<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e3/BronKonnar.jpg)</div>"Well,... Knave?" Konnar raised an eyebrow at the unusual name while he pushed a glass of beer her way. "Nice to meet you too. But I bet you're exaggerating. A dozen Stormtroopers? More like half a dozen Army soldiers if they followed procedures. Dunno how things are where you usually operate, but that's pretty much standard where they have the time and manpower, no matter the crew. Two to keep an eye on the crew, two to search the ship, two to check the cargo. You better get used to it in this sector here."<br/><br/>He munched on a few pretzels for a moment, apparently gathering his thoughts. "I may have some work for you, but we can talk about that after you filled your stomachs. As for business in general, there's always some work for an independent freighter to be found on most worlds in this sector. A good bit of freight business is done in bulk, as most of the planets here have one dominant industry or business, but I guess that's the same everywhere, more or less. But it means you'll have to make do with what you can find at the time. Setting up a regular business, just transporting a certain commodity from A to B isn't much of an option I'm afraid. But hey, at least you'll get around, see different worlds. That's something, isn't it?" A smile played around his lips at his last words.<br/><br/>Konnar fixed his eyes on Kylen for a moment. "True. Every planet is different, but I'd say Demawand is fairly average, at least here in Tava. Here the Imperials control traffic, enforce the laws, and all that. But most of the planet is actually under the control of large agribusinesses, at6 least in practice. They ship their produce out by bulk freighter, bring in their own supplies directly to their farms, have their own security forces. Aside from a few small offices in town they leave Tava alone. There are still a few independent farmers, but their number is shrinking every year. Who knows, maybe in ten years or so Tava will be nothing more than a ghost town or another corporate spaceport."<br/><br/>His eyes wandering over to Anya, he picked up the earlier topic again. "The good thing for you, Captain, is that there are only a few independent freighter captains operating in this sector. I know all of them, at least by name and reputation. You made good time here, and if you have a fast ship, that might give you and edge over most of the competition."<br/><br/>(The beer Konnar ordered for the group has a malty sweetness to it that's especially pronounced in the aftertaste. The gyro TINA makes is of average quality. Not great, but neither as bad as you might expect from a droid's cooking. It tastes a bit bland, but is served with a few dips to help spice it up.)