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Skyhawk
Kyralia

Arianeira knew the inside of her ship like the back of her hand and easily navigated it without turning on any lights - the dock had tracers that would pick up any large current increases - until she reached her cabin. She intended to wait until the last minute to turn on the engines so that there was minimal chance of being caught. She checked all the systems manually instead of running a check-up, checked the fuel gauge and activated the force field around herself before starting the engine. As she'd already tuned the controls manually, it was only about half a second until she left the dock, and she activated all engines, including the hyperdrives. She passed the wall before the current surge was even noted and was back in mainstream space, her brows drawn together in a frown as she considered the next stage of her plan to find Drake.

Skyhawk
Hyperspace

It seemed a bit foolish to Arianeira to simply walk into Harin and look for Drake, especially as he knew exactly who she was, but she couldn't really come up with a better plan until she knew exactly how things stood. He won't be expecting it anyway. She thought, as she entered hyperspace and plotted a course to Harin which avoided all large known docking ports for the Navy. It would be a bit longer than usual, but she didn't want him to know she was coming.

Skyhawk
Normal Space, Off Harin

Arianeira hung in space, looking down at Harin. The port had become a hotbed of naval activity and she grimaced at the organised patrols approaching each ship as it prepared to dock. She drummed her fingers on the control panel as she considered the what to do next. Arianeira preferred not to make plans - things never fell out as expected and she was better at improvising anyway - but to dock a pirate ship that Drake definitely knew and had probably informed against was pure folly, but where could she get another ship?

An idea was forming in her brain, but she disliked it instinctively. Asking for help was not her strongpoint, even if Stratford did owe her a favour. Still, she couldn't dismiss the idea entirely and she decided to dock on a nearby planet for the night to give her more time to think about it. Ersin was only about five minutes away, so she headed there instead.

Skyhawk
Normal Space, Off Ersin

Arianeira looked carefully at Ersin for several minutes for any unusual activity, but everything looked normal. The terminal was ablaze with artificial light and even at this hour, it would be easy to avoid notice in the crowd. Arianeira joined the docking-line and yawned, she really needed to catch some sleep.

Arianeira booked into an over-priced room and ordered dinner to be brought up. When it arrived she wasn't exactly sure what the thick, gloopy mess was, but she was too tired to care. She managed about half of it before she locked the door and pushed a desk against it as an added security. She climbed into bed without bothering to undress and considered the problem of Drake as she drifted off to sleep.

Despite having no idea what she was going to do about Drake, Arianeira's sleep was mostly uninterrupted. She was a light sleeper and usually found it difficult to sleep on-planet but the only time she woke up was when the drunk who had booked the room next door fell over on the landing and knocked over a trolley used by the inn's droids for cleaning. Arianeira, instantly awake, had leapt to her feet before realising what had happened. She swore quietly (and colourfully) at the man before returning to bed and burying her head under the blankets.

Arianeira woke early, feeling refreshed. She shifted the desk back to its original position. She'd paid the night before so she didn't have to wait for the landlord to get up before she could leave. As she still hadn't made up her mind, she wandered round the port for a bit, watching the early risers and brooding as she made her way towards the dock wall. She leaned on it as she stared out. The unchanging landscape was calming but her mind was in turmoil and she wasn't really in the mood to appreciate a scene she had known for years.

Arianeira climbed over the wall - it was easy and going through the port would take longer - and boarded the Skyhawk. She suddenly realised she was hungry and decided to have breakfast before she left. Anticipating this need, the droids had already prepared something and left it in the living area for her to eat when she felt like it and she helped herself to a bowl of fruit salad and added some toast afterwards. She drank Miara, a drink she had taken a liking to when she found some aboard a ship she had captured. It had a rich taste that she enjoyed as well as helping her to wake up in the mornings.