Aisha was in the cafeteria too, sitting in the middle of the room at the commander's table. The table was large and round and it seated eight other Ctarl-Ctarl--which included Molly Silverpaw. Aisha had decided to eat with her crew for two reasons; 1) she wanted to keep an eye on Jim and 2) She could discuss things over with the crew once lunch was over. The Maiden's Virture had been spotted nearby and the Orta Hone-Hone was to investigate it. Aisha still wondered what the hell a "Virture" was. Terrans chose some funny names for thier ships, that was for sure. Hilda's ship had been named after a sun-God of Old Earth Religion. Maybe 'Virture' was the name of a new weapon the ship had? Aisha shook her head and grabbed the Terran in front of her. The Terran sitting on the table in front of Aisha was one of those silent Terrans; he had accepted his fate. The Terran looked to be in his late teens, and he looked with distain at Aisha, but remained quiet. Aisha smiled at the Terran, and picked him up and was about to send him down to her stomach, When Molly spoke up.
"I see that you lost your slave" said Molly. "ate him, did you?"
"Do I look like I had anything to eat today?" asked Aisha, patting her empty stomach.
"Where's the Maiden's Virture, anyway?" asked Sam Brokentail, one of the high-ranking ctarl-ctarls traveling on the ship.
"In the Farfellas System" said Aisha.
"There's nothing of interest in that system" said Sam. "so, why would anyone go there?"
"There have been several reports on some kind of activity there" said Molly. "some of the reports say that the Kei Pirates are trying to make a base there"
"Farfellas is in Ban's Terrority, isn't it?" asked Aisha, now shoving the Terran in front of her down her throat.
"Seems like the Ban Pirates are siding with Milky Way" said Sam. "The Kei Pirates, last I heard, are 'siding' with Heifong....siding as in 'I don't like this arrangement, but I can manage it'"
"Any news of Blue Heaven?" asked Molly.
"It remains neutral" said Aisha, now with a belly full of Terran. "Tenrei is leaning towards the Milky Way"
"How about the Sith?" asked Sam. "any news about them?"
"The Sith has no loyalities whatsoever" said Peter Irontail.
Aisha glanced over at Jim's table at the back of the cafeteria. Jim was talking animatedly to Trisha, Allison and Paige. Paige had a young Terran in front of her...but she looked as if she wasn't going to eat the Terran.
"...and the I'Xanzine Alliance remains neutral as well" Sam was saying when Aisha returned her attention to the table she was sitting at.


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Farfellas. The name of the star that had the XGP15A-2 in orbit. The name of the system of "Hot Ice" Hilda's downfall...along with some two-bit Kei Pirates. It was a largely unknown system, which was why it was a pefect hiding place for the XGP. Ever since then, the system of 7 planets had been quiet and quite unremarkable. The system consisted of 5 gas giants and two smaller planets that was hostile to humanoid life.
Admiral Zyas stood on the bridge of the Maiden's Virture that was in orbit around Farfellas III, a planet about the same size as Terra itself.
"Admiral?" asked an officer.
"Yes?" asked Zyas, turning to face the junior officer.
"We've found what we're looking for" said the officer. "we can now leave this system"
"Not yet" said Zyas. "we're meeting someone here too"
"Who?"
"Someone named 'Ronald MacDougall' "