- Paz Vizsla: I was there on Nevarro that night. I fought against Greef Karga and his hunters. I saw my brothers and sisters fall of the hands of the Imperial butchers that hunted us in the sewers. I saw many die to save the life of this one, tiny foundling. And now we are asked to sacrifice yet again. The question we should be asking ourselves, "Why? Why should we lay our lives down yet again?" Because we are Mandalorians. I have had disagreements with this man, but he risked his life to save my son. And Bo-Katan Kryze did not give up on my child's life even when the rest of us did. These two are asking us to take up arms in the name of a brighter future, and I for one will take up arms to fight by their side. This is the Way.
- Greef Karga: Thanks for your help, Mando.
- The Mandalorian: I decided to take you up on your offer for a tract of land.
- Greef Karga: Be careful, my friend. They've got you outnumbered ten to one.
- The Mandalorian: I like those odds.
- Greef Karga: Gorian Shard. I knew that Corsair looked familiar.
- Gorian Shard: I don't believe my eyes. The voice sounds like Greef Karga, Guild Master of the Nevarro Hunters, but all I see before me is a pampered nobleman dressed for the pomp of his wedding feast.
- Greef Karga: Believe your ears then, and don't mistake my hospitality for weakness.
- Gorian Shard: Is that what you call gunning down my helmsman in cold blood? When he let down his guard on your planet.
- Greef Karga: He shot first.
- Gorian Shard: Well, now I will shoot first.
- Greef Karga: Are you sure that's a good idea. Nevarro is now under the protection of the New Republic.
- Gorian Shard: My charts indicate that Nevarro is an independent world. You are no longer under the protection of Moff Gideon.
- Greef Karga: The Spinward patrol passed through here regularly.
- Gorian Shard: [laughs] The New Republic can't even protect the Mid Rim from the Pirate Nation. This isn't sabaac. You can't bluff your way out of this one, Karga.
- The Armorer: This was once the forge of our covert. I have been to the Great Forge on Mandalore.
- Bo-Katan Kryze: I remember the forge well.
- The Armorer: It was large and ornate and the air rang with the music of a hundred hammers. And here stood a simple one. Yet, they were both forges. They served the same purpose. Remove your helmet.
- Bo-Katan Kryze: But...
- The Armorer: Do you respect my station?
- Bo-Katan Kryze: I do.
- The Armorer: Remove your helmet.
- [Bo-Katan removes her helmet]
- The Armorer: Our people have strayed from the Way and it is not enough for a few to walk it. We must walk it together.
- Bo-Katan Kryze: This is the Way.
- The Armorer: We must walk the Way together. All Mandalorians.
- Bo-Katan Kryze: I understand.
- The Armorer: I was taught that the Mythosaur existed only in legends, and yet you saw it. It is a sign that the next age is upon us. Mandalore must all come together. You have walked both worlds. You are the one who can unite us.
- Colonel Tuttle: I'm sorry, officer, you spent some time in the Outer Rim, right? Have you ever heard of Nevarro?
- Elia Kane: I have. I spent some time there, in fact. They have yet to sign the Charter. They're not a member planet.
- Colonel Tuttle: Uh-oh. That's not good.
- Captain Carson Teva: What does that matter? We can't leave them defenseless.
- Colonel Tuttle: Of course not. But we have a backlog of request from member worlds that have priority. I don't even know if we have the resources. Especially for pirates.
- Captain Carson Teva: I don't think this is an isolated episode. Nevarro has reported accounts of Stormtroopers in the streets and TIE Fighters openly flying above. The citizens speak of Moff Gideon occupying the town, and now a pirate king is attempting the same thing? These events could all be connected.
- Colonel Tuttle: I think that's a bit of a leap.
- Captain Carson Teva: Really? Because I'm hearing Moff Gideon never made it to trial.
- Colonel Tuttle: Captain, this isn't a rebellion anymore. We have a structure now. I work in Requisitions. So, let's focus on what you require.
- Captain Carson Teva: Okay, okay. I'm requesting authorization and backup for dealing with pirates on Nevarro, sir.
- Elia Kane: Perhaps the leaders of Nevarro need to understand why becoming a Republic signatory is valuable.
- Captain Carson Teva: By letting them suffer? Sounds like a rather Imperial way of thinking.
- Colonel Tuttle: Captain, you're out of line.
- Elia Kane: It's fine. I'm used to that kind of talk. But from experience, if often takes a new perspective before one is able to see the light.
- Captain Carson Teva: You and your sort didn't "see the light." You were captured.
- Elia Kane: No. I was liberated.
- Colonel Tuttle: In any event, thank you, Captain, for bringing this to our attention. We'll see if we can allocate some addition assets. Apologies, we can't do more.
- Captain Carson Teva: There's something dangerous happening out there. All these events, it's not a coincidence. And by the time it become big enough for you to act, it'll be too late.
