As Tyr and Anya were escorted to the awaiting Jedi transport ship, he was happy to see that his own ship, the Nefarion Wraith was being warmed up, as was the Wasted Rancor. Apparently they were going to take the ships to the surface rather than confiscate them in the 'name of the Republic' or whatever excuse they might come up with.
He was also quite impressed. Despite their poor showing against that Chiss, and despite the fact he was present here, the Jedi felt it necessary to bring a contingincy of Jedi aboard. Six full Jedi for only he and Anya. Val, or whatever the blue Jedi's name was, had warned them not to try anything, that the four other Jedi were specialists. Apparently they were specifically trained to guard Sith prisoners. Of course he wasn't going to let the Jedi know he was flattered. "Only six of you? Might as well let us go now. You're practically daring me to escape," he taunted.
Val was the only one to reply. "Of course I personally would hate to see you make such a decision as it will result in unnecessary violence, but in the end, it really is your choice to make."
The indifference in his voice infuriated Tyr, but he said nothing further. He knew it was foolish to try anything right now. They were prepared for this. Much better to wait until a time when they let their guard down. He just prayed Anya wasn't dumb enough to actually try something and get them both killed in the process.
The drop to the planet's surface below didn't take long. The Jedi piloting the shuttle rocketed as fast as he could toward the ground at insanely fast speeds. It was obvious they wanted to get down as quickly as possible to minimize any window of opportunity the Sith might think they had.
Finally they set down in a medium sized hangar with a thump. The door opened and the loading ramp extended as the two Sith were escorted from the transport. At the bottom they were met by a huge male Cathar dressed in Jedi robes was standing there waiting to greet them.
"Greetings, Tyr and Anya Tachi," he said. His accent gave everything he said a slight growling sound. "Welcome to the Jedi Enclave at Dantooine. I am Jedi Master Taisun."
Turning to the Chiss and Nautolan Jedi he continued. "It is good to see you in the flesh again." His lips turned up what looked like a snarl. Anya assumed that must be what passed for a smile.
"Hey Nal," Anya called, speaking up for the first time since having left the brig area on the Unity. "You really should keep your kitty cat on a leash. I mean, don't cats like to eat fish?" She chuckled to herself at her own cleverness. Tyr rolled his eyes.
The Jedi ignored her and continued. "It is good to see you too, Mastah Taisun," Nal said, giving the Cathar a bow as was due his station.
Taisun turned to Val. "You look none the worse for the wear my friend."
"The journey was long, but required merely patience," he replied. "Unfortunately, it's not over yet." He shot a glance at the two Sith from the corner of his eye. "But we shall discuss that in our debriefing report."
"Indeed," Taisun said. "For now, please show our guests to their quarters. Once that is done, report to me in the Masters' Chamber."
After a further exchange of bows, Taisun moved off and began speaking with another Jedi. Val indicated for the Sith to follow him and Nal. Their cooperation was prompted by a nudging from the Jedi guard standing behind them.
After passing through several sets of very secure doors, and checking in with the guards posted at each, they arrived in a small corridor with several doors. Nal opened the first one. "Anya, dis will be your room for now, the Nautolan said after she had entered and one of the guards had removed her binders. "Please, don't try anyting stupid. Dis room is nothing but a nicely furnished Universal Energy Cage." Nal stepped out and, after punching in a security code, the door clanged shut.
Val opened the next door and let Tyr in. "What's with the posh jail cell, Blue?"
"We need to make sure you don't escape, and to be sure, you can't, but," he said, "you aren't here to be punished, so there's no need to treat you like you are... unless of course you show us that we need to treat you that way. We do have some more... sparse... cells, if you'd prefer."
"Whatever," Tyr said and watched as the Chiss stepped out and the doors closed behind him.
Damn Jedi, he thought. They want something, but whatever it is, they won't get it from me.
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