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    "Ive had military experience..."

    Silus let his words trail off slightly. He didnt know how much the people of Onderon knew about galactic events, obviously, no one knew of their local events, so there was a chance that Onderon was pretty much completely shut off from the rest of the galaxy. The slight dragging of Silus' words caused the princess' brows to lift slightly, and he continued before she could speak...

    "I was a general in the Balmorran Military...."

    Carefully chosen truths....

    "The empire isnt exactly what I would reguard as trustworthy, Mr. Xilarian." The princess shot back. Apparantly they did keep up with the rest of the galaxy, so much for that approach.

    "Was would be the operative word in this case. All im offering here is advice. If these Mandalorians can survive in the most brutal place in the planet, then there's a reason for it. If you're expecting your troops to out muscle these guys, then you might as well open the front gate and let em in..."

    Silus kept things as polite as possible, but some things just cant be said without a bit of condesence.

    "I've been fighting this war much longer than you have, I dont need a lecture..."

    Lilaena seemed to go from wanting to leave, to wanting Silus to shut up at this point it seemed....

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    "I have an idea." Lilaena broke into Amanoa's indignant response, and smiled lightly as the red-head stared at her. "I will go and scout out the Mandalorian city. One way to get rid of rats is to take the battle to their home. If it can be destroyed, then it should be."

    Amanoa laughed, genuinely. "You will go? Who are you? You won't survive ten minutes out there."

    Silus looked at Lilaena, his expression echoing Amanoa's statement. De'Ville ignored him. "I am a Dark Jedi, of the legacy of Freedon Nadd and his apprentice, Exar Kun. I will survive, and I will help you rid Onderon of this threat."

    The princess looked a little non-plussed. "I don't believe you."

    "You don't have to believe me, it is true nonetheless."

    "Prove it then." Amanoa's tone was beligerant. "Giran mentioned that Silus, might have this power, but he did not say anything about you."

    Lilaena shrugged, and the caf table sitting between their comfortable chairs started to rise up in the air, and slowly spun around before settling back down again. "Satisfied? The knowledge, as Prince Giran called it, is truly mine. Silus also holds it. We are here, whether by chance or by fate, and offering you our assistance. Don't be a fool, Amanoa."

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    Beast Riding 101:

    "So, how do I get him to land again?" Gav asked with clear uncertainty. The trainer, clad in a similar arrangement of heavy armour, sighed with frustration and snatched the leather reins out of his hands. He took a firm grip, his acertron gauntlets clinked as he did so and with authority he shouted "Dobotan!" The beast screached and he yanked on the leather strap. Of course the beast didn't land as it was already grounded. "See? You have to pull up and arc your arms forward while doing so - this will guide the beast to the ground."

    "Oh, now I see." Said Gav shakily. Legs akimbo, he streddled the monstrous beast awkwardly, fidgeting with his reins and trying in vain to find a comfy spot but when your beast is covered in sharp, angular ridge prodtruding from all over it's enormous body, this can be quite difficult. The Sith, now donned in full battle armour was ready, once again, to take flight. The beast beneath him, however, was not.

    It's grey skin was hard and callous and it's bizarre skeletal structure forced hard, white bone ridges through the thick skin to make it look even more fearsome. Everytime Gav touched the leather strap around it's neck, the beast, also called Goliath, would screech in anger and it's wings would beat erratically while it's long muscular tail fluttered about behind him in an attempt to dismount it's unwelcome rider. Taking a tighter grip on the reins, Gav urged the trainer to distance himself so that he could take off and have another go at riding the creature. Despite knowing his eyes should be looking straight ahead, they were fixed on the black and shimmering claws tapping impatiently against the floor, they were razor-sharp, much like the tip of his tail which still waved dangerously behind. He swallowed hard.

    "Okay, third time's a charm. One, two...Dobotan!"

