Dredd couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief as the situation with the Jedi deescalated. Not only because it meant he wouldn’t have to go straight up against a lightsabre with a standard vibroknife, but because they had a mission to do after all. Still, part of him wanted to follow the robed figures as they marched away into the thicker woodland. If he had some decent Echani Vibroblades, ones that had the cortosis weave and were supercooled, he’d at least be able to block a lightsabre. And if he could have blocked their lightsabres, he wouldn’t have hesitated to fight them head on. 

[b]“Wonder who [i]‘she’[/i] is?”[/b] Dredd mumbled out-loud over the comms as the Republic group eventually disappeared from sight. Anyone capable of putting the fear in the minds of a Jedi was likely to be a respectable opponent.

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Dredd crouched alongside Rika on the plains as they paused to evaluate the camp before them. He felt slightly exposed in the large open area without his cloak, but whilst he marched along with his brothers and sisters he didn’t want to risk them accidently shooting him.

[b]“Dredd take out the Comms Officer and make sure you do it quietly and quickly before he can get a distress signal out.”[/b]

[b]“I’ll get it done.”[/b] Dredd replied with a tinge of cockiness. He gave a quick nod to his comrades before activating his stealth field and disappearing off towards the camp. He knew a couple of them hated when he disappeared from sight, and so he couldn’t help but let out an unseen smirk as he did so. As he kept a manageable jog through the fields he made sure that he kept low in the tall grass to further reduce his chances of being seen. As he neared closer he slowed down and began creeping around the tents, taking care not to be seen or heard. He needed to hurry though, because he knew how impatient the others could be when it came to battle; it’d only be a matter of minutes before the place was torn apart and if he didn’t take care of the Comms Officer, things would get a lot more complicated. 

[b]“This is Golf-Five. Message received. Things are all clear here; no signs of bogies. Out.”[/b] the Comms Officer spoke the message with clarity and accuracy, and on closer inspection Dredd could see that this was a man on point. His eyes seemed to dart about cautiously as he seemingly tripled checked his rifle. Not convinced that he could get up close to the man without being detected, Dredd looped round behind the tent that the man was sat against. A quick glance through the thermal vision was enough to see that the tent was vacant, and with that Dredd quietly snuck in. Through the canvas, the moonlight cast the silhouette of the Officer and made it easy for Dredd to position himself. 

[b]“Goodnight.”[/b] Dredd whispered, causing the Officer to gasp. But before the Officer could do anything more, Dredd shoved a knife straight through the tent and into the back of the mans head, killing him instantly. Reaching through and grabbing the collar, Dredd made sure the corpse didn’t tip over and then reached round to close the eye lids. If anyone was to look at the Officer before the attack, they would just think he was sleeping. 

[b]“This is Dredd. Comms Officer is down. I’ll stay low while the havoc commences; I know how much of a crap aim Russ has.”[/b]