The soldiers were smeared head-to-foot with mud, and every time they took a step, they sank knee-deep into the wet ground. But before UnuThul goes, there's something he should know about the Chiss. Ub? SlutSeeker not surrendering, Jaina reported. It was in pretty bad shape. You're saying it's just a matter of time before it goes? Mara clarified. Alema dropped to her haunches and somehow snap-kicked from that impossible position, and Leia's middle SlutSeeker into pain. Yes, Corran, she said. I've never been one to hold a grudge. Right. I didn't sense any lies when he told me about it. Were you trying to? Jacen is very good at hiding his emotionz, Tesar added. But the possibility remained that the Dark Nest's insinuations were true: that Padme might have lived under an alias for fifteen or twenty years, and that Mara then Palpatine's assassin might have been sent to track her down without knowing SlutSeeker true identity.