Decan looked around warily. "Where's the rest of your crew?" he asked. His nerves were on edge. Something here wasn't right... but what choice did he have.<br/><br/>He sighed and gestured to Len-Su. The smaller man went back through the airlock and pounded the correct sequence on the airlock. With a hiss, it opened from the inside. Meat waited on the other side of the door, ready for whatever orders the captain had for him.<br/><br/>"I'd like to transfer our passenger's crates and the most valuable of our cargo over," Decan offered. "That way if something happens and we have to leave Artemis behind, we don't lose everything." He looked at Kage meaningfully. "Our passenger is... special. She won't want to lose her stuff."<br/><br/>He'd become fond of Leylanna. While theirs was a strictly business relationship, they'd shared many a game of Xianqi and long discussions. He prayed for her sake that Kage and his crew were honest men.<br/><br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>Leylanna waited in her room, having dressed in an outfit that (hopefully) marked her status as a licensed Companion. Many misunderstandings could be averted simply from making one's position clear from the start.<br/><br/>She plucked nervously at the mandarin collar of her dress, making sure it was straight. She'd lit incense and the scent wreathed around her, helping to calm her nerves. She closed her eyes and murmured a soft mantra to help keep her calm.<br/><br/>Waiting had never been her strong point.