Training

Koyu hears his holocom beeping and flicks it on. "What is it, apprentice? This had better be important. I am quite busy right now." In the background, out of sight, you can hear the desperate pleas of a man begging for mercy. The man sounds weak, and he's panting heavily.

Koyu does not seem to notice.

Täbris hopes that it is not seeable through the holocom that her skin turns white when she hears the pleas of the man "I got the information you asked me to obtain. Do you allow me to report to you in person or do you prefer it through this medium?"

Koyu nods his approval. "In person. What is your position?" The man's pleas have turned a soft sobbing. Koyu, still not acknowledging the voice.

"I am on Balmorra, Master. In the imperial zone." she looks straight at Koyu. "Do you wish me to stay there or shall I travel to you?"

Koyu maintains eyecontact."I will come to you." Koyu switches off the holocom unceremoniously.

Täbris frowned when leaving the base. Her master had ordered her to come back on his ship. It was a slight surprise as Täbris had expected him to meet her on the base. She supposed the worst, bad food - which was not even worth to be called food, hours of demanding training and meditation. And she remembered that her behaviour had not pleased him the last time they had met in person.
After entering his ship, she quickly went to her room to place her luggage there then went to Koyu's chamber to greet him.

Koyu watches her pass him by without even so much as a bow, making mental note of the individual slights she had made since his return from captivity. As she hurriedly passes him by, two HK droids can be seen dragging an unconscious, broken man toward the air lock. The mans face is battered and bloodied, while his clothes are in tattered, the scraps are charred and burnt

Koyu folds his arms over his chest and waits patiently for his apprentice to return to the main room.
He reminds himself to make time, after this hunt is over, to remind his apprentice why he is a Lord of the Sith and she is still an apprentice.



Täbris returns to Koyu and bows "Greetings Lord Koyu thank you for comming in person" she does not look at the broken man and focuses on her master.

"Report." Koyu's voice is gruff, and low. The irritation in his voice is practically tangible. The extensive corruption caused by his intimacy with the dark side is particularly visible at the moment as his eyes shine red and black veins spider-web their way from his temples and the corners of his mouth.

Täbris nods "The person who hired Odd to torture and kill you is a female jedi with the name Natrissa Sinerius. She is a pureblood" she looks into Koyu's face to see if there are any reactions. "Odd was not very willing to talk I had to promise him that he would not be hunted for his actions as well as I had to pay him but I was able to hagle". She folds her hands behind her back and waits on eventual orders.

Koyu furrows his eyebrows briefly when she mentions the Jedi's name. "Sinerius... Interesting." He returns his attention to his apprentice, "Pay the fool whatever he asked. I have no interest in hunting down some Jedi bitch's lackey. After the damage I did to his organization he wouldn't dare take a contract on me again."

Koyu rubs his chin thoughtfully. "You've done well apprentice. You're abilities in reconnaissance and information gathering are coming along nicely. Your awareness, and sense of self preservation desperately need work. You have grown arrogant in my absence. This is unacceptable. Things are beginning to get dangerous for us and your childish, rebellious attitude will get you killed." He returns his gaze to Täbris, making eye contact. His eyes, glow like smoldering coals. "Keep in mind, young apprentice. You are replaceable."

Täbris does not move while listening to her master's words. "I will make sure that the transaction is being fulfilled" she repeats the words she already had said to Odd earlier.
Her eyes do not move away from his face during the feedback he gives her about her abilities and behaviour.
When he tells her that she is replaceable she lifts her chin and glares at him "I am well aware that I am replace able for you, you made sure that I would learn about the apprentice you had before me. Isan, that snitch, was very eager to inform me that she ended under his hands".
Her hands find their way to her sides while she squares her shoulders "I have not failed you and also not abused the weakened state you were in. And I kept training, I am not arrogant as that would keep me from learning".

Koyu quirks an eyebrow, "Not arrogant? Just disrespectful then. You have no idea how fortunate you are to have me for a master. For numerous reason, not least which is my seemingly bottomless well of patience concerning your attitude. You appear to be mistaking my leniency for weakness; other Lords would tortured you and then killed you had you treated them as you have treated me. Lucky for you, I still see value in you. You're a raw iron lump, useful in itself, but yet to be refined and hammered to perfection."

He takes a sudden step forward and attempts to grab her under her chin.

