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This is the Way


The Armorer knelt in the dimly lit forge where she had worked in the shadows all these years to keep the tribe together. Mando and his companions had left after he had received the signet she had forged for him. His signet was now the mudhorn, which he had defeated with the help of the child he was protecting. This time he accepted the signet and she welded it to his pauldron.
She was at peace, though she knew the Imperials would be coming soon. Hammer and pliers in hand, she thought about what had happened a few weeks ago.

The sewers were always a safe haven for her tribe and the foundling turned bounty hunter. There was a rule that members of the tribe only ever went out one at a time, but the foundling’s actions made it necessary to show the full might of the Mandalorians here on Nevarro. They rescued him and the asset he had refused to hand over to the client, an Imperial warlord, or the Bounty Hunter's Guild, represented by Greef Karga.
They won the shootout, but it was a bittersweet victory, as they had to pay the price for exposing themselves in public. It was not long before the stormtroopers entered the sewers.
Someone must have seen where the Mandalorians were coming from and reported it to the Imperials.
It was at night when they arrived, bringing a heavy E-web repeating blaster cannon with them.
The Mandalorians didn’t stand a chance. Most of them were killed, only a few managed to escape. Among those who survived was her, the tribe’s armorer and knowledge bearer. It was difficult for her to return to where they thought it was safe to bury the fallen. She removed the armor and helmets, the fewest of them from beskar, before placing the bodies in their graves. It was hard work, harder than forging the armor they had worn in life. Battle hardened as she was, she was close to tears as she completed the task that had to be done.

All this went through her mind as she waited for the enemies. She was calm and composed, breathing evenly. Today the Imperials would pay for what they had done to her people. She was ready to take revenge, because this is the way.

 



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