Star Wars Visions. The Jedi Covenant

Canto Bight. The drunken stranger

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The young Jedi Knights arrive at the Cantonia System in Saw Gerrera spaceport, disguised as a tourist couple. Upon arrival, Kara is amazed of the beautiful this city seems to be, with the lights, the glamour and clean streets

The young Jedi checked in on a Hotel-Casino. Inside there was slot machines, betting tables of Chance Cubie dice, Pazaak, Sabbac and dices, plus betting tickets for the upcoming fathier's races.

Without Ethan knowing, as a disgruntled customer withdraws from the betting and quickly Kara takes its place in the dice. She noticed loaded dices, but Kara says -My first time, guys. Wish me luck. all in on seven odds! -

Kara used the Force to cheat her way into victory. The dealer was confused on how that happened because the dice were loaded, but said - Seven on odds. We have a winner! -

Everyone cheered Kara, but then Ethan pulled her ears while saying - Ok, Kara. Fun's over -
Lah Kara winces while saying - Okay, Okay! I'm going! I'm going!-

While they left, the patrons chanted "Kara, Kara, Kara!" much to Ethan's annoyance, unaware that someone was following them from within the crowd. Ethan and Lah Kara exits the casino to the public streets

Then in private Ethan said - ¿What do you think you're doing? -
Kara, trying to be cheerful says - Umm... Cheating a cheater and getting a bigger room and something extra to ask questions later on? I'm sorry

Then Lah Kara orders 99-99 to go to the hotel's office and pay for one night. Ethan was upset for the whole thing and he then gives Kara a stern look

Ethan responds - The Force is not a toy! -
Kara noticed Ethan troubled. - This isn't about me getting us preferential treatment. I sense conflict within you. This city it's beautiful. Why do you hate it? -
Ethan responds - Because of its cruelty -

Ethan passed to say a history - Someone i know, was part of a team of urchins—children abandoned on the planet Cantonica as a result of gambling losses.
Kara asks - What about the Republic slavery laws?
Ethan responds - This city, being completely neutral at in the conflict of the Resistance and The First Order at the time, never followed the New Republic anti-slavery laws. This aquaintance of mine briefly encountered the Resistance operatives Rose Tico and Finn, who were attempting to evade the officers of the Canto Bight Police Department.

Kara was excited to hear about the heroes of old that fought to stop The First Order and The Eternal Sith - Finn? That Finn? The Resistance General Finn?- she asked.

Ethan continued -Finn and Tico ultimately escaped Canto Bight with the help of my acquaintance and his fellow urchins, who released the fathiers from the stables, resulting in the animals stampeding through the city and escaping into the desert. That inspired him to fight for freedom years later. He decided to use all of his skills to enter politics, infiltrate The First Order's remnant and dismantle it from within.

Ethan clenches his fists -He became a prominent member of them instead-
Kara responds - Then he is connected with the Blagg Empire. And about the city?-
Ethan responds - Look at the people. There's only one business in the galaxy that would make you filthy rich.
Kara figured out - Weapons development. Selling weapons to both sides of the conflict -
Ethan says - Exactly. This city corrupts their inhabitants. Now the Dark Side has made them pledge their support to the One Sith Order, having The New Republic and the Blagg Empire on their crosshairs-
Kara then says - I see now, but yet in this place it feels like...

A drunk man with a staff and a drinking bottle of Tarisian Ale gets close to them and asks - (hiccups) Feel like what? - then Ethan takes a fighting stance while saying - Like we're being watched. -

The drunk says - Nnno neeeeeed for viloennnshe. Nnno hharmmm mmmeantt. I wwwash wanderinnng. Whyyy arree you hhhhhhere?

The drunk man falls on top of Kara. Then Ethan removes him from her and attacks the drunk man, but this one tripts and dodges Ethan's swing.

Ethan says - What the...-
The drunk man says - Ooooh! I ssheee! A Teräs Kässsshi prac(hic)ptact(hic) user. -
Ethan says -Really?!-
The drunk man responds - Ifffppf you wishhh to ffffighttt, sssho be it

The drunk one swings and misses the hit, then dodges Ethan's counter attack. Then Ethan dodges a turning swing hit, but the drunk one counters him with his posterior. The people gathered seeing the fight begin to laugh at Ethan for the seeming ridiculous fight between a Teräs Käsi practitioner and a drunk.

The man keeps drinking Tarisian ale while saying  - Jjjjooiinn me ffor a dddrink -
Ethan responds - Sleemo!-

Ethan attacked him, but the drunk man right passed him with ease. Then whey exchanges swings until the drunk man manages to take Ethan down to the floor. Then the man falls to the floor too.

Then the Canto Bight Police Department took them right then and there. They put them in the same cell inside the jail.

The drunken man says - Is this what passes for Jedi now? Grandmaster Rey Skywalker must have hit rock bottom choosing her students.
Ethan figured out that the man was acting to get arrested. Then says - I don't know Grandmaster Rey Skywalker. But you sense The Force too. Are you the Jedi? -
The man responds - Everything but a Jedi, I assure you. Stating that if a Jedi dies, the light dies with them is vain thoght, don't you think? The Zeffo, The Jedi Order, The Light leaning Sith of the Jensaarai, The Voss Mystics, Dathomir Witches, the extinct Scions of Zakuul, the Fallanassi and the Anchorites of Jedha, Knights of Zakuul, the Blagg Imperial Knights, Followers of Palawa, Guardians of the Whills. The Force is just... the Force. Am i wrong?
Then Ethan figured out what he was - I've heard about people like you. You're one of them... a Gray Jedi - he says.
The man says - I sensed your presence when you reached Canto Bight. Maybe we can help each other out. Maybe it's the will of the Force... or maybe not-
Ethan ask - Who are you? -
The man responds - My name is Saw Skywalker... apprentice-