Her eyes follow his eyebrow but her features stay calm while she listens to his point of view on their relationship. Täbris nods slightly although she furrows her brow while pondering about the question if she really had shown a lack of respect. "I am sorry, I had understood you in a way that you would dislike formalities."
Her eyes flicker in surprise as he grabs her under her chin. Expecting to be choked or something similar she takes a deep breath while forcing herself to focus on her Master's face instead of on the wall behind him.

Koyu's grip is firm, but not painful. His touch his almost tingly however, you begin to realize why as you see arcs of electricity crawling over his face and arms. "We have a great deal of work ahead of us. The Sinerius family is dangerous and very... muddy. You are not ready." Maintaining his firm grip on her chin he turns her head to the side in an effort to expose her neck.

((He's trying to sense her emotions, this is something he's very good at. You can try to resist, or you can just tell me how she feels outright and out of character. If you want to resist I'll will find a dice rolling program we can use simultaneously.))

Not really understanding or knowing what was happening Täbris strained her muscles to be prepared for eventual pain. She did not want to show her confusion and fear at all. Having to deal with Isan and Odd who both had treated her in a way she had not expected, had been stressful for her, especially Isan whom she had seen kill. She had been glad when Koyu had reappeared. The time without him had been calm without real challenges but an apprentice with a weak master would not be taken serious, at least not in her opinion. So she wanted him to be strong. Now he seemed to question her loyality and her respect which was even more confusing. She had the impression not to be able to communicate with Koyu which frustrated her deeply.
"This pureblood I observed on Nar Shaddaa belongs to it, does he?"
She did not move her eyes when he turned her head to the side.

Koyu leans in close to her neck and inhales deeply through his nose, "You stink of uncertainty. You are confused, apprentice." As he pulls away you may note his countenance has suddenly changed. No more does his visage represent the barely restrained hostility you witnessed just moments before. Now, your master Koyu, his skin pale and eyes silver as you remember them. "Perhaps I have been mistaken..." He gestures to the HK droids waiting patiently by the airlock with the unconscious man still held tightly in their grasp. The droids promptly jettison the sleeping guest into cold space.

"Yes, the pure-blood, Zurseer Sinerius. Last of his line of rogues. His mother is a turn coat Jedi... Apparently still nursing her maternal instinct. She must have found that I have been closing in on Zurseer for some time now." At this point Koyu realizes he is still holding Täbris' chin and releases her unceremoniously. "You need training. Zurseer is an extremely deadly opponent... and his mother was a Lord of the Sith while I was still an acolyte. Together, they would be extremely difficult to bring low..." Koyu takes a moment to rub his own chin in thought. "I will need to time to think up a proper plan of action. In the mean time, you will return to living with me on this ship. And we will continue your physical training."

Koyu turns to walk towards his chambers.

Täbris holds her breath when Koyu inhales the scent of her neck. She does not twitch when hearing the sound of the airlock and only nods to his words.
When hearing that Zurseers mother is a jedi she slightly raises her eyebrow. "If she was able to set up such a scheme she might still be touched by the dark side".
She does not question his words about her need of training although she remembers the state the pureblood was in when she saw him the last time.
"He did not seem like somebody who has a family".
When he moves away she slightly bows "Yes, Master" asuming that he is aware of what she does no matter where he is looking at.

Täbris went back to her room after Koyu left. She put her luggage back to the places it belonged to then set down on the floor to meditate on the dark side. Her eyes were orange as she opened them again to go to take a shower, brush her teeth and get ready for sleep. After an other 15 minutes of meditation she went to sleep in her bed.

Koyu enters his apprentice's room approximately 4 hours later, switches the lights on and barks orders loudly, "Wake, apprentice! We have much to do, and you have training." Koyu is clad in just a pair of trousers. His chest is bare, as are his feet. Now visible, you can see the further extent of the mercenary's tortue as long scars snake their way across Koyu's chest. On his shoulder he carries two long staffs, clearly he has his mind set on combat training. "Get up, Täbris. Wear something you can move in. I will be in the main room." As he turns around, you may note his back tells the tail of a thousand whip lashings. Some newer, but some much, much older.

Täbris makes some protesting noises and squints her eyes while adjusting to the sudden brightness. She pushes herself up so that she can turn and sit on her bed. The orange glow in her eyes has not completely disappeared yet but it had become less intense. She spreads her toes for a moment then moves forward to stand up and nods "I will be right there". Her voice is still filled with sleep.As her master leaves the room she looks at the scars on his back. She is not sure if the scars were caused by the torture Koyu had gone through or if they were older but she does not ask.
After she is alone again she slips out of her nightdress and into her training outfit. She also does not put on shoes and heads to the main room to meet Koyu there.

