The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2023-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Given the enormous pent-up demand for cargo movers, Affie had little difficulty finding a shipment on the planet Kennerla, where Captain Dumas Mar’Ti was currently based. She very much wished it hadn’t been Kennerla, but apparently Captain Mar’Ti liked the place. That made her the only one.

When Affie announced their destination, Geode could do no more than stare at her. It even took Leox a few moments to come up with a response—highly unusual for a man who thoroughly enjoyed hearing himself talk.

“Far be it from me to cast aspersions upon the entirety of any planet,” Leox finally said, “as there can surely be no place so enormous that it entirely lacks beauty—at least as understood by some species or other—nor any sizable population without individuals of kindness, grace, and wit. But if I were asked to name which planet might prove me wrong by possessing absolutely no redeeming characteristics whatsoever, my money would be on Kennerla.”

Affie sighed. “I know it’s a dump—”

“The place makes Jakku look like the scintillating center of galactic glamour and sophistication.”

“And I know it doesn’t smell great—”

“Even Geode complained about the stench the last time we went there,” Leox continued. “Do you know how much a place has to stink to overpower somebody who doesn’t even have a nose?”

“Plus you have to pay bribes to get anything done there—”

“Including using the ’freshers.” Leox got properly grumpy only once or twice a year, but this was starting to look like one of those occasions. “For the first time in our careers, there’s work to be found everywhere. The Stormwall’s a hateful thing, but people are desperate for cargo runners. Rates are high, jobs are plentiful, so does necessity truly require us to subject ourselves to Kennerla?”

“You know why,” Affie insisted.

Leox held up his hands in mock surrender. “I’m just saying, Mar’Ti’s hardly the only former Byne Guild captain out there. We could talk to other captains first, catch up to Mar’Ti once she’s moved someplace else. Someplace less. . .odiferous.”

That was true, and for a moment, Affie considered it. But she’d made her decision for a reason, one that still held true. “The thing is, Captain Mar’Ti’s furious with me. She’s been nursing a grudge for months. And she hit me with it hard—so bad it kept me awake the next couple of nights.” Leox nodded, his expression gentling; no doubt he’d heard her up late in the mess, drinking Chandrilan tea in hopes it might soothe her to sleep. “So now I’m terrified to talk to anyone else from the Byne Guild. But those are exactly the people I need to speak with for this to work. Fear can’t get in the way. If I talk to Captain Mar’Ti first, then I’m getting the worst over with. Besides—if I can convince her, I can convince anybody. Maybe I can even convince everybody.”

Not even Geode could argue with that. The coordinates for Kennerla locked in, and Leox shook his head ruefully. “To Kennerla we go.”

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