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Update: 11/18/20

Hello Mandalorian fans! I'm so enjoying Season 2, but so far I have not been struck with any ideas about how to continue MY story...YET.

I still need some more information, and that might not come till the last episode of this season. However, I'm still around, still watching, and waiting for inspiration to strike.

This is the way (of a writer).

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Guest Reviews for the final chapter:

RemiSparklez: Even though you have an account, your ability to receive PMs is turned off, so I could only respond to you this way. I'm so happy you enjoyed the story. I'm tickled that you followed me over from my Fili stories in Hobbit land. It's nice to have such loyal fans! I'm glad you like my style of writing - mostly since its the only way I know how, ha ha - but it was very kind of you to take the time to say it out loud. I'll just have to see where my muse takes me next! Thanks so much. T.O.W.G.

T'Kuuryc Kema : No, Rexl was NOT a clone. He was Jango's brother - they might have looked similar, but were not twins. So to Ravana, Rex resembled her dead uncle Rexl because he was cloned after her OTHER uncle Jango. That's all. I hope that explains things better. Thanks for reading and sending in your question.

Phantom Guest: Yep, I do love me a happy ending. As for more chapters...you never know. I might get inspired by Season 2, or I might not. We'll just have to wait and see. ha ha. Thanks for all of your wonderful reviews. They were always a joy to read! T.O.W.G.

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I hope you all enjoyed my story, as well as the Mandalorian sayings I put at the start of each chapter. There were so many to choose from I didn't get to use every one I found. So here is the full list I was pulling from.

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"Your mistakes don't define you. It's what you do after the mistake that matters." ~Cin Vhetin~

"We come from many backgrounds, but our past no longer matters. Who we were, where we went, and what we did are all inconsequential." ~Mandalorian saying~

"All that matters is what you will do and what you will become, now that you are Mandalorian." ~Mandalorian saying~

"Cowardly is the Shepard who sends his sheep into the world as agents of terror. Courageous are the men and women who defy terror, in all its forms." ~Mandalorian Proverb~

"What guides my sword, if not honor?" ~Ancient Mandalorian saying ~

"The songs of eons past tell of battles between Mandalore The Great, and an order of sorcerers called Jedi that fought with such powers." ~The Armorer~

"A respected leader will die by his soldier's sides. A feared leader dies by their hands." ~Mandalorian Proverb~

"We think too often in terms of dualism: Jedi or Sith. Light or Dark. Right or wrong. But there are three sides to this blade, not two. The third edge is the Mandalorian." ~unknown~

"A Mandalorian with a jet pack is a weapon." Bo Katan Kryze

"You are only as strong as the warrior standing next to you." ~Mandalorian military saying~

"Helmet on, heart gone." ~Mandalorian proverb spoken before battle~

"There is nothing a Mandalorian man fears more…than a Mandalorian woman." ~Just common sense~

"A true warrior needs two kinds of armor: one to protect his body, the other to protect his mind." ~Mandalorian proverb~

"The best way to succeed in life it to always fight your hardest. And when the odds are against you and failure is inevitable, fight harder so you at least fail with honor." ~Rav Bralor~

"I make no excuses for my failures. I only make promises to never fail the same way twice." ~Cin Vhetin~

"Never forget who or what you fight for. You lose that, and you might as well be dead." ~Canderous Ordo~

"Ever faithful, never alone." ~Mandalorian saying regarding bonds of brotherhood among warriors~

"The armor I wear is five hundred years old. I reforged it to my liking, but the battles, the history, the blood, all live withing it. And the same goes for every Mandalorian." ~Sabine Wren~

"Always work harder than you feel capable. That way, your enemies never know your limits." ~Mandalorian Proverb~

"The only thing better than having a Mandalorian's mind, is having a Mandalorian's heart." ~Mandalorian proverb~

"Keep your wits sharp and your blade sharper." ~Mandalore the Destroyer~

"Life is a gift everyone cherishes but has to eventually return." ~Mandalorian proverb~

"Don't ever turn your back on the enemy. Because that's where your jetpack is, and you don't want to take a shot to that, now do you?" ~Janada Bralor~

