fruitless efforts - {OPEN}

[FREYA DRACEN]

{ IT'S IN THE WATER BABY }
IT'S IN THE PILLS THAT BRING YOU DOWN
BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS, TAP THE VEIN THAT BLEEDS
I'D BREAK THE BACK OF LOVE FOR YOU, I'D BREAK THE BACK OF LOVE FOR YOU

Hera - a relatively small planet population-wise, and one whose function was mainly agricultural. Despite its violent past, it was considered by many to be a fairly calm, quiet planet now. It had to be one of the last places Freya imagined her work would take her. Yet, here she was, wandering around on this tranquil little planet searching for any sign of the convict she had been informed was taking refuge here.

So far, she had next to nothing. The face and name given to her by the Alliance report were all the information that she had to go on. She had tried asking a few locals if they had seen or heard anything, but had made the mistake of flashing them her Alliance badge. Why did he have to pick Serenity View?

Serenity View, the town her target had been sighted in, was only a short distance away from Serenity Valley, the site of that final decisive battle that had taken place all those years ago. She had read about the Battle of Serenity Valley in text books, had seen a bit about on the news after it ended, but none of it had prepared her for the sight awaiting her as the ship she had been travelling aboard touched down. The land was scorched - blackened and desolate in a way that made it look like no life could ever touch there again. And it was by the Alliance's hand that this was done. She couldn't blame anyone living so close to a reminder of the Alliance's power and fury of being too hesitant or angry to want to talk to a fed.

I guess I'll just have to keep trying. She leaned against the side of the building she was standing next to - a house containing a friendly little family that had been quick to turn hostile when they had learned of her true business in the area. I should probably get out of here before they come after me with pitchforks or something. Grinning at the mental picture that conjured, she kicked off the house and headed back into the town.

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[SORYN HAWKE]

It had been awhile since Soryn had last stepped onto the surface of Hera. Since the end of the war, to be exact. For the ex-Alliance soldier, Hera was a constant reminder of all the things he had ever loved and lost, and so he usually avoided it like the plague. The few times he had been sent to Hera on an assignment, he had stayed airborne, and allowed his fellow Marshals to take care of the task while he commanded from above. It wasn't exactly the most heroic way to command, and he knew those under him thought it to be rather strange that the man refused to set foot there, but Soryn couldn't. The moment he touched that rock, he'd be brought back to the past.

That wasn't something he cared to live through again.

Unfortunately for him... this time he had no choice. The Alliance outpost commander in the area had requested his presence personally, in order to track a fugitive that had gone to ground somewhere in the country side. Usually, Soryn would have simply denied the request and moved on, but this time his superiors overruled him. He was going to Hera to assist, because he knew the region better than any other Federal agent in that entire sector of space. And as much as Soryn hated to admit it, that was completely true. Having spent the entirety of the Battle of Serenity Valley present on Hera, he had memorized almost every little hiding hole out there. He had needed to, in order to remove Independent forces from their strongholds.

The second Soryn's boot had hit the ground, he had been swept off his feet by emotion. Serenity View in particular was somewhere Soryn had sworn he would never visit again. It was in this town that he had suffered his greatest loss, where the love that had served alongside him the entire war was finally killed in action, mere minutes before the Independents surrendered. It was all he could do to keep himself from breaking down then and there. The only thing keeping him in check was the presence of his shuttle pilot.

"Flight Lieutenant, head back to the ship. I'll call you if I need anything."

"Roger that sir. Dusting off now."

As his shuttle took off and headed out, Soryn smiled weakly before turning towards the town proper. Time to head in and see what he could find out about this man, and how dangerous this man was exactly. Well, lets hope this goes smoothly. I don't need someone making me for Alliance right away, especially not if this gorram fool has friends in the area.

OOC:// I hope this is alright. I couldn't justify Soryn showing up without a being ordered to, but I still wanted to give you a post, so I gave him one in the form of a conflicting assignment. Hope you don't mind.