Odd Bounty

Forgiveness

When the ramp lowered, Beler was holding a rifle up ready to shoot but dropped it when he saw Din holding Telana. He rushed down to throw his arms around her and she fell into his arms with a sob.

"Father!"

"Oh my dear. You're safe. Oh you're safe."

He stepped back, holding her shoulders and grimaced at the state of her right arm before his gaze shifted to Din and he silently mouthed a 'thank you' at him. Mando knew what he was really thanking him for.

For not deactivating her failsafe...for giving her a chance to go on living.

"Come. Lets get you fixed up."

"Yes, father."

Din's helmet followed them up the ramp until a warm hand fell on his shoulder.

"You did good. We did good. Now they'll have a chance at a normal life. Lets get them back...they got a farmstead to look at."

"Yeah." But his thoughts were swirling...reeling by what he had done...what he had said to Hux.

'She is mine. My clan. My...'

Well shit.

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Les had been milling about in his office, trying to make some sense of the papers strewn about his desk when a knock sounded on his door.

"Come in!"

He whooped in joy when Din walked into the room.

"Well I'll be a slimey space slug. You're back!"

Mando nodded.

Les looked behind him, giving him a look of confusion. "Where's the little lady?"

Din sighed, "She's safe...with her father. We need to talk, Les."

"Am I going to like this talk?"

"Depends."

"On what?"

"What are your thoughts on droids?"

And Les sat down hard in his chair, motioning the young man to sit also. "I don't hate them, if that's what you're asking. Now I know a lot of damage was done at droid hands during the war and it caused a lot of hatred to surface towards them. Namely for you."

Din nodded. "Yes. Droids ransacked my entire village. I lost my mother and father and ended up a Mandalorian foundling. But this isn't about me. It's about Telana. Her father doesn't want to take the farmstead under any false pretenses. Her father also defected from the Empire."

"Why did he send you to tell me this? Why didn't he come himself?"

"He's currently repairing Telana. She was taken by a bounty hunter shortly after our dinner with you and Lusli."

Les leaned over and pulled a drawer open, taking a half drank bottle of whiskey out and two cups, filling them both up before setting one in front of him.

"What do you mean repairs?"

"Well, you see...Telana's a droid."

The old man drained the whole cup and poured another glass. "She's a droid? And all me and Lusli's talk about children...I'm sorry. If I had known..."

"It's alright. She's not a full droid. According to her father she is still capable of having children. Her and her mother..."

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