[center][h3]Alastro, The Mantis Scoundrel[/h3][/center]

As things tend to do when one is in a meeting of criminal lords, things suddenly took a turn for the interesting. 

"There is a New Republic vessel approaching," so the commander of the Children said. 

A confident smirk appeared in Alastro's lips. Of course, most of the criminal lords seemed to have no intention of fighting, but that was certainly not Alastro's case. 

His companion stood up and approached Grogga the Hut, but Alastro had no interest towards that. His job had finished once he got them into the meeting. Afterwards, it was their own ass on the line. 

He stood up and approached Tras Oren, extending a single green hand towards the commander (or whatever title she had) and then said, [color=gray][b]"My name's Alastro. Alastro Hunnem. I wish to offer my services as a mercenary in defending this place against the New Republic. If they manage to send a landing party, things could get pretty bad, and as I hear it Stormtroopers aren't exactly the most reliable at times."[/b][/color]

He turned towards one of the Stormtroopers with a mocking smile, before turning to Tras Oren again.

[color=gray][b]"Though my services are quite expensive, you'll find yourself satisfied by the end of the day. So, what do you say, Tras? Do we have ourselves a deal?"[/b][/color] He still had a confident smile in his face.

He didn't plan on staying for too long if the woman refused to hire him, having the New Republic on his ass would take away his peace and calm, and if they did hire him then he'd get that job he was looking for. 

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[center][h3]Julis, Darth Ianthinus[/h3][/center]

The notice of the approaching New Republic forces was... unsurprising. It'd have been more surprising if they didn't come. 

They kept a close eye on the Children Of The Emperor, or so was Julis' impression. 

The Jedi were also probably with them. Grandmaster Luke, though she never met him, sounded like a prepared man that would rather have all of his bases covered. 

Also, her master, Tar, never really had her spar with anyone but himself, though she knew several other Jedi by their appearance, and others may also know her by her appearance. Luckily, she was wearing her Darth Ianthinus outfit and only the Jedi that was after her could recognize her.

The expectation of the coming fight made her thrilled as she reached for her lightsaber. Standing guard near the warehouse was making her anxious and impatient. 

Julis, contrary to many of the other crime lords in the planet, was eager to let the New Republic land and let their soldiers disembark and try to stop them. They would be annihilated. 

If there were Jedi with them, Julis could also test herself against them and their presence became more of a certainty as the ship approached the surface, thanks to Julis' connection to the Force. 

She did no effort to hide her own presence as well. They could come looking for her if they wanted. She could then practice her dominance, see if her power was already enough to balance both sides of the force, or if she was still lacking. 

[color=92278f][b]"Can't they hurry up?"[/b][/color] A sinister smile appeared below her mask. She was getting more and more eager to kill all of the Jedis on board that ship.