Dathomir

[Zara Nargal]

"Oh to hell with this. I can't do everything on my own. I'd just give birth to my babies, had to leave them over the other side of the galaxy because Black Sun was after me and them, Ronin was in the medical ward unconscious again because of Black Sun and I still don't know if he's woken up or not, Kat was roaring bloody drunk, and you all expect me to cope with the lot of it. It's no bloody wonder my life's in such a mess. I had to rely on people that obviously now as you have just pointed out didn't do their jobs right and you know damn well that if those scanners had of worked he wouldn't have been able to step into the casino at all with that damn weapon on. The auto stunners should have hit him when he didn't hand it over.

 

You have the nerve to tell me you had a loss in dividends when I've lost my whole damn livelihood and live in fear of my enemies finding me and my twins and taking them from me or killing me off. Even when Ronin does wake up he's not likely to want anything to do with me coz of the Jedi taking advantage of me so don't you dare tell me you've had it hard in this whole debacle - you've had it damn well easy."

 

Her eyes were now stormy as she stood up, her chair knocked over by the sudden movement her hands banging on the table. All the stress that she had been under in the past few months all coming back in the accusations Kheldar now threw at her with regards to the heist.

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

For a moment it looks as if Cyrion, being more sensible and less ill tempered at the moment is about to say something in agreement with Zara, but the merchant prince, irritated and still offended at the accusations of incompetence, shuts him up.

 

"No," Kheldar continues, his voice sinky into an icy cool. "I"m not saying I've had it hard. I sympathize with your plight, but I have to be realistic here. As you've confirmed for me, you're staffed with people that are dead weight and that unfortunately put the Link over the edge. I was never informed you wanted the scanners hooked to the auto stun because of said incomptencies. There's only one business I invest in that's a surefire loss and that's for personal reasons. I've said in the past that the Link looked like a good investment, and I have yet to be convinced anew that it's still a worthwhile investment if I'm to risk sinking any more money into it. I was hoping that you could convince me otherwise, but it's not looking too hopeful at the moment since we can both agree it's staffed by screw ups. Sorry Zarar as I said, I think you've had a rough time, but this is business."

[Zara Nargal]

Zara's face goes pale then red as emotions run wild through her. She was angry, she was upset and most of all she'd reached the end of her stressful limit. Her twins were picking up on their mothers wild emotions, both strangely quiet. Rascal outside the hut growled.

 

"It was your former employee that robbed us. I don't want your bloody money, to hell with everything, to hell with the stupid Casino. Sort it out with Kat coz I've had enough. Bloody men, I hate the bloody lot of you. You're all good for nothing!!"

 

Her voice was a shriek as she turned and fled, tears now streaming down her face. The force was swirling around in a wild torrent, the wind picking up even inside the hut, the furniture knocking over. The only place that was safe was in the play pen where the twins had somehow created their own shield to protect themselves from the flying projectiles.

 

Zara slammed the door behind her as she broke into a flat out run, heading towards the caves that she'd taken Bekka to when they'd first arrived. She was sobbing now, the stress she had been under for the last few months now exploding in one huge torrent. Zara unable to control her actions through the force, unconsciously tapped it as she ran, speeding her way so that she was soon out of the village and out of sight.

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Kheldar had recognized the signs of a force rage from past encounters with them and was as prepared as one could be for such unexpected storms. It occurs to him as Zara flees screaming and he takes off running after her, sprinting at top speed on his long, thin, yet surprisingly well built legs, that he took the matter a bit too far. Feeling like a complete jack*ss and realizing he should, if not needed to calm her down, he swallows his pride, cursing at himself between breaths as he calls for Zara to stop.

 

Unfortunately, he is unable to catch up, though he knew he could very easily have done so if not from exhaustion in his previous day's journey through Dathomir jungle-swamp. Cyrion however, being as combat capable as a dark trooper despite being in a protocol droid's shell, is able to easily catch up, and as gently as he can manage, catches Zara by her arm, pulling her back so Kheldar can catch up.