Koyu waits patiently for his apprentice to make her way into the room, as she enter he tosses her one of the training staffs. It's much heavier than a lightsaber, but well balanced. "Our primary target is an incredibly skilled melee combatant. You and I individually are no match for him, but together, we may bring yet another traitor down in the name of emperor. Before we have any hope to handling Zurseer, we must train your mind and your body."

He twirls the heavy steel pole effortlessly over his head, then behind his back and swings it horizontally bring it to an abrupt stop at his side. "From this point on you will cease to use your lightsaber, while either training your technique alone or sparring with me."

Täbris reaches out to catch the staff with one hand then makes a step backwards to balance out the impact of the throw and the weight of the training staff. She lifts it testingly to see how the different weight might influence her movements and nods "I will become way faster and stronger".

Koyu takes a casual step forward, the staff rests under his arm. "Combat stance. I assume I do not have to tell you, that I require you to always be in the centered state?" He looks over his body, eyes her muscles and potential weaknesses in her form.

Täbris gets into combat stance as soon as she is asked to do so. She nods when he tells her that she is supposed to be always in the centered state. It seems like she is looking at him while she is using the centered state to look for possible benefits the room could give her. Her stance is calm and only the slight movement of her toes show her eagerness to fight.

Koyu jabs the staff forcefully into the backside of her upper thigh, just beneath her buttock. "You're putting too much weight on your front leg, you must evenly distribute you're weight and shift from front leg to back leg. Constantly and subtly." He drags the staff over her buttock and up her spine, painfully. "Straighten your posture."

Täbris straightens her posture and makes sure to shift her weight to her back leg and back to her front leg while still holding her staff in position. Her feet are flat on the floor and her movements are subtle.
Her eyes are directed forward and her fingers closed around the staff while her thumb is pressed against it.

Koyu continues to circle her, appraising her new poster. He strikes the heel of her foot sharply with the staff. "Stay on the balls of your feet."

Täbris bites on her lower lip as the staff hits the feel of her foot and moves on the ball of her feet. Her toes no curled and pressing against the floor.

Koyu circles around to the front of her, sliding easily into his own stance. He keeps the staff tucked under back arm and extends his front to her with his palm outward, toward his apprentice. "You're ready..." Koyu closes his eyes and inhales through his nostrils. "Strike me."

Täbris closes her eyes as well to avoid to get confused by having to deal with two ways of seeing at once. She takes a deep breath and uses her staff to stab forward aiming at Koyu, not even caring if she would hit with that strike or not, imediatly after stabbing forward she pulls the staff back and moves it around her back so that it turns and grabs it with her left hand to try to swirl it against Koyu's side.

Koyu absorbs the blow to his midsection with a slight wince as the impact surprises him. Taking the opportunity while he staff is extended to strike the inside of her knee and follow it with a short jab with the top of his staff to her mouth.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 65
Koyu: 1D100+15 => 79

Täbris: 1D100+10 => 58
Täbris: 1D100+5 => 97

Täbris takes a sharp breath when Koyu's staff hits her at the back of her knee. She shifts her weight on her other leg and lifts her staff so that she she can use it to deflect Koyu's second stroke. She makes a step to the side and moves her staff so that she can grab it with both hands and stabs it forward aiming at koyu's hip.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 96
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 58

Koyu plants his feet in anticipation of the blow, surprised by her speed and finesse. He takes blow the to hip with a grunt, using the force of the blow to piroutette while twirling the staff over head and bring the staff hard against her elbow.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 22
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 28

Täbris watches him move his staff and ducks supposing that he was aiming at her head. At the last moment she manages to turn to the side that the his staff does not hit her elbow. Using her turn she makes one step backwards and shifts her weight from her back leg to her front leg using the movement to aim at Koyu's knee.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 57
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 73

Koyu easily deflects the low blow with a twirl of his staff. Maintaining the twirl he spins quickly, building speed and momentnum by continuing to twirl the staff; he brings the staff down onto her shoulder.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 48
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 65

Täbris watches Koyu deflect her blow to keep his technique in mind to see how it would suit her to use it. Then raises her staff to keep him from hitting her shoulder. She uses the impact of his weapon on hers to turn her staff around and try to move it up to hit his elbow.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 21
Koyu: 1D100+20 => 51

Koyu blocks the blow with the center of his staff and with circular motion quickly strikes at her hands with one end of the staff then using the other end for a quick jab at her eyebrow.

