A smuggling depot, Boordii
Saric stretched his stiffened limbs as he took in his surroundings. He had a lump in his throat. Was it regret? Fear? He was not used to the feeling of not being in control.
Then again, he had never acted this rashly before. Not in so many years. But this had...
The Lesser Hall, Republica Senate Building 0300
Saric squeezed in at the back. This was supposed to be the secret committee meeting for the future of the Empire and succession. Saric was not a committee member, but the thing about committees was that they were public events. The committee has...
[open to loyal IR types]
Saric was concerned. A little scared, even. He had seen the empress throw herself away on a foolish challenge. She hadn't realised that she was more than a Sith, that she was the Republic.
The Republic that was everything to him. The bastion of law and order against...
Hemelder Aurek - Cheapside
Saric left the unmarked freighter they had come down onto the corporate moon in. He was not wearing anything identifiable as imperial, but rather wore simple dark robes.
He had a new companion with him, an Acolyte by the name of Aerak. "Stay close," he said, "we...
A shanty, outside the port of Gamor, just before dawn
Saric stood with two servants of the Empire he now knew personally. If anyone would find the despicable traitor, it would be these two. None of them wore identifiably imperial garb. Saric wore simple robes, without his armour. The full...
A ship, above the moon Iktotch
Saric sat in what passed for his office in the capital ship. Previously, it appeared to have served as a broom cupboard of some description and Saric's modest desk dominated the room to such an extent that he thought, if they were boarded, he would have to kick...
An unmarked Imperial ship, above Sneeve
Saric was ill-at-ease with this mission. The empire brought truth, justice and, most of all, order to the galaxy. Freeing one pirate from the clutches of another seemed to him a step backwards in that respect rather than forward. Nevertheless, this order...
Kooriva - the governor's palace
Moff Johnson holds his head in his hands and feels alone. The move to Kooriva was sold to him as the next step on his high-flying career. Now, however, he feels lost on a backwater planet looking after a planet of natives and his daughter is sick.
He had...