Don't Blame Me: Din Djarin

Chapter Twelve: Those We Can Trust

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Baby, let the games begin.....

- ...𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘵? 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵 ____________________________________

The mere second the Razor Crest had flown into Nevarro's atmosphere, Alaina had an unsettling feeling in the pit of her stomach. She knew no one on the planet could be trusted and taking the little one to the planet of people that wanted him sad bad didn't go well with her, but it was for the better. Or that was at least what she told herself. When the razor crest landed safely onto the ground, Alaina watched Din climb down the ladder and make his way over to the blurgg they would take.

" Ready?"

" Ready as I'll ever be." She half smiled.

He noticed the worry on her face and reached over squeezing her hand before punching the ramp button and watching it drop so they all could exit. He hopped onto his blurgg before holding his hand out for Alaina, who gladly took it and took her seat behind him, hands wrapped securely around his waist. Kuiil was the first one to come down the ramp followed by Din and Cara right behind them. Alaina noticed Greef Karga instantly standing with three others of his men waiting for them.

" Sorry for the remote rendezvous, Mando, but things have gotten complicated since you were last here." He spoke looking over each one of them." It appears that introductions are in order. It seems we've both provided a security detail. I recommend the shock trooper guards the ship. These lava fields are lousy with Jawas."

" She's coming with me." He said in a stern voice.

" But the town is now run by ex-Empire." Greef continued." If a Rebel Dropper is with us, they'll all get their hackles up."

" She's coming." Din repeated more sternly than before.

" Fine." Greef said in anger before releasing his tone and calmed a bit." Fine. At least cover your tattoo. No need to flaunt it. Now, where is the little one?"

Din could feel Alaina tense behind him. He couldn't blame her. The safety of the little one meant everything, but they had no choice. They needed Greef to believe that they trusted him. Din looked down to his control panel on his wrist causing the pod holding the child to move forward towards Greef. Alaina tensed even more, the hand on Din's waist let him know that much.

Her other hand laid near her blaster ready if Greef moved an inch out of step. When close enough to Greef, the pod opened up to the child confused to what was going on and almost surprised to see he was not back on the razor crest. Greef stood in awe taking closer steps to the child.

" So, this little bogwing is what all the fuss was about." Greef questioned grabbing the child slowly from the pod.

Din's hands moved to his own blaster that it caused the two men guarding Greef to lift their weapons. Alaina didn't care. Her eyes remained on the child seeing he turned wondering where they were and she smiled trying to say without words that he was okay.

" What a precious little creature. I can see why you didn't want to harm a hair on its wrinkled little head." Greef commented placing the child back into his pod." Well, I'm glad this matter will be put to rest once and for all. The sun drops fast on Nevarro. We can walk for a spell, camp out at the riverbank, then make our way into town at first light."

Din didn't say a word, he simply nodded watching Greef Karga and his men turn leading the way to where they would camp out. Not being close to the city, Alaina could see more of Nevarro and the molten rock that made its planet. Every time she felt a breeze of heat, she would turn watching the lava cracks seeing the river it lead down.