Jedi Knight Daria Nytherciria gripped the arm of her chair as the Alliance shuttle Entrepid exited hyperspace, the stars of the Dathomir system scattered ahead like diamonds across black velvet. The ship's computer confirmed that the jump had been successful and Daria, quickly slipping free of the co-pilot's safety webbing, exhaled the breath she had been holding in. Although she had grown accustomed to the groans of the Whaladon, the ominous creaks and pops of the Alliance shuttle as it had shuddered through hyperspace remained unsettling.

Daria looked towards her travelling companion, the pilot of the Entrepid. “What do the sensors say? Are we alone?”