STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Trials

"I am here to be on your world and will eventually leave it soon. What does that make me but a tourist."

"Why do you ask anyways?"

"Curiosity! You strike me as intriguing. Off-worlders never support us, so you have become interesting to me and so I will ask questions. But if I become a nuisance, please, just hit me. Pydyrians are humble and we can take it."

He smiles widely.

As friendly as he is, the fact that he has enough humility to take a beating is nauseating.

"Very well ask away"

"And I will never hit unless you threaten me first. Nor should anyone ever hit you because you ask questions."

"Questions can be threatening, to some. Spacers usually find them to be that way. Just last week, I..."

Someone whistles in your direction, prompting you look for the source. Cabas stands at the entryway to the marketplace, beckoning you.

"Is that your father?" Wokam asks. "He seems strong. I see where you get it."

Xavier looks down at the man then sees Cabas

"Hold that last thought I may want to hear it again."

"Is that your father?" Wokam asks. "He seems strong. I see where you get it."

"Yes that is my Father, and he is very strong."

Xavier walks over there.

Wokam waves his farewells as you approach Cabas, returning to his fruit stand.

"Consorting with the locals, I see?" Cabas says. "Not something you normally do, Xavier, going out into a world simply to see it."

"I was interested in seeing this world, and I must safe this is pitiful. The Pydyrians would rather lose pieces of their life, then fight to gain keep it."

"They have no reason to fight," Cabas says, "though it is a shame that they do not take more pride in themselves to stand up to spacers. I saw what you did, Xavier, after that spacer took the fruit. I am proud of you."

"I do not think they have no reasons simply that they do not know how to. No one to show them."

"And thank you Master, I am honored by your words."

"Perhaps they do not wish to know," Cabas says, patting you on the back. "Come, we must return to the motel. I have gathered all that I need for my part of the mission.

"What shall you call yourself? You can't very well inform them that you are Xavier Kolarn."

"I didn't think a slave would need a name?"

"Hmm..I shall think of one while we walk back."

"You never know. They may wish to research who it is they have captured, should he become interesting. Merely a precaution..."

Cabas goes over what he's secured for himself; a holdout pistol, a miniature vibro-axe that can be thrown, an abundance of food capsules, wire... the list goes on.

If Xavier is wearing Jedi robes, Cabas has also secured an outfit for him, a dark gray sleeveless shirt, black pants, and a lighter gray traveler's cloak.

"You think of everything don't you Master," Xavier speaks as he changes out of his Jedi robes into the cloths Cabas has secured for him.

"I try," Cabas responds.

Cabas runs you through your plan again, to somehow wind up being taken by the pirates, to gather information on Svidrigailov's vessel, and then to strike when the time is right. He runs you through his plans as well, but deliberately keeps them vague, should you be caught.

In any case, the day is quickly passing and the raid will come soon. If there is nothing else you wish to do, we'll move on.

Xavier would like to go talk to that merchant one more time briefly. If that can not be done then nothing else.

Once Cabas is convinced that you know what you're supposed to do, he allows you out to see the merchant again.

Wokam seems to be closing up his shop for the day when you come.

"Ah, you returned!" he greets you.

"I told you I wanted to see you again, friend" Xavier says.

Wokam bows slightly.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Yes, could you please finish that sentence you were saying last we met."

"You know just last week you...."

"Oh yes. I struck up conversation with a spacer and I suppose I asked too many questions. The Trandoshan threatened to take all my fruit and burn my stand! I must have aggravated him sorely. Poor spacer. Yorrik was his name, I believe."