Mahk and Jai exchanged i-hate-you-so-much looks before Jai turned to Logan.

"Walk with you? Well...seems I have nothing more pressing to attend to...so...sure. Why not?" Jai flashed her classic, inherited Solo smirk and took her place beside Logan.

Logan smirked as well as he noted the exchange between Jai and Mahk. The Noghri hated her, that much was clear. But why? Logan was perplexed by this.

Jai seemd to geta kick out of the Noghri attitude. Mahk was completely devoted to his duty: Protecting Logan. And he veiwed Jai as a threat.

"So, what brings you to Almania?"

"Well...I was returned to Delph from a spice run, and that darn ship of mine went low of fuel. So it was either float helplessly in space or stop here. Speaking of which, why are you here?"

"Almania is my home...or..at least it was"

His eyes unfocused and he looked distant.

"I decided to return home for a visit. Today is the twentieth anniversary of my wife's death. I wanted to be here for that"

"Oh..."

Jai got quite for a moment, and her usual brash, tough, smuggler exterior gave way to her softer side for a moment...

Jai was never one for comforting words, so she wasn't about to try. All she did was place a hand softly on his arm and sigh audibly.

After a moment her hand drifted back to her belt, where her thumb's were always hooked, and she said quietly, "Do you...mind if I go with you, Logan?"

She jerked a thumb back at Mahk, "I'll even hang back with 'Puss in Boots' if ya want."

Logan smiled sadly.

"Puss in boots indeed"

Mahk glowered but said nothing.

"Mahk? why don't you go find Sajikihm and tell him we are on our way"

"Yes lord"

Jai smiled slyly as a bit a scoundrel crept back into her eyes, "Walking around without your mewling bodyguard, Logan? Tsk tsk. Shouldn't he be afraid the big, bad lady smuggler will just tote you off?"

Jai couldnt help but chuckle at her own teaseing.

Logan smiled.

"Mahk isn't my only protection." He said mysteriously.

The little grey skinned being dissapeared out of sight a minute later. Logan just kept walking. Soon they came to an older part of the city (They were in the main city, Stonia). Logan stopped at a small cemetary and went to a particular headstone. The stone read as follows:

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Jaina had held back at the gate to the cemetary. She didn't go in them anymore...not since her brothers had died. Jai paced like a tigress outside of the gate, back and forth, as if she were stalking something. Just being near the all the gravesites made her uneasy...but she wasn't going to leave Logan alone...

A voice spoke up from behind her.

"Mrs Darklighter"

When she turned around, it wasn't who she expected. Mahk was indeed standing there, but several other hooded Noghri were there as well. One of them- the one who had spoken -stepped forward.

"I am Sajikihm, Clan Ehik'Mher. We are pleased that you watch over the Admiral"