- Captain Carson Teva: I have a pressing matter to attend to.
- Paz Vizsla: Clear out, Blue Boy. The New Republic isn't welcome here.
- Captain Carson Teva: Sorry for dropping in unannounced, but if I'd given warning, your settlement would've cleared out before I ever hit atmosphere.
- The Mandalorian: How did you managed to find us? Mandalorians pride ourselves on our secrecy.
- Captain Carson Teva: Fortunately, someone I served with in the Rebellion is amongst your ranks.
- [the other Mandalorians look at each other, R5-D4 rolls out to see Captain Teva]
- Captain Carson Teva: Thanks, R5.
- The Mandalorian: The entire covert will not have to relocate.
- Paz Vizsla: Or we could kill him. Stay right here.
- The Mandalorian: This man cut me a break once and now I'm returning the favor. Clear out, Blue.
- Captain Carson Teva: Greef Karga sent this holo-message. Nevarro is under siege by pirates. He's asking for help.
- The Mandalorian: Why are you really here?
- Captain Carson Teva: They're about to blow Nevarro to hell.
- The Mandalorian: Then call in a strike. We don't even have ships.
- Captain Carson Teva: Coruscant doesn't care. Karga is your friend. You won't let him die.
- The Mandalorian: What's in it for you?
- Captain Carson Teva: The New Republic has to know that the Empire is growing again.
- The Mandalorian: And you think the Pirate King has something to do with it.
- Captain Carson Teva: I can't say for sure, but something doesn't smell right. Look, it's not your fight. I just came to tell you, your friend is in danger and I thought you should know.
- Zeb: Too bad. I really thought that Nevarro was gonna make it.
- Captain Carson Teva: I'm gonna forward this to Coruscant. Request permission to intercede.
- Zeb: They haven't returned a dispatch in weeks. They're swamped. You'll never get an answer in time.
- Captain Carson Teva: Then I'm just gonna have to go there and talk to them myself. They can't ignore me face-to-face.
- Zeb: I like your attitude. Good. You're gonna need it.
- The Armorer: Bo-Katan Kryze is going off to bring other Mandalorians in exile to us so that we may join together once again.
- Paz Vizsla: But she shows her face.
- The Armorer: Bo-Katan walks both worlds. And she can bring all tribes together. It is time to retake Mandalore.
- Greef Karga: Thank you, thank you, thank you. To all of you, and especially to our fine Mandalorian liberators, to whom this planet is forever indebted. Mandalorians, I know that we have been on opposite sides in the past, but that is behind us. From this day forward, I, Magistrate Greef Karga...
- Nevarro Copper Droid: High Magistrate, sir.
- Greef Karga: High Magistrate Greef Karga, hereby cede all land from the western lava flats to Bulloch Canyon to the fine people of Mandalore. You may no longer have a home planet, but you do now have a home.
- The Mandalorian: Now, many of you don't know Greef Karga. And those that do fought against him when you rescued me from his ambush many cycles ago on the streets of Nevarro. Since then, he's had a change of heart and has risked his life to save mine as well as the foundling in my charge. I stand before you to petition an intervention. To help rescue Nevarro before it's too late. I am in no position to ask for any more of you. However...
- [the other Mandalorians chatter indistinctly among themselves]
- The Mandalorian: However, the enemy that decimated this very covert were Imperials, not Greef Karga's bounty hunters. Greef Karga is now a High Magistrate and has offered me a tract of land on his independent world. Perhaps it is time for us to live in the light once again on a planet where we are welcome. So our culture may flourish and our children can feel what it is to play in the sunlight.
- Captain Carson Teva: I found a derelict Lambda shuttle. The hull was breached. The vessel shows evidence of being attacked. Any reports in the area?
- Lt. Reed: Um, there's a record of a missing craft in the region. The details are classified.
- Captain Carson Teva: R7, launch probe.
- [his astromech droid launches a probe from its dome]
- Captain Carson Teva: I'm sending you a transponder signal. Why don't you bounce it through the flight logs at central command?
- Lt. Reed: It's a New Republic prison transport.
- Captain Carson Teva: Check the departure times.
- Lt. Reed: I'll be damned. Flight times match the ship transporting Moff Gideon.
- Captain Carson Teva: I knew it. He never made it to trial. There don't appear to be any survivors. And Moff Gideon's body is missing. This was an extraction.
- Lt. Reed: Who were the perpetrators?
- Captain Carson Teva: Scanning.
- [as the scan runs]
- Captain Carson Teva: I'm only seeing the remains of the flight crew. There appears to be something embedded in the cabin wall. Get in close on that.
- [R7 chirps his acknowledgment]
- Captain Carson Teva: It's a fragment of beskar alloy.
- Lt. Reed: Wait, are you saying that Moff Gideon was taken by... Mandalorians?