Private The Slaver's Last Dance

[Lily Decoria]

Location: Ryloth
Attire: Dress
Equipment: Arwr Da (hidden under the dress.)
Tag: Silas Westgard

Lily was attempting to hunt down some criminals operating on Ryloth, the slavers had been causing issues for the natives and Lily was sure there was likely going to be a bigger conspiracy going on since the slavers had grown in infamy very quickly. Something that felt like it had monetary backing from a bigger organisation. She had decided to take on the mission since it was a chance to build some positive relations between her Order and the native people of Ryloth. It was also a chance for Lily to work on learning some new cultures and how they fought as well as what was important for them. Insight on cultural important traditions was something Lily found herself curious about since she found it bled into learning about how a person fought. Letting her appreciate their fighting styles more compared to before.

To gain more insight, she had to attend a dance, it was social event where the Twi'leks were gathering. It was something that would help her build trust with the people, but also hear rumours and pieces of information of where the slavers were likely to be based. Currently, she couldn't get an exact location since Ryloth was not under High Republic protection, so she needed to be cautious and pursue things with respect to avoid creating issues.

If she could solve the issue without being heavy handed then that could demonstrate her progression as a Jedi. Especially since she was not charging into danger like she had plenty of times in the past. Instead, Lily was trying to use her charms to find another avenue. Breathing in deeply, this was not as enjoyable of a dance as she had before on Rodia. That was more her style of dancing, the heavy club music and letting loose. Being here, this was stiffer, more traditional style of dancing that felt a little reminiscent of home. However, she found the movements not as fluid or as graceful as she would approach the dances. Lily was glad her dress had several layers so her Lightsaber could be hidden, while she did not need it to fight and the dress allowed enough movement to fight. It was never a bad idea to have her main weapon on hand if things went south.

Looking around, Lily's eyes scanned around to see if she could find anyone who seemed to fit the idea of participating in a slaving operation or might know about it.

 

[Silas Westgard]

Location: Ryloth
Objective: Investigate the slavers
Tag: Lily Decoria
Attire: Black suit

"I'd love to dance with you, but unfortunately, I'll be busy in a few minutes. Thank you for your kind offer Miss."

Silas gave a brief nod to the woman who requested the dance and smiled. Her warm expression didn't falter from the denial; instead, she took it with grace and accepted his wishes "Well, if you change your mind you know where to find me" the Twi'lek whispered in his ear with a grin before twrling her beautiful blue dress and strutting away to her friends on another table. Deep down, Silas was hurting inside. If he weren't undercover, Silas would have taken up her offer in a heartbeat.

Oh, the agony...

Looking to take his mind off the loss, he calmly sipped on a wine that was placed to the left of him on a table. For now, all Silas could do was wait until his target showed their ugly face. The pirate Captain Rolim Kang had been set to make an appearance with a few of his right-hand men. You could spot him a mile away, bald, bloated, and a loud mouthed alcoholic who loved the idea of a party. Unfortuneately, that wasn't the only thing he was here for.

They needed a fresh supply of cargo to get the credits dropping again for their crumbling criminal empire.

Upon scanning the room a second time, he spotted a lady whose face was more than familiar. Lily was a fellow Jedi whom he had sparred and trained numerous times. She'd be a useful ally moving forward, but the reason why she was here remained to be seen. Finishing off the rest of his wine, he checked over his suit and began walking from the right in the hopes of not being seen. Then, once he was only a few steps away, he stopped and let out a polite cough.

"Excuse me miss, care for a dance?"
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[Lily Decoria]

Location: Ryloth
Attire: Dress
Equipment: Arwr Da (hidden under the dress.)
Tag: Silas Westgard

There had already been several offers to dance, one offer for a courtship and Lily could tell others were building the courage for her attention. It was not uncommon in Lily's experience, there had been plenty of people who approached her vying for her attention at a dance or public event. However, Lily was busy on mission so such distractions were too distracting and she need to ensure that her ears were listening out for different conversations. It was a daunting task since Lily usually avoided letting herself risk such a strong chance of being overwhelmed by the massive amounts of stimuli that was going around. However, she centred herself and breathed calmly listening in.

Her act was searching for a drink, it allowed her to move gracefully and avoid hanging around anywhere too long that someone might approach. She heard moments of conversations, nothing on the issue she was here for but tidbits on other problems that Lily noted for the Order to acknowledge should the Republic turn its attention to supporting Ryloth.

Then she heard a voice behind her. One that she did not expect to hear on Ryloth. Lily turned around surprised to see Silas standing before her, wearing a fairly dashing suit. Her eyebrow cocked at him as he offered a dance, she was tempted to say no since she was on duty but there was still part of Lily that was curious. She wondered what had brought him out here.

"Hmmm... I suppose I could entertain your offer for a single dance." Lily teased with a smirk on her lips. "What brings a NJO Jedi all the way out to Ryloth today?" Lily asked, curious to know why he was here and what he might be up to. Especially since it could be something that was linked to her own mission. Something that meant they could end up working together on.

 

[Silas Westgard]

Location: Ryloth
Objective: Investigate the slavers
Tag: Lily Decoria
Attire: Black suit

"A few individuals in particular have caught my curiosity. But unfortuneately, not for the right reasons."

Silas couldn't help but admire Lily's evening attire. It fit her flawlessly, accentuating a side of her he hadn't quite seen before. He wouldn't be surprised if she'd already turned down a few offers to dance. She never struck him as the type to enjoy this sort of gathering; Lily was more gym rat than socialite. Which only reinforced one thing in his mind: she wasn't here for the fun. She was here on Jedi business.

"I don't suppose you are here for the same thing, are you?" he said with a little smile. "If that is the case, maybe we can share a few things on the dancefloor, hm?" Silas held out a hand to Lily and waited briefly for her to grasp it. At the same time, his light blue eyes stared into hers with a warmth that could melt any girl's heart.

"Please, ladies first."​

 

[Lily Decoria]

Location: Ryloth
Attire: Dress
Equipment: Arwr Da (hidden under the dress.)
Tag: Silas Westgard

Dancing was the closest Lily saw other cultures came to how she fought. It wasn't a perfect one to one, but there was emotion, raw and passionate in a manner that some people didn't express in fighting. It was also far more elegant and graceful, poetry in motion. People often never realised or falsely assumed that Lily looked down at dancing when it was something she loved, something she had trained in as well as fighting. Lily had taken ballerina dancing in part to help with her fighting forms and fluidity in movement but also it was something she fell in love with.

"Maybe..."Lily gave a teasingly coy reply to the question about the reasoning behind her being here. There was a smirk dancing on her lips as she glanced behind Silas over to where others were dancing already, "oh? Do I get to see if your dancing is better than your fighting?" Lily teased with a giggle escaping her lips.

Her steel gaze locked with Silas's eyes as she gave a shrug, "I suppose we can see how aligned our interests are here." Lily mentioned, curious to see what Silas was doing here since it was pretty out of the way and not a world that held any Alliance interest. So that meant there had to be some personal interest. Which was concerning since he had seemed pretty content with his teaching on New Cov.

Lily moved with such grace that she seemingly glided to the dance, "do you think you handle taking the lead or should I?" Lily teased with another smirk on her lips to Silas.