 

"Zara!" Kheldar pants, running up to her. "I... think.... I owe you..." he coughs, feeling his exhaustion heavily, "an apology... what I said was totally out of line... if it wasn't important that I hear you out.... I wouldn't... traveled... all... this... way... It's just been...." swaying on his feet, the merchant opens his mouth to say something, then passes out face first onto the soft ground.

 

"Oh dear," Cyrion sighs, looking down at Kheldar and yet, still holding onto Zara, offering her his gold plated shoulder to cry on. "If it's any consolation at this point, I believe his apology was sincere. He took his vow as god-parent to your children seriously and well... he'll probably want to talk about it when he wakes up."

[Zara Nargal]

She didn't hear him calling, she was too tear blinded and furious with the whole male species. When Cyrion caught her she struggled, striking out and hitting him with all her strength,

 

"Lemme go! You're just as bad as they are... lemme go now!"

 

As he dragged her back to Kheldar she glared at the Godfather to her children, kicking Cyrion's legs only to hurt her foot but still too furious to feel it right then. She was still weeping as he apologised. She was angry, she wanted to rant and rave and was about to do so when she felt the calming influence of the Jedi wash over her. As Kheldar collapsed, so did Zara - from shock that she felt him all the way out in the boon docks.

 

Cyrion was left standing there, lowering Zara to the ground as she had collapsed with him still holding her arm. "Oh dear"

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Sling both Zara and Kheldar over his shoulders, the protocol droid returns, greeted in the village with much suspicion and anxiety, given that practically everyone just saw Cyrion and Kheldar chase after a weeping, fleeing Zara whose bitter declarations of universal male hatred were also heard by all. As Cyrion hears mutterings about how Kheldar might be best traded back towards the neighboring clan, he makes note to inform his master to be on his best behavior when he awakes.

 

Dragging them back into the hut, he gives an apologetic nod to Bekka and tends to the duo. Kheldar, being the more exhausted of the duo, doesn't wake up until after Zara does, snoring loudly the whole time. In the interlude between Zara waking, he cares for them, speaking in native Dathomirian with Zara's aunt, and muttering curses in Huttses again about Kheldar's stupidity and how it'd take a while to polish the dents out.

 

Peculiarly enough, the droid's eyes functioned unusually, a benefit of Ara's force gems installed in them- allowing him to see the force lines of the villagers and the area. The whole area was soaked with a strong aura.

 

"Glad to see you're awake," Cyrion comments neutrally as Zara awakes. "Kheldar's still sleeping it off. Before he came over here, he was researching security designs and doing some negotiations with Black Sun. Though he wasn't able to get them to stop hunting you," the droid offers, "he did get them to leave the twins out of their plans from now on. They should honor that agreement. I think he'll want to mention that himself though when he awakes... Again, though it's no real consolation, Kheldar's in a bit of a bind. He nearly got forced into a 10 year old marriage contract that might have had dire consequences with Ame... especially since their leader really was insistant on getting him to say yes..."

 

To lighten the mood, Cyrion elaborates to her and Bekka on the humorous, off color tale of how he and Kheldar landed, and then soon had to flee after the chieftess remembered the young "Kheldar of the Silver Tongue" and his quick, smooth words and promises during his previous visit. Slowly, Kheldar struggles awake, popping one brown eye open.

[Zara Nargal]

Zara woke after having fainted, her face still pale, to find she was back in the hut. She half expected to see Sabian as she opened her eyes, the lingering calming influence still touching her through the force. She winced, wiping her eyes of her tears as Cyrion gave his speel.

 

"I don't trust Black Sun's word as far as I could throw it. They're gangsters that don't care much for giving their word. They'd sooner break it than keep it."

 

She swallowed again, trying to shake off the sense that had come over her. She wanted to feel her anger again, only every time she did she heard his words. Again ... another male...

