Episode Twenty-Three

Conrad tried to intimidate the female monk and Xemo, but this only seemed to unite them against him. Meanwhile, Naix convinced two of the other competitors to help him defeat Xemo, and even offered them half of his pay. As the second round commenced two acklays were released into the arena. Xemo and the monk quickly swarmed Conrad, while the acklays began to kill the other competitors. Conrad withdrew from the tournament when things began to look bleak; while an acklay quickly knocked Xemo unconscious. Realizing his bounty hunting license was the on the line, Jasper rushed to Xemo and stabilized him, but then was also knocked out by the acklay. Meanwhile, Naix and the monk realized they wouldn’t survive on their own, so they joined forces and defeated the acklays.

Dalmarc noticed the Shady Bothan contacting someone via a communicator, and convinced two droids to investigate. This led the droids to chase the bothan from his seat and to fire into the crowd. Meanwhile, Jasper took Xemo into custody. After the second round, only Naix and the monk remained. The monk removed her helmet, revealing that she was a Dathomirian named Asajj. She told Naix that Baldorian was a tyrant and she needed to win the tournament to get close to him. Naix agreed to throw the final round in exchange for the prize. Asajj warned Naix that after the tournament, the real fighting would begin.