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Location: Chume'da-Volante Summer Estate, Hapes
Siggy hasn't stopped shaking, not since the announcement. Marriage. An arranged marriage, to an Imperial no less. Not an aesthetically pleasing Hapan male, oh no, but an inferior, human grub. A walking pile of slime, tittering about in ill-tailored uniform. Hapes itself was shocked at the announcements, especially as it had come from the Queen Mother herself. They all knew what this was, this was yet another attempt at subjugation. Hapes had been notorious for its passive aggressive attitudes, with the Chume'da-Volante family leading the subtle resistance. That in itself failed miserably. Servants were slaughtered, along with an aunt, whilst the family matriarch, Rhea Adi, had been permanently scarred for her defiance. Worst of all? Siggy's twin brother, Castor, had been claimed as a Sith acolyte. Just thinking about it made Siggy want to scream.
Yet she maintained her emotions far better than her mother. Rhea was livid. Even more so because she couldn't actively voice blatant protest. Moff Jerkin knew this, perhaps even wanted it. But Rhea wouldn't give him the satisfaction. She might be scarred and veiled, but she wasn't defeated yet. And she'll be damned before she let the Empire claim her daughter. The sole heiress to their proud family. Something had to be done. Something was already in the works.
This smuggler, Dallas, he had come recommended. For his sake, he had best live up to his reputation. If the true nature of this plot was discovered, then heads would roll. Literally.
A service droid chimed, omitting its entry into the grand reception suit, "Mistress. The guest has arrived-"
"Not a guest," Rhea corrected, her tone as clipped as ever, "He's just a smuggler. No need to be giving him airs above his station. Come, Asteria. Let me do all the talking."
Coming away from the window, Siggy moved to stand behind her mother. She wondered what this smuggler was like; would be really be able to get her off world? In silence, she contemplated this, all whilst the droids opened the adjoining doors.
@Real Russian