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[Vale]

She sat quietly in the circle of elders who travelled here some hundred miles in every direction, they spoke amongst themselves in various languages that she herself couldn't even begin to understand but Vale was always listening. Hand shook, some embraced and others glared amongst one another. Standing silently to the side was even a clan of Tusken Raiders. All were welcomed here under the watchful eye of Vale. This settlement, Zendella, had such promise. A few mines could be made and some agricultural endeavors mixed with trade would bring this place up slowly and gradually to a point of note for other settlements. A safe haven of sorts for those who did not want to be bothered by all the squabbles of low-lifes that constantly wanted to muscle them for credits, peddle illicit contraband of drugs and weapons. Even take their children for slavery. This was a world rife with crime, evil doings and injustice.

It was truly perfect.

Vale slowly rose above the rest as they stayed seated, cross legged and watching her carefully.

Her golden eyes with its black circles slowly scanned over every one of them before she closed softly. A smile creeping across her lips before she spoke.

"I thank all of you for meeting me here, it's such a momentous occasion. To see those of you who have longed to unite and see others put.. Bad blood to rest. You're all welcomed here in Zendella as guests and I hope to welcome some of you permanently as residence or at the very least enjoy your trades with my people benefiting greatly."

They all remained silent.

"But it has been brought to my attention there is a common cause for concern. A crime lord simply by the name of.. "Grin" has been making life hard for all of you. As a gift to all of you, I will be taking this matter into my own hands. I've invited two very special people to help me in this endeavor. I trust you all will be patient as we undertake such an honor. As I hope to bring peace back to your lives. There will be no more slavery here. There will be no more contraband brought through our lands. At least.. Not without my say."

Some gasped aloud and tried to stand before quickly being subdued back to their seated positions by the Tusken Raiders present in the room.

"I will keep all of you safe. Always. I promise that but you have to have to give me your cooperation first and foremost."

The Tusken Raiders took their various weapons and clicked back the hammers on their vastly outdated weapons, not that it mattered much because a gun is a gun in the end. They pressed their weapons hard against wherever they had been aiming, be it their backs or directly against the back of their skulls.

"I will keep you all safe. Please enjoy your return home."

Though they left with fear in their hearts, she would foster it into a love before the end of things. There truly wasn't any other option in her book.
She resided in an estate built neatly into a nearby cliff wall. A single door lead within, though it was fortified yet made to be subtle as to not give its true purpose away. Small holes dotted the cliff side, many of them hiding cameras, sensors and turrets that actively scanned.

All her eyes and ears that fed back to her as the Tusken Raiders patrolled the perimeter.

She conducted a hushed meeting with their leader outside before he departed back to his people, leaving a couple dozen men behind as part of their agreement.

"Hm.. Look at the time Durdge, when do you think they'll arrive? The sun is already setting."

Durdge, her personal droid that served as her body guard stood silently.

"I've gotten word that they're both present on the planet and heading our way."

She nodded quietly.

"Did you make the dinner like I asked you to? I think they'll be hungry when they get here."

Durdge grumbled.

"Why should we even worry abo-.."

Her gaze floated over to him, almost absent in her visage.

"It's rude to treat our guests in such a distasteful manner, now be a good boy and don't speak unless spoken to."

Durdge immediately became silent, turning his head back to the horizon.

 

[Aadya Rasheer]

The way Aadya had been living her life recently it was easy to forget the life she had led before joining the Sith. That was, of course, until she was sent messages on the holomail that only her closest confidants knew about. Several days ago she had received such a message. It was short and sweet, just a contact reaching out to offer her a job. She had decided to take it, not giving it much thought. It wasn't until she was en route to the job's destination that she wondered if maybe she should have asked more questions.

Her ship touched down outside the small settlement of Zendella with little fanfare, Aadya exiting it and making her way to where she had been told to go. She was wearing her armor, not really because she expected conflict, but mostly just to conceal her identity. She had learned long ago that showing your face to strangers usually resulted in more trouble than it was worth somewhere down the line.

Approaching the estate nestled so deftly in the cliffs, Aadya noted the patrolling Tuskens with suspicion. She had never known them to be anything other than savages, so seeing them carrying out duties that didn't involve wantonly murdering nay stranger who approached was a little bit strange.

Eventually Aadya noticed Vale standing outside, and the woman was the only non-Tuskan she had seen thus far, the young acolyte approached and gave the red-head a nod in greeting.

Interesting place, She said idly, her eyes returning back to the Tuskens. I've never seen someone bring Tusken raiders to heel. Impressive.

Aadya hadn't much else to say. The details of the job had been rather light, so she would wait for the hostess to speak before asking too many questions. For all she knew, there could still be others yet to show.

@Melancholia