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True to its description, the Mandalorian town of Enceri didn't look too appealing to the eye. It was simple, to say the least, as a marketplace dominated the majority of the town and the only landmark was a grain silo located around its seams.
"This is the perfect backdrop to disappear to," Anakin spoke to himself as he observed the town through his macrobinoculars. Obi-Wan Kenobi, dressed in the typical attire of a mandalorian warrior, stood next to the Hero with No Fear and looked out into the distance. Holding his sandy-gold helmet tucked neatly under his arm, Obi-Wan gripped his now bare chin, having shaved off his beard for the time being.
Obi-Wan frowned at his brother as he mumbled, "I still can't believe that you got me to shave my beard." Anakin had took precautions himself and had gotten his wavy brown/blonde hair cropped to a crewcut that some clones sported during the war.
"It was a necessary action. I can't have you walking around the town with the recognizable style that practically screamed Obi-Wan Kenobi," Anakin answered as he stopped looking through the binoculars and placed the device in the speeder's glove compartment of their acquired vehicle. Jumping into the driver's seat, Anakin looked at his former master and beckoned him to get inside the speeder. "Let's get a move on old man. At this rate, Padmé and the duchess would've beaten us to the rendezvous location."
The Negotiator shook his head at his brother as he made his way to the passenger seat. "Can't you stay in one place for even a single moment?"
Anakin got the speeder to activate and watched as Obi-Wan got on. "Now where's the fun in that?" With his last word still hanging fresh in the air, the Chosen One pressed on the accelerator and the speeder sped off, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake.
This is our home. Padmé thought to herself as she stood in front of a dome shaped dwelling that looked like it was constructed from woven vines and some kind of green wood to act as the wall. The cloaked senator had only known about the New Mandalorian's culture and homestyle when she visited the cubed city of Sundari, but it had not informed her of the homes of the warrior clans. The home was about a klick west from the town, so it was fairly close to gather any supplies they needed and to listen in for some valuable information that might come their way.
Standing along side her were her two faithful droids, Threepio and Artoo-Detoo. The golden plated protocol droid surveyed his surroundings curiously, while the astromech droid seemed to scan for any threats that might attack the small group.
Duchess Satine, dressed in a simple green robe with her hood drawn, glanced at Padmé as she came closer to her. "The people here call this a vheh'yaim. It's common around here, so you wouldn't raise too many questions. Although, you will have to establish the fact that you will take up residence here and have the clans aware of your presence. The locals don't take too kindly to strangers with muddled pasts."
"Don't take too kindly?" Threepio spoke as fearful as a droid could make it, his concern evident by his constant shuffling and the grinds of his servomotors creating rusty noise.
Padmé heard the duchess and Threepio, but was unable to speak for a moment, still in a daze as everything was still trying to catch up with her. Taking note of her colleague's expression, the duchess quickly added, "I took the liberty of adding other precautions to the home and had it reinforced with durasteel plating within the walls to make it shielded against blaster bolts. A small armory had been made underneath a small hatch in the living room in case of any unwanted visitors deciding to knock on the front door with weapons."
The sound of an incoming speeder caught both of the women's attentions as they snapped their heads to the direction the sound. Sure enough, with dust flanking both sides of the dirt covered speeder, Anakin looked like he was having the time of his life. Obi-Wan was a different story however, his complexion was ghostly pale as he clutched on his helmet for dear life. "Never. Do. That. Again," Obi-Wan said between his teeth as he looked petrified when he jumped out of the speeder as it came to a stop.
"That was called driving," Anakin defended a matter-a-factly before stepping out of the speeder.
Obi-Wan shot a glare at Anakin and retorted, "Call it what you may, but I call it suicide."
The younger man made his way to Padmé before turning back around to face his former master and calmly responded, "I got you here in one piece, didn't I?"
Clearing her throat, Satine called for the two men's attention and indicated to the home in front of them. "I've made modifications to the home as per instructions with a hidden speeder garage for a quick get-away, as well as a defensive position on the top of the dome which is accessible by stairs in the living room." Taking the first stride, the group of two Jedi, two droids, and a galactic senator followed the duchess into the home.
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