Objective: 2 - Junk some pirates
A frigate then, potentially damaged. All things even the
Tarlanc would likely get the worse end of that exchange. A pirate crew versus military-trained crew shifted that balance pretty significantly though, and even better than that were the allies that were still arriving. Tillian's ship was the smallest but carried one heck of a punch for the size, and it looked like the others present contained similar hidden features as well. Unless the pirates had one heck of an ace up their sleeves - typically a safe bet - this wouldn't be much of a contest.
Dankar glanced at the sensor station and tilted his head in a gesture the operator knew to mean 'go ahead'. Khorus opened opened the comm channel and responded to Aeshi's query.
"Tarlanc here. There are early-warning systems present on the edges of the debris field but we should be out of range for now. There are too many shadows in the field itself to confirm readings without a second perspective."
This group of ships - the Custodian-class frigate being the largest - likely wouldn't catch the electronic eyes at this distance. Move closer though, and alerts would start sounding. And unfortunately with how closely-packed the debris field was from this distance there were plenty of spaces where even one piece could eclipse an entire squadron of starfighters. Once they closed the expanse those tight pockets would become wide-open gaps. It all depended on the trade-off.
The captain was about to suggest that the
Fyrnock kick things into high gear and act as the lure since the thing had shields for days. The other ships with heavier weapons would follow and lay the hurt, then full mop-up operations could commence. A simple plan, but as this was a force of irregulars at best simple would probably be the most effective.
Then the battle group arrived.
A full-on Star Destroyer, a frigate almost a hundred meters longer than the one he was on, and
twelve corvettes poured out of hyperspace. Starfighters spawned from several of the vessels almost instantly. Fortunately these vessels were all flying RTL IFF signals.
Unfortunately, it was entirely possible that this large of a fleet could trigger those early-warning systems. Another transport dropped from hyperspace soon after the fleet, this one also larger than the
Tarlanc. Not that the command crew of the frigate noticed such things of course. The newest arrival immediately stated that he was effectively going to act as the lure.
Between the
Pedestrian and
The Fang there were plenty of people looking to take command. Part of being a good captain was knowing when to play in a team; while he fully expected this to come apart at the seams - probably during the thickest fighting - Dankar would take a back seat and let the others lead for now. However, he did turn to the helm and order a microjump queued up: if the bait found itself in hot water support would be available.
Objective: 3 - Be sneaky
Interestingly enough, Audren didn't sense any life forms outside the ones that were actually, well, alive. Beside him, Veino Garn had been cross-referencing, and everything was matching up. This suggested that all the enteched souls were being poured into starfighters rather than wasted on third-rate duties like cameras or defensive cannon. Or that the Sephi's chosen vantage point was utter poodoo and they couldn't see sith from here.
"My fault. Over the years I've apparently developed a habit of diving into something and excluding most everything else. It makes me seem like I'm vanishing every so often."
Veino was a good guy to have with on a mission like this. A half-dozen others - most of them not sensitive to the Force - wore similar garb and were the veterans of a dozen campaigns each. It wouldn't surprise the Jedi to find that at least a couple had fought with the Rebellion, or one of the iterations thereof. Combat vets who could handle themselves but who would work together if given a worthwhile set of goals. A slight adjustment to the electrobinoculars that the Jensaarai Master handed him brought the walls into focus, and a glance showed the comment was right on. No mammalian indeed, but also nothing other than reptilian. With how many species there were in the galaxy it was an aberration.
"You miss the memo? Lizard Lords broadcast a manifesto on the holonet three days ago claiming they were the rightful rulers of the Outer Rim, and woe to any who dare oppose their rule."
The joke was delivered deadpan, one might actually believe that Audren told the truth unless they could feel the amusement in his aura. That humor faded quickly though as he picked through the species. He was familiar with Trandoshans, and had heard enough about the Ssi-Ruuk to pick them out of the lineup. There were three other species that he could see though, one of which he recognized as
Yinchorri. The other two weren't ones he remembered seeing in the past:
one looked distantly related to the Ssi-Ruuk and the
other just looked like trouble. If looks were anything to go by a straight-up brawl wasn't going to be fun and would be unlikely to end well.
"Yinchorri also, and two others I don't recognize. I don't suppose you saw any secret entrances that jumped out at you?"
Gol Gadonk
, were contacted directly to be able to weigh in directly on the discussion as people's opinions rolled in. 
Bane Darkclaw
, as well as
Niki Priddy
whose people had died at Praesitlyn. Other more freelance agents had also been informed as a sort of advance force to deal with the other ships detected in-system. With some other messages to other freelancers and the Force-users of the League, the best possible option was that the system would be secured and the prisoners rescued before the joint task force is assembled. That, many suspected, would be needed to push further along the Rimma Trade Route to identify and locate the source of these pirates. 
