Maul: Lockdown

By the time he left the building and walked out to hail a sky-cab to the Senate District, the Sith Lord’s concerns had abated. The hour was yet early, and his schedule for the day, as Palpatine, was already full.

The air-taxi darted down toward him, whirring to a halt, and as the door opened, he realized with a start that the cab wasn’t empty. Hego Damask was waiting for him inside.

“Darth Sidious,” Damask said, gesturing to the empty seat beside him. “Will you join me?”

Palpatine flicked his eyes toward the air-taxi’s cockpit, but Damask gave him a reassuring nod.

“I’ve rendered the surveillance equipment inoperative,” the Muun said, “so that we may speak freely. As equals.”

“Of course.” Without hesitating, Darth Sidious slipped inside next to the Muun, his expression revealing just the right tincture of pleasant surprise. “It’s always good to see you under any circumstances.”

- Maul: Lockdown, Chapter 15