    <HR>

    So, how did I get into this mess? Well, it all began when I was making my way through that miserable sewage duct having been abandonned by De'Ville and Xilarian. They're probably off getting jiggy with it somewhere in Iziz by now. Whereas I on the other hand have ended up here and I'm up to my neck in it. That sewage duct, I found, after twenty minutes of dren-crawling, came to a dead end which infuriated me to no end. Or so I thought.

    Suddenly, a soldier in full battle dress dropped down into the sewer, seemingly out of nowhere and upon seeing me standing there, filthy and stinking and severely naffed off, thought it would be a good idea to point a blaster at me. His loss. I didn't kill him but who would want to be left unconcious, lying half naked in a rivier of poodoo? Not me, I can tell you!

    My unconcious friend had indirectly shown me the way out; there was a narrow shaft which lead up to a large, circular grid and took me to the street level. Unfortunately though, I didn't find myself on the streets, nay, I fount myself in the middle of a military compound on the outskirts of the inner city. But this wasn't just any compound as I quickly found out:

    "There you are! Trainee B-23 - you're up, head to kennel 11 and double time. You're instructor wont be too happy to be kept waiting. Here, these two troops will show you the way."

    That's right, I found myself trapped in a Beast Rider training facility. It turns out that the recent siege on the city had taken it's toll on the Beast Riders and they needed replacements immediatly. I couldn't fight my way out, not in the state I'm in, it will be bedtime in a couple of hours. So I thought "Why not?" Nothing like a bit of extra-currciular activities to fill your freetime. I just wonder what the other two are up to.

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    "While I dont necessarily agree with De'Ville's suggestion, I will personally vouch for her skill."

    Amanoa snapped a look over to Silus. Apparantly, she didnt enjoy having to argue with two outsiders, especially after one had seemingly taken her side.

    "And how much credit do you think your opinion is worth at this moment."

    Silus smirked slightly.

    "Show me a layout of your defenses, and I'll show you every hole you've left for the Mandalorians to exploit. As I said before, im willing to offer advice. If you wish to take it, then you'll win your little war, and your people will love you."

    Amanoa seemed a bit surprised at Silus' self assurance, but did her best to hide it with an unimpressed smirk.

    "And if I decline?" She stated, almost threateningly.

    "Then me and my companion here will be packing our bags to leave this deathtrap, and you can live to enjoy ruling a defeated city. That is, of course, until the Mandalorians take your head."

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    She half smiled at the 'packing out bags' comment. They hadn't even unpacked yet. All in good time, however. Lilaena focused on Amanoa as the firey-haired woman considered Silus' words.

    "Very well, I will accept your guidance but do not think that I have to take your advice. I will consider it." She stood to her feet, indicating the meeting was over. "Meet with my advisors in ten minutes, I will explain the situation to them. If you need a place to stay, I can put you up in the servants quarters here, or you are free to find a hotel in town."

    De'Ville smiled, "You are more than generous, Princess."

    Amanao seemed to soak up the flattery like a sponge. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I must talk to my advisors." She exited the room through the door they'd entered through, joining her advisors in the war room.

    Lilaena looked at Silus, and winked. "The Mandalorians are unexpected. I should leave soon to assess the threat they pose to us."

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    Enormous skeletal fingers outsretched and webbed with grey leather skin, caught pockets of wind beneath them and with each mighty beat, Goliath soared higher. He was one of the older beasts and his skin looked worn and calloused from having seen one too many battles; Gav was no animal empathist but he knew a miserable creature when he saw one. Perhaps overtime his unorthodox transportation had grown tired of resisting new riders, perhaps it no longer had the strength ot put up the good fight and perhaps, and this was the most probable case, that Goliath had forgotten what it felt like to be free. Taming a beast is one thing but taking away it's very will to live is quite the opposite.

