Solivagant-The Mandalorian

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The four of them had been riding along the sand dunes for hours by the time Cobb Vanth drew them to a halt. Din jumped off his bike and aimed his amban riffle toward the noises that echoed in the valley. Lana did the same, hiding behind her bike drawing both her blasters. The growling grew closer, Lana powered up his pistols.

Slowly, a creature covered in spikes walked out from behind one of the rock structures. It snarled at the group showing them all its massive teeth which lined its jaw. More and more appeared. Din slowly dropped his weapon; Lana searched her brain to see if she remembered anything about the creatures from her reading back on Sorgan.

From the side of her, Din roared through his helmet. Lana's jaw dropped as his voice echoed through the canyon. He began walking up to the creatures. "What the hell you doin'?" He asks Din.

Din gestures him to stand down, Lana drops her blasters at Dins word. As Din continues to walk up to them, he continues speaking in Tusken, attempting to gain their trust. Eventually one of the armored and spiked creatures runs up to Din, the creature went from an intimidating one, to a man's best friend. Just as Din had gained the creatures trust, a few Tusken raiders stepped out.

Din stood to communicate with them. Cobb Vanth was on call, his riffle at the ready. "Hey, partner, wanna tell me what's going?"

Din turns to face him, they want to kill the krayt dragon, too."

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The raiders brought them to one of their camps to rest for the night. The group sat around a fire that night. Lana watched as the suns set over Tatooine and Din continued to communicate with the Tuskens. Lana sat on one of the makeshift chairs, with Din sat on the ground between her legs with the child in his lap. Cobb Vanth sat to the right of her, trying to understand the conversation in front of him.

One of the raiders had cracked open a fruit, offering it to Cobb Vanth. He gave him a disgusted look, before leaning down to Din. "What am I supposed to do with this?"

"You drink it." Din answers.

"It stinks."

"Do you want their help?"

"Not if I have to drink this."

One of the Tuskens grows outraged by his refusal. Din translates for him. "He says your people steal their water and now you insult them by not drinking it. They know about Mos Pelgo, they know how many sand people you killed."

Cobb Vanth raises his voice, "They raided our village. I defended the town."

"Lower your voice." Lana states.

"I knew this was a bad idea."

"You're agitating them." Lana speaks again, trying to calm him.