Connect This Space Between

[Sanya Tagge]

“Your majesty.”

The sight of her Miranda Tarkin, up close, did unsettling things to Sanya. Her pulse quickened and a reckless part of her cried out for the chance to claim the Empress’s lips with a covetous kiss - but... no. They had spent too long apart, but there was little time for her to savour this moment of reunion, not in the way that she wanted to. Instead, the Baroness of Bespin was the picture of composure and Imperial hospitality.

“Governor Renkl.”

With some reluctance, Sanya pulled her attention away from the Empress to the woman at her side. She took in the clean, crisp lines of the Moff’s uniform, her smile, the slight lift of her chin. An unconscious reflex compelled Sanya to push her shoulders back, just a touch, as the curved bow of her lips mirrored the Governor’s.

“I had a somewhat challenging working relationship with your predecessor, but I’m certain that the two of us can accomplish great things together.”

Turning a fraction, she gestured towards the walkway that would lead them into the Administrator’s Palace.

“Please, come inside and we can discuss what brings you both to Cloud City today.”