I just started writing and this happened. I do have some ideas on how to continue it which includes smut ;)
“Lord Maul, may I ask you something?”
Holding back a groan, Maul looked up from his datapad at the young man before him, the one he chose to be seen as the head of Crimson Dawn. Dryden was doing well like he hoped, but he enjoyed partying and spending time with women too much.
At least he gets the job done, the Maul won’t interfere.
“Yes My Lord,” Dryden straightened, hands behind his back. “Are you and Lady Tano…together?”
That was a strange question, especially from Dryden. “We are partners, yes.”
“Yes, yes, of course.” Dryden shifted on his feet, his eyes shifting and blinking too much to be comfortable. “What I mean is, are you two…involved?”
Maul heard a meaning behind his question, something Dryden obviously didn’t want to say out loud. Too bad. “Meaning?”
It took every ounce of him not to freeze, because if he did, then Dryden would know.
Shit. They have been careful to keep it a secret, only indulging themselves in hideouts and back on Dathomir, they never engaged on the First Flight, or anywhere else where they could get caught by someone they know. It would cause a lot of complications than Maul would like if they were found out.
“Of course not,” He shook head, and made sure to snarl more then menacing to make it believable. “How did you come to think of such a thing?”
“Forgive my My Lord, it is just that you two spend an awful amount of time together, and you act different around her,”
Different how? He almost asked, but he didn’t want to bother with the question, nor the answer. “I am not going to even bother asking what you mean,”
“Of course My Lord,” Dryden bowed his head, but his posture told Maul that he wasn’t done yet. “One more question,”
Maul signed, he never liked conversations unless they needed to happen, and this one was dragging on for more for his liking. “It will be your last.”
Dryden shifted on his feet once again, Maul would give him more training to not show his emotions so easily once again, the scar that bore his eye was at the cost of the first lessons, and Maul wondered what should happen to Dryden next.
“May I - if it is alright and you have no denials to it…May I advance on Lady Tano?”
The Zabrak’s eyes snapped open and bore into Dryden. “What, exactly, do you mean by advance?”
“To pursue her My Lord…sexually…”
Anger and fury burned inside him and it took all of Maul not to fall back into his old habit of fuelling his anger. He is not with Sidious anymore, yet a part of him feels like he can never escape his old Master, sometimes he could still hear him, those words from years ago when Maul was still his apprentice.
Breathe. Ahsoka’s voice came to him like moth to a flame. Let go, do not it consume you again.
“It is a very fortunate thing that Lady Tano is not here, as you would have been dead the second those words left your mouth,” Maul hissed and stood, slightly knocking his chair as he did so. “Take this warning Vos - under no circumstances will you ever touch or think about her that way, you will not advance on her even if you believe that you - by some very fortunate stance - have the chance to do so.” The clang of his metal feet against the floor bounced around the room, the further he was to Dryden the more sweat dripped down his subordinates face.
“You may live today, but if such a thing or similar should happen, then I will kill you where you stand, no matter where you are,”
Dryden gulped. “Understood My Lord,”
Dryden hurried out the room as fast as he could, the soft hiss of the doors shutting behind him was when Maul signed and leaned against his desk. He knew the problem with Dryden was now solved as the man would never disobey him, even if it was out of fear, it worked splendidly.
It shouldn’t surprise Maul that Dryden eventually came to question his relationship with Ahsoka, Maul himself had train the man to observe every detail of everyone he would come across, from the way they stood to their expressions. Dryden was good, very good, which is why Maul chose him to be the head of Crimson Dawn.
However, it looked like his plan and training backfired him.
Going back to his desk, Maul pulled out the comm link and pressed the frequency. It didn’t take long for the other end to answer.
“Calling me soon?” She asked with a slight tease, her lips pulled into a smirk that he took delight in.
“Not for that kind unfortunately,” He stood straight, shoulders squared and hands behind his back. His posture and the serious tone of his voice meant business which Ahsoka caught on quickly, and flattered her smirked.
He clicked his tongue and showed a little of his teeth, annoyance swelling up in him again as he now had to delay to Ahsoka of their problem.
“We were almost caught, by Dryden.”
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