[color=7bcdc8]“Alright,”[/color] Sable answered back over her earpiece. 

Moving up for her crouching position, she didn’t need to see the sight of their former targets anymore. She knew that Atreides had no doubt taken care of the rest with quick precision. Now all that remained was to bear the scolding she was convinced her mentor would give her.

Slinking along in the shadows, Sable glanced up at the sky above. The night sky was blotted with lights, stars and other mismatched things found in the void of space. The surrounding area was the badlands located outside all the cities. It was a merciless desert of sorts that threatened to consume both traveler and bounty hunter alike.

They had made camp not too far away for this particular task about two days before. The mission was simple. Take out the men and steal the treasure they were hoarding. Probably manufactured weapons deemed illegal for civil warfare among one planet alone. Rumors of a super weapon being built by Unitech had been what inspired the two killers to pursue the empty outlands alone.

Deep Ground was but a joke in reality. Something to keep the public gauged with hope and delusions of freedom. In truth, they consisted merely of Atreides and Sable herself. No heroic rebellion. No self-governed militia. No actual chance of escape.

Still, Sable let the people believe what they wanted to. She had been the same way once upon a time….thoughts of her latest day dream caught up with her, making her tense all the more in anticipation of Atreides’ speech.

It took some time to get to the rendezvous point. Sable was first, as always. Crossing her arms, she glanced to where the two trucks had been parked, eyeing the fresh corpses that were only a good twenty feet away.

[color=7bcdc8]“He’s late as always,”[/color] she muttered to herself.