I awoke in a panic-stricken haze, finding Carth standing worriedly over me with Mission and Bastila close by his side.

"Are you alright? Can you speak?" Carth asked.

I opened my mouth but no words came out. I found myself wrapped in a towel so thankfully Carth wouldn't see my pale, naked body. Mission leaned over and hoisted me up and I watched in horror as blood poured down the drain and my face was covered in it. Carth grabbed a cloth and wiped my face down as I sat on the sink, the towel barely covering my legs. I sat in silence as Carth went through two hand towels trying to clean my face.

"A message came for you while you out," Mission said handing me a datapad, "Sounds important."

I fumbled with the data pad, so Bastila read it to me, explaining that I was to see Canderous in the Lower City cantina. I nodded and knew that I had lost my speech when I hit my head. I only hoped it wouldn't be forever. Carth helped me off the sink and followed me back into the dorm.

"Can you dress yourself?" He asked.

I scowled at him. Of course I could dress! I wasn't a child!

"I'll take that as a yes." He chuckled and shut the door.

I got dressed in my usual scout outfit, exiting the room and sighing slightly. I still couldn't speak, so Carth and Bastila followed me to the Lower City cantina where Canderous waited patiently.

"Good to see you again." He greeted with a nod.

I nodded back and hoisted myself onto a barstool. Carth ordered a drink for me as Canderous glanced at my bandaged head.

"You have a fall?" He asked.

I nodded again.

"You weren't so quiet last time I saw you."

"She lost her speech when she hit her head." Carth intervened, standing unusually close to me.

He nodded and explained that he wanted me to break into the Sith base, which was a crazy idea, and steal the Sith launch codes, which was an even crazier idea. He explained that I had to buy an astromech droid named T3M4, considering he was the only droid on this planet who could break the codes in the base.

"So do we have a deal?" He asked.

I looked to Carth who shook his head, then I looked to Bastila, who couldn't seem to make up her mind. I looked back to Canderous and nodded. I held out my hand and we shook on it.

"I'll be here when you get the codes. After that, we can talk about a way off this backwater planet."

I left the cantina with Carth trailing close behind, complaining that I shouldn't trust him considering he was a Mandalorian and I probably fought him in the wars and he was not to be trusted. I thought to myself that Carth couldn't trust anyone. I went on with this plan however, despite numerous Jedi lectures from Bastila, which were even more difficult to endure than Carth's whining.

"Shut up." I croaked and both Carth and Bastila stopped.

"I beg your pardon?!" Bastila screeched.

Carth burst out in a fit of laughter.

"First words she can say, and it's telling you to shut up!" He chuckled, trying to cover his mouth, but to no avail.

"This isn't funny Carth! As for you Zerstoren, that's hardly an appropriate way to address your commanding officer!"

I wanted to tell her off, but I couldn't find the willpower to do so. I finally found the droid shop and was unfazed by the fact it was owned by a twi'lek woman. I never had anything against aliens, although apparently the Upper City of Taris did. I haggled my way into buying T3 for only 1500 credits, which was good enough for me. We walked to the Sith base and T3 quietly sliced the codes and we slid inside.