Ah. Raydonia. A little green planet in the Outer Rim. It was quiet and peaceful...until the Empire came.
"Three Credits," grumbles Ralgadorr, and I snap back into reality. And reality is at the market in the Capital City, as I try to make a deal with Ralgadorr Morra. He's an old Beslisk who cooks for Morra's Cafe. He's not all that friendly, but he'll talk to you if there's fresh meat involved.
"Three Credits for a Blase Tree Goat?" I say, crossing my arms. Great. Even though they aren't hard to come by, it's not like they're wandering out in the open. They just hang high in trees, doing absolutely nothing. This one that I shot a few hours ago was hanging several meters in the air. I climbed up the neighboring tree, perched on a branch, and …show more content…
"Right. Thank you." Her comm buzzes and her dad asks for her to come home.
"Okay, Dad. I'll see you tomorrow, Willow."
"See you later," I reply. She turns and starts heading home.
I'd walk back with her, but her mom, um, doesn't like me. Jaina has talked to her about it before, so now she gives me fake smiles and short answers when I tried to talk to her. Her father has always been polite with me. There's no question who's personality Jaina inherited. Jaina doesn't know, but I hear whispers of that Raydonian girl and street rat from her mother. That stings more than it should.
Fortunately, hiding pain is something I've grown used to.
I should get home. Looking at the sky, the sun is touching the horizon. Street crime starts the minute it goes dark outside. Getting jumped isn't fun from what I've heard.
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Ezra got up from the bench and started pacing again. "Pacing's not gonna make him come out any faster, kid," Zeb said from the bench, where Ezra was sitting next to him. They were in the lounge, where the crew held meetings, played games, or just hung out. Kanan was supposed to come out of his medical examination several hours
"Three Credits," grumbles Ralgadorr, and I snap back into reality. And reality is at the market in the Capital City, as I try to make a deal with Ralgadorr Morra. He's an old Beslisk who cooks for Morra's Cafe. He's not all that friendly, but he'll talk to you if there's fresh meat involved.
"Three Credits for a Blase Tree Goat?" I say, crossing my arms. Great. Even though they aren't hard to come by, it's not like they're wandering out in the open. They just hang high in trees, doing absolutely nothing. This one that I shot a few hours ago was hanging several meters in the air. I climbed up the neighboring tree, perched on a branch, and …show more content…
"Right. Thank you." Her comm buzzes and her dad asks for her to come home.
"Okay, Dad. I'll see you tomorrow, Willow."
"See you later," I reply. She turns and starts heading home.
I'd walk back with her, but her mom, um, doesn't like me. Jaina has talked to her about it before, so now she gives me fake smiles and short answers when I tried to talk to her. Her father has always been polite with me. There's no question who's personality Jaina inherited. Jaina doesn't know, but I hear whispers of that Raydonian girl and street rat from her mother. That stings more than it should.
Fortunately, hiding pain is something I've grown used to.
I should get home. Looking at the sky, the sun is touching the horizon. Street crime starts the minute it goes dark outside. Getting jumped isn't fun from what I've heard.
~~
Ezra got up from the bench and started pacing again. "Pacing's not gonna make him come out any faster, kid," Zeb said from the bench, where Ezra was sitting next to him. They were in the lounge, where the crew held meetings, played games, or just hung out. Kanan was supposed to come out of his medical examination several hours