*** Dragon'taan, Dragon's Pride Hotel Grounds ***
Cecilia waved at Xalek. "Hi there Xalek. Nice to meet you." She extended her paw for a handshake.
Xalek stared at Cecilia. Vokun had to break the ice: "Xalek, this is Cecilia, a fairly-recent arrival on Dragon'taan."
"The Force... is strong with you, Cecilia," Xalek spoke to Cecilia directly. "Such a thing is rare in acolytes who come here."
Ashara leaned closer to Cecilia. "For Xalek to speak to you directly in the first five minutes he's met you is a rare thing. Took me a week to get him to talk to me when I joined Master Suleyk's crew," she whispered to her.
"Cecilia isn't an acolyte, Xalek... at least, not yet," Vokun corrected Xalek.
Xalek bowed to Cecilia and Vokun. "Forgive me. I meant not to offend," he said.
*** Dragon'taan, Docking bay ***
Draco followed the smaller robot, wondering what was going on.
*** UNSC Space ***
The sudden arrival of the
Fire Fox set the enemy retreat in full motion. What ships that could make it went back through the Transwarp Conduit, which closed behind them. The rest went down fighting. When it was all over, dozens of hulks littered the field. Markus breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank the Force it wasn't the Borg. But we still need to know how the Kazon got a hold of Transwarp technology."
"Already ahead of you, Lord-Admiral," Terra proclaimed. "Sent a probe through the aperture to follow it to it back to it's origin point, take some recon photos, and return. We'll know more in a few hours. In the meantime, I'd suggest heading to Outpost Hood for the time being."
"Right," Markus said with a nod. "All ships, set a course for Outpost Hood."