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If I knew you were coming...

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Corvus was travelling near the borders of the Galactic Republic – where they met the beginning of One Sith space. Further rumours of general Sith activity near Gilthoniel had been reported – and as she had fared so badly last time she was here, she was sent again. I mean, how could she be blamed for a freak ion storm that meant she wrote off her starship?

But getting back to the here and now, she headed for the hangar that was rumoured to be housing a ship called 'Shiny' of all things. What sort of a name for a ship was that in any case? At least 'Raven' sounded regal. She patted the console in front of her absent-mindedly.

But re-focusing on the task in hand, the ship was linked to a known Sith, one [member="Nessarose deWinter"]. And the city she was about to land in was the centre of the sex slave market on the planet. Some of the things the Republic turned a blind eye to repulsed her. She reflected on the last time she was here. She'd been honoured with a sex slave of her own that - despite her protests - certain Jedi had refused to accept she hadn't...utilised. But hopefully nobody would recognise her this time around - but she'd probably walk around with her hood up - just in case.

And so, blushing the colour of a Sith saber, she handed over to her astro-droid for the final approach whilst she got herself ready to disembark.
 
Seated in her cockpit was Nessarose deWinter. While a queen of a planet not many had heard about and pretty much none she knew of in present day had set foot upon, there was nothing to mark the teenager as such. Her attired, chosen more for comfort than for need, was make up of plain black short shorts and a baby pink tanktop. Her boots were simple sneakers, matching the color of her shirt. They were currently resting against the controls as she leaned back in her chair and looked at the planet below, big green eyes absorbing the sight of the market she was just about to land near to.

Normally, sex trade was not something Nessarose death with. In her original life, that had been the domain of her mother who had worked her way up from an escort girl to one of the most feared Sith in the Galaxy, using her old connections to form what had once been the greatest galactic brothel franchise. Her mother had done decided she was done with her life as it was and blew everything up, leaving a single building on Coruscant before she vanished. The business was inherited by one of Nessa's older sisters, who then became the next Lady deWinter. Such business had never quite interested Nessarose, as she had spent those days perfectly content in the Unknown Regions.

Of course, that was before the Gulag came around and Nessa found herself possessing a rock until her body was discovered some half a galaxy away. Things were never boring for the woman who was still an eighteen year old teenager with a careless smile and love for candy. Nothing in the 'verse could remove the happiness from the bubbly girl.

A few jelly beans hovered in the air just before her face, spinning around themselves and each other like a colorful solar system before she yanked them with the Force, sending them one by one into her mouth. The sweetness and soury taste of them filled her mouth and she grinned again, pushing a button with the heel of her foot while Shiny prepared for its final landing stage.

So what was she doing here anyway? In the four hundred years that had passed, Endelaan had closed itself off, vanished into the nothingness it was comfortable the galaxy to believe it was. But four hundred years was a very long time indeed, and her people's children had not all returned. It had taken several weeks for her to travel from Clan to Clan to collect the list and whereabouts of all those with Endelaanian blood, and not even that was complete yet. Some of her people, she knew, she would never retrieve.

Yet here, on this planet that she had never heard of, in a sex slave market that she had never been to, was a son of Clan Vashti that she was very curious about. The man, an offspring of her former Raven, Aeval, had wounded up here. Nessarose had never even known that Aeval had any offspring, since the woman took her life long before the Gulag, but life always surprised you. And now she wanted to know how much of Aeval's powers had been inherited by the young man. All her sources led to him being here, and with a small vial of Aeval's blood, Nessarose had little doubt that she could locate him, and maybe, just maybe, take him to the planet he belonged to.

When the ship finally landed, Nessarose wasted little time before climbing out, the pack of jelly beans now firmly in her left hand. There would be no checks upon her body, she knew; the lightwhip that was coiled around her waist like a silver belt was definetly not for anyone but her to touch, and neither were the tiny daggers coated with Sith poison that were safely tucked in the bottom of her shoes. She wasn't exactly sure why she kept taking them with her anyway, since in case of need, she was far deadlier without any weapons to distract her hands, but hey... Old habbits die hard.

