The Armorer knelt in the dimly
lit forge where she had worked in the shadows all these years to keep
the tribe together. Mando and his companions had left after he had
received the signet she had forged for him. His signet was now the
mudhorn, which he had defeated with the help of the child he was
protecting. This time he accepted the signet and she welded it to his
pauldron.
She was at peace, though she knew the Imperials would be coming soon.
Hammer and pliers in hand, she thought about what had happened a few
weeks ago.
The sewers were always a safe haven for her tribe and the foundling
turned bounty hunter. There was a rule that members of the tribe only
ever went out one at a time, but the foundling’s actions made it
necessary to show the full might of the Mandalorians here on Nevarro.
They rescued him and the asset he had refused to hand over to the
client, an Imperial warlord, or the Bounty Hunter's Guild, represented
by Greef Karga.
They won the shootout, but it was a bittersweet victory, as they had to
pay the price for exposing themselves in public. It was not long before
the stormtroopers entered the sewers.
Someone must have seen where the Mandalorians were coming from and reported it to the Imperials.
It was at night when they arrived, bringing a heavy E-web repeating blaster cannon with them.
The Mandalorians didn’t stand a chance. Most of them were killed,
only a few managed to escape. Among those who survived was her, the
tribe’s armorer and knowledge bearer. It was difficult for her to
return to where they thought it was safe to bury the fallen. She
removed the armor and helmets, the fewest of them from beskar, before
placing the bodies in their graves. It was hard work, harder than
forging the armor they had worn in life. Battle hardened as she was,
she was close to tears as she completed the task that had to be done.
All this went through her mind as she waited for the enemies. She was
calm and composed, breathing evenly. Today the Imperials would pay for
what they had done to her people. She was ready to take revenge,
because this is the way.