Once again, Jack brings up fate when he talks to Saba. That can't be coincidental, right? We're not going to say that their relationship was "written in the stars" or anything, but there's definitely something deeper going on.

In case it isn't clear, this passage states that the King drugs slaves with chaal in order to make them more subservient when actually harvesting the chaal. That's a grody piece of business, isn't it? If the King had his way, he'd get the entire planet hooked on the stuff if it bought him another "King From Throughout History" cosplay outfit.

That didn't take much, huh? As much as Saba wants to hide from her feelings, or even pretend that they don't exist, she's not going to be able to withstand Jack's advances. And why should she? What's keeping her from just diving straight into the deep end?