He knew that his alarm would have come through their bond or the way he was looking at her when they exited, not saying a word on the subject until she was finished. A part of him wanted to address what she had done in the interrogation room now, but confronting her about it right after she set her nose back in place wasn't the best time. Deciding to file the incident away for when they had time, he agreed with the ideas she put forth: "You're right about Malu. From the hints she dropped when we left, she already knows who's running this network and just needed evidence to confirm her suspicions. Could probably use the communications hive above us to reach Zinuthra." He took a moment to evaluate whether or not Sho's help would be beneficial, walking to the elevator that they had taken before vocalizing his input: "She held her own against them in super close quarters. I suppose it would be nice to have somebody who can precisely fire a rifle in the back of an enemy who may have one of us cornered." After asking the guards posted at the elevator to ensure that there was proper security around their new inmate, they rode up to the main level before finding a private office not being used that was set up with a comm terminal that featured holo calling. After dialing up Malu's frequency, a blue-tinted projection of the Elder appeared, her features betraying grave concern. "I assume you two have found out something worthwhile?" The Champions recounted their venture into Justicar territory and subsequent interrogation, Malu cutting Aria off right after she was done describing the vision: "So it IS true...Jean had help from Manus." "Who?" "Manus Vo. Former Jedi Master and thorn in the Empire's side for years. He was one of the battle strategists responsible for taking down Dromund Kaas and giving Voldon a clear shot at the Emperor." "Master Vo...I've heard of him. He was talked about like a demi-god by those who met him." "He can be rather charming. I fought with him a couple of times before the Treaty was signed. He almost convinced me that I didn't need to send him flying off a cliff on Tattoine..." She shook her head, returning to the present: "Manus' name had been circulating among some of the contacts I made within this strange 'underground network'. Some said that he was responsible for the entire network, others claimed that he set it up, then quickly abandoned them for reasons unknown. In any case, making sure we bring Manus and Jean into custody should be first priority. Even if they aren't responsible for the attacks on the convoys, they'll probably know who is." "So you want us to take them alive?" "Ideally." "So two former Jedi Masters, one of whom was renown for being five steps ahead of his opponent and probably is anticipating us?" "I didn't say you should kick down the front door. We'll need to smoke them out somehow, which I think will be much easier when you have some back up. I'll inform the Elders of our progress. No doubt Voldon will be joining you two in figuring out how to trap Manus." "Voldon? Why?" "I'll let him explain their connection. For now, I suggest you coordinate with Garza and gather the resources I'm sending you now." Withdrawing his comm unit, he read the list aloud: "Food and water rations, two crates of scatterguns, one crate of military-grade armor..." He looked at the projection of Malu with skepticism, asking: "So you want us to pull together supplies? That's it?" "This is the kind of cargo that our transports had been carrying when they were intercepted. If we can assemble a payload like this and, say, flag it as mission critical and say that the destination is for one of our outposts-" "Then Manus might be tempted to come out of hiding and snag the shipment before it leaves? But why would he risk leaving the comfort of his own lair? If his operatives are the ones knocking our transports off, then why would he bother doing it himself?" "Well, if this transport were to, say, have two Champions on protective detail..." "So we're bait, too?" "Well, you and Voldon." He thought for a moment about the validity of the plan, then added: "How are we going to get the word out about this shipment so that it doesn't smell like a trap?" "Well, you DO have a young man in your custody who could be persuaded to put the word out..." "He didn't seem very cooperative." "Who's to say that you try to get him on his side? Just simply make sure he overhears that there's a very important shipment headed to Zinuthra that's guarded by you two. I think you both are creative enough to figure out how that's executed. Get the boy to believe there's a shipment headed out, release him and then coordinate with Garza...unless you have another idea that I'm not thinking of."