"When you find yourself surrounded by those who don't know or care who you are, comfort yourself with the knowledge that you are part of something far greater and more powerful than they will ever have the privilege of knowing." ~Mandalore the Untimate~

"Mandalorians: Kicking the galaxy's hind end since 4000 BBY." ~pure observation~

"The Mandalorians have endured war since before the formation of the Republic." ~Fenn Rau~

"Our strength was once in our numbers. Now we live in the shadows, only to come above ground one at a time." Pre Vizsla

"We are the Death Watch, descendants of the true warrior faith all Mandalorians once knew. Our people were warriors. Strong. Feared." ~Pre Vizsla~

"I think we all know someone who's still alive today, simply because we couldn't afford to hire Boba Fett." ~unknown~

"Heroes get remembered. Legends never die." ~unknown~

"Mandalorians don't use the Force – they just use force." ~unknown~

"Everyone has a struggle in life. The key is turning that struggle into your weapon." ~Boba Fett~

"Peace is not my profession, it is yours. War is my profession. Should you fail at your job, I will not fail at mine." ~Mandalorian saying~

"If I am to die this night…I would see that the night does not pass quietly." ~Mandalorian saying~

"Strength is life – for the strong have the right to rule. Honor is life – for with no honor, one may as well be dead. Loyalty is life – for without one's clan, one has no purpose. Death is life – for one should die as they have lived." ~Mandalorian~

"No one cares who your father was, only the father you'll be." ~Mandalorian saying~

"The greatest warriors are the product of their defeats as much as their victories." Mand'alor Fenn Shysa~

"The Empire and the Rebellion both have flawed ideas of government. Both are naïve, paranoid, and power-hungry. The Difference is, the Empire has the coin." ~Boba Fett~

"We are born to die. We live to be remembered." ~Mandalorian proverb~

"I'm a Mandalorian. Weapons are part of my religion." ~Din Djarin~

"Bounty hunting is a complicated profession." ~The Client~

"The Emprie is gone, Mando. All that are left are mercenaries and warlords." ~Greef Karga~

"Our secrecy is our survival. Our survival is our strength." ~The Armorer~

"When one chooses to walk the way of the Mandalore, you are both hunter and prey." ~The Armorer~

"Mandalorians. Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of how awesome we are." ~All Mandalorians~

"You can run…but you'll only die tired. And you're no good to me dead." ~Boba Fett~

"A wounded warrior will say to his assailant; If I survive, I will kill you. If I die, you are forgiven. Such is the rule of honor, the way of the Mandalorian." ~unknown~

"I can bring you in warm…or I can bring you in cold." ~Din Djarin~

"Sometimes it's better to think rather than speak." ~Boba Fett~

"Sometimes it's not what you say, but how cool you look not saying it." ~Boba Fett~

"Pressure makes gems. Ease makes decay." ~Mandalorian Proverb~

"Keep calm. No one has hired me to kill you…yet." ~Boba Fett~

"Never get between a Mandalorian and a weapons package!" ~Sabine Wren~

"I invoke the Mandalorian code to seek justice through single combat!" ~Sabine Wren~

"As a Mandalorian, I'm proficient with many types of blades, and blasters, and explosives…but that is a lightsaber!" ~Sabine Wren~

"We live in a society too focused on physical strength, on sculpted muscles and athletic skill. Those are helpful, yes. A necessity to any warrior. But the true secret of power isn't strength but resilience. How much a warrior can take before falling. For you can shoot as many rounds as you want and still drop when you take a single one. But the ability to take rounds as well as send them is what separates the cannon fodder from true warriors." – Alic Dzadz, celebrated Mandalorian strategist.

