Star Wars - Jedi Apprentice 07 - The Captive Temple by Jude Watson

Author:Jude Watson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-09T00:43:29+00:00

Tahl sat at her desk, a pile of data sheets on her lap. “I just spoke to Miro,” she told them. “He’s been trying to fix the air circulation system in the senior students’ wing. When he took the necessary steps, all the lights in theTemple went to half-power. Plus, the refrigeration unit in the dining hall failed. He’s working on it.”

“The lights are powered down on every floor?” Qui-Gon asked.

Tahl nodded. A ghost of a smile flitted across her face. “Now we’re almost even, Qui-Gon. We both have to work in the dark.”

“Not quite even,” Qui-Gon said with a smile that was evident in his voice. “You’re still wiser than I am.”

Tahl grinned. “Speaking of which, that’s not the development I was talking about. I found out something about Offworld. Here, I printed it out for you.” She handed the data sheets to Qui-Gon.

Qui-Gon stared at the sheets. There were columns of numbers and names of companies. “You’re going to have to tell me. You know I’m not good at galactic finance.”

“Offworld is not as solvent as they appear,” Tahl said, tapping her finger on the desk. “A futile mining operation on an inhospitable planet has drained its resources. Xanatos refused to accept defeat and just kept pouring more and more money into the operation. There’s a rumor that he’s secretly plundered the treasury on his home planet of Telos.”

Qui-Gon stared down at the numbers, which meant nothing to him. The figures weren’t important. Tahl’s findings were. If Xanatos was close to financial ruin, maybe his motive for storming theTemple had as much to do with money as revenge.

Always a doublemotive …

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