Aura tried to keep her face passive all the way through the commander's speech but she knew the changes this would bring. If the top crime lords had the backing of the Imperials then they would rule. There would be no more lone Rangers, you would either be working for one of them or taken out of the game. And Aura was no going to have her life ruled over by these fools. She needed to get her ship, the White Dwarf, and get off planet side as soon as she was paid. 

A look of shock flitted across her face as the New Republic was mentioned. Great, it was really started to get crowded around here and everything was going to go to hell if that Republic team managed to land. Somewhere deep in her blackening heart, Aura hoped they survived, not just for her personal gain but for all the people she left behind. But now she had a job to do, if her target died then she wasn't getting paid.