The Child's Keeper: A Mandalorian FanFiction

Episode 6: Unchartered Territory

Almost a week later, Lys knew that Din had begun to look for a job and had reached out to an old contact. She decided that it was best to focus only on her training and on the care and well-being of the child, leaving the bigger picture up to Din.

He had mentioned to her one morning that he had found something, and was going to have a conversation with his contact.

In order to provide them with some privacy, Lys took the child down below, beginning to play with him instead.

As she played with the child, she could hear Din speaking forcefully with the man, and based on the tone of the conversation, he and his 'contact' had a rough history. Lys began to find herself worrying about the whole thing. It was sounding like a worse and worse idea the longer she listened in.

When he finally called them back up to the cockpit, Lys put down the child in his pram before sitting back in her seat quietly. Din waited for her to say something, but she kept her mouth shut.

For a little bit, he thought she might just be deep in thought as she had been ever since they had left Tatooine.

But as the silence stretched on, he found himself wanting to hear her talk. He finally turned his chair slightly to look back at her. She was sitting cross-legged in her chair, looking out at the stars around them as they flew along. She noticed Din looking at her before he turned back to the board, messing with a few buttons.

"What?" She asked a bit harsher than she had intended.

"You're quiet."

"Yes, I am," she replied.

"You're worried."

"No."

Silence.

"Actually, I am worried," Lys suddenly said. "This job. It doesn't sit right with me, Din. It doesn't."

Din sighed, turning his seat back over to her. "It's not the safest, but it'll do."

"I don't like it. We need to figure something else out. I just have this feeling-"

"There will come a point when we'll be run low on fuel and we'll need the money," Din said. "I'm not arguing with you on this."

"I'm not done!" Lys exclaimed. "Hear me out, please, Din. I just have a feeling that something's going to happen."

"Lys. I have to do this. Otherwise, we'll be running out of fuel and the bounty hunters will have no problem snatching the child up."

"If we need the money, then just let me take on a job," Lys spoke, crossing her arms across her chest.

"No."

"You didn't even-"

"Lys. Stop."

Lys snapped her jaw shut and furrowed her brows at him. They'd only been around each other for a month and a few weeks, and they were now bickering like children. She hated it. After their time on Sorgan, she had thought things would continue to be smooth sailing, but it appeared that she had begun to frustrate him to no end. And after they had nearly gotten killed a week ago by Toro, Lys and Din were both clearly still on edge.

"I'm going down below," Lys said.

"We'll be there in a few more hours," Din replied.

Lys took the child and returned below, playing with him for a little while. She hated arguing with Din, and she found herself rubbing her hands together. The child seemed to notice this and touched her gently.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she replied out loud. "We probably shouldn't be fighting in front of you, huh? You're just a kid."

She gave him something to play with, a little string that Winta had presented to him during their time on Sorgan. She then stood and moved to the wall, leaning against it, needing a bit of space.