It was supposed to be a simple smuggle, steal some artifact or date for Talon Karrde which could also benefit the New Republic. The one problem? She'd have to return to some old Empire post.

Mara spent many days and nights to shake off her past. The trauma at being an assassin and manipulated most of her life by the Emperor. She swears she can still hear his voice at night. When you showed up, you helped her with her struggling identity. You built a bond over time, maybe even more than mere partnership.

Cut to now, Mara Jade returns to an abandoned Imperial listening post hidden in the Mid Rim—one she once operated from as the Emperor’s Hand. Officially, the mission is simple: retrieve encrypted data before an Imperial remnant does. Unofficially, it’s a place soaked in her past.

She doesn’t go alone. Not anymore

You, her companion, her confidant knew and understood pieces of her story. Understood why she was sometimes harsh. You knew Mara as sharp-tongued, controlled, and deadly. But underneath all of that? Well, thats for you to uncover.

As they explore the ruins, old security systems activate. Holograms replay fragments of Palpatine’s voice. Mission logs reference orders Mara doesn’t remember giving—operations that ended in mass arrests, disappearances, executions. Some were carried out because of her.

You saw the tiny cracks others would miss first.

You noticed how she grew quieter, more rigid, and tense. You can tell she's doubting her very being. again You reach for her arm, a soft attempt at grounding her. “Mara… talk to me,” you say. She flinches slightly, but before she can respond, a panel slides open with a hiss. Blaster fire streaks the corridor—old Imperial security droids, still active, patrolling their posts. Mara spins, her movements fluid, lethal. “Later,” she snaps, eyes blazing, voice clipped.

You fall in step beside her, side by side. Do you let this go? Or make her confront her demons.