Despite the stereotype, Xev hadn't done anything that would have been construed as betraying toward her. He'd actually made it so that he could be trusted, and that wasn't part of any sort of a ploy. Rather, he had actually wanted to behave professionally since they were supposed to work together. After all, he had been assigned to work with a bounty hunter on this mission. If he were going to do that, then he was going to make sure that working with her meant that he was at least holding up his end of the bargain.<br/><br/>Holding together this well was of course an aspect of his training. Nevertheless, he didn't want to ever have fun doing this. While he received a sense of satisfaction in making the galaxy safer, he didn't want to be like the individuals that he had grown to hate. Never had Xev wished to take joy in other people's misfortunes. Worse, he never wanted to be happy with having to kill someone in the line of duty.<br/><br/>Rather, he was just someone who wanted to work to make the galaxy a place where law-abiding citizens didn't have anything to fear. As it stood now, the galaxy was a ridiculously unsafe place that held terror for many people. That was what he couldn't stand.<br/><br/>Watching the holographic video, and having listened to what she said, Xev was actually impressed. Trooper uniforms had a way of hiding emotions, however. "I hope and trust that His Royal Highness will be well served by this acquisition." He then turned his helmeted head down toward the Arconan.<br/><br/>"I almost wish he wouldn't go so easily so that the Hutts can find us out. I'm ready to kill every last one of them if that was what it takes." The fact that what he was saying was in a metered cold voice would more than likely have helped to intimidate Ran Iluk. Having a bounty hunter shackling you while an elite trooper was nearby could be an intimidating experience for everyone. If he had played his cards right, then Xev figured that Ran was going to spill everything in a few moments.<br/><br/>Once this was done, he figured he could move on to enlisting Kaittani in his original mission. So far, though, the two of them made a great pair. He actually admired her bounty hunter skills.