"The greatest warriors are the product of their defeats as much as their victories. Like the strongest of iron, their imperfections are hammered, their weaknesses pierced and battered, until they are forged into an indestructible force capable of standing against the greatest of misfortunes." - Mand'alor Fenn Shysa

"Even the weakest person can stand up to tyranny. The bad guys only win when they fool others into believing that the privileged few somehow hold more power than the wrathful many." -Rav Bralor

"You are only as strong as the warrior standing next to you." - Mandalorian proverb

"Foreigners aren't without honor. Take a look at any outsider who struggles against oppression or injustice and you will see someone with the body of an aruetii, but the soul of a Mando'ad." - Jango Fett, on his decision to incorporate non-Mandalorian drill sergeants into the Cuy'val Dar

"There are two kinds of strength in this universe: strength of the Body – which anyone can claim with proper motivation and training – and a much more elusive kind of strength. That, ner vod, is strength of the Will. Of the two, strength of the Will is far more important, for Will shall carry you far even when your Body has long since failed you." - Djeric Vhett, Mandalorian political advisor (of no relation to the Fett family)

"Honor is what separates us from all the aruetiise of the galaxy. It's our honor that binds us to one another as brothers and sisters, honor that keeps us true and calm in battle. It is honor alone that has led us to victory a thousand times, and it is honor that will lead us to victory a thousand times again. Our honor is what defines us, what guides us, what molds our lives into something beautiful and worthy of showing the galaxy. And those without honor are dar'manda, lost souls, unworthy of living but too pathetic to die." - Gali Messada, Mandalore the Poet, known for his exceptional oratory skills

"Tion ke'gyce ner kad al'ijaat? What guides my sword if not honor?" - ancient Mandalorian saying

"A champion with no honor is a champion of aruetiise." - common Mandalorian saying (usually used to insult arrogance)

"In the old days, Mandalorians who lied were punished by execution. When someone's honor was called into question, all the Mandalorian community gathered in a kind of communal judiciary court. Someone challenges your honor today? You just shoot the fucker in the face."
"In retrospect, I think we've actually lost ground there."
- Sergeant Walon Vau and Sergeant Kal Skirata, teaching clone troopers about their Mandalorian heritage

"We are born to die. We live to be remembered." – Mandalorian proverb

"Life is a gift that everyone cherishes, but has to return." — Mandalorian proverb

"To believe your life is be better than someone else is the highest form of arrogance. Because at the end of the day, no matter how much power or wealth someone commands, all must bow before the true master of the universe: death." – Mij Gilamar

"When all else fails, it is our actions and our actions alone that will live on through the centuries. We Mandalorians strive above all else to be remembered. And to be remembered with love... it is a rewarding end to a life." – Danis Fett, on his deathbed.

"Death is inevitable. Those who fool themselves into believing otherwise are only causing more pain in the future. The true purpose of life is to live in such a way that people will remember you long after you yourself have returned to dust." – Mandalore the Ultimate

"Don't buy all this osik that Mandalorians don't fear death. We fear death as much as any aruetiise. The difference is that we accept that death is the natural state of things. We start out as nothing, become something, and eventually return to nothing. What makes us eternal is the flame of memory burning within the minds of those we leave behind." - Anonymous

"Mandalorians were the first races chosen to be punished by the Lord Death. For if we were allowed to live as immortals, we'd sweep over the galaxy and give too many souls for even he to devour!" – excerpt from Mandalorian legend.

"Death is similar to us Mandalorians in that it makes no discrimination. All are welcome to join the party and very, very few leave it once they're part of the action." - Venku Skirata

"I don't buy the Jedi mindset in regards to death. I mean, what the hell does becoming one with the Force mean? I prefer the simpler Mando outlook: when we die, we just get dropped into another shithole as bad as this one. Call it a form of reincarnation." - Jazeed Misano, Mandalorian "philosopher" fascinated with Jedi

"And Death appeared before him in armor of blackest night and said, It is time. ...and the warrior smiled and said, What took you so long, vod?" - From ancient Mandalorian mythological text. Partial translation.

