Finally Laranth turns up, and she brings with her something we were missing last time we did this series, an explanation of what a Gray Paladin is exactly (besides the lamest D&D character that your lamest gaming buddy won't shut up about). Meanwhile, Dhur is a reporter and Nick is apparently a gambler, but good news! Joyous news! It's not sabacc!

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No one new, and we'll still moving pieces into place, but hey Nick and Jax have met and headed off for a just-dudes sushi brunch, which if you think about it, Star Wars doesn't have nearly enough of.

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We've met almost everyone we know we need to now! Just Laranth to go! But hark, we're meeting a subvillain for the book this time, and he hates Xizor, and now we're hearing that old classic Xizor bragging. Feels good to be home.

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Oh right, I just remembered that as much fun as Den and I-5 and laughing at Aurra Sing were, Jax Pavan is a dude what sucks. It's all coming back. Yes, that's right folks, welcome back to Coruscant Nights, the noir Star Wars. We're meeting a few new to us names today. Even Piell, Nick Rostu, and of course Jax are all running around the bowels of the city planet having remarkably similar adventures, all things considered.

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Your burning questions! Answered! Our final thoughts on this book! Given! And the next book? Announced, baby!

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The Amnioid is Lema Xandret. Forget to say that in the episode, so it needed explanation here. Okay, we're wrapping it up! Another story in the can.

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Definitely on the homestretch here, as some secrets are revealed and we start to see our Padawan/Sith Apprentice consider the merits of their respective other sides. Everyone's starting to unveil their big plans, but what of Dao Stryver? He's just flying around! What's that guy all about?

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Oh ho, so we've swapped masters and apprentices for a couple of little Jedi field trips, and the action is literally heating up with literal actual lava. Literally!

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Look, I thought of that title like two months ago and I don't think we're ever gonna get it to line up perfectly, but I'll be damned if we don't use it! So in this episode Ula sort of takes control of the combine fleet, and that'll have to work!

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This book is starting to seem like a big sifter designed to force our main characters slowly but inexorably into one party, and this is continuing here as Mandalorian Dao Stryver finally starts calling shots about the next steps to stop the hexes. How long can Hetchkee stick around?

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