I kept my hand on my sabre, but I didn't activate it. So long as he knew I was prepared to use it, that would be enough for now. I considered the Sith. Even lying down he was huge, perhaps a full two feet taller than I was. I'd never seen one of his kind from such a close distance.
"I'll make this simple," I said evenly. "I'll free you, in exchange for which you'll let me use your ship to get me off this planet."
I could already see the poacher making an anxious expression, ready to interject.
"And you won't harm the ones who captured you," I added, not looking away from the Sith. "Do we have an understanding?"