Plains of Aliso

Aliso

A slight breeze blew through the air as Malice surveyed her surroundings. How good it was to feel a breeze again, have her feet on solid ground instead of constantly in space. Aiya sat beside her, the feline’s four eyes scanning the horizon carefully. A small beep interrupted the woman’s thoughts, and she dug a small holocommunicator out of her pocket. A small image of Selika Roh appeared on the device.

“You’ve been very useful as we have made this transition onto a planet of our own. Have you finished your reports on the planet?” the little hologram asked.

“Thank you, Master. Aiya and I have both been eager to explore the area. We were grateful for the assignment. I finished the reports and set them on your desk.” Malice replied, “They should still be there.”

“I trust you are continuing to get along with Arden and the other house?”

“Yes, Master. Though it’s a lot less entertaining, if you see this path as the most logical, I will follow it.”

“You have been an obedient student. See that it continues and I expect you will do great things for the clan. Once you have completed your current assignment, return to my office and we will go over your findings.”

Malice inclined her head to the hologram of her master before it disappeared, and she stowed the device back into her pocket. She’d been sent out by Arden to try to find a good spot for their house, and was pleased only a moment later to find that something else had caught her eye. Two figures stood across the plains, standing next to a large cliff.

“Come on, Aiya. Let’s go pay our good friends in Karness Murr a visit.”

Climbing on the large feline’s back, the two raced down the hill they had been standing on and down towards the pair of men. She wasn’t anything more than acquainted with the Togruta, and had yet to even meet the house's new Aedile. She knew he had been a bounty hunter, and even more interesting, he wasn’t a force user.

Slipping off and back onto the ground, Malice continued towards them, smirking as they noticed her.

“So, you’re the new guy, hmm?” She asked, looking the man up and down. “You’ve got your work cut out for you, Taasii. It must be difficult to work under a basic.”

The Togruta behind her only folded his arms. He neither agreed nor disagreed, which was probably smart on his part. He didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter.

“Malice, is it? It seems you have placed me in this ‘basic’ category off of a mere assumption. I have made it this far relying only on myself and not on any mystical power.” The Aedile finally returned, looking at her.

“Kaysh mirsh'kyramud.” she mumbled to the Nexu beside her, who swished her tail in agreement.

“Boring you, am I? Well, I don’t recall ever asking for you to join us. Feel free to be on your way.” the blue skinned man snapped.

“Is it not my duty as your fellow Aedile to welcome you to your new position?” she asked, pushing aside the surprise at him understanding mandalorian. “I’ve merely come to say that I look forward to seeing what you bring to the summit. We’ll see how long you last, Laandur.”

“Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod?” Laren asked, taking a step closer. A low growl rose up in Aiya’s throat, stopping him in his tracks with her warning.

“Not particularly, though I spend a good deal of time in the training rooms. You’re welcome to stop by sometime. I’d be very interested to see just what got you here.” she said, smirking. She didn’t expect much, at least not anything that she couldn’t handle. She was used to sparring with Selika and Kalon, both much stronger than this man was. Perhaps their eventual spar would be refreshing.

“I’m sure I’ll take you up on that offer sometime. As for now, you must excuse us. We have more work to do.” Laren said, signaling for Abadeer to follow him. The Togruta shot a glance at her before following, the two of them disappearing over the same hill she’d previously been on.

Looking around them, Malice realized that perhaps the two of them had also been searching for somewhere to take for their own house. The area itself was much too small, but up ahead a large waterfall fell over the cliffside, creating a mist that to the normal eye might have completely covered what laid behind the waterfall. Both she and Aiya, however, picked up on it right away, and she once again freed the holocommunicator from her pocket, calling Arden.

“Sir? You may want to come join us. I think I’ve found something that might interest you.”

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