 

She did have to laugh at hearing about Kheldar's predicament... her laughter turning into a somewhat hysterical laugh as her stress levels still hadn't eased any.

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

After Cyrion finishes the story, a somewhat dazed Kheldar speaks up.

 

"Oh, they'd honor it... It's not wise to mess with someone who can devalue the credit ratings of all of your legal businesses, front companies, and even black market outlets with the push of a button," he adds with a wry laugh, feeling more rested now. "That was the best I could do... Part of what I can offer comes from being known to stay neutral in these affairs and I was able at least buy the twins their safety... More than that... I'm sorry..."

 

Sitting up finally, Kheldar shakes to clear his head. "As for Ganelon, yeah he got the blueprints off of my company... My fault too. There've been times where he wasn't officially working for us since he was out laundering support for a few things like the Alliance when it was the Rebellion. He just asked for the data after he retired and it was given to him, no questions asked since it was assumed to be one of those 'special projects' that required people to look the other way." The merchant shakes his head again. "Clever b*stard, I'd almost admire it if it wasn't an act of treachery..." He lets out a cough, reaching for a cup of water. "That in and of itself does warrant reimbursement for damages, but I still need to know what went wrong so I can design it better next time, though yeah, hooking the scanners to the auto stunners would definitely have helped."

 

Kheldar taps his chin thoughtfully, thinking of Ganelon's past assignments. "Speaking of those 'special projects' I think one of them may have also unfortunately motivated this attack. I had this great set up where Ronin's pirates were tipped off to KVC Enterprises arms shipments and paid to rob us and smuggle them to the rebels. It was a bit costly, but brilliant. Unfortunately I sorta set Ganelon up to be victim to a raiding party and he ended up getting tied up naked on a landing platform on Bespin... which I think can leave a few scars," he adds with a laugh, "though not nearly in measure to the one's when I get my own hands on him."

[Zara Nargal]

Zara tapped the side of her face,

 

"Speaking of scars, I'm sure you would recognise what this is?"

 

Her voice was still hard, and she had to again shake her head, wishing the Jedi's influence away. Her eyes raised to the ceiling

 

"Why?" She looked back at Bekka, "You know what happened to you before. Well I'm copping it now too. I don't know much about the Force but he somehow felt my anger... I can feel him... dammit!"

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Kheldar recognizes it only barely because of how it was mentioned before. "Seneferian paralitic agent, secreted on their tongues- a remenant of their nearly frog like evolutionary heritage... I didn't know that it left marks like that... at least it shouldn't..."

 

On the issue of the Jedi, whom Kheldar guessed to be Sabian, he remained silent, taking a shrewd guess as to what may have happened.

 

"So, Ms. Bekka," Kheldar asks wryly. "Can we hear the full story now? Or do I need to make another delivery for either one of you?"

[Zara Nargal]

"Apparantly I had an allergic reaction and that's why I still bear the scar"

 

Zara found her face heating up at his choice of words and well placed jibe. While Bekka's condition was obvious now, Zara wasn't pregnant from that encounter with Sabian, thanks to fate, the force or just the thoughtful doctor she wouldn't fall again within 6 months of the spray she had been given. She had felt guilt ever since it had happened and being able to feel Sabian just reminded her of it, of her infidelity, even if she hadn't been able to prevent it. She'd been paralyzed and he had scooped her up and carried her off.

 

She stood, moving back over to her children, fresh tears flowing again as she climbed into the play pen and sat in between her twins, cuddling them both as she now silently wept.

[Bekka]

((OOC: I think Robbie had a bout with insomnia... someone is going to pay for that one later... ))

 

IC: Bekka sat there and ate her food and listened... she sat back as Zara's force rage tantrum went through the room and she ran out of the dwelling... she raised her eyebrow to Kheldar and watched as he got up and went after her... she smiled and shook her head... "If I didn't know better, I would say those two were married... "

 

Zara's aunt brought her something to drink, and set another plate in front of her... and she continued to eat... she heard the aunt say something about going after Zara and Bekka just shook her head... "Don't worry about it... she'll be back... he and his droid went after her, they'll be fine..."

