A/N I want to do something for Christmas, but it will be in a different story and it will depend on how far I get with the story by then. Hopefully far along or I might do something of when Sila had first arrived in the galaxy. Like I said, I want to but I'm not sure.
This is the list of how you will know the types of non-verbal face-to-face conversations in basic:
Thoughts, comm, different language other than basic and Mando'a, Force bonds, ::non basic or mando speech over comm:, ::letters, notes, or messages received through a data pad::
If I forgot a form of communication, I will add it later for now this should cover everything. I will put translations of Mando'a after each chapter and the most common used words will eventually not show up. I suggest you brush up on that language, it will be used quite frequently.
Disclaimer (I know I forgot it last chapter): I own nothing of star wars except my OC's that I bring in, the game belongs to Bioware and EA.
Sila put off on going to the med droid for after she had checked on her team. She didn't trust them fully, but she would have known if they had ill will towards her. What she saw when she got back to the room would have been horrifying, but dead comrades wasn't new for her. Jory and Braden lay lifeless on the ground. She didn't see Mako's body, so that was a good thing. It was one less person to mourn and get revenge for. She stood looming over the bodies when Mako came back.
"Wha, what happened?" The young girl asked, running past Sila and kneeling down next to the body of Braden. She started weeping. She suddenly stood and whirled around to face the silent hunter. "You, you did this." She accused, making Sila frown.
"I have no reason to want either of them dead. Think before you accuse." Sila said calmly. Mako shook her head slightly.
"Right. We set up a security system, so whoever did this was caught on video." Mako said, walking over to a holoprojector and turning it back to a few moments before the killers walked in. Sila knew the killer on sight and tuned out what was being said. Tarro Blood had been one of those who still mocked her. She wasn't at all surprised he would try and cheat.
"I can't believe it. They're really gone now." Mako whispered when the play back was done.
"We'll certainly see him again. We'll avenge Braden and Jory's death. For now take the money from the bounty and try and arrange a decent funeral for them." Sila said. She handed Mako the tags needed for proof.
"Yea, I'll do that. Nem'ro is waiting to meet with you. To earn some bonus points, try killing some of Fa'athra's street captains I heard were running around." Mako said, heading towards the terminal to collect the bounty.
"Alright, you stay safe on this mud ball." Sila said and turned and walked away. She would have burned the bodies as was tradition, but she didn't think the kid would like that idea. They didn't have much credits besides what they could have earned. She killed the remaining goons, mainly to spite the other Hutt, not to please Nem'ro or get on his good side.
No one even tried to rob her after that, not that they had thought about it earlier either. She may look about twenty, but her eyes were heavy with age and knowledge most would never have. Longevity was a curse to her, not a gift as many make it out to be. She holstered her blasters after nailing the last few in the back without a fight. She had stopped at the med droid and got fixed up, but her armor had to be changed. She was lucky to have found some extra gear lying around and it was nicer.
She stopped inside the palace cantina area and scrunched her nose. The area reeked of Hutt BO and drunks who had yet to wash in a while. She walked on to the Hutt's public gathering room. The smell was not something she wanted to remember. She waited by the entrance while some other business was dealt with. Some of the guards looked wary of her, but she couldn't figure out why and didn't really care.
"Oh look mighty Nem'ro, a girly hunter has come to beg for your help." The creature said. She was ready to smack him, but the Hutt saved her the trouble of doing it.
"Quiet. This hunter has cleared my streets of Fa'athra's gang and she is notorious already. Don't think I wouldn't recognize Nevea Frei. I heard about your bet." Nem'ro said, waving a dismissive arm at whom she assumed was a bodyguard.
"I'm surprised someone like you would know my face mighty Nem'ro." She spoke while trying not to role her eyes. She had dealt with plenty of Hutt's before.
"Of course I would. I also put money on you winning, since thee bet has gone far beyond the Mandalorians by now. There is also no need for me to send you on useless missions, elf. But you must earn my token from someone else. I sent him already to collect one last bounty. Kill him and get my token. That way you will go on through the Hunt. I place my name on the line with whoever goes on." He said before dismissing her. It had been too easy in her mind, but she would take a freebee that came her way. It just meant less trouble for her later down the road.
She messaged Mako about what he had said. She wanted info on the bounty the target was after.
::The target is a Trandoshan named Rarsk. He's collecting a bounty on some Republic scientist. All we have to do is find the scientist before him and spring a trap. I can't believe a Hutt was forward about it though.:: Was the response she received a few hours later.
I know why. Fear, he fears me for what I could do to him if he crossed me. She kept that to herself though. She walked out of the cantina and headed to catch a speeder to get as close to the rival Hutt's palace as she could. Mako met up with her on her way to the speeder pad.
"Take me with you on the Hunt, please." Was the first thing out of Mako's mouth when she saw her. She had to give the girl some credit.
"I planned on it kid, just don't fall behind. I won't always be able to help you kid." She said with a ghost of a smile. "And the reason the Hutt was so forward was because last time a Hutt crossed me, they ended up dead with the rest of their guards. The whole cartel is afraid of me, but I didn't think that they had a picture of me or even knew my face. I'm going to have a chat with the slicer I had hired for the job now." She said.
"Ok, you just got way scarier than I thought possible." Mako said, falling in step behind her. She chuckled.
"You have no idea kid. Now get on the speeder. We have a hunter to catch." She said, paying to rent a speeder. The goons had quite a bit of stuff she had been able to sell in the hours she had waited to hear back from Mako. She had made enough to get both of them off world and to Dromund Kass and still have some leftover. Of course, that had never been a problem for her, since she had lived in this galaxy for near a century by now.
It didn't take long for them to arrive near Fa'athra's palace. She grumbled at the sight of all the guards. "This is so ridiculous. No reason for there to be this many guards for one Hutt." She muttered. "Well, looks like you're going to get some extra field training today." She said and walked past the walls.
