He looked to Loban sternly. "Do you even remember what happened here when you used that lightsaber last? You got hurt and so did Recinis.

"Your lightsaber is no longer available. It's dangerous. It's been sucking the life out of you every time you use it, and has strange powers. You need to tell me everything you know of that saber that you can, including where your Uncle might have gotten it. This is very, very important..."

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"If my heart were given any more love it would burst forth from me entirely," she grinned at him, taking yet another step back. "It overwhelms me as it is, Recinis; I do not wish to overindulge and try to take it all in at once. Chosen Daughter of the Sith I might be, and keeper of the All, but even I have certain limits!"

Now she whirled about, her long red hair flaming about her like a nimbus, and fairly danced over to the double doorway leading out onto the balcony. For a moment she stood there, not stepping forth but remaining off to one side that while she could see out, no one below would see her standing there. She contemplated the alien beauty of Phrinnchatka, spread out before her view like a series of exotic jewels, then whirled lightly about and headed off to a large piece of furniture looming like a shadow in a corner of the room. It proved to be an ornately carved wardrobe; she threw the doors wide open and rummaged about in the interior before finally withdrawing with an item of clothing which she quickly slipped into.

It was the robe of a Sith... a Lady's robe, to be exact, and exotic in the extreme. Possessing a low cut which showed off the wearer's charms to their fullest, it had a long skirt, tucked into myriad narrow pleats, which hung to the floor in a wave of semi-transparent gold. Over-laying this was a shorter hip-skirt, which criss-crossed to tie at either hip, one made of the shimmeriest silk of gold-shot emerald green. Long flowing sleeves completed its simple yet elegant beauty, which cascaded down to completely cover her slender hands. Underneath the supple skirts, she kept her feet bare.

She glided over to Recinis, swaying a bit as though to music only she could hear, and held her hands out to him.

"Shall we go out and partake of some refreshment, Recinis?" she asked, a twinkle in her eye, the Glyph confirming her current playful mood by the intermittent sparkle of its violet glow.

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And she thought she had known love before.

She sighed happily, taking Recinis's strong arm up in hers, both wanting to press herself up against him and pull away and dance out of sheer joy all at the same time.

Not becoming of the Chosen Daughter of the Sith, she mused to herself with a smile; then she paused inwardly, taking that thought a step further. But then... perhaps it truly is.

In this manner she continued through the Temple with her warrior love, passing side corridors and doors leading to opulent suites, until at long last they came to what she recognized as a dining hall. Stopping at the quiet voices she heard wafting from within, she turned to Recinis with a brief question in her eyes. Then tilting her head in invitation, she continued in, pulling him along with her.

She led the way to a sideboard of sorts, which stood off against a wall heaped with fingerfoods and dainties. She took up a plate, pausing a moment to inspect it's alien beauty. Carrying the high polish of stainless steel, it was more flexible than aluminum, stronger than steel, and lighter in weight than titanium, its surface swirled with the iridescent oil-slick colors characteristic of that latter metal. Moving away from Recinis, she began filling it with the exotic items she found on the sideboard, turning every so often to place an item directly into Recinis's mouth with her fingers.

At length she finished her selection, and moved to sit gracefully at an elegant table for two hidden in a little nook further along the wall holding the sideboard. The table was lit by what appeared to be a wall-sconce, but one wrought of the same material as the plate and exotically alien in design. It flicked on as she entered, lighting the table with a dim blue glow.

She smiled as she sat there, part of her idly aware of the voices still talking in the other end of this great room, the words they spoke muting to the mere buzzing of insects. Then, waiting for Recinis to follow with their drinks and his food, she daintily began to eat.

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Her eyes sparkled over the rim of her goblet as she took a sip of brandy, thinking how something as ordinary as a mere stroll was suddenly heightened into an event of magickal proportions which she was greatly looking forward to. She set the goblet carefully on the table, reaching now for a tidbit when her attention was captured by the insistent sounds of those voices still coming from the other side of the dining hall. It was as if someone, or perhaps sometwo were engaging in certain... variances over something, for while the voices remained low their intensity suddenly began increasing until they might as well have been standing up shouting at each other.

