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The piece of krayt dragon's meat that you had brought with you was slowly cooking by the heat of an engine blast and your mouth was watering already at the sight and the smell of it. Who would have thought that that beast could smell so well when cooked.

Din and Peli were talking with a… well, you could only describe her as a Frog Lady, for she was as if a human sized frog was walking on her hind legs. Peli said the Frog Lady was a contact of hers and that she had information about other Mandalorians in the estuary moon of Trask, where she wanted you to take her in exchange for the intel.

Din wasn't happy about it because the Frog Lady's condition was to travel sub-light so he had confined himself in the Crest, grumbling all the way there. You took a plate with a few deliciously looking pieces of meat and brought it to him. He was in the cockpit with the door open, so you thought it safe to assume it was ok for you to go in, still you knocked on the doorway.

"If you keep grumbling with your stomach empty, you'll get a stomach-ache." You told him as you handed him the plate.

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Trust me, it's happened to me before."

He chuckled and you were turning away to leave when he talked.

"It's frustrating to travel sub-light. Plus, dangerous."

"We travelled sub-light from Nevarro to Concord Dawn." You retorted. He looked at you for a long moment and then let out a long breath.

"You're right. You're always right…"

"I know. Eat up." You said before leaving him there and going out to get some food for yourself.

The Frog Lady didn't seem to speak any language you or Din knew although it looked like she understood a little bit of basic. The trip to Trask would take you about a week going sub-light so the best you could do was get yourselves comfortable.

During the trip you had somehow managed to explain to the Frog Lady that Din needed to eat alone and that she had to go downstairs with you to eat so he had some privacy. She didn't say much — although to be fair you wouldn't have understood even if she did — and you noticed she spent most of the time either sleeping or looking after her unfertilised eggs. Din said she slept so much because she was an amphibian and since it was colder out in space, it made her sleepy.

All in all, the trip was going very smoothly and you were having plenty of time to relax. In addition, having the Frog Lady there keeping you occupied, made it easier for you to avoid daydreaming or indulging in inappropriate thoughts about Din.

A few days after setting out, you were in the cockpit reading quietly, Din was relaxing in his chair, and the Frog Lady was sound asleep, when something came to your mind. Well, it didn't just pop into your mind magically, the part you were reading had just mentioned the Twi'leks and that had reminded you of something.

You looked at Din while nervously biting your lip. If you wanted to ask about it, you had to do it smoothly and, if things went well, you could maybe ask some more things that you had in store.

"What?" He said, startling you.

"I… I wanted to ask you some questions. I never did 'cause with no voice it seemed too much of a hassle…—"

"Questions? 'Bout what?"

"You."

"Me?" He laughed. "What would you want to know about me? You already know more than anybody."

Not letting the thought of what he had just said distract you from your goal, you shrugged.

"There are still things I don't know."

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