A few weeks passed. Hundreds more of random questions were asked. Bounties were caught. Candies were hidden aboard the Razor Crest. And yet, the only thing that hadn't changed was the depth of the friendship between Lorian and Lili. There was something of normalcy between them – or that's what he thought.

He didn't understand her, most days. First, he didn't understand her obsession with candy and sweet foods. He knew that she would live off it alone if possible. Second, she ate more than he did, and she was a little over half his size. He had no idea how, especially when she'd only filled out in the cheeks of her face, she ate so much, and he figured he would lose all credits just feeding the kid. And third, she was smarter than he'd originally thought. She knew more about the galaxy than he gave her credit for, and she knew what the game Dejarik was. She'd conned him into playing a game once, using screws and bolts she'd found aboard the ship. They were both bad the first few times, but learned how to play with time. He wasn't fond of the game, but he liked to see her smile.

"Can you teach me how to fly?" she was leaning over his shoulder, looking at all the controls.

"It's too dangerous with the atmosphere." Lili shrugged, and as turbulence nearly jerked her forward she gripped his seat.

"Can you teach me someday?"

"Why do you want to learn?"

"So I can steal the ship from you." He looked over at her to see she had a bright smile. "What's the point of repairing a ship if I can't fly?"

He turned back and she returned to her seat quickly, holding tight.

"Why's the atmosphere so thick?"

"It's the natural atmosphere of the planet."

"It doesn't look like it's inhabited." He held up the fob, which was beeping steadily the closer they came to the planet. "So, there's one person on this entire planet, and we have to find them?"

"I can pinpoint the location once we get closer." There was silence and they broke through the fog, which was still heavy even at the base of the planet. It looked like it consisted of mostly swamps, and Lili felt slightly unsettled.

"So . . . the bounty is hiding here, in the creepy swamps?" she asked with a skeptical gaze. They circled around, looking for a semi-flat place to stop. A tree scraped the side of the ship. "I don't know about this Dagobah. There's something strange about this planet."

"You can always stay on the ship." She frowned, and after another circle around, they landed. Lorian powered down the ship and Lili went to the lower level, dropping the hatch. The moment she did, she froze as she looked at the wild nature surrounding her. The fog seemed especially heavy, yet familiar. There was a wind that blew through the swamps and Lili looked around, trying to find the animal that caused it.

"Hey, did you hear that, too?" she asked as Lorian jumped down the ladder.

"What are you talking about this time?" She furrowed her brows and stepped off the ship, taking in more of the landscape. As she began to set off in a direction, the all-too familiar hand clasped over her shoulder. She sighed and stopped, waiting to follow after him into the swamps.

There were many times that they either stepped into mud or into a small body of water, or they were hit with the overhead vines between the trees or under their roots. Lili yelped as a snake slithered over her boot with a hiss, and she latched onto Lorian's arm tightly.

"It's not going to hurt you."

"That's what they all say!" She pulled out her weapon and held it closely, shrugging away from him as they followed the beeping. They'd walked for what felt like centuries, and Lili began to feel cold from her boots. She continued on with a small frown.

There was more whistling from the wind.

"Did you hear that?"

"Your mind's playing tricks on you." She shook her head, looking all around.

"No, I don't think so. Something doesn't feel—" Lorian stopped and so did she, as they came across a half-sunk spaceship. It looked like it had recently crashed, with only some grime on the exposed body.

"They're close by." Lili studied closer and saw that it wasn't a ship she recognized. It didn't look like any ship she'd seen before. As she took a step forward, she looked around at the swamps again, something familiar bubbling in her chest. Something from her past, coming back. Something she'd tried to forget.

She heard the call again and turned, but Lorian was gone, his footprints disappearing into the fog to the left.

"Lorian! Wait!" She took off after the footprints, her heart pounding in her chest. She didn't like this. She didn't want to be alone here. "Lorian!"

A snake from a low-hanging branch caught her off-guard and she jumped to the side. She landed under a tree trunk, under its alcove and huffed as she sat back up. She blew the hair from her eyes.

"Lorian!" she called again but was met with silence. She stood back up and looked around once more, eyes nervous.