    "That's it, Goliath. Higher." Gav tugged at the reins, this time with less force and the beast ascended. One hand held tight onto the leather strap while the other rested upon the coarse flesh beneath him, now damp with moisture from the clouds just overhead. From this height, he could really appreciate the gravity of the situation; smoke billowed into the sky from all over the city, endless colomns of dust and debris snaked skywards, covering the streets below in soot and dirt and fortifications at almost every level had suffered varying degrees of damage. The only spot that looked untouched in the miasma of death and destruction was the city centre where the palace stood tall and proud,

    "That's our next destination, down there. Are you ready?" Gav asked, the beast made no indication that it had heard him and instead, just kept on batting it's wings to that same monotonous rythmn. "Well, we can always circle the city once or twice first. Nothing wrong with a bit of sight-seeing after all."

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    "Shes hiding something..."

    Silus said with a small smile.

    "I have a nose for these sort of things..."

    Of course, Silus wasnt refering to the force, but women. Amanoa wasn't much different than others, just in a bit of a higher position of power.

    "And I think she likes me..."

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    She snorted. "Bed her then - that might make it easier to blind her to our purpose." Her eyes glinted, "But then I will have to kill you, of course."

    De'Villle grinned. "I shall be on my way then, before she gets back.

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    "No. No! Up! Up" Gav cried, yanking on the worn leather strap in a vain attempt to coax the enormous beast back into the air but it appeared Goliath was ready for a rest whether his rider was or not. An ill-timed descent landed them in the central courtyard of the palace and already he found himself surrounded by a dozen royal guards. They all were carrying blaster rifles and were aiming at the unwelcome guest.

    "Hold your fire!" Gav barked irritably, then after a clumsy dismount and an annoyed huff he turned to the officer and did his best to fight back his aggression which was seeping through all too frequently thanks to the sleep deprivation. It was becoming difficult to think straight and he would have to come up with a fair cover story to get himself out of his current mess.

    "I've come here to--" He held his hands aloft to show that he was unarmed and after a spot of quick thinking, added: "--deliver a status report to the king."

    There were sidelong glances amongst the royal guards and in unison, their high powered weapons whined to life as they took aim; clearly, Gav thought, he had said something to upset them; and the officer spoke up: "Our king has been ill for quite some time and hasn't been recieving status reports since his heir, Prince Giran, and his sister, Princess Amanoa, have assumed his responsibilities. Spy."

    When the officer gave the order to fire, the twelve soldiers were now faced with a severly naffed off Sith who was now forced to take matters into his own hands and unfortunately, for them, the royal guards will be on the recieving end of... Plan B. First, they found themselves hurled into the air away from the intruder, then their weapons were ripped from their fingers and scattered across the courtyard and before they knew where they were, they found themselves fleeing from half a dozen frag grenades.

    "Now to find the other two." Gav grumbled, heading inside and taking his foul temper with him, grenades exploding behind and more soldiers up ahead. Sometimes subtlety just doesn't work.

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    De'Ville was escorted out of the palace to the grounds by the white haired battle advisor. He left her in the hands of a bright-eyed page boy, who limped a bit as he walked, a sure sign of ill-fitting shoes. When he wasn't serving in the palace, the boy probably ran around barefoot.

    The boy was to show her to a place where she could leave the city without much fanfare that was near where the Mandalorians had been attacking. However, as explosions sounded in the palace courtyard, she soon had a new assignment for him. "Kid, you see that mean looking man storming inside those doors?"

    The kid nodded, and Lilaena mussed his hair while pushing him in Gav's direction. "Catch up to him and lead him to the other visitor, Silus Xilarian. Don't worry, he's harmless...mostly."

    "But what about showing you to the wall?" He was trying to get out of a more distateful duty than he'd had previously, but she wasn't going to have any of it.

    "Never mind that, what sort of person would I be if I couldn't find a wall in a city surrounded by one?" She was tiring of this quickly. "Gav!" Lilaena called out to him loud enough to stop him and turn him around, and she shoved the boy towards him. "Go quickly!" The kid took off running towards the angry Sith, and De'Ville turned and ran in the other direction.

    The faster she got to the Mandalorians, the better off they'd all be.

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    It hadn't taken Silus long. In fact, it only took a minute or so. Apparantly, Amanoa was the type that demanded respect to her face, then lost it in passing. All Silus had to do was eye the numerous guards in the palace. All it took was a moment's inspection, and Silus just walked in the direction that they looked while talking in hushed tones. Finally, Silus came upon a corridor lined with doors, only one of which had guards posted in front of it.

