She climbed onto her speeder and gunned the repulsorlift engine. The engine had been designed for maximum performance and minimum noise. Manuk’s victims rarely heard the speeder’s approach until it was too late. The speeder shot forward and raced across the dark canyon floor. Manuk used the Force to sense each obstacle. She flew close to the base of the east wall, then pulled back into a vertical climb to the fortress above. Gripping the controls, she sank hard against her seat as the speeder rose, resisting the planet’s gravitational pull. Manuk landed the speeder on a rocky ledge just below the fortress’s first level. In a fluid motion, she switched off the engine and dismounted the speeder. Manuk ignored the cold, thin air as she quickly scaled the wall to the dark open window. With predatory stealth, she slipped through the window and perched on the sill.