Xev was silent was the shuttle door closed and he took a seat at the pilot's controls.  He started the pre-flight check and started the engine cold, without giving them much time to warm up.  He was in a hurry, that much was evident.  He didn't care to be around when the authorities started looking for the missing Companion who had made quite the impression of making herself known by going to such a seedy dive.  She wanted to be seen and that was what was bothering Xev.<br/><br/>Easing the shuttle off the landing pad with a jolt, he took to the darkening skies as night began to fall over Persephone.  The canyons they were going to hide in until the Companion's retrieval showed up streaked by and Xev doubled back, setting the shuttle down gently in one of the larger, more hidden of the endless canyons that littered the surface of the planet.<br/><br/>He turned in his seat, sighing.  His pistol was once again leveled at the Companion.<br/><br/>"Why were you in that bar and who were you meeting?"