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late. The dart hurtled unerringly toward the Chief of State.

    The room had once again plunged into deathly silence, except for Love, who spoke a single word. “Shield.”

    The star ruby on Leia’s medallion pulsated once.

    One of her guards tried valiantly to step in front of her, but the tiny dart was much quicker.

    The dart hit.

    More accurately, it hit something, but it wasn’t the Chief of State; the projectile bounced off an invisible barrier centimeters away from Organa Solo’s skin. Its momentum irrevocably lost, the dart tumbled harmlessly to the floor.

    From his prone position, the wounded Cabe roared in anger. He turned the dart shooter on Daniera and General Cracken. “Somebody’s gonna die!”

    The thunderous blast caught Cabe in the chest, driving him back across the floor and into a stone column. The would-be assassin slumped over, a massive smoking hole In his chest.

    “Somebody always does.” Love lowered the heavy blaster pistol and stumbled to his feet with Cracken’s assistance. “Thanks, General.”

    Daniera merely stared at them. “But he’s Grandyl Grieve. I saw his records!”

    Cracken smiled. “You’re right. But he has redeemed himself more times than I care to count. He’s been working for us for years now.”

    “From Grieve to Love?”

    Love smiled. “The General’s idea. He enjoys his ironic twists.”

    “I suspected we had a mole in the NRI impersonating Grieve,” Cracken said, “and who better to ferret out the fake Grieve than the real one?”

    “See?”

    “I can’t believe this,” Daniera said.

    “You can’t believe it?” Love touched a hand to the small wound on his shoulder. “You shot me!”

    “Well…” She thought for a second. “I told you not to call me Dani.”

    Cracken looked at Love. “What was the final tip-off?”

    Love nodded his head toward Cabe’s corpse. “He bought a Prax Arms Stealth 2VX palm shooter from my store a few minutes before Daniera came in to recruit me for this mission.”

    “And I’m certainly glad she did,” Leia said.

    The trio looked up as the Chief of State approached. She ran a hand over the medallion. “This is by far one of the best gifts I’ve ever received.”

    “One of my custom little creations,” Love said proudly. “A miniature particle shield generator. Only works for a few seconds or so, but in this case it was all that was necessary.”

    “Thank you,” Organa Solo said, eyeing them each in turn. “To all of you.” Leia gave a curt bow. “Especially for livening up this event,” she said with a wink then added, a little louder. “Now, if you’ll excuse me—”

    As the Chief of State left them, Daniera glanced over. “Love, you are—”

    Love braced himself.

    “Actually, I’m not sure what you are,” she finished.

    “Oh, I can tell you that,” he grinned, touching his thrumming pistol tenderly to his cheek. “Love is a warm blaster.”

Roleplaying Game Sourcefile

M’Kyas Love

    Type: Retired NRI Agent
    DEXTERITY 4D
    Blaster 10D, brawling parry 5D, dodge 8D+1, grenade 8D, melee combat 6D, melee parry 5D, missile weapons 4D+2, thrown weapons 4D+2, vehicle blasters 5D
    KNOWLEDGE 2D+1
    Alien species 6D, bureaucracy 5D+2,cultures 4D+2, intimidation 8D, languages 5D, law enforcement 10D, planetary systems 5D, streetwise 8D, survival 6D+1, willpower 7D
    MECHANICAL 2D
    Astrogation 5D, repulsorlift operation 7D+1, space transports 5D, starship gunnery 4D
    PERCEPTION 3D+2
    Bargain 7D, command 6D, con 7D, hide 6D, investigation 10D, search 7D+1, sneak 5D+2
    STRENGTH 3D
    Brawling 6D, climbing/jumping 5D+1, stamina 7D
    TECHNICAL 3D
    Blaster repair 10D, computer programming/repair 5D, demolitions 4D+1, security 8D, space transports repair 6D
    Special Abilities:
    Auditory Sense: Latarzians have an extremely developed sense of hearing, able to detect sounds in high/low ranges that many other species cannot. This adds a +1D bonus to any Perception skill rolls related to