Hyperspace, enroute to Gallinore, Hapes Consortium
A sleek star yacht broke through the boundary of the Transitory Mists along one of the trade routes that led into the Hapes Cluster, then began making the winding route toward the interior. Gallinore was the final destination, a world that sat right at the gate of the to the interior region where Hapes itself could be found.
Inside her personal cabin, Rose was still preparing for the upcoming meeting with Hapan nobles. She had settled upon a navy dress that struck a balance between being stylish and professional. Her chocolate hair was pinned up in an intricate bun, not a single wisp of hair out of place. She was now applying the finishing touches to her makeup before an inbuilt vanity, a light job meant only to cover up some blemishes.
She spent more time than she needed on such a minimal application, but the routine kept her from dwelling too much on the growing knot in her stomach. Rose may have agreed to become more involved in Caridanian efforts under the integration of Andrini, but she would have never imagined such a pledge would have her playing emissary inside of Sith territory. It was bad enough keeping the vipers within her own house at bay, now she was dealing with foreigners that had no history with at all. If this request had come from anyone aside from her friend or father, she wouldn't be here right now.
There was a small bit of solace, as an Atrisian Jedi had joined her crew. The Jedi had seemed to go through great efforts to hide that fact, as she dressed normally and even went without a lightsaber, she having once seen the other woman fiddling with all manners of small arms with her Berkut security detail. Normally you'd couldn't part a Sith or Jedi from their glow sticks. A sensible Jedi? That was a new one.
A sleek star yacht broke through the boundary of the Transitory Mists along one of the trade routes that led into the Hapes Cluster, then began making the winding route toward the interior. Gallinore was the final destination, a world that sat right at the gate of the to the interior region where Hapes itself could be found.
Inside her personal cabin, Rose was still preparing for the upcoming meeting with Hapan nobles. She had settled upon a navy dress that struck a balance between being stylish and professional. Her chocolate hair was pinned up in an intricate bun, not a single wisp of hair out of place. She was now applying the finishing touches to her makeup before an inbuilt vanity, a light job meant only to cover up some blemishes.
She spent more time than she needed on such a minimal application, but the routine kept her from dwelling too much on the growing knot in her stomach. Rose may have agreed to become more involved in Caridanian efforts under the integration of Andrini, but she would have never imagined such a pledge would have her playing emissary inside of Sith territory. It was bad enough keeping the vipers within her own house at bay, now she was dealing with foreigners that had no history with at all. If this request had come from anyone aside from her friend or father, she wouldn't be here right now.
There was a small bit of solace, as an Atrisian Jedi had joined her crew. The Jedi had seemed to go through great efforts to hide that fact, as she dressed normally and even went without a lightsaber, she having once seen the other woman fiddling with all manners of small arms with her Berkut security detail. Normally you'd couldn't part a Sith or Jedi from their glow sticks. A sensible Jedi? That was a new one.