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wait until we hit the beach."

Rubbing her head, the petite, blue-eyed young woman glanced over her
shoulder at the tall female Jedi standing behind her. "You see, Master. He
does care."

"Despite all evidence to the contrary," the female Jedi said.

"I only meant that it'll be easier for me to bury you in the sand,"
Shryne said.

Starstone scowled, folded her arms across her chest, and swung away
from both of them.

Bol Chatak threw Shryne a look of mild reprimand. The raised cowl of
her black robe hid her short vestigial horns. An Iridonian Zabrak, she was
nothing if not tolerant, and had never taken Shryne to task for his
irascible behavior or interfered with his teasing relationship with her
Padawan, who had joined Chatak in the Murkhana system only a standard week
earlier, arriving with Master Loorne and two Jedi Knights. The demands of
the Outer Rim Sieges had drawn so many Jedi from Coruscant that the Temple
was practically deserted.

Until recently, Shryne, too, had had a Padawan learner... For the
Jedi's benefit, the gunship pilot announced that they were closing on the
jump site.

"Weapons check!" Salvo said to the platoon. "Gas and packs!"

As the troop bay filled with the sound of activating weapons,

Chatak placed her hand on Starstone's quivering shoulder. "Use your
unease to sharpen your senses, Padawan."

"I will, Master."

"The Force will be With you."

"We're all dying," Salvo told the troopers. "Promise yourselves you'll
be the last to go!"

Access panels opened in the ceiling, dropping more than a dozen
polyplast cables to within reach of the troopers.

"Secure to lines!" Salvo said. "Room for three more, General," he
added while armored, body-gloved hands took tight hold of the cables.

Calculating that the jump wouldn't exceed ten meters, Shryne shook his
head at Salvo. "No need. We'll see you below."