Distant rumbling indicated the thunderstorm was moving away. The rain underneath the canopy of jungle trees had lessened slightly and Byron was spared somewhat. His walk from the ceremony had taken him leisurely through the tropical forest and back within view of his ship. But he did not feel like working on the express courier. Even with the normal heat of Kloss's climate would not completely prevent him from getting hypothermia. As he realized this he picked up his pace to an even trot until he was completely under his solid ship.
He was pretty sure Thalia had followed him. She seemed like she had possibly wanted to get away from the main funeral ceremony. He knew her when she had appropriated his rented vehicle on Corellia to chase arms dealers. But things were definitely more calm now. A few lawn chairs and furnishings were strewn about collecting rain water. "Kark..." The padawan muttered and began dragging things out of the rain even though most of what had gotten wet was thoroughly soaked. "Mind helping me move stuff out of the rain?" He hollered hoping it would go quicker.
The area around his ship had become his home in the past few weeks. Tools and equipment needed for repairing his ship and a rough looking fabric pavilion hung over much of it. Then a closer rumble made Byron think twice about how consistent the weather could be. His eyes looked up as if trying to gauge if his creeping sense about the weather was correct. The planet answered him with an obvious increase in the downpour. Typical It was not long before his boots had mud around it. The mud was washed away as quickly as it was collected and his outfit was drenched. But he would not stop until everything was put away for the rest of the storm.
When Byron did finish he looked to Thalia to see how she had fared, assisting him or otherwise. The man put a few of the chairs up in a way that would have them beginning to dry out and maybe be available for use later. "You want some tea?" His squelching boots left prints on the loading ramp into his ship. First thing he did was start heating water. Inside his ship where it was dry it felt a little cooler than it was outside. It made the man shiver and wonder if he should change before catching something.
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