Koyu: 1d00+20
Koyu: 1D100+20 => 72
Koyu: 1D100+15 => 40
Koyu: ((Wait for the second roll if you get hit by the first.))
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 63
Koyu: ((BEat 60))

Täbris gasps when being hit on her hand and bites on her lower lip to even out the pain. She takes a deep breath and lifts her staff to try to defend herself against the hit against her eyebrow.

Täbris: 1D100+10 => 99
Koyu: ((Cool, you don't get disarmed. But you still take -5 on your next defensive roll.))
Täbris: 1D100+5 => 18
 *a cut opens over your right eye, you can feel the warm of fresh blood beginning to flow freely*

Täbris strains the muscles in her face when the staff hits her eyebrow. She struggles for balance for a moment and makes two steps backwards. Her nostrils widen when she can smell the scent of her blood. She does not care about the blood and tries to stay away from Koyu as long to find her balance again then. Runs forward and attempts to stab at his chest before moving her staff to try to hit him at his ellbow.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 57
Täbris: 1D100 => 62

 Koyu: 1D100+30 => 129
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 81

Koyu smirks as she runs in recklessly easily blocking the first blow and then side-stepping the second. As she rushes passed him with the missed attack, he tries to use her momentum against her by striking out at her ankle in an attempt to trip her.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 32
Koyu: ((beat 50 before your next attack.))
Koyu: ((Roll defensive roll normally.))
Täbris: 1D100 => 75
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 88
  *As you move blood drips from the cut over your eye and onto the floor*

Koyu:"Focus, appentice. Use your anger, but do not become reckless."
Täbris glares when Koyu tries to make her trip. She moves and jumps over his staff and tries to move behind him and uses her staff to try to stab him at his kidney. Her tongue escapes her mouth and she licks some bloods of her blood away. Her eyes still closed as she still is in the centered state.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 68
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 47

Koyu moves to block the blow, but ultimately fails as the staff connects with the intended target. He stumbles forward and spins to face his apprentice, swinging the staff upward from the ground in an effort to catch her under the chin.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 41
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 44

Täbris moves her head back to make sure not to get hit on the chin. She makes a step to the side again and moves her staff around her back to try to hit Koyu at the side again before pulling it back and aiming at his hand

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 87
Täbris: 1D100 => 24
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 83
Koyu: 1D100+25 => 106

Koyu absorbs another blow to the midsection; this time without the grimace, but instead he has a smile on his face. He deftly jerks his hand away from the second blow pulling it into a tight spin and finishing it with a sharp thrust into Täbris' throat. He follows the attack with another thrust from the other side of the staff into the top of her bare foot.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 34
Koyu: 1D100+15 => 37
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 102
Täbris: 1D100+15 => 64
 Koyu: ((A proper deflection would mess up my momentum and/or my balance thius making the follow up attack more difficult))

Täbris moves her staff to use it to protect her throat and to push Koyu's staff away. She keeps watching him and pulls her foot away and jumps to the side and forward to get behind his back again. She swirls the staff around her and tries to hit him on the upper section of his back again to try to push him forward and to make him struggle for balance.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 29
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 101

Koyu ducks beneath her next attack and swings low at her feet in an attempt to sweep them from under her.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 48
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 107

Täbris jumps again over his staff and moves forward again aiming on his hand with a stabbing move.

Täbris: 1D100+5 => 63
Koyu: 1D100+30 => 95

Koyu jerks his hand from his staff allowing her blow to clang uselessly off o fit. He smirks, realizing the objective of her last few attacks and returns the favor in kind with two quick swats to the fingers of both hands on her staff.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 94
Koyu: 1D100+15 => 107
Täbris: 1D100+10 => 20
Täbris: 1D100+5 => 6
Koyu: ((Woah, looks like you're using my dice.))
Koyu: ((Alright due to the double failure, beat 90 to not drop your staff.))
Täbris: (what kind of dice should I use?)
Koyu: ((just 1d100))
Täbris: 1D100 => 18
Koyu: ((You are disarmed))

Täbris bites hard on her lower lip as Koyu hits on her fingers. But she does not manage to keep holding her staff and lets it fall onto the floor nearly hitting her feet.

