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“No,” you lean back in your seat. “Three Acclamators isn’t enough to keep a Lucrehulk pinned, and I know the Bothans won’t pursue my fleet into Republic space proper. And you still have forces left on Krant to extract,” your fingers come together in a tent, “we both know, Captain, that a Jedi Padawan is worth more than a deal for safe passage when it’s already assured.”
“General,” the Captain says with a scowl after some grumbling, “you were Jedi once. Surely you understand how well returning a Jedi prisoner immediately would reflect on you.”
“That,” your tone is flat, “is exactly why I value Commander Reath higher than you do. If you open fire after I close this channel I will be forced to retaliate, and we both know who the winner of that exchange will be.”
The hologram of the Republic officer winks out, and transmissions from Munificents and Wavecrests taking point against Republic detachments report that the enemy Acclamators and Dreadnaughts have opened fire. The Munificents concentrate their prow turbloasers and heavy ion cannons on the cruiser on the Republic’s starboard flank, quickly wearing down its shields and disabling it.
<span class="mu-i">Longest Haul</span> opens fire on the former flagship while transmitting the escape vector to the rest of the fleet.
>[A] Break through at Kothlis. It may be lightly defended, but jumping off back to Spirador instead of taking the Manda Merchant route would be both unexpected and straightforward.
> Jump to Zygia, its defenses are oriented away from Bothan Space, so jumping into the system won’t be complicated. Jumping out of the system may prove more difficult, but immediately jumping to the remote world of Somov Rit will minimize losses.
>[C] Use Moonus Mandel for your escape vector. The Bothan run is risky, but as long as you avoid moving on Lannik, it should be the cleanest break.
>>[1] Jump from Moonus Mandel to the Leritor bypass, skirting the Bothan Run proper and reenter Separatist space at Bresnia. Dressel, though outside of Bothan Space, did have its defenses built up by the Republic, though they’re oriented against attacks from the Galactic east, rather than Bothan Space.
>>[2] Use Moonus Mandel as a jumping off point for Thokosia and Chroma Zed, the upper Gamor Run, nearest Hutt Space, is less defended than the worlds closer to the junctions at Gamor and Milagro, so the extraction will be less complicated, though Chroma Zed is far removed from the major Separatist worlds.
>>[3] Use Moonus Mandel as a jumping off point for Shador, where you’ll broadcast your flight plan for Emberlene. The ruling Mistryl sect of Emberlene is a militant order that is staunchly Separatist, and may send reinforcements if you’re opposed in your escape. Owing the Mistryl Shadow Guard a favor, however, is infamously risky.
