All around the three hunters were guards. Guards bracing the door. Guards covering the door with their blasters. Guards lining the hall back to the Overlords new position. They were everywhere, and all three of the Bounty Hunters knew this. Every one had their weapons drawn, just in case. Salu had his Commando Rifle, Xavier his E-11, and Wolf his Precision Pistol.
The guards around them saw their weapons and trained their own on them, but they didn't know what to do. They just muttered amoung themselves and given suspicious glances as they headed down the hall.
They were led back to the Overlords second office by a pair of large Trandosian guards. The Overlord himself was guarded by his Noghri. They stepped into the room, Salu in the lead, since he was the only one who had actually met the Overlord before this occasion.
The Overlord spoke first. "Gentlemen. I know why you're here. You want assistance, correct?" He the powerful manner that told you he was powerful, and the dignified manner that told you he was well educated.
"Well," he continued, "Fifteen miniutes ago we wouldn't have helped you. You understand that it is best for us to remain behind the scenes. But now..." he hesatated. "After the events that just unfolded, it is obvious to me that our presence on this station is compromised as long as the Tenloss Syndicate is around to oppose us. The attack earlier, on one of our most secret locations on the station, shows that they know a great deal about us. Yes... We will not be safe until they are gone at least away from this station, if now completely wiped out. We will give you all the assistance you desire in exchange for there removal from the station. At the completion of this job we will give you each, say, 10,000 credits? Would that be good enough?
"That would be adequate," Salu answered. In reality, it would not pay his oporating expensis for half a year, but long ago he had learned not to provoke or argue with these gangster types. "We thank you for your time."
"We'll get those troops to you as soon as you need them. Just give us..."
Salu threw a data card with the place the troops would be needed already pointed out. "Send them there." And with that he left.
"Well, that was easier than I expected," Wolf muttered under his breath.
Salu had overheard him. "Yes, it was, and for a very good reason. That was not the overlord."
Just doin my job.