With an optimistic grin and a cheerful stride, Nessarose deWinter began to make her way out of the port and towards the market itself.


[member="Corvus Raaf"]
 
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As she prepared to disembark, she reviewed what she knew of the Sith in question. It was a quick review. She had a name. And that was the extent of the useful information she’d been able to gather from the file. There was a list of transgressions alright. They’d taken quite a while to wade through. And if the dates were to be believed…

So Corvus waited as the ramp lowered and she stepped off her ship to immediately be faced by a barrage of questions. Yes, this was the same ship as she travelled on before. Yes, she would be honoured if they waived the landing charge. Yes, she would like to have the ship refuelled. No, she would prefer it if the Republic was charged for the fuel. And a definite no, she didn’t require the services of her slave and definitely did not require the honeymoon suite that was being readied for her.

The moment she stepped out of the air-conditioned hangar, the heat hit her. She'd forgotten how oppressive it was, especially in Jedi robes. It was a terrain of sand and rock as far as the eye could see but this city was truly an oasis in the desert and the contrast of opulence the haves enjoyed, typically at the expense of the have-nots, troubled Corvus. But she was a Jedi first, foremost and only. She was here to serve the Republic, not put an end to slavery and social injustice.

So, despite the heat, she pulled up her hood and started walking towards the market, stopping often to politely greet people with a simple bow. You would have thought she was the only Jedi Master to have ever visited. Come to think of it, she probably was.

[member="Nessarose deWinter"]
 
Nessarose welcomed the hot air on her face and body. She was born on Spira and spent most of her early years there. Endelaan itself was a planet of tropical heat as well, and warmth always made her feel comfortable.

She walked between the stalls and boutiques of living bodies, none of the displays seeming to spark anything in her face. The place was big though, bigger than she thought it'd be, and she quickly ran out of her jelly beans. She tossed the wrapped into the bin, and pulled a lollypop from her pocket, the sweetness of it barely felt on her tongue in contrast to the sharp taste of the previous sweets.

Just walking around was not going to get her the results she wanted.

In the middle of the street, as though she was entirely unaware of what border she was on or where she even was, Nessarose came to a half. Her fingers pulled the vial from her other pocket and she whisked it open, sloshing the red liquid around a bit as her aura began to spread. She was the center of invisible tendrils of the Force that spread around her like a web of spiders, having no actual body or vision to offer.

Few would know there was a Force user of darkness. Even fewer would know that it was that innocent looking teenager in pink. That, was how these things worked most of the time in mundane environments.

But Aeval had been a potent Force user, and there was no reason to believe that the man of her line would not be one as well, even if he himself was yet aware of it.

The Sith Sorceress resumed her search while standing, occasionally moving her lollipop from side to side as her brightness of her eyes intensified ever so slightly.

[member="Corvus Raaf"]
 
Corvus wondered why others walked around as if the heat were bearable – enjoyable even. Corvus hated Rhen Var but at least she could apply layers and feel comfortable. Here she felt over-dressed, over-heated and potentially irritable. Pushing these thoughts aside therefore, she walked slowly through the stalls on the periphery selling all manner of devices no doubt linked to the main purpose of this market – most of which she could only guess at their use. Diverting her eyes back to the path ahead, she did her best to forget the guesses she’d just made. She shook her head. Unnatural, unhealthy…and in some cases anatomically challenging.

She stared at a discarded candy wrapper in a nearby bin. At least someone has manners – as well as a sweet tooth. Corvus paused to purchase a cold bottle of water and drank it before moving on.

It was then that she felt it. The Force could always be relied on to give warning, it’s just sometimes it wasn’t very specific. Something was happening and it was nearby. She could feel it. Just not the what or the precise where. But alerted she could at least be more Focused.

She closed her eyes and using Force Sight built a mental map in her head of the nearby vicinity. Her range had grown significantly since she was a Youngling but with so many people and buildings, there was a lot to process. There was something faint – up ahead but not enough to pin-point. It was a Force Aura all right but there her information ran dry. So she started walking again, a renewed purpose in her stride. For once this was no wild goose chase.

