As the skimmer pulls away from the relay hub, Joren whips around and slams both hands toward the navigation console. The broadcast meter stays pinned green, and the purge-list names keep spilling into the grid behind them.
Mara Vey twists in her seat, too late to stop him. Joren's face is all cold focus now, not fear, not loyalty, just a man trying to beat the clock.
Joren
Don't let him clear the sector.
A thin pulse flares from Joren's wrist chip, projecting a hidden priority seal. It is not Imperial. It is older, cleaner, and stamped with a private sigil.
The Priority Signal
Asset Shifter is to be terminated before exit window closes. Containment loss is unacceptable.
Mara stares at the signal, then at Joren. The betrayal locks into place, not a panic for survival, but a double game that has just failed.
Mara Vey
You were never running from them. You were running for them.
✓ Quest Accepted
Neutralize Joren
✓ Quest Accepted
Stop the skimmer from entering the exit window