While the arguers hadn’t been so responsive to him, they did listen to Nikko. She appeared much more angry than Quin had expected. Maybe they both just needed to yell in order to be heard, but at least the Jedi had their attention now.
“We care! You may not have been here for long, but we’ve had to endure years of this. And now we have to expect them to suddenly change?” It was a fair point, but before one of the pirates shouldered his way through to try and argue back to the woman Quin stepped in between them.
“Things are different now. You have our word for that.” Neither group seemed to be appeased at that, as grumbles went through the crowd, but at least they weren’t shouting at each other anymore. Trying to think of some kind of solution, Quin glanced at Nikko.
“Since both of you are wary… and rightfully so, Nikko and I can stay for a while to make sure there’s a smooth transition.” That couldn’t hurt, and hopefully within a few weeks some relationships could be forged. That way both the pirates and the villagers could get used to each others’ presence, and they could keep an eye on Andy and whoever the new mayor would be.
Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be much complaining at that, and Quin let out an internal sigh of relief.
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