Inside Trinity's haven, Marquis sat on the deck of her wooded home, overlooking the vast valley in front of him. [b]"I forgot how beautiful your inner haven was. You've worked on it a lot.[/b] Walking up next to him as he sat on a hanging bench. The sun was shining in a perpetual sunset, bathing everything in a crisp orange. [color=0072bc]"You always told me of your ideal home. I wanted to try and replicate that. I think I did well,[/color] She said confidently. [b]"That you did. That. You. Did.[/b] Marquis replied in a happy tone. [b]"I need to go back out there, though.[/b] Trinity was visibly saddened by him saying that, but she knew that he was a being that could never just do nothing. He was always on the move and always had a problem to solve. He was never the man to really settle down for long. She admired it...somewhat.

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A knock at Quin's door would bring her attention away from whatever she was doing and answer it. When she opened it she would be surprised to see Nyrette in her civilian clothing, looking tired with her eyes slightly sunken and red from weariness. "May...may I speak with you for a moment?" Smiling, Quin stepped aside and let the bedraggled woman in. She came in and sat down on her bed and looked up to her friend. "I need to tell you something very very...sensitive, okay? We've been friends for a couple months and the...nightmares are starting to get to me. I need to air this out." Closing the door, Quin grabbed an office chair and straddled it, leaning against the back of the chair and getting comfortable. She asked what was on her mind and Nyrette took a deep breath. "Okay...here we go."

"Have you ever heard of Imperial intelligence?" She said the name sounded familiar but didn't ring a bell. Nyrette continued. "There is a faction outside of known space known as the Imperial Empire. A long time ago there were multiple wars between them and the republic, they are mortal enemies. The Sith lead them and they are mortal enemies." Quin recognized that name. The sith. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Nyrette more intently. "The 'Sith' you know here are nothing compared to the Empire. The Empire is much much worse. Right now, they aren't a threat but soon they will be. That isn't what is important right now, what is however is what I am."

She paused to let Quin soak it in. "I'm an imperial agent. I work with Imperial intelligence on the recon and spying on the republic nation to prepare for the Empire's coming. I used to be a member of republic space, on Nar Shaddaa no less. Being there made several...dark memories resurface." Though Quin rose to attack an enemy of the republic, Nyrette lifted her shirt and undressed to her undergarments. She was riddled with scars from the top of her body to the bottom of her tailbone. Deep knife wounds, whipping scars, missing flesh. "Most of these were at the hands of my trainers. The endurance training, conditioning, and preparation for the field was...excruciating. But none were as terrifying as my primary handler...She inflicted...nightmares against me. In the intelligence training program, only thirty of five hundred survived, and the last thirty, including myself, were subjected to the power of a woman named Sol'tsyri. She inflicted deep, horrifying terrors on us..." She noticed Quin was standing now, barely restraining her anger. Nyrette put her clothing back on. "Sol'tsyri is an enormously powerful woman, she makes Zenithar look like a child. She inflicted horrors on us that I would not wish on my worst enemy. Only five of us survived. We then became her personal agents. I was the only one sent into the republic to spy, but since I've gotten here I haven't reported back and I haven't bothered doing any spying. I've been with you and the Harpoon in what used to be my home ten years ago."

She looked off towards Quin's window distantly. "I forgot what it was like here...safe and...warm. In the Empire it's always so cold and dangerous. One wrong word and a guard will shoot you on the spot. I...I can't go back, but if I'm revealed or if Sol'tsyri finds me I...I don't know what will happen. I'm only coming to you because I...trust you. You're the first woman...the first person...I've been able to trust since I first left the republic. I just wanted to tell you that and...thank you for listening to me." She stood and approached Quin and hugged her, though she didn't receive one in return. She walked out and went to prepare for the landing on Nal Hutta.

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With Trinity's help, The Harpoon successfully made it right past the scouts that constantly patrol Nal Hutta's toxic atmosphere. Setting down in an abandoned facility a dozen miles or so from the droid factory, they were able to successfully hide themselves and step off of the ship. They were able to make a small base camp out of the facility. While Zen and Nyrette stayed with the ship, Cheshik and Iisska went out to explore the facility while Quin and the rest of the crew prepared a base camp. From what the two explorers could find, the facility used to be a weapons research lab though unfortunately everything was stripped and there's nothing left. It was empty however and nothing was swallowed by the toxic swamp, so it would work for them well.