Qui Gon had seen enough. He jumped from the balcony and landed just behind the group of racers, who continued to taunt the young alien.
"What is going on here?" Qui Gon questioned
The racers turned to face Qui Gon
"It is none of your concern" one replied
"What has the boy done?" Qui Gon continued
Another racer stepped closer to the Jedi
"You mustn't hear that well" he exclaimed as he raised his fist
At that moment the young Kaleesh boy kicked one of the racers at the back of the leg, causing him to collide with the others, sending them all crashing down into the sand track. Qui Gon just managed to move in time, before he too would have ended up piled underneath. The Kaleesh boy got up and started to run away.
"Wait" Qui Gon exclaimed as he pursued him
Both Kaleesh and human ran through the streets of Tatooine market, the Kaleesh trying to lose his pursuer. The Kaleesh boy ran behind a building and hid. He saw the human stop and look around. The Kaleesh sighed as the human walked away in the opposite direction. A few minutes later he came out from behind his hiding place. At that moment a hand rested on his shoulder
"Thank you my friend" Qui Gon said warmly
"Get off me" the youngling shouted, "I don't need you to help me… I can take care of myself!"
"I can see that" Qui Gon replied
The Kaleesh looked into Qui Gon's eyes and gave a threatening stare
"What is your name?" Qui Gon asked politely
"My name is Qymaen" he said reluctantly "Qymaen Jai Sheelal"
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