The Dark Invite

[Darth Banshee]

She had recently found out a bounty on [member="Darth Animus"], she was interested in it. Not for the money, not for the star destroyers, the castle however was worth it. As she had a planet to protect, and that would be good addition to her planetary fortifications. So she invited him to meet her, on her homeworld of Serenno. She had invited him to her Palace, on the pretense of seeing if they could find a way around the conflict between their nations. She had informed [member="Darth Carnifex"] it was a rouse, to try and capture him.

Her message simply said

To Darth Animus

I Darth Banshee, Queen of Serenno, wish to talk to you under the flag of truce.
Our People are in conflict, and it is diverting our attention form the true enemy the Jedi.
As we fight, they get stronger, as we lose soliders, they are recruiting.
As we destroy resources upon one another, they are stockpiling.
While our talks would be informal, and nothing can be agreed.
As I am only a proconsualte of The Sith Empire,
but anything of value that comes up, I will take back to my emperor.

Your Sincerely Darth Banshee.

She doubted he would turn up, but if he did, she would talk with him, and share drinks with him. As a drunk enemy, who had fallen asleep was much easier to defeat.

 

[grammaticus]

Animus was silent as the shuttle touched down on Sereno. He had received an invitation from a member of the Sith Empire for possible talks of peace, and despite the rather low positioning of the officer, the Jen'ari could not pass up the chance to secure a much needed reprieve. The meeting was kept largely secret from the rest of the Jen'ari, they would either be told of a successful mission to boost morale, or not be told of the failure. There was far more to gain from this meeting then there was to lose, and Animus was confident that no matter what happened, he would be able to say today was a success.

Either way, Animus was curious to see what was in store for him this day. Rising from his seat in the shuttle, he made his way down the waiting ramp, passing the silent Grotthu Legionaries that had been assigned as part of his delegation for the meeting. He waved them off as they moved to follow him towards the Palace before them. He would attend the meeting itself alone. He had even decided not to don his armor for this meeting, instead wearing a long grey robe that was parted halfway down his chest, displaying numerous Alchemic and Sorcerous glyphs he had personally placed on his own body. He still had his lightsabers though, and a Wraith Blade he had brought along from his personal armory. He walked with his hands folded behind his back, his steps slow and sure as he approached the entrance to the Palace.

Perhaps his host would even be there.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

[member="Darth Animus"] arrived on time, he brought an honour guard with him. They where met in secrecy in the space port by the Serenno Guardsmen, where he and his men would be taken to a private subway. As they had more than one, network of underground transport systems, this was not for the public. This particular train went stright to the palace, where he would be met by her own palace guard. This was done quickly, so no one would no he was here. He then taken to her private chamber, there was some food and a couple of bottles of expensive wine. The wine was good for this sort of thing, as it could not be contaminated. She gave him the bottle to open, so he could inspect the seals. Then she sat down in her chair, and put her feet on a foot rest. This had been a long day for her, she knew this was trap. Though she was going to be civilised about it, after all this was a heretic was her guest. She was wearing her evening gown, and then while he inspected the wine. She asked a question to break the ice, How was your trip? This was to start the conversation, as she was going to stay of politics if possible for little while. As she figured most talks where better, once people have had a little drink to help loosen the tension.