    As he started toward the room, he'd already planned his ruse. After all, they werent just going to let him in. They both noticed him and started away from the door in unison. Immediately after, they heard a door slam, and caught sight of Amanoa walking by hurriedly. Both guards glanced at each other, then toward Silus, then back to Amanoa, who was now rounding the corner. Weighing their options, they both decided that punishment would be more harsh if they didnt catch up to the princess, and both men immediately took off in a quick jog to catch up to her.

    With the coast now clear, Silus casually walked up to the door, glanced down the corridor once more, and stepped on in. As soon as he stepped in, Amanoa quickly whirled around in surprise. Silus put up a hand, silently asking her not to completely freak out. He'd kinda hoped to catch her dressing, but, luck wasnt with him today. Before she could find the right words to say 'what in the frell are you doing here' Silus broke the ice himself.

    "I was hoping to speak with you in private before the meeting...."

    Amanoa gave him a bit of a confused look, with a hint of withdraw anger.

    "I dont think we have anything to discuss until then..." she replied in near disgust.

    "Well, I was only hoping to tell you that I wasn't trying to offend you earlier. I was merely doing what was needed to get my point across. I know things are stressful enough for you."

    Amanoa sighed slightly then smirked. She wanted to take the bait, but she still had reserves.

    "Well, you've said your peace, you may leave now."

    Silus could tell her guard was coming down, ever so slowly.

    "My apologies for disturbing you then, I understand you have a lot on your shoulders at the moment. Maybe we can speak later on?"

    She almost smiled, he was dealing the appreciation card, and it was just the card she was looking for. Of course, she would invite him to stay longer.

    "Perhaps." She said politely.

    So it wasn't the answer Silus was looking for...

    "Perhaps..." Silus replied "...over dinner?"

    Amanoa paused for a moment, and after a few moments of contemplation, she finally gave in.

    "As you wish, I'll summon for you later in the evening."

    "Thank you for your time, I'll be on my way."

    Silus couldn't help the cocky grin across his face as he exited her room. As he turned the corner, he caught sight of a child walking toward him, and a familiar looking man behind it, who was obviously not in the best of spirits....

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    A knock came at Mandalore's shelter. He set the paintbrush aside, and stepped away from the thick paper at his desk.

    "Enter."

    Saricus stepped inside, bowing curtly. Mandalore nodded in acknowledgement.

    "What news?"

    "Our attack caught them unawares. By estimation, we slew 100 of their men, with a loss of twenty-two of our acolytes, and four riders."

    The warlord nodded his head briskly, letting the numbers seep in.

    "Excellent. Between restoring the wall and finding conscripts, they will be in a state of weakness for weeks to come. We must look hard for our next opportunity. We have blooded them, and they will stop to mend, lest they bleed more."

    Mandalore gestured to the seat across from his desk, and Saricus sat, helping himself to a piece of bread that lay in a dish. Fresh from battle, Saricus and his master were still exhausted, and exhaustion found an outlet in hunger. Mandalore, in the meantime, resumed his work, dabbing his brush in paint, and applying precise strokes to paper.

    "Any news of the visitors?" He asked, not taking his eyes off his work.

    "None. Our attack was too brief to find their ship."

    Mandalore paused, a ponderous frown on his face.

    "I do not know why, but I believe finding these offworlders will yield us a decisive advantage, Saricus. At the very least, their starship will provide us with a means off this planet, but...I do not intend to leave Onderon before sowing these foul fields with the ashes of Iziz."

    Mandalore put the finishing touches on his painting, a nearly flawless recreation of seeing the offworlder's ship descending from the heavens. All painted from vivid memory.

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    The walls were easy to find, and getting over them was simple enough with the big holes that the Mandalorians had blown into them on the south-west side. She slipped over while the workers were busy rebuilding the wall in another section. The construction droids that they were using were an old design.

