Kill or Capture, Never Both

[J3C0]

[member="Hal Terrano"]

Ceran nestle in a small tree, a rifle in his hands, blasters on his hips, and a mask over his face. The cloak that lay over most of his body kept him well in tune with the forest around him, and the lack of noise that he was exhibiting made him rather hard to detect. He smiled slightly beneath his mask, though it was forced.

He had been sitting in this tree for nearly four hours now, watching, waiting, and quietly going insane.

That was half of what a Bounty Hunter did though, wait.

At times he was almost certain that he had been lied to about his current career path. The Hunters he had spoken with had always assured him it was nothing but action and fighting, now, sitting in this tree Ceran wasn't so sure. Of course, when his target showed up there would in fact be plenty of action, perhaps more than he could actually handle. Jedi were funny like that, always being rather tricksy.

With another sigh of exasperation, Ceran shouldered his rifle and watched the road.

 

[Hal Terrano]

A Jedi's work wasn't all action and Sith either.

Although instead of information gathering, stalking and waiting it tended to lean towards playing the diplomatic agony aunt. It sounded good on paper to visit smaller, more isolated places within the Republic's realm of control, to help with any problems and keep an eye out for any signs of One Sith infiltration, or worse invasion but it never really worked out to be that exciting.

No, try infuriating.

He had spent his entire morning playing mediator for a debate between farmers, a land dispute that boiled down to patches for grazing. He had suggested building a fence, but then came the question of who was going to pay for the fence? Both farmers ranted and raved until they were red in the face that they weren't wasting any of their credits to build a fence. They didn't say it out loud, but they wanted him to do it. I mean, could you imagine?

Hal Terrano, defender of the small, builder of fences.

I think not.

With his mightiest frown equipped it was soon agreed upon that both farmers would split the bill and the work required to build a fence between the pastures, why they didn't even have one in the first place was simply disorganisation at its worst.

This was likely to be his entire day, no, perhaps his week. There were several small villages scattered amongst the forests, all thankfully within walking distance of one another. This was his time to relax, to reflect. Clad in the robes of the Jedi Order he made his way along the rode, quite enjoying the change of pace and serenity that came with not being surrounded by petty bickering farmers.

[member="Ceran Moerelle"]

 

[J3C0]

[member="Hal Terrano"]

Ceran perked up slightly hen he noticed a figure walking down the path of the forest, his gaze flickered into his scope, and eh zoomed in to magnify on the distant man. His smirk widened as he saw the tell tale robes of the Jedi Order.

The Smug posture, the overbearing gait, the waltz that told of confidence only a force user could have. Ceran knew that well, he had seen Jedi before, and he had taken them down. Part of his employment agreement with the One Sith was that he would bring in one Jedi every single month that he remained at their behest. It was part of a standing bounty that they had against the Jedi, and it was easy enough to accomplish against most of the would be do gooders of the galaxy.

Of course at some point, Ceran would simply run out of Jedi.

He chuckled slightly at that thought. He doubted that even he could capture enough Jedi to make a dent. So far Ceran had taken down four of them, three apprentices and one Knight. Two had unfortunately died in the fight, the other two had remained alive. Each time but one Ceran had very nearly died, but that had been his first try.

Since then he'd gotten better.

The rifle pressed into his shoulder as Ceran lined up his shot. The Scope nudging against his mask he zoomed in slightly, aiming the rifle towards the Jedi's leg. He let out a breath, then pulled the trigger.