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NATALIA WALKED with her head down. Careful not to make eye contact with anyone of anything as they walked to the Mandalorian's ship. The cloth she had wrapped around her head did the job of covering her hair but it took no idiot to realize the Mandalorian leaving with what he came with.
"There had to be a back way out of here." Natalia whispered as they walked into an open area by the entrance of the village. The area was much to open for Natalia's liking and she knew full well they were being followed.
"Just keep your head down." The Mandalorian instructed.
Nearly every person they passed came with a faint beep and Natalia could practically feel the eyes piercing into her skin. She clutched the Mandalorian's blaster tightly in her hand as they neared the center of the open space. They made it two more steps before the people following them finally made themselves known. The Mandalorian's steps slowed to a stop and Natalia followed his actions. She counted at least fifteen people surrounding them but she knew there had to be more hiding.
"Welcome back, Mando!" A man in a announced as he stepped out from behind two other people.
"These friends of yours?" Natalia sarcastically asked.
"Put the package down." The same man ordered as he moved what appeared to be a cape of sorts aside to reveal his blaster.
"Step aside." The Mandalorian countered. "I'm going to my ship."
The man scoffed. "You put the bounty down and perhaps I'll let you pass."
"They're coming with me." The Mandalorian spoke sternly.
"If you truly care about them then you'll put the kid on the speeder and she'll do the same. Then we will discuss terms." The man spoke as he pointed to the speeder bike to the right of the Mandalorian.
"How do I know I can trust you?" The Mandalorian asked.
"Because I'm your only hope."
The Mandalorian looked over to Natalia and grabbed her arm with his spare hand. She sent him a questioning stare as he began to walk to the speeder, pulling her along with him. "Get ready." He whispered as they stood in front of it.
Natalia nodded and slowly uncrossed her arms, revealing the blaster she kept hidden under the cloth. She watched as the men around them slowly lowered their blasters believing the Mandalorian's actions to be true. "Now." The Mandalorian said.
Natalia quickly spun around, letting off two shots before the Mandalorian wrapped his arm around her waist and jumped into the speeder, pulling her with him. A small groan slipped past Natalia's lips as her back roughly collided with the metal of the speeder. The Mandalorian sat above her, protecting her from any of the shots that made it near them.
