Although Adria was barely half-done with her mouth-watering meal, she could tell at a glance that Tenna's assistants would not be pleased if she protested Mutan's wishes; she relinquished her plate without a scuffle. Isaac simply smiled at Tenna as she leaned over for his plate.

"Our current agents are so far too busy trying to procure a new route for trade to pass through than to go chasing-after whatever is causing this great disturbance. From what we can tell, it is more of a blockade than an effort to capture our facilities outright."

In the place of the plates, a pitcher of iced-tea and some glasses were placed at the table as one of the assistants began pouring and passing them out to Mutan first, then her crew.

"To assist in getting to Stardust safe and intact, I've hired one of them to leave a path open for you and claim he simply wasn't watching his sector closely enough. Getting [i]off[/i] of Stardust will be a matter of gaining their trust and respect. To help in [i]that[/i] matter, we've loaded Erika's 50-ton cutter with provisions to accompany your ship as it travels to Stardust, you may take [i]whatever measures you feel are necessary to secure safe passage[/i]." Mutan's father spoke with greater emphasis that Mutan was being given permission to do [i]anything[/i] to complete this task and return safely.