Companion

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Sicarah had tracked Din to Nevarro she knew he was in trouble the minute she was contacted by The Armourer she knew the two were close and with her shapeshifting powers, she could assist the bounty hunter.  She stood on the hill in her pure white wolf form, decorated in light blue armour she looked around at all the Stormtroopers reading their heat signatures through the thermals in her helmet. She threw her head back and howled loudly, the rest of her army heard her and came to her aid kicking up a sandstorm as they joined her. Din smiled under his helmet he recognised that howl from anywhere. 

Just as a canon was fired into the building and Din was thrown back hitting his head, the pack split in half and surrounded the town. The wolves growled and snarled, "Lupines!" one of the Stormtroopers cried, and together they attacked their jaws strong enough to bite through the armour. Sicarah, who was the biggest out of the pack and advanced toward Gideon. He turned to face off the beast, she growled loudly the sound echoed from her helmet making her sound menacing. "Nice move Din calling in the cavalry!" he yelled. 

"He didn't," the wolf replied, she opened her jaw wider and allowed her tongue to gape out the side of her mouth. She was suddenly fired upon by troopers, she kicked Gideon back slicing through his armour and charged at the troopers ripping into them with ease, her jaw foaming with red she turned her head to look at Gideon as blood dripped from her huge canines, her eyes glowed through the glass in her helmet. Her ears twitched as she heard Dins' voice and threw her large head toward the hole in the building, Gideon took that as his chance to escape when she snapped her head back and was ready to attack but he was gone. 

Sicarah ran into the building this time and was met with the droid crouching next to Din, her ears pinned and she lowered her front half down and was ready to attack, "easy," Din said, she ceased immediately and walked over to him trying to nudge the droid out of the way. "Go with the others and protect them." She shook her head. 

"You forget I've seen your face before when you joined," she reminded him. While the droid tended his wounds she kept guard, when it was done he pulled himself onto her back and caught up with the others. Cara and Greef turned as they heard the thudding footsteps behind them. 

"Just when you think you've seen it all, that's an impressive beast! I feel safer now," Greef said. 

"I wouldn't take their loyalty for granted," Din said gripping the great beast's collar, her helmet sealed itself around her mouth and protected her. They made it to a boat and climbed aboard, Din dismounted and the beast stood at the nose of the boat. Her ears twitched at every sound, she watched the entrance and was poised. They all watched as the droid sacrificed itself, Sicarah protected them all using her large frame as a shield against the warmth. When they reached the end they were greeted with the aftermath. 

However, just when they thought they were safe troopers snatched Grogu and Sicarah gave chase her large paws chasing after the bike, it led her away from the group who had their own battle to contend with as Gideon flew after them. Sicarah continued chasing after the troopers never tiring or losing sight of her targets. She caught up to one of them and jumped onto the bike, they were sent rolling in the sand the trooper crushed by the weight of the beast. She hauled herself up fur covered in sand and galloped after the other one. She paused for a few moments looking up watching Din clamber onto the craft for dear life. 

But her focus snapped back to the escaping trooper and just when he thought he'd gotten away she caught up to him immediately. She too leapt at him from the side and pulled him off the bike, she picked up Grogu gently and placed him into a bag on her side. The trooper took his blaster and shot at her, she laughed a growl taking each and every blast which bounced and sparked against her armour. With one bite she decapitated the trooper. Just as the craft hit the ground and exploded she returned trotting proudly back to Din, Cara and Greef. "Do you have him?" Din asked, she nodded as she huffed and puffed and presented her side to him, Grogu sat all snug in a leather bag. 

They bid their goodbyes and just as Sicarah was about to leave Din stopped her, "thank you," he said. 

"It's fine you would have done the same for me," she replied. 

"Do you have anyone else you are assisting?" he inquired, she shook her head. "I've missed your company." 

"Does that mean you want me to return to you like the old days?" she asked, he nodded silently. "You forget I can read you Mandalorian." She shifted back into her human form, her helmet still hiding her face. "I will accompany you, but  I will not be the babysitter." He huffed a laugh as they walked. 

"That seems fair," he replied. 

"Besides you need my protection, but let's face it you've missed me!" Sicarah exclaimed. Din said nothing and remained silent as they walked.