Star-Crossed Romance [Odanrav x Wraith]
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				Title: <strong>Star-Crossed Romance [Odanrav x Wraith]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wraith</strong> on <strong>12-03-2017, 10:56:45</strong>
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				Laera Va'Nis pressed back against her reclining chair and looked out the windows at the rush traffic outside. Nos Astra was always busy this time of day; ever since the Mass Relays were destroyed, Ilium had become vital to the surrounding systems as a center for trade and finance. There was even talk of assigning Ilium the title of Financial Capital of the Crescent Systems, since communication with the Asari Republics had yet to be established. <br><br>It was the perfect place for one of the Ardat-Yakshi to hide out. In the turmoil of the Reaper Invasion, Laera had managed to escape the monastery and flee Asari space entirely, ending up in the Terminus Systems. No one had been looking for a lone Ardat-Yakshi in the madness of that war, when the survival of galactic civilization had been uncertain. <br><br>Galactic civilization had survived, if barely. With Mass Relays destroyed, the galaxy had gone from an inter-connected whole to lone systems and nebulae left to subsist on their own. Sub-light speed travel meant that even the closest Asari Republic planet was some twenty years away. The flotilla that had set off towards Thessia from Ilium about a year after the war's end would still take fifteen more years to reach the Homeworld, ten years having passed. <br><br>While Laera could mourn the condition of the galaxy and the Asari, she was also grateful for how circumstances had allowed her to build a life for herself, without the constant fear of Justicars hunting her down to murder her, for the crime of seeking freedom. She had adopted a new identity for herself, established a sizable enterprise as an information broker here on Nos Astra, enjoying the luxuries and perks of normal life that so many took for granted. <br><br>But one reason she had managed to evade the long arm of the Justicars was her caution and her dedication to being prepared. She was not going to let anyone or anything take her back to that soulless temple or kill her in the name of 'justice'. That was why she had sent out a missive asking for long-term bodyguard contracts to all reputable mercenary outfits within the Crescent Systems. Reality being what it was, she hadn't exactly had an outpouring of applicants, but so far it had been going well. For this day, she had just one more interview to do. <br><br>She glanced down at the virtual pad visible on her smart-desk. A Krogan. She'd already made up her mind for it to be either Krogan or Turian. She could not trust any Asari with her secret, and Humans were...so susceptible to corruption. Not that the other races weren't. But from her experiences with them, and studies of their cultures, they seemed less likely to sell her down the river for a quick buck. <br><br>She buzzed her assistant, sitting outside. "Send in the last one, Maria." She said, her voice curt and sharp. One thing she had learned in her corporate dealings...you always had to project confidence. Always. 
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