A TIE Recon dropped out of hyperspace at the edge of the system, gliding inwards silently with all power deactivated before, 1 light minute from Acherin transmitting the following message via comms laser and FM radio, in hopes of the sublight communication being primative enough to break the blockade before activating its hyperspace drives and fleeing away. To: The Government of Acherin
From: ****** ****
Encryption: Imperial Standard (a code that could be interpreted by the local regime)
Topic: The strike of the sting
Message: The trap is sprung. Does Acherin stand ready? Our forces are able to deploy, detonate explosives in the atmosphere above your capital in the colour red if you require immediate aid, detonate green if you can hold out longer.
Far out in the Acherin system, another TIE waited, powered down and parked on an asteroid, observing Acherin through a simple electronic telescope to wait to see the detonations.