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Chapter 31 by conceptmonger conceptmonger

What's next?

place Solo's body in the throne room

You decide to display Solo's body in the throne room. While capturing a Rebel agent would surely place the temporary truce between Durga's forces and the Alliance in jeopardy, the winning of a bid for "wall art" made things a little more complicated.

After you place Solo's body up on the wall, giving everyone in the palace, including Durga, a good laugh, you begin to receive coded messages from the Alliance. They want Solo back. They're willing to pay more than you bid for him.

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You ignore the messages for a few days, until the Rebels send you a message that's impossible to ignore. Two droids, an astromech and a protocol, show up on the doorstep to Durga's Palace, demanding the release of Han Solo. They play a message from the famed "Jedi Knight" Luke Skywalker, son of Vader, offering a generous bargain. He even offers the two droids as a gift.

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Durga has a good laugh at the entire situation, but knows full well the Rebels will not stop at this. They will come to break Solo out, of this, you both can be sure. You share an uneasy glance with Durga as he takes the droids to his dungeons to be processed. You just hope that you're more cunning than the Alliance.

The next day, a mysterious bounty hunter appears by the name of Boussh. Boussh is clad in leather armor, with an Ubese mask. He has brought Chewbacca, a growling and snarling wookie, reported to be a close friend of Solo's. Boussh suspects that since Durga so appreciated having Solo as wall art, he might appreciate a more complete collection.

You have heard the name of this bounty hunter before, and as he negotiates with Durga you slink off to check your intelligence reports. Then, you discover it: Boussh was killed recently by a raid conducted in conjunction with the Rebel Alliance. It's possible your source was lying or misinformed, but the timing of it all is very suspicious. You rush back to tell Durga just as you see the room frozen in suspense. Boussh is threatening Durga with a thermal detonator!

Durga laughs, and accepts Boussh's high price for the Wookie, complementing him on his shrewd dealings. As Boussh collects his cash, Durga looks over at you and winks. He is onto the bounty hunter already. You simply nod, in agreement and obedience, before the room disperses. A lot of tension is left in the air after the suicide attempt.

With the throne room empty save Durga, you slide in from the shadowy corners and approach the massive Hutt.

What do you propose?

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