Arthos knew he was injured and Reiel knew it as well.
But she didn't push him on it.
It was how he had been raised - he wasn't allowed to ask for help over something like this. No, to ask for help would be to admit that he couldn't work through the pain of his own mistakes. Because every...
Unlike Jayna, Arthos didn't look back at the corpses he had just made and he didn't notice that she wasn't as disconnected from the act as he was. To him it wasn't important any longer - what was important was making sure they got the hell away from this mess. Without stopping his graceless...
... okay so he might have to give that particular clanmate a bottle of something huttese because it seemed she had, in fact, known what she had been talking about. He did his best to cover his hand back up as quickly as he could, however, not wanting his pasty pale skin on display for too long -...
The large pirate took a step forward, roaring his victory to the ragtag remains of his crew and the remaining, battered, members of the Mandalorian squad that Arthos had brought with him. Before he could do much more than vocalized wordlessly, the captain froze before letting out a high-pitched...
Instead of getting up, Arthos used his lowered position to take several shots at the large droid while it was still flailing around trying to hit an attacker at standing height - ironically he was not above using the lower profile to his advantage. He grunted as he pulled himself to his feet...
Well he wasn't sure what he expected from her name but maybe it wasn't to find out that it was as ordinary a name as she was an extraordinary beauty? Still, he wasn't going to complain. Having something to actually call her was the bare minimum of good manners he supposed so he was happy for it...
Arthos really wished that he could eagerly report to Van'Aria that things had turned around and they were going to be turning the guns against their previous owners. He really wished he could honestly tell her that - but he couldn't. Because he was very busy trying to keep the rest of his squad...
Ignoring the indignant squawk from Van'Aria, Arthos levelled his breathing and steadied his aim. Cocking his blaster pistol, Arthos didn't aim around the console immediately. Instead he carefully pulled his helmet free, exposing his pale skin to the artificial lights as he instead placed his...
Tensions were still high and Arthos didn't lower his blaster but he did move it away from the fight - he wasn't going to make the social mistake of even looking like he was interfering with a fight in progress. Fights over honour, like this one, were to be respected above all others. Instead...
Ah there was something about the way she grinned at him and called him "darling" that made Arthos want to squirm a little bit - it took a lot of his self-control to resist the urge even if he couldn't resist the blush that made its way back to his cheeks. He was beginning to worry he might be...
Arthos watched as Blank and Shale fought each other and exchanged a few quick words with one of the other Mandos just standing watching. As the fight came to an end, he accepted the credits he had won by betting on Shale to win - he never doubted his clanmate even if the Solus was a strong...
Well Arthos wasn't going to lose any sleep over the treatment of Czyk - the dug hadn't endeared himself to Arthos in their limited time together that much was for damn sure. The smell of melted dug flesh wasn't pleasant but he ignored it with practised ease and instead holstered his blaster...
It had been a long time since Arthos had joined in on one of these parties - the last time, had probably been back when there was an actual Mand'alor in command of their people. He'd changed since then but one thing hadn't really changed because it wasn't something he could actually grow out of...
Kark.
Things were beginning to get messier by the second and he knew that they were only going to get worse as time went on. Already he could hear reports from the squad holding down the intersection and they were not good. Nodding to his breach expert, Arthos took a deep breath before bringing...
Arthos leaned out of cover, blasting twice and hitting once before he was forced back into the cover that he had managed to obtain for himself. The corner was his alone now - one of the Mandos who had come with him had taken a lucky hit to the bucket and was too injured to shoot straight...
Bach and Crash both twitched to draw their blasters as Arthos did the same - though none of them were paying enough attention to Six to catch that she was already moving before they were. Bash's staggered away, spinning backward with a surprised expression and a splash of blood as a hole was...
Oh by the spirits, she noticed. Of course she noticed he was acting like a teenager noticing an attractive woman for the first time in his life - he honestly thought he was past this! Instead he was making a right tit of himself in front of this woman. Part of him wanted to just call it here and...
He was doing his best to keep an eye out for who he thought might be the contact... though when he spotted her, he immediately stiffened in place. There was no way she didn't notice the way he seemed to freeze upon seeing her. This... this was the woman he was supposed to escort to Czyk? Well...
"I told you - no kidnappings."
Arthos was beginning to think that coming to Nar Shaddaa looking for work had been a bad idea - but he had long since come to the conclusion that accepting a job from Mik Czyk, small-time Dug crime boss, was definitely not worth it. Staring down at the "crime...
Landing done, Arthos quickly ensured the landing of the rest of the squad was done properly before heading off at a run down the corridors. In his preparation for this attack he had done the research and he knew the layout well enough to know exactly where he was going.
"Appreciated, Solus...