"Life is a gift that everyone cherishes, but eventually has to return." - Mandalorian proverb

"A respected leader will die by his soldier's sides. A feared leader dies by their hands." - Mandalorian proverb

"A leader of Mandalorians is a curious person. He takes command with reluctance, rules with no power, and dies the most beloved soldier of all his companions. Now who in the hell would want that position?" - Fenn Shysa, two days before his death

"The Empire and the Rebellion both have flawed ideas of government. The difference is that the Empire has the coin." - Boba Fett

"There is no greater honor than for a soldier to die in service to his Mand'alor. But there is no greater honor for a Mand'alor than to die for his people." - Mandalorian proverb

"There is nothing a Mandalorian man fears more than a Mandalorian woman." - old proverb, not Mandalorian in origin

"You piss off our men, you'll end up with a lot of dead soldiers and maybe a few damaged buildings. But you piss off our women and...well, you'll be feeling the side effects for years to come." - Mandalore the Destined

"Mandalorian women are frightening. They're smart, angry, and can shoot better than most men. Mandalorian men are a force to be reckoned with. But Mandalorian women? They're a kriffing force of nature." – Zakc Paxus, noted Mandalorian author

"Mandos don't get all mushy about love. No poetry, no creepy obsessions; either you love someone, or you don't. If you do, you marry 'em and fight alongside them for the rest of your life. If not, you just fight alongside them." - Mandalore the Fair (first female Mandalore, named for her honorable ruling rather than her appearance)

"A Mandalorian woman's greatest talent is not her charm or beauty, but her strength of body and will." - Mandalorian proverb

"We all fight our own battles, both internal and external. In that regard we are all warriors, regardless of creed." – Tamai Vasser

"Make no mistake: life is a war. So do not judge those who fall beside you before the conflict is done. Instead, bear them forth honorably and treat them as the fallen warriors that they are" – Mandalorian drill instructor to his men.

"The loss of a brother is painful, make no mistake. But somewhere down the line you'll be sitting in a cantina, a mug of ale in one hand and a blaster in the other. And you'll tip your cup to the sky in honor of your fallen friend and know that somewhere high above, he's tipping his own down to you." – Mand'alor Fenn Shysa, after the death of his second-in-command and best friend, Tobbi Dala.

"Everyone has a struggle in life. The key is turning that struggle into your weapon." – Boba Fett

"Not all battle scars are on one's body." - Mandalorian Proverb

"We are the culmination of everything Mandalorians once stood for and everything they now fear: success, domination, power. We, the Kyr'tsad, know what's best for our people, even though they don't know it themselves." – Tor Vizsla, in his first speech as the Death Watch alor to Mandalore's people

"As much as I may hate to admit it, the Death Watch is as much a part of our culture as we Mando'ade ourselves. We're flip sides of the same coin, twin aspects of the same existence. That's why we can't get rid of them: no matter how many times we beat them back or they beat us away, we'll always be fighting each other. Honestly, I'm just surprised it took them this long to get organized." – Lilith Allia, Cuy'val Dar, in a discussion with Mij Gilamar.

"Death Watch... we're not as bad as you might think. Sure, Tor is a prick, but most of us only want what's best for Mandalore. Is that so bad?" – Darian Vahares, bounty huntress and hired gun for Tor Vizsla

"When you find yourself surrounded by those who don't know or care who you are, comfort yourself knowing that you are part of something far greater and more powerful than they will ever have the privilege of knowing." - Mandalore the Ultimate

"This armor is not a toy. This way of life is no joke. Being Mandalorian is the deepest of commitments, the greatest of sacrifices. It will break you, make no mistake. But you will be better for it. You will emerge stronger than you ever were in your previous life, so long as you remain true to your brothers, true to your Mand'alor, and true to yourself." -Mandalorian drill sergeant to aruetii troops before they swear loyalty to the Mandalorian way of life.

"Buy'ce olar, kar'ta ogir. Helmet on, heart gone." - (rough translation) Mandalorian proverb, spoken before battle similar to use of Oya.

"The worst fate for a Mandalorian is not damnation or eternal pain. It is to merely be forgotten. To be lost among the countless masses of dead passing to the next world with every hour that ticks by. To be forever separated from the actions of this world, until all memory of your life and deeds are gone and long past being remembered. To have not a single tear shed in memory of your passing. That is the true nature of dar'manda." - Walon Vau, teaching Mandalorian culture to new ARC trooper trainees