Täbris' Hands turn red but she moves her toes under her staff and tries to bring it up to her hand with a kick

Koyu sees her switch her focus from him to rearming herself and takes the opportunity to wind up another attack, adding a leaping spin and swinging his staff hard across her temple.

Koyu: 1D100+20 => 100
Täbris:1D100 => 7

 Täbris does not manage to react fast enough. Still disabled by the burning pain in her hands she is slowed down and gets hit in the middle of her temple. Her eyes do not even flutter as she goes down like a stone and becomes unconscious before hitting the floor.

Koyu straightens his posture and pop his neck. He watches her unconcious form for a few moments with a smile that could be considered pride. He set the his staff down, scoops her up into his arms and carries her to her bunk; placing her gently into. He leaves briefly, only to return with a wet rag to clean the blood from the cut above her eye and side of her head from the final blow.

The wet rag on her forehead wakes Täbris. Her features show her confusion and she has problems to focus her gaze on Koyu. After a moment she realizes where she is "I am sorry to have failed, I should have protected my hands better and aimed at your joints instead of your torso." She tries to push herself up in the bed but falls back and closes her eyes again.

Ødd and Täbris in a Bar

Täbris leant back on her seat while pondering about the offer of the mercenary. The requested amount was too much. Not only that it was not appropriate comparing to the price of a decent spaceship it was also way more than she could afford. She had the impression that Ødd had been toying with her all the time. She turned her head to look directly to him "I am not going to pay that. How about an exchange of information. You tell me who hired you, and I tell you who told me that it was you who kidnapped Lord Koyu?"


Ødd rubs his chin as he ponders the young apprentice's proposal. "An interesting suggestion. You want me to sell out one of my best clients for the price of a rat? Sorry lady, you're going to have to do better than that." He grins mischievously as his eyes make their way from her head to her feet. "What else ya got?"


Täbris counters his gaze and stares at his face. "They are all rats at the end, aren't they. Not willing to do the dirty work themself and hence hiring you to do it for them. I doubt that you dislike it but still I do suppose that, who ever hired you to kidnap my master can not be one of your best clients.". She gestures to the waitress to order for the mercenary and herself alderaanian beer, then continues "I am well aware of the lack of social skils of my master, I doubt that anybody of real importance would want to see him dead. And instead of my master now most of your men are dead. The whole job was just bad business for you. The credits you request are not pocket money for you, you need it because you lost men and most likely also equipment.".


Ødd raises his eyebrows, his tone heavy with sarcasm. "Well, aren't you clever?" Ødd rolls his eyes and nods to the young Sith. "Yes, I need the money to rebuild my forces. Your master did a lot of damage to my things. And you're correct, my former client is not my best. But they paid. Which is more than what you're offering for me to give them up." He leans back in his chair and take a long drink from his newly refreshed beverage. "As you figured out, I need money not information. You've heard my price for the information, pay up or piss off."

Täbris smirks and takes a sip of her beer. She manages not to make a grimace because of the taste. "I am not going to pay you. But I understand the situation you are in. You are not able to work without equipment and the only thing you got to offer is that information. Unfortunately for you I am the only person who is interested in obtaining it. So how about this I will help you with your next job. You have met my master, I am not as good as him but it was him who trained me and I have fought in battle fields as well as I was able to find out that it was you who has lead the group which kidnapped Lord Koyu. You also know that I want information from you so you can be sure that I will make sure that you do not get killed. And of course it will give you more chances to stare at me".

Ødd shakes his and leans forward. "Look, lady. No offense, but I don't work with your kind. Historically, my men always end up dead when they work with force users." He takes another long drink from his Mandolorian black and puts it down. "I still want money." Ødd smirks, "Unless you something else to offer me, and I'm not much for window shoppin'." He winks and takes another drink.

"Work with force users? You mean kidnapping force users I doubt that you ever worked with some in a normal way." she leans to him and whispers "just a secret you will die anyways some day." she shrugs "I will take my leave then as you are apparently afraid of my presence"

Ødd barks a laugh, "Hah! Don't flatter yourself kid, a whelp like you couldn't possible strike fear into likes of me. I've worked with, for and against many force users. You're all fucked up in some way." He grins as she she takes her leave. "Hate to see you go, sweet heart..." His eyes fall onto her back side. "...but I love to watch you leave. Oh! Tell your master, no hard feelings and I sincerely hope he gets well soon." Ødd leans back in his chair, drains his mug of ale and waves down the waitress for another, seeming to have already forgotten about the Sith apprentice.

