She walks out of the house pinning her hair up, Pappy hot on her heals. "I'm flying Old Mule. No arguments."

"Who's arguing" he asks her as he checks out the sway of her hips.

"We'll get a briefing from Cait once we clear Corusicant space." She climbs into her ship and starts the preflight sequence while Pappy runs their flight plan past the tower.

They glid up through the roof of the Ranch, the Rose's aft burners glowing blue in the dusk light.

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