 

Bekka was on her 3rd plate of food by the time the three came back and ignored them all for the time, delighting in just actually eating something... She was more then aware of her growing belly, and it was evident to anyone that she was carrying a child...

 

She looked up at Kheldar and gave him a look of disgust... Looking over at Zara a second, "you know that little force tantrum... you probably would make a good sith if you are not careful... "

 

She grabbed her drink and finished it off making sure that she took the medications that she needed... and looked up at Kheldar... "I think I'll pass on your delievery again Kheldar... No offense, but I don't want you to hand my kid over to someone again... and what full story do you want... the one where the weapons got past the censors? The one where we got to the vault? The one were we got passed the security? Or... the one where we got into the vault and out again... ?????"

 

She crossed her arms over her chest and sat back... "Oh, and my understanding... Black Sun fully financed the heist, they even sent in one of their own, and... got paid alot of money... half of the total haul to be exact... 450 million credits... So them not being involved... Bull Crap."

[Zara Nargal]

Zara looked back up at Bekka,

 

"I knew they had to be. And I still don't reckon they'd keep their end of the bargin you made with them Kheldar. They are out to get us any way they can. They can't hack honest competition. Well I'm going to make sure they suffer. I heard on the holonet they betrayed the Alliance and lined themselves with the Empire too - they had made an agreement with the Alliance, Sabian was the representative that was at the meeting where they knocked out Ronin."

 

She winced again, she couldn't avoid the subject of either of the two men. The one she loved and the one that loved her. What a mess.

[Brina Thalin]

*an encrypted comm comes in for Zara Nargal, to be read at her convenience*

 

Zara,

 

It was great to hear from you. I hope you can bring Kalyani and Kane back with you this time so that I can finally be able to see them!!

 

The last I heard from Ronin was in a report from the medical bay. They said he is awake, and being a difficult patient. I'm sure he is eager for your return, just as the rest of us are. As for Kat, he's being his usual self--brooding around with a glass of alcohol. I think he's still upset about the Heist.

 

Speaking of the Heist, the damage is all repaired and I am in the process of upgrading all the systems with state-of-the-art technology. It's a little pricey, but hopefully business will pick up again and cover the extra cost.

 

I hope you are enjoying your visit and getting some much-deserved rest and relaxation. Give the twins a kiss for me from their Aunt Brina.

 

Hope to see you again soon,

Brina

 

*end comm*

[Zara Nargal]

By the time the comm arrived, she had more control of herself, a loving smile appearing across her face as she heard that Ronin was awake. She did love him so much. She looked down at her babies, murmuring softly,

 

"Aunty Brina was talking about your Daddy sweethearts. We'll send them a holo of you until we see him ok..."

 

She felt more tears prick her eyes and tried to swallow them again. She sent a comm to both Brina and to Ronin before turning back to see what the others were discussing now.

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Head still aching from exhaustion, Kheldar opens his mouth to speak.

 

"How about we start from the beginning, what everyone knew from the get go, how everyone got in, got to the vault, busted in, and then made their escape. I'd like to know what went wrong at each possible juncture so as to prevent it from happening again, and then I can address security... well.... link, but link..."

[Zara Nargal]

"One of them didn't make it through the sensors - why the others got through and he didn't I do not know. We had an eye on him and on Ganelon right from their entrance to the Casino."

 

She turned back to Bekka then too,

 

"I am just as interested to find out how all the weapons were brought in undetected."

 

She gathered up fresh nappies before feeding the hungry twins, waiting until each had drank their fill before she changed both twins. They lay on the matress in the bottom of the play pen, gurgling and cooing up at their mother.

