fire here, something he hadn't risked in a long, long time. Getting burned wasn't a tempting prospect, but if he played this right, he might just avoid that. He turned his mind to the best ways of fooling his people, and shared them with Shada. They had just agreed on a plan of action when the lift jolted and began moving again.
A/N: Sorry about not updating... I went off Star Wars for a while. R&R! Also, check out my other SW fics, Musings of a Lover, Legacy: Padawan In Hiding, Daughter of the Shadows, and Shadowed Perils.