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<font size=2>That Fierce saber Dual above the planet Yavin and the subsequent destruction of the Goliath, were the only things Ren could think about the past Six months. He was still involved the game of cat and mouse with Dengro Mangar, a game he'd been playing for far too long.
However, Ren had finally tracked the evil Captain to the desert world of Tatooine, where he would silence his echoes for good.
<font color=white>Tatooine, Mos Espa Cantina, noon.
Times had changed for Ren, in the past six months he had grown. His force powers had become stronger due to his training under Master Giren and he become wiser and much more cautious than before. Physically, he was drained, months of chasing Captain Dengro and constant back and fourth across the galaxy was enough to drain the strongest Jedi.
But at last, Ren had traced the Captain's faint Ion trial to tatooine, a perfect hiding place , the last place where one of the two men blamed for Golgan the Hutt's death were ever suspected to go.
And where the other would never follow.
Both Ren and Mangar were taking an awful risk going anywhere near tatooine, a world controlled by the Hutts, both where wanted men. The original bounty placed on Ren by Golgan was removed and replaced with one for his life.
Sitting in a dingy little booth of the Mos Espa Cantina, Ren slowly sipped on a glass of Ithorian whisky, a drink he had never lost the taste for since his days as a young boy growing up on Ithor.
In fact it was extremely rare to find any bottles of this around the Galaxy since the Yuuzhan Vong raised Ithor to the ground.
The taste reminded him of times when he never had a care in the world. Back on Ithor , his life was free and easy. Until he was appointed the post of "sacred protector of the Stone of Ithor". Since Ren had became such a valued member of Ithor Society that they entrusted him to be the guardian of this sacred artefact.
Ren stared down at the chain hanging around his neck containing the glimmering stone of Ithor, thinking it was less of an archaeological wonder and more of a curse.
The stone had ended up causing Ren more trouble than good. Since the stone's discovery, it had attracted the most Unwanted attention from the Rich across the Galaxy. The Hutts especially.
A particularly greedy Hutt by the name of Golgan, wanted to 'acquire' the stone for himself. Sending his special right hand man and personal bounty Hunter, Captain Dengro Mangar, Golgan attempted to take the stone by force. Ultimately causing Ren to leave Ithor. The last two years of loneliness and separation, the inability to make friends for the fear that they would take the stone would end today.
Ren drew the glass away form his lips, the smell, the memories where too much.
The good captain would not get away this time, he was sure of that.
Ren then rose from his chair, gathering his robes, he flicked a credit chip or two onto the bar then left.