The razor crest nears the planet of Nevarro. The four of you exit the ship, each on a blurrg. You're met with four men. One stands in front of the three others. "Sorry for the remote rendezvous, Mando. But things have gotten complicated since you were last here," the one in the front says. "It appears that introductions are in order. It seems we've both provided a security detail," he says, looking at Cara and you.
"I recommend the shock-trooper guards the ship, these lava fields are lousy with Jawas," he says. The shock-trooper of course being Cara. You can see her fists tighten in annoyance. "She's coming with me," Mando tells him. But the town is now run by ex-Empire. If a rebel dropper is with us, they'll all get their hackles up," he argues. "She's coming," you say harshly. You know it's out of line but he's just pissing you off too much.
"Quite the attitude that ones got," he says to Mando, completely ignoring the fact that you're right there and can hear both of them. Mando looks at you and nods no, trying to get you to shut up. You listen to him and keep your mouth closed.He turns his attention to Cara "Fine. Fine you can come but at least cover your tattoo. No need to flaunt it," he says to her. "Now, where is the little one?" He asks Mando. Mando moves the floating crib towards the man, opening it and showing him the kid.
"So... this little bogwing is what all the fuss was about," he says, taking the kid out of his crib and rocking him slightly in his arms. "What a precious little creature. I can see why you didn't wanna harm a hair on its wrinkled little head," he says, placing the kid back in his metal crib. "Well, I'm glad this matter will be put to rest once and for all," he finishes. Mando takes the crib back. "The sun drops fast on Nevarro. We can walk for a spell and camp out on the river bank, then make our way into town at first light," he suggests.
The lot of you make your way across the lava fields. On the way over Cara explains who the man is. He's called Greef Karga. He owns the bounty hunters guild. It's dark. You all sit around a campfire. One of the mans personnel that he brought along cooked some animal he killed. The air is tense. You and Cara sit next to each other. You pick at your food, eyeing the Man and his group cautiously. Cara looks at you as she scoots closer, placing her arm around you protectively. The men stare at you. "You got a problem?" You ask. They all scatter their gaze.
"I guess the little bugger's a carnivore. Never seen anything like it. They were ready to pay a king's ransom for that thing. Must be for some kind of highfalutin menagerie," he says chuckling. No one laughs with him. "Let's go over the plan again," Mando says. "We both enter the common house. We show the client the bait. We join him at the table, and you kill him," Greef Karga tells him. " Tell me about his reinforcements,"Mando asks. "They're all ex-Empire. As soon as they lose their paycheck, psh... they'll all scatter," he reassures Mando.
"And what if they don't?" Mando asks concerned. "They will," Greef tells him. "Thats not good enough," he responds. "If, for argument's sake, a few of them don't realise that I'm their best path to alternative employment, and they elect to react impulsively, then these three fine Guild hunters along with that battle hardened shock-trooper will cut down anyone who bucks," he says.
"How many will there be?" Mando Asks. "No more than four," he says, getting up from his place on the ground. You've finished eating by now. Caras arm still rests around your shoulders. She rubs circles into your skin with her thumb lightly. You look up at her. She glances over to you, making eye contact with you.
You don't know if it's just because you've had a rough day or if you're just touched starved but how protective she's being in front of everyone is really turning you on. You cross your legs, trying to get the feeling to dissipate. It doesn't work. You try to focus on Mando and Greefs conversation instead. "He travels with, at most, a fire team. Trust me, nothing could go wrong," Greef says. Your strategy is working until a large winged creature swoops in and grabs the meat from Greef's hands.
Everybody starts shooting at what looks to be a pack of dragons. Mando shuts the crib tightly. One of the dragons swoops down and takes one of the blurrgs. "No! Let go of her! Drop her now!" Kuiil yells. It's quite for a moment before one of Greefs men is taken by the dragons along with another blurrg. "Drop her!" Kuiil says. Cara shoots at the dragon, accidentally killing the blurrg along with it. Another dragon attacks. Mando fights it off with fire.
Cara finds you, searching your eyes with hers. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?" She asks. "I'm fine. Please move out of my way," you say. She's confused until she notices Greef Karga laying injured on the ground. "He's hurt badly. Kuiil says. The both of you run over to him. "Hold still. They got you good," Cara says as you inspect his wound. "How bad?" Mando asks you. "Bad. The poison is spreading fast," you tell them. "So this...this is how it happens," Greef says mournfully. "Don't be so dramatic," Cara says to him. "I need another medpack. Got any other medpacks? Anyone?" You ask.
The child walks over to Greef Karga. "I'm guessing that's a no," he says. You scan his arm with your eyes. "It's still spreading. This isn't working," you say concerned. The child sits next to Greef Karga. "Get this thing outta here," Cara says. "Wait," Kuiil intercepts. The child places it's little hand on Greef Kargas wound. "He's trying to eat me!" Greef says panicked. The child's face relaxes. Everyone watches as the wound closes. The child falls over out of exhaustion.
"I guess it can do good things with it's powers too," you say to Cara. She looks tired from all the excitement that just went on. She walks away from you and Greef, sitting where the two of you were sitting before. She closes her eyes, taking a minute to herself. Once her eyes are closed you lean against her. She peaks her eye open, looking at you. She pulls you closer letting you fall asleep in her arms. The last thing you hear before you drift off is the gentle sound of her heart beating.
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Sorry this was so boring. There's gonna be smut in like the next chapter or the one after that so get ready for that 🙈. Anyways I might not be writing so much this weekend because I'm staying at my friends house for Easter so I'm sorry about that. Y'all should pause reading and go get some food/ water or go to sleep if you need to. Please to take care of yourself!!
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