Taves woke up early in the morning to begin on some blaster practice. He made his way onto the training field savoring the cool morning air. He grabbed a standard blaster pistol from the weapons rack and began to squeeze off a few rounds. He was pleased at how his aim had improved since he had began his training on Mandalore. As he continued to fire at his target a trainer walked up behind him. "You're alright with a blaster, that's good." "Ya" replied Taves "I didn't use them much as a bouncer, but they're not too hard to learn how to use." The trainer chuckled "you used to be a bouncer?" "Back on Coruscant ya" replied Taves. "Good" said the trainer "then you should have no trouble with the task I'm going to give you." "And what pray tell is that?" asked Taves. "I want you to work on your melee skills" as he said this the trainer threw a vibro-blade into the ground next to Taves"

"There has been a rather large womp rat released into the forests and I want you to kill it." "No problem" said Taves, holstering the pistol. "I think you failed to understand me" said the trainer "I want you to work on your melee skills, your blaster stays here." Taves looked at the trainer skeptically. "You want me to take down a two to three meter womprat using only a vibro-blade?" "Actually it's three and a half meters" said the trainer

Taves grudgingly took the blade from the ground and set into the jungle. It wasn't long before he found the trails of the abnormally large beast. He stopped in a clearing where the tracks ended. Confused by the end of the trail he started to look around. As he passed underneath a tree he felt something drop on his helmet. He checked to see what it was only to find that it was saliva.

He only had a second to jump back as the beast dropped from it's treetop perch. Looking at the animal he observed that this beast was stark raving mad. "Well you're an odd one" he said. The monster growled in reply. Taves hadn't use a knife before, much less a vibro-blade. So he merely assumed a comfortable grip on the blade and prepared to send the beast out of this life. The creature lunged almost taking a chunk out of Taves, but Taves dodged and countered with a gash down the creatures back. The beast howled in pain. With a quick spin of its tail it knocked Taves feet out from under him. Taves had only a moment to react. As the beast lunged at him he grabbed its throat, while struggling to reach his blade. Just as his strength was about to give he grabbed his weapon and brought it down through the creature's skull.

Later that day the trainer was on the field looking at trainees at work. While looking at the ground a womp rat head fell in front of him. He looked up to see Taves holding out the vibro-blade. The trainer smiled "Nicely done." "Yep" Taves replied "it's a good weapon." "Maybe, you'll have one of your own someday" said the trainer, taking the weapon. "Maybe" Taves replied "maybe."

A mandelorian approached him.

"Are you Taves?
Resei Mantok sent me.
He requests your presence in the training grounds...
He is your new trainer, yours and one others.
You're lucky to have one..."

His face showed exactly what he ment about that matter...