[Bekka]

Bekka finished up her drink, and accepted the plate of dessert from Zara's aunt... after thanking her she looked at them... "Well... I don't know about the other two... but the sith went in unarmed... Ganelon had most of his weapons in his droid... and that neckless of his... Me... well, I walked in with all my weapons on my person... 4 blasters, two knives, 3 daggers... half a dozen flash grenades, along with a few stun grenages, and one explosive... "

 

She watched as Kheldar's eyes kept getting wider and wider... and he just put his chin on his hands and motioned for her to go on... "Well, I didn't go into the casino proper... I went in through the water park... took a nice long swim... and then went in to 'check in' ... so to speak... before ever even getting to your scanners... I played interest in one of your guards on the doors... and a few bucks, and a comm number for when he got off of work... and I had a pass through... Fracas and John got weapons from me... "

 

As the dessert was cleared... she leaned back in her chair... "You really need to get droids to stand the doors... men are just easy prey... Now... for your next lax in security... you need to get yourselves some attendants into the bathrooms... we went to the bathroom, and cut a hole into the wall that lead behind the casino... and it was easy sailing from here... I hacked into the systems, brought things down as needed... putting them back up when I was done... the Vault... I looped a feed of the guards before we stunned them... we got in... the Sith did something with the demension thingy... and out we went... basically underfire... a diversion was created in the holodeck... but other then that... it went well... "

 

She took a breath and went on... "Ganelon contacted me personally... for my expertise in hacking... Not many know I do that... they usually want me for my um... other talent... I don't know how the others were contacted... nor do I know exactly what they did... hell, I am not even sure if the two... fracas and slicer were human... "

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Finally, after getting the details short hand, he pieces everything together.

 

"Okay," he begins cooly, placing that information together with police and insurance reports. "So basically, the chief fault lay in that he got the security detail from an over muscled bounty hunter with pea sized brains... then manages to by pass scanners that weren't automated, prepared for, and ultimately not attended to as they should have been." Kheldar's eyes glint at the thought of John destroying his beautiful vault. That particular item was the end result of over a year of research into other fields and should have been foolproof. Still, with the harmonics field taken out..."

 

Kheldar springs up, pacing back and forth. "As for the restrooms... The best I can do, that wouldn't limit the privacy of guests too much, is something like smaller scanners in the pipes or plumbing... an actual camera would get us sued to high heaven. I've got a whole bunch of plans to get this place secure as ever..."

 

Kheldar throws out a new model floor droid/grav trap which can be used en route to the vault and along the maintenance cooridors used, secondary harmonics fields, a rebuilding of the vault's dimensional lock, added droid sentinels, and finally, a secure sensor-stun relay for entrances to the Link.

 

"I think I can probably tweak it from there," he continues enthusiastically. "There were a few holes, yet, but I think I can squeeze the money back. I've apparently got someone poking their nose around the Last Call, probably looking into buying prime Coruscant real-estate. I can take him for a loop at just a fair market price," he laughs, "and that should easily cover the costs of the repairs... " By this time he's opennly laughing. "Okay, I can see why there were a few errors in the casino, though Zara dear," he states sympathetically, "you really, really need to have a word with Kat about his... habits, or something's going to give. I can finance the reconstruction and reimbursement... save for all 90% of Ms. Bekka's part, who will be kind enough to return 90,000,000 credits, at least under the assumption that 22,000,000 isn't too bad of a consulting fee for security, right?" he asks a bit of an edge in his voice, knowing that 22,000,000 was not something to scoff at and that even the likes of Jabba was destroyed for a shipment of Glitterstem valued at far less.

[Zara Nargal]

Zara climbed back out of the playpen, leaving her twins to sleep off their latest meal. She moved back to the table and accepting the glass of juice she was given. She was calm again now, more in control of her emotions.

 

"I am hoping that Brina might have more of an impact on Kat than I seem to have. He won't listen to me. I once when through his rooms and found dozens of bottles of alcohol of all types. When he's sober he's got a good mind, he's just killing his brain cells."

