Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins
Kal waited patiently for all her questions to come streaming out. He was surprised there wasn't one more, "For starters, our target is extremely dangerous, yes, but we're not expected to engage him. Just find him and report his whereabouts. Unfortunately, Nute is our only lead right now so our mission goes through him. We're not here to cause him or his, er, private army any harm so perhaps he'll be reasonable."
Kal looked briefly to Mirax then back at Zala, "As for Ulu, he was thought by my superiors to not be entirely trustworthy, in fact they specifically told us not to trust him which is why we tried to hold something over his head. He's been on the Republic payroll for some time now, but was relegated here due to some failure of his. Apparently he's had problems being addicted to spice, and that addiction got between him and his job at least once before. He's also a spice merchant by trade. Since he knows we're here, I worry that he might attempt to sell us out for profit so that he can continue his addiction. I don't plan to give him that opportunity." He again looked to Mirax. She could add more later if she chose.
"As for getting off-planet, even if no one is going to Nar Shaddaa, which I doubt, the Republic will send someone for us. Either way, we can get you out of here. As for the people we came with, they have also worked for the Republic before which is why selling us out as they did was a bit of a surprise. Given the size of the Republic and the amount of trade that happens within our borders, most merchants avoid crossing us. The two on that transport won't be able to dock in Republic space without a lot of effort concealing their identity ever again." Kal shrugged. Seems like a lot of hassle for a few thousand credits, but maybe they planned to spend the remainder of their days in the outer rim.