    Granted, Lilaena didn't know much about construciton droids, but these were obviously outdated. They worked slowly, but steadily, and the noise of reconstruciton faded behind her as she ran into the line of trees a hundred yards from the walls. Someone shouted, finally noticing her, but there was no pursuit. No one was that foolish.

    Trees? Try jungle. It was simple enough to find the trail the Basilisks had left, and she kept her hand on her lightsaber as she ran after the retreated army.

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    Grimy and exhausted, Gav trudged behind his new guide, staring at the floor so that he couldn't see people stop and stare at him, otherwise Iziz would end up with more casualties in their ranks. It turned out the boy was taking him to Silus, who was up ahead and still, unbelieveably, wearing a cocky grin. One day Gav would slap it from that pretty boy face of his.

    "Silus. Having fun?"

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    The jungle belonged to the Mandalorians, and the moment De'Ville set foot in it, she was watched. The sentry acolytes, skillful at maintaining their warlord's invisible empire, spied on the Dark Jedi's encroachment. High in the jungle canopy, their armor-plated forms were shrouded in ghillie nets, which collected the thick flora of the forest around them.

    Wordlessly, they conveyed LD's approach. One sent a text transmission back to the encampment, while two others triangulated her position and movements in realtime. Their movements were carefully timed and deliberate, to avoid notice by eyes curious enough to search them out.

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    She brushed aside a hanging tendril of greenery, and pushed through between two trees. Lilaena felt something tickle her ankle, and looked down. A vine was wrapping itself around her leg. "Frell." The vine tightened, and yanked her off her feet, dragging her back through the underbrush.

    De'Vlile gritted her teeth, and reached for the vibroblade in her boot. Unfortunately the vine was joined by two others, one entangling her right arm. She closed her eyes, concentrating on the Force. The thing that had her was non-intelligent, ruled only by the need for nourishment.

    Her lightsaber smacked into the open palm of her left hand, and she thumbed the activation plate. It hummed to life, and she severed some of the vines, only to have them joined by others. She was close to the center of the plant now, and was amazed to find that a gaping maw fringed with what appeared to be teeth awaited her. The plant was like a Venus Flytrap, but not as passive, it's hardened 'mouth' sticky with digestive juices.

    Lilaena freed her feet, and slashed at the vine that held her arm.

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    "Of course, arent you?"

    And why wouldn't he? He halfway expected the trip to be a waste of time, and now he was getting more action that he would have possibly imagined.

    He'd guessed, from the way Gav was acting, that the Sith had been though a bit of a 'situation'. Thankfully though, no one seemed to intent on stepping in his path now. Silus would have hated for the party to get broken up just as it was getting started.

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    "A ball, as always." Gav replied without an ounce of enthusiasm, brushing aside Silus' sarcasm before it became a bad habit. He looked around him, attempting to work out where exactly he was and what his comrade was doing here. Defeatedly, he turned to the fresh faced man and decided to simply ask him and give him the pleasure of being acknowledged that he is 'In the Know', as it were.

    "So, what exactly is going on? And where's De'Ville?"

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    A recoiling vine cut her forehead, narrowly missing her eyes. De'Ville swore, and turned a circle. Her amethyst lightsaber left a smoking ring of severed vines, some as big around as her leg. With no time for finesse work, she turned her gaze on the main 'body' of the plant, and concentrated on finding the middle of it through the Force.

    The Dark Jedi selected a mass about the size of her fist inside the plant, and used the Force to expand it to about the size of a speeder. The plant exploded in a juicy spray of sap and chlorophyll. The sap stung where it hit her forehead, but she wiped it off and turned around.

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    Through the mist of the jungle floor, LD could make out a silhouette, standing 50 meters away. It quickly became apparent that he was not alone, as other shadows came alive in the fog. The silence of the moment was peeled away when four rocket-powered acolytes screamed above the trees, dropping to land a few dozen meters behind her.

    The initial spectre then stepped forward, forcing the mist to give up her secrets. But another more tangible mask held them fast, for now.

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