 

She was hoping that he would get more in control of himself now that Brina was on the scene. She liked Brina. She listened to Kheldar as he spoke to Bekka.

[Bekka]

Bekka stares at Kheldar and is silent a moment... and then she started to laugh... "Are you kidding me...???" She took out a datapad and did some calculating... and looked back at him... "I'll tell you what... you make it 35 million... and I'll even throw in some security services... and help you get the casino up to date so it can't be hacked... you could call me your um... IT person... of course, I would not be able to really do to much till after this kid is born... but I could get the programs built... with Toby's help... "

 

She waited for his response... Kheldar was a business man... and to just accept his offer would not be prudent... he would probably be willing to pay more then he offered... but shrudness had him low ball it... so she high balled what she really wanted...

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Kheldar's eyes narrow shrewdly, sensing a trade deal afoot.

 

"Very well," he continues, knowing exactly how to write out this contract. Working on a secure and untracable line route through to his ship, and then to the HQ back at Corellia for a quick consultation with legal. "How about we do agree to that for the price. In exchange for that lump fee, you're acting as a more or less permanent employee, working for security, maintenance, etc... Gaining employment benefits and coverage too from KVC Enterprises as a 'consultant in prepituity' on this project... and vola!" He uploads the form onto a contract pad and hands it to Bekka. "For 35,000,000 credits, I think your services will be well worth it."

[Zara Nargal]

Zara looked between the two, knowing how shrewd a businessman the Link's silent partner was. She also got to thinking what she would have to do in the future. All the repairs were well underway or completed now, also with the insurance about to come through they would soon be opening up for business in general again. She didn't know if she would be able to continue her force training with Master Devanus or if she would have to find someone else to finish her training. The witches spells she wanted to incorporate into her training as well. She was also longing to see Ronin again.

 

She stayed quiet, watching as the deal was set in motion. She'd been wanting to get Bekka on contract for a while now. Since the other woman had saved Zara's life twice during that heist.

[Bekka]

Bekka takes the contract and looks it over and pulls out her bag... she retrieves Toby and uploads the contract ... "Toby, look this over and make sure there is nothing in it that would put me in slavery to Mr. Corellie for life or no pay... anything that will force me to stay put where he controls my life... "

 

she glanced up and saw him get a bit miffed... "Hey... you handed over my kid to a bounty hunter... you can't expect me to trust your legal staff do you???"

 

After a few minutes, my love, the contract is acceptable... if I were you, I would request bonus' if your security thoarts any other attempts to break into the casino...

 

She looked over and raised her eyebrow... "Well, what about bonus'... ???? "

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Kheldar watches with his best poker face as Bekka gives Toby that order and scans over the contract, remaining calm, smiling, and unpreturbed as ever. Even after it scans over the "consultant in prepetuity" clause and finds nothing, his face remains impassive and bening. What would even be more amazing is it remains so at the declaration that there is nothing wrong with the contract. There is no external voicing or expression of Kheldar's smug gloating, the result of years of dedicated business dealings and trades, that made KVC the paramount businessman in the galaxy and it would appear in the end, smarter than a computer like Toby. Then again, it would probably take a dedicated legal scholar a month to unwind that clause, citing some very obscure points of intergalactic law.

 

"Well," he states with his characteristic enthusiasm and cheer in response to Reagan's question. "I think a bonus could be negotiated on a case by case basis where the threat to the casino is evaluated and the probability of success without your aid is ran against a percentage of a fixed rate of say, 1,000,000 credits to dermine how much of a bonus is warranted. That could make you very rich you realize and I hope, proves acceptable?"

[Zara Nargal]

Zara sat watching the two, but her mind was elsewhere. She kept thinking of her spells that she'd been taught from her tutor, also how she still needed lessons for using the Force. She heard what they were saying but she didn't comment... yet.

 

She glanced at the twins, sleeping in their playpen and thought of their father. Why hadn't he contacted her yet? Was he angry with her? Had he found out already? Would he ever speak to her again?

