Taking A Ni

[Akirapryde]

He laughed again, "oh, its not being a lawman on Baklid. Its being a Corer and being a lawman on Baklid. In these parts, Corer are not highly received. It took me years to earn the reputation that I have."

He brought the Airspeeder down and landed it just beyond the beach. The sounds of people playing and laughing could be heard. "I got frustrated with the whole Core World politics and whatnot." He looked down, "though I reckon, I shouldn't bitch too much about it. I had everything I always wanted. I had the right name, which opened up doors that many only dreamed of. A family that paid for all the education a man could want. But in my life, I felt something missing. One day, I simply said to hell with it and walked away. I didn't even pack my bags. I hitched a ride out to the Outer Rim and wondered for a while. But I ran out of money here, on Baklid. I got picked up for some petty crime. The Sharif back them, a man named Big Redd." He smiled as he glanced at her, "The man was a huge wookie with reddish color fur. So ever one just called him Big Redd."

"Any how, so Redd got a hold of me. I thought the man was going to rip my arms off. Instead he bought me a piece of pie and asked me what I wanted to do with my life. We talked till the sun came up, and that morning, Red made me a deputy. He taught me more in those years than I ever learned back in the Core Worlds." He looked down for a moment in silence. "I never expected on the day of his death, that he had already named me to be his replacement." He looked over at her, "So yeah, for me, being a lawman here was a journey."