She froze for a moment as her eyes landed on a small hut in the distance, dark and abandoned. It was attached to the base of a large tree with the roots overgrowing it, with small windows all around. Lili moved towards it curiously, weapon still drawn.

She assumed it wasn't created by a human, given that the opening to the dwelling was small and the windows smaller. As she reached the dwelling, she reached into her bag and fished out a flashlight, shining it through one of the windows.

There were a few bowls and utensils around, and a small alcove with a brown blanket. She continued looking around with large eyes, wondering what the history of the place was.

"Close, you are." Lili screamed as she whipped around, but there was nobody around the hut or inside. She desperately caught her breath as her heart thumped loudly.

It's in your head. It's this place. She shook her head and ran a hand down her face. Right as she was about to call out again, she heard the familiar sound of blaster fire and a struggle. She knew Lorian was close, and better yet, had most likely found the bounty.

She was moving towards the sound and had the suspicion that he was in trouble – that something had happened, leaving him at a disadvantage. She felt it in the way her heart raced and feet moved faster towards the noise.

Lili reached a cluster of trees and dodged a shot that hit a tree. Pieces of bark flew everywhere and she dashed to hide quietly, taking in the scene. Lorian's gun was in the bounty's hand, and he was working towards the bounty without getting shot, his large gun in his hand. Every time he took aim, the bounty moved.

The bounty was a large, burly twi'lek with green skin and tattoos up and down his arms. He looked smug as he looked around the treeline.

"I have the advantage, Mandalorian. I've gotten to know this land. You haven't." Lili glanced up and saw a branch stationed over the bounty, close enough to fall on top of him. Lili carefully leaned around the tree and aimed up, shooting the limb down.

There was the crunch of wood splinters and the twi'lek looked up, took a step, and was hit across the back with the tree limb. Lili reached into her bag quickly as Lorian moved in, listening as the twi'lek shoved the branch away with a string of curses.

She pulled out the piece of red armor and attached it to her lower arm, then took aim. The rope tangled itself around the twi'lek's foot. Lili held on tightly as he gave a strong yank, tugging her out from behind the trees. As he kicked at the rope, Lorian took the shot, hitting him in the shoulder. The twi'lek dropped the gun and Lorian cuffed him, pocketing his weapon.

"Really? You needed this kid to help you catch me?" the bounty asked, laughing in his throat. Lili glared down at him.

"He's not the one who got bested by a kid, though, is he?" she snapped back.

"Little girl—" Lili took a step forward and Lorian stopped her, holding an arm in front of her. "You don't have what it takes."

"I don't?" she asked, slowly going red in the face. The twi'lek smiled.

"You're just a girl. I'll bet that shot was pure luck."

"Do you want to bet this one is?" She lunged forward as he laughed, and Lorian pulled her back.

"Stop."

"Let the men handle this, sweetie." Lorian and Lili looked at each other, then to the bounty.

"I'll let her after you."

"And what's she gonna do? There's no way she—" He didn't finish, as Lorian lowered his arm and Lili lunged, landing a hard kick to his face, knocking the man out. She looked sour as she unwrapped the rope from around his ankle, watching it retreat into the armor.

As she stood, Lorian stared her down.

"Where the hell did you get that?" he asked, somewhat angrily. Lili looked down at the whipcord thrower, removing it from her arm. "That's Mandalorian armor."

"Let's get off this planet." She placed the armor into her bag and looked at him. He hadn't moved.

"We aren't going anywhere until you tell me." She looked up with a scared gaze. "You shouldn't be in possession of that. You could be killed for having it."

She still looked at him.

"I won't ask again, Lili. Where did you get it?" She looked nervous and stepped back as he stepped forward. "Do you have more in your bag?"

"No!" she said loudly, holding her bag tightly to her side. He could see tears forming in her eyes. His stance was angry as he grabbed the bounty by the cuffs, tugging him across the ground in the direction of where the ship was.

"I'll tell you," she said at last, and he turned to look at her. She'd holstered her gun and frowned. "But—But not here. I can tell you, but we have to go to Tatooine."