[Bekka]

Bekka looked over at Kheldar and raised her eyebrow... she hated doing business with him... he was such a sneaky bastard... she had not really liked him since he handed her kid over to Rane Scando... she put Toby away, and look at him once more... she watched him add in the bonus, and both he and her signed the contract...

 

Just as she finished signing it... the child moved, and she started to feel ill... then she saw him... sitting talking with a female... she could feel his pain... it was not physical pain, more like his heart was being torn apart...

 

The pain that hit her following the vision was so hard and so fast, she didn't even have a chance to brace herself... one second she was sitting in the chair, then next she was on the floor... unconscious.

[Zara Nargal]

Zara watched the proceedings, getting up to move over closer to her twins while the other two conducted their paperwork. She glanced back at Bekka, seeing the girls face drain of colour before she fell to the floor. It happened that quickly that Zara couldn't move fast enough to catch her before Bekka hit the floor. She reached her side, looking up at Kheldar with a very bewildered expression on her face.

 

"The only time she has shown any sort of pain has been through the child. She's seen the father of her child in visions. Her child is kind of like a go between I think, though I don't know if the father has felt any contact on this end."

 

They shifted Bekka onto her bed, making her comfortable, making sure there was a container by the bed incase she was ill when she woke. Zara was getting used to performing the healing spell by now, getting plenty of practice with it since Bekka had arrived. She could actually touch the growing child, and now soothed it as she would one of her twins when they were fussy. She went back out, sitting at the table putting her head in her hands, her elbows resting on the table.

 

"It's getting worse. This is the first time she's lost consciousness."

 

Zara felt she needed to get in contact with someone who knew the father, find something more out about him. She knew there was no way that he would listen to her - she had a bounty on his head. And he didn't know of the child either. There had to be some way of finding out what was going on.

 

"The father doesn't know about the child, Bekka doesn't want him to know and I respect that. You better too."

 

She looked up at Kheldar again.

 

"At the same time, I need to talk to someone that knows him well."

 

She closed her eyes again. A strange sense came over her, she could feel him. With her eyes closed she could see him. The emotions were strong, as if he was in the same room. Only she saw what looked like an office.

 

"Can we talk? I need to see you.."

 

Her eyes flashed open, a shiver going down her spine. Was she ready to face him? When she hadn't even caught up with Ronin yet? He was her Jedi Master but what of the emotion behind it?

[King Kheldar vos Correlli]

Kheldar's silent gloating over the contract faded the moment he saw Bekka take a downward spiral into disaster.

 

A half second later, Kheldar has punched in a comm call. A minute later there is a loud thunk on the outside of the village as a tiny sphere lands in the shrubbery, then starts roling through towards Kheldar's location. For a moment, it looks as if there is a speck of gold from above, vanishing as the Silk Road resumes its orbit.

 

Kheldar snaps his fingers and the sphere unrolls, turning into a med droid, which works in tandem with Cyrion to diagnos Bekka's ailment. The protocol droid, making use of the special gem lenses given the Jedi leader studies her force aura, trying to size it up with the information the medical droid relays.

[Zara Nargal]

She looked up as the medical droid came in, raising an eyebrow at Kheldar. She stood and moved to the door again, leaning against it as she observed the droids at work. She also made sure she had a good view of the still sleeping twins.

 

"I need to see Ronin. I miss him so much and I just know he won't like the jedi that was teaching me about the Force."

 

Zara sighed, still trying to come to terms with what happened... and the message she'd just gotten.

 

"I also need to see my jedi master..."

 

She could feel the calling... his need to see her. She also knew that if he were to follow her here to Dathomir that her clan sisters would be after him as a husband. While that shouldn't trouble her... somehow it did. Not to mention Zara not being able to protect more than one at a time and she was currently protecting Kheldar. If Ronin turned up then she would have to fight off her clan sisters. Well Kheldar could be passed off as Bekka's intended husband if that was the case...