She slowly turns around her face calm and her lips curled to a smile "I am sorry to hear that you hate to see me go but unfortunately we both do not seem to come to an agreement and I dislike wasting my time" she gives him a last smile before heading to the bar to pay for their drinks. Her fingers trail nearly thoughtless over her lightsaber as she turns and heads out of the cantina.

Ødd smiles and offers an appreciative nod to the apprentice for paying for the drinks. He leans on his elbow and rests his chin on his fist. His smirk ever present as he watches her walk toward to the door, his lascivious gaze trails lazily across her more feminine body parts.

Täbris smirks while walking out of the bar. She takes a deep breath when stepping finally outside. For a moment she looks up to the sky and makes a grimace. This was for sure not a planet she liked. She decided to walk around the cantina to make sure that there would be only one exit and found a back door. Not wanting to waste the oportunity she wove the force to cloak herself and went back into the cantina to observe the mercenary.

The next round is brought to his table; the scantly clad twi'lek carrying the drinks places the large mug of ale on the table in front of Ødd. With lightning reflexes he snatches the young serving girl's arm above the elbow and brings her in close. He whispers something inaudible into her ear. Initially she looks afraid, but her terror quickly gives way to a fit of giggles. Ødd's grip loosens on her arm as her wraps one heavily muscled arm around the slender twi'lek's waist and pulls her gently onto his lap. Both of them laughing merrily as they make small talk and flirt.

Täbris resists the urge to facepalm and watches the new formed couple for a moment. Then decides that this might take a while and that she could use her time on better ways. She moves away from the wall she had standing at and slides out of the bar again. She calculated that he might need around two hours that would be enough for meditation as well even a short nap.

Ødd stands and follows the twi'lek into the back rooms and disappears for the rest the night and most of the following day.

When he finally reemerges, he walks to the bar and raps his knuckles on the bar top ordering another drink. Once received, he heads to the door with the mug in hand. As he passes the twi'lek from the night before, who is already hard at work serving drinks to patrons, and slaps her on the rear-end causing her to blush and giggle.


Finally outside, he takes a deep breath through his nose and a long swig from his drink; a satisfied smile spreads across his face.


After having decided not to spent her time with watching a mercenary get drunk and layed Täbris had went back to the spaceport. After revealing her identity as sith she had been treated way better than Odd had treated her in the bar. She had expected to be accommodated in bunks but was quite pleased to find herself in a small apartment. The bed was surprisingly comfy so she slept way longer than she had planed.

After waking and a breakfast, which contained pancakes, she decided to see what other benefits her status and her location would offer her so went to get her hair cut, manicure and pedicure.

Then went back to the bar most secure that if he was still on the planet, Odd still would be there as there hardly were any other places to amuse oneself.

Ødd just... keep sipping his drink, enjoying the sunshine and the smell of combat. Still under the impression that Tabris is long gone.

Täbris stepped next to him and looked at his drink "You start early. Are you sure that you still want to refuse my offer? You will not end spending your days on a loosy planet like this while you could be on a place with better entertainment than this" she gestures at the cantina behind them.

Ødd doesn't flinch as she makes her presence known. "Just the hair of dog, sweet heart. You here to renegotiate? Cause frankly, I'm doing just fine right here for now." He takes another drink of her ale.

"I only wanted to make sure that you are well and healthy, You know you got something I want to know and hence I am concerned about your health. That drink for example, you should not start drinking that early or that much. It will not be good for you" she smiles sweetly up to him.

He grins at her feigned concern, "Right, wouldn't want the precious information I have to lock itself away in someone dead skull." He looks down at her, his smile gone. "Have you come to reconsider my offer?" Ødd finishes off his drink and tosses thee empty mug onto the ground.

Täbris makes a step to the side to avoid that she gets hit by rests of the drink which might not have found their way from the bottom of the mug into Odd's mouth "1,5 million credits is way too much. I am disappointed that you did not want to accept my offer to work with you in exchange for that information. Many have found my company most interesting and delightful".

