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▹ 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺

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CHAPTER THIRTY

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ARTEMIS couldn't help but to feel sympathy towards the Marshall. He had clearly been through a lot and all he cared for was the well-being of the people of Mos Pelgo.

As the two speeders entered a canyon, they slowed down. Artemis carefully gazed around, not wanting to walk into some kind of trap. You never knew what could be lurking out there.

A growl made them come to a stop. Almost immediately, Din slid off the speeder, took his riffle and pointed it at whatever was out there. Artemis followed swiftly, using the speeder as cover. Her hand was on her blaster. Cobb Vanth copied Din's posture as he grabbed his blaster.

More growling was heard and Artemis could hear the kid whimper from behind her. Both Din and Cobb tightened their grip on their blasters. Artemis, however, did not take her blaster. Instead, she used the Force to locate the animal.

From behind a rock, a Massiff appeared. It snarled towards them. Din lowered his riffle slowly while Cobb tensed up, ready to shoot. The massiff snarled again and more massiffs joined, outnumbering them by a lot.

Artemis reached out her hand, ready to try and calm them through the Force, when Din shouted something in Tusken.

The massiffs stood still and listened to Din's echo. Cobb glanced over his shoulder as Din walked around the speeder, closer to the massiffs. Artemis had the urge to dash after him, but she knew that Din had this covered. At least, she hoped he did.

Cobb didn't seem to share her hopes. "What the hell you doin'?"

Din turned around, gestured for him to stay put, before moving closer to the massiffs. He started speaking Tusken again but Artemis wasn't paying attention to what he was saying. Instead, she analysed the situation, wanting to know whether the massiffs would attack them or not.

One of the massiffs approached Din and he kneeled down to pet it. Cobb and Artemis exchanged a glance. The latter shrugged. The former lowered his blaster.

The massiff growled happily as Din gave him a belly rub. Artemis smiled at the sight, but that quickly faded when she saw a group of Tusken Raiders approaching them. Din stood up again and shared a small conversation with them.

"Hey, partner," Cobb began, as his eyes darted between Din and the Tusken Raiders, "you want to tell me what's going on?"

"They want to kill the Krayt Dragon, too," Din said.