[member="Nessarose deWinter"]
 
Not it. Not it. Not it. Not- ooh, I wonder how she does that! Not it. Not it...

It had been a while since she'd last used the Force and spread herself that way. It was almost like riding a bicycle in the sense that she'd never quite forgotten, but it the uphills weren't as easy as they always had been. It was of little matter though, Nessarose shrugged, nothing a bit of new and fresh experiences couldn't make perfect once again.

Still, sifting through every potential Force link was a long task, marred only momentarily by the presence of a... Jedi? General lightsider? This Galaxy was new to Nessarose, and she knew that not all Lightisders had been Jedi in the past, which meant nothing for the current present. She all too ignorant of who the playing forces in the fields of the 'verse were... Something she intended to rectify shortly enough, once she had located all those that had gone missing.

Yet what were the odds that a mere random Jedi could actually harm her? They had been rather useless on that front her entire life. Would four hundred years make that much of a difference?

Resolved to not check it out right there and then, Nessarose ignored the looming presence and continued with her task. There!

Movement coming back to her limbs, she darted forward, her legs enhanced by the Force itself. Some would be able to notice the blurry motion of the girl as she darted between stalls and places, following the scent of Aeval she had picked up.

Always to jump into action without thinking first though, by the time Nessarose finally came to a stop, was when she burst through a door and found herself in a room full of unhappy and sort of grumpy people wearing black suits that didn't seem to be impressed by her presence to the point that weapons were drawn and aimed at her.

"Hi!" she said, beaming and grinning from ear to ear.

[member="Corvus Raaf"]
 
Corvus continued to walk and nod. At one point she was sure she'd accidentally made a bid for one of the men up for auction, so hurried along just in case. But at least that meant that she drew closer to the presence ahead. And so she kept her eyes open. In theory, when you measured your age in centuries rather than decades or even years, there ought to be some tell-tale signs of age. A wrinkle here. A grey hair there.

And then the presence moved - much quicker than before. Corvus had not chosen to mask her presence, so it was possible the suspect had sensed her following. But Sith tended to be all bravado and action and tended to stand and fight. Flight was not a typical response. So she continued to walk briskly, following the trail.

And the trail led to a building and she just managed to glimpse a bare leg entering a doorway before she caught up. Calling on Force Sight, she saw her suspect just inside the door - clearly the owner of the leg. And she sensed a number of others in the room, their disposition towards the Sith not friendly. And the trouble - as Corvus saw it - was that she'd have to intervene, if only to save their hides.

[member="Nessarose deWinter"]
 
Not friendly was something Nessarose just happened to be very good at dealing with. Not friendly was simply one not too many, and the bubbly teenager had a knack for making people warm up to her. Beyond her smile, there was very little she had to actually do in terms of moving her body. Their brains were all that interested her.

Seeing a pink clad girl looking all friendly in a place like this always made people pause, even if but for a split of a moment, and that was all she needed to get her grip on them with the Force. Weapons were lowered by a mere few, which was enough to create a domino effect, causing most of the other ones to do the same.

Normally, she would continue with the games, were it not for the tray she spotted in the hands of a serving Twi'lek in the corner.

"...are those bantha wings?" she asked, her body filling up with culniary excitement, "I love bantha wings!"

And with a bounce in her walk, she began to make her way towards her.

[member="Corvus Raaf"]
 
Corvus edged forward, still trusting in the Force. She noticed weapons were lowered and felt someone - well it wasn't hard to guess who - draw on the Dark-side. As much as she hated to admit it, the avoidance of bloodshed was a bonus.

But as she crept forward, she realised the knock-on effect of the Sith magic. Every one of those gunmen was probably under the influence of the Sith and so it was now her blood that risked being spilled.

Stealth and subterfuge were all well and good, but Corvus didn't think she had time for all that Jedi Shadow approach. So she walked up to the front door and entering Center of Being, knocked politely and walked straight in. Smiling broadly she said, "Sorry to bother you, I'm not intruding am I?"

[member="Nessarose deWinter"]
 

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