He shrugs in indifference. "I suppose you'll have to find your information elsewhere. I don't work with Sith. I thought I made that clear. 1.5 million is the price of the information, the way I see it... you need me a lot more than I need you. Wouldn't want to disappoint ol' pasty face, would you?" Ødd looks up as a shuttle passes over head. "I won't be on Balmorra for much longer, sweet heart. You may not be able to find me again."

She shrugs as well "You seemed to have drunken a lot when refusing my offer. And of course I do not want to disappoint Lord Koyu." She turns her head as well to look at the shuttle "I found you once I will find you again. But how about this as I am not willing to pay you that amount and you are not willing to accept my offer maybe there is something else which would be beneficial for both of us."

Ødd tilts his head, returning his attention to the young Sith. "I'm listening."

She keeps looking up to him "You need the credits to get some gear. So how about I get you the gear directly?.

Ødd sighs in disappointment. "How much money -can- you get, little girl? I have specific channels that I acquire my equipment through. And I need men more than I need equipment. I don't need whatever garbage imperial tech you think I can use."

She shrugs "I am an apprentice. And I am the apprentice of somebody who does not care about anything but the true sith way. Thinking that I could afford 1,5 Milion credits is ridiculous. But the man problem I might be able to solve for you. I spent the night in the imperial base and learned that they expect a delievery of slaves. Apparently a group of former soldiers who somehow managed not to get executed after breaking imperial law."

"I don't need broken men. You're telling me a Lord of Sith has -no- money? Who the fuck are you trying to kid? I'm not some small-time thief looking for a quick break. I don't need you, or your the garbage your offering. I'm starting to get annoyed, little lady." Ødd pulls a cigar from inside of his jacket, bites the end off and spits it onto the ground. "Money or piss. Off." He then lights the cigar and take a deep drag.

She snickers and shrugs "Well wouldn't you want to keep your money together as well?" she leans against the wall. "You met my master, you can be sure that he is not going to throw money to the person who tortured him. So you will not get more than 95k".

Ødd furrows his eyebrows. "You can stuff 95k. 900k."

Täbris laughs "900k thats way too much I am willing to give you 115k Then you can afford some more of those cigares"

Ødd looks directly into her eyes, "500k, final offer."

Täbris looks into his eyes and forces herself to breath calmly although not really appreciating the smell of smoke he is surrounded in "150k and the name of the snitch who gave me your name"

Ødd offers a half smile. "300k and the name of rat, and you got a deal, sweet heat."

Täbris shrugs "Well how about 250 and the name, then we got a deal."

Ødd scratches his chin thoughtfully. "I settle for 250 and the name of the rat, if I have your master's word that he and his will leave me and mine alone. This exchange settles any problem between us. Deal?"

Täbris nods "I will confirm with my master that he will not hunt for you when he has the name of those who hired you. The name of the rat you can have right now it is Isan. I am sure you remember him. His eyes make those creepy sounds." she gives him a smile "I guess I will find you here in the next hours?"

Ødd grins and nods. "'fraid not, sweetie. Places to go, people to do." He takes another drag from his cigar and leans against the wall next to the young Sith, "You'll be looking a woman. Pure-blood. Jedi. Last name Sinerius. Goes by Natrissa. Not sure why, but she wanted your boy tortured and killed. She had it out for him, in the worst way... Didn't think the Jedi had it in them, but it takes all kinds I guess." He looks up at the sky as anti-aircraft artillery starts firing. "I expect payment by the end of the day, send the credits directly into this account." Ødd hands her a data pad with the relevant account information. "I've given you this information on trust that I'll be paid. I can tip off the Jedi if I don't get my payment, and I've captured your master before. Don't underestimate me. Keep that in mind." He then puts the cigar out on the sole of his boot and flicks the remains into the street. "Let's hope our paths don't cross again."

Täbris reaches out to take the datapad. "I will make sure that the transaction is being fullfilled." She does not comment on his words about Natrissa and just nods. "You might think that I am naive but I am not naive enough to break contracts".

She also does not comment on his wish not to see her again and just turns to make her way back to where she had come from to make a holocall to Koyu.

Back in the place which had been assigned to her for the time of her stay on Ballmora she started a holocall to Koyo.

Ødd smirks, eying her back-side as she walks away before turning back into the cantina and disappearing from site.

Täbris sits down on a chair while wiating that her master answers her call. It is hard for her to resist the urge to bite onto her lower lip but she did not want to be caught when showing her nervousness.