"You're all cleared to land. Platform eighty nine. ", the metallic sounding voice finally announced as the Hounds Tooth circled around the capital city of Csilla. Din observed the city of Csaplar as Bossk started his decent. There was not much to see above ground, only a few metallic towers sticking up from beneath the ice, but Din knew that there must be a myriad of underground structures hidden away beneath the surface. Ahead of the ship, on the ground a huge circle of land opened up and the Hounds Tooth went through into a gigantic cavern, surrounded on all sides by circular docking bays of all sizes. The bays were stacked up and down the cavern walls, creating several levels of activity. Din estimated that there were at least another fifty ships already in here, some types he recognised such as the beaten up Corellian Light Freighter that he could see docked near to the entrance hole, but others he had never seen before.

Bossk spoke up as he pointed "Eighty Nine. Thats ours.". He guided his ship towards the landing platform which protruded from the cavern wall and expertly brought the ship to a stop.

"Listen Mando", he said, "come back with me. The more I think about it, I don't believe Thrawn will try to come after us for long...or even at all...he has enough other hired guns to worry about us..."

Bossk continued to stare at the unmoving Mandalorian. After a moment he continued on "...surely that rifle isn't worth getting killed over is it ?"

Mando spoke up at last "It is. Yes. Its the principle of it. No one takes anything I value away from me. I will always go to get it back..."

Bossk shook his head "You're crazy. But I respect your principles, so whats the plan ?"

Mando looked out of the window. There were a number of creatures of all sizes going about their business, and in between them there were a number of port staff ferrying goods between the different ships. He couldn't see anyone watching them but he had to assume that someone was. When he returned to Ktar's compound he wanted to have the element of surprise. He spoke up "Got to assume Ktar tracked us here. Got to also assume she had tasked that reconisance team we heard them talking about to see what we were doing here. We need to make it seem as though I never left the ship until you leave...question is. How can we do that ?"

He surveyed outside for a moment longer "Go buy some supplies. I don't care what, just as long as the crate is large."

Bossk angrily snapped "what ? You think that I'm just going to spend my credits to get you a container ?"

Mando replied "I don't need to remind you that we are in the position because of you do I ?"

Bossk looked angry but he quietly answered back "ok...ok...stay here. I won't be long". He pressed the door release button and walked away down the ramp, closing it again behind him.

After a short time Bossk returned with a large crate being carried by two Gamorreans. He told them to leave the crate after they had set it down.

When they had left Mando said "Now, help me empty it and then you can get them to come back for it...this is where we go our separate ways"

Din opened the crate and started to take out the food items that were inside. When it was empty, Bossk nodded as Din stepped in to it "Take care Mando. I hope our paths cross again one day...".

Din acknowledged the farewell as he closed the sliding lid of the container on himself.

A few minutes later he felt the container being moved, firstly quite roughly as it was being handled and then he felt the motion of what he presumed was some type of moving vehicle.

From the shadows of landing platform eighty nine a figure dressed in a green cloke and hood watched as Bossk left the Hounds Tooth and spoke to the ground staff. He continued to watch as the ship was refuelled and as the ground crew readied the ship for take off. When the starship finally took off he produced a small communicator from within the cloke. He spoke quietly into it. "This is recon team leader. The bounty hunters have left"

"Any unusual activity?" Came the response.

"Negative. The lizard was the only one to leave the ship to get it refuelled and to get supplies"

"And the Mandalorian ?"

"He stayed on the ship the whole time. Never saw him."

"Thats good. Keep me posted."