Star Wars - Elusion Illusion by Michael A. Stackpole

Author:Michael A. Stackpole [Stackpole, Michael A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2003-03-07T23:33:31+00:00

The Jedi left the cantina and cut through the crowd gathering around the medical transport. Already they heard stories of wholesale slaughter within the club. Aayla braced to hear the words “Jedi” and “lightsaber” used, but most folks were recounting how they had narrowly been missed in a hail of blaster fire. Their role appeared to have escaped notice in the chaos.

Instead of heading back toward the spaceport, Ylenic walked farther east. His long-legged stride ate up the ground, and Aayla found herself trotting to catch-up. “Where are we going?”

“Away from there, I am seeking, perhaps in vain, a whiff of our quarry. Did you get anything?”

Aayla cast her rnind back, sorting through recently perceived sensations, but she found nothing she could attach to Tane. She’d seen him, but she had not sensed him in the Force, and that surprised her. Given his situation, he should have been radiating anxiety with the intensity of a solar flare. “I got nothing.”

Ylenic stopped, and his shoulders slumped. “I do not like this.”

“Do we assume they have Tane?”

“He was spirited out quickly, or else he escaped and is being trailed. Either way, I think we have to assume he is in unfriendly custody.”

“It’s my fault this went bad, isn’t it?” Aayla frowned. “I used the Force to flick Lorfo away, and that alerted the Gotals.”

Ylenic took a deep breath in through his nose and snorted. “For you, the Force and telekinesis come easily, and you use them almost unconsciously. While what you did was a mistake, you were far more circumspect in how you dealt with your assailants. Had CorSec not arrived so quickly, we could have hidden our lightsabers and been away without anyone identifying us as Jedi.”

“Except for the Gotals.”

“Yes, the key point in it all. This is why time is now of the essence. Before we could lay out bait and wait for Tane to come to us, but now we must find him.” Ylenic rested a hand on her shoulder. “Your question of Inspector Horn was good, by the way, and I wish he could have shared useful information with us.”

Something tugged at the back of Aayla’s mind, but before she could focus on it, the dry flapping of wings and a grating voice drove it from her mind. “There’s the pretty lady. She’s a Jedi.” Lorfo hung in the air and laughed. “I’m most impressed. She bargained without using her powers.”

Aayla smiled as much in apology as in greeting. “Who would want to cheat an honest merchant?”

“If only I was one.”

Her pale eyes narrowed. “Lorfo, you knew the Gotals. You know who they are working for.”

“Yes, yes. I told you they would be no good for dealing.”

“I need to find the Gotals and their boss, Lorfo. Do you know where they are?”

“Well.” The little winged creatute rubbed a finger over his bulbous nose. “I am a merchant. I’ll refund you ten percent on our previous deal.”

“Twenty.”

“Fifteen.”

“Done!” His voice rose triumphantly, and he soared into the air. Roating down a bit awkwardly, he grinned and pointed down an alley heading south.

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