:IN HYPERSPACE:

The TIE Interceptor was on a stead-fast course to Coruscant. 
Inside the Interceptor Sebastian took off his helmet. His hair flooped and then to the cool air-conditioned Interceptor's life system stuck in place to gently linger. He took off his gloves too to eat his rations as he contemplated what just transpired. Rancors were tough, but that was a "vampire". He only saw two ever. That was the third and the first in person. Certainly was capable of killing him in an instant. 

The other Royal Guards usually become freelancers after this many exploration missions. All in the guile of being a Jedi Hunter. Kill enough, sell their lightsabers to the Emperor's Brokers, and he'll train you to be a Shadow Guard; The best Royal Guard possible. A 1st Lieutenant-Commander, trained in the Arts of lightsaber, doctrined in the Way of the Force, Empowered to stormtroop in the name of the Emperor! A regular Royal Guard only get's courteous missions of life and death, with no options to opt-out.