Rorran awoke to a soft beeping next to him, it wasn't very loud, but years of listening for the slightest change in the sounds being made by a starship had made it so that the slightest sound that he hears indicating a change in his environment needing his attention, and he becomes fully awake instantly.

Rolling over he sees a light flashing on the communication unit on his nightstand. Reaching over he hits a button, bringing up a hologram of his butler droid, a B-1 Battle Droid that he had upgraded immensely from its factory settings over time.

"Master, there is a message for you from the local council, they wish to inform you that the Vantral Raiders have been attacking some of the outer settlements again, and recommend that you come within the confines of the village walls for protection."

Rorran rolls his eyes and rubs his hands over his face, still a little surprised to feel the bristle of a beard there. "Tell the town council that they can hide behind their walls. I am neither afraid of, nor bothered by, the likes of the Vantral Raiders."

"As you wish Master, also, there is a group of life signs that have been hovering near the edge of the the property for several hours now. They have begun to move slowly closer to the buildings over the last 30 minutes or so, at their current rate of advance, they should arrive at approximately dawn, probably without tripping any of the secondary security scanners."

Sighing Rorran looks at the chronometer on the communications unit, "They are probably hoping to catch us off gaurd and in our beds in the morning, bring the Crimson Fingers to standby, and make sure Niana is awake, we'll see how foolish these guys really are."

"Yes Master"

It is a good thing that I purchased both those run of the mill security scanners, in addition to the military grade ones I have hidden throughout the property, show an obvious security system, and they'll never think that maybe it is just a dummy system meant to be fooled.

Niana was startled awake in her bed by a soft knock on the door, it took her a moment to remember she was at Rorran's small complex outside of the village, instead of at her normal flat in the village.

"Come in." she says, sitting up and looking over toward the door as one of Rorran's B-1 Battle Droids, very unique with its crimson paint job, walks into the room.

"Ma'am, Master Rorran requests that you come at once, the Vantral Raiders are on the property and he wants to make sure that you are in a safe place."