In Ezra's experience, stormtroopers never listen to anyone except other Imperials, and that goes even more so for their ranking officers. But the stormtroopers are listening to Garth'zel, and the lieutenant who arrives obeys him, too. Ezra watches the exchange with no small amount of awe. How does Garth'zel do that? Do they all just know that Garth'zel is someone who should be obeyed?
Little by little, Ezra's anxiety eases as they wait for the fruit to be tallied, knowing that he has a man like this on his side. They'll see he's innocent, and Garth'zel will make sure they let him go. Hopefully he won't be mad at Ezra for having to bail him out of trouble even after he warned Ezra to be careful, but Ezra feels like he can handle that. This one really wasn't his fault.
Several minutes later the man assigned to the task of counting come back. Ezra exhales with relief - until the man opens his mouth. "The crate was five jogans short, sir."
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Date: 2018-08-04 08:16 pm (UTC)From:Little by little, Ezra's anxiety eases as they wait for the fruit to be tallied, knowing that he has a man like this on his side. They'll see he's innocent, and Garth'zel will make sure they let him go. Hopefully he won't be mad at Ezra for having to bail him out of trouble even after he warned Ezra to be careful, but Ezra feels like he can handle that. This one really wasn't his fault.
Several minutes later the man assigned to the task of counting come back. Ezra exhales with relief - until the man opens his mouth. "The crate was five jogans short, sir."
What?
"But I didn't!" Ezra protests. "I didn't steal!"