Graysith's eyes flicked from Recinis, and she rose briefly from her seat. Taking a step around the edge of the alcove wall, she paused there to see what in Fates was going on, slightly irritated that this moment of simple joy would be so marred by something as mundane as an argument.

Then she saw for the first time who it was that was generating that debate, and she immediately froze in the spot. Her hands fisted at her sides, her brows lowered and she practically growled aloud along with the sudden and rising squalls her inner Beast was beginning to yowl.

Her eyes flashed as, suddenly all silk-enclosed steel, she actually took a step in that direction before managing to bring herself to a stiff-legged halt. There she stood in a cloud of resentment, glowering in the direction of Shawn and the young Lo-Ban Kenobi, knowing in her heart that while she may have been over-reacting a bit her rising ire was certainly warranted.

She just stood there, unwilling to go over to them, but unable to turn about to sit down. Within her breast, the Beast licked its lips...

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So simple, this assurety, I mused happily to myself as I let a finger ruffle the sunset down atop our daughter's wee head. So wondrous, so pure... and so very, very much overdue.

I couldn't help the way in which my lips now moved into a somewhat more rueful smile at that last thought. Images suddenly popped from nowhere and began flashing across my brain, images beginning with that fatal one which had sent me out upon the impossible journey that it had over two years ago, and ending with this quiet scenario in an even more impossible buried city of the long-dead Sith civilization.

I shook my head as I continued to muse. Who would ever have dreamed all this could have happened in the space of a mere two years? Enemies met, enemies lost, battles won and loves betrayed... finally a love coming along so profound as to make all the unbelievable events which had occurred to me seem suddenly commonplace and ordinary...

Well, ok. Maybe not ordinary!

I couldn't help grin at that thought.

Sheesh Galen, since when is gadding about the galaxy in absolutely undefeatable Sith fighter ships, being chased this time and then by an assemblage consisting of not just one but FIVE big baddies, all of whom holding claim to the title of being "Sith," but in reality only one actually being a member of that elite race, anything even CLOSE to being considered "ordinary?"

My smile broadened in spite of myself.

Admit it, ol girl... you miss it. You miss the excitement, the danger, the thrill of living on the edge, of constantly pushing the envelope...

...but you wouldn't trade all of that glitz and flash for even a second of the time you are sharing here now, would you?

That thought prompted another... pressing my cheek just once against Terrin's chest I then rose quietly to my feet and tiptoed from the room to place the little one in the Sith equivalent of a crib we had discovered in this dwelling. It's alien beauty encompassed our tiny girl with a promise to keep her safe, and a quiet vow that her dreams would be well met as she lay within its magickal embrace. I lay her within it, then stepped back as a soft and dim blue glow crept up from hidden places in its mechanisms, creating a shield of warmth and comfort that the sleeping child would not be disturbed by any other than its parents.

Then I went back to the entryway of the room where Terrin was sitting, waiting for my return. I paused there, letting the quiet mood I was in slip into something a bit more... mischievous.

"Hey there, flyboy," I smiled with a toss of my head, cocking my hips and laying one hand upon my left one. "It's a pretty big galaxy out there, and I'm sure you've seen plenty. Anything you can suggest for entertainment that you've found along the way?"

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Indeed...this one was an annoyance, one that grows at every turn, And should Loban continue to agrivate Recinis love, his life would be ended.
Recinis considered the thought for a moment, a smile growing from the frown that had spread across his face, for indeed, the warrior yet lived within him, simply awaiting his call, ready to fight once more for all that Recinis believed in, especialy for his newly found love.
he sighed once more and wrapped an arm about graysiths slim form, as if to say. "come, its not worth it" and at the same time deliver another message that read.
"i am by your side, whatever your actions may be..."
for this was the best he could do for her, as much as he would like to simply remove the irritation from existance, as she had taken from him his pain. yet he knew all he could do is simply offer himself to her, offer his suport in whatever she wished to do.

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Indeed, but that is part of the inescapable charm this warrior possesses, she thought to herself as she now allowed Recinis to draw her back into the alcove and reseat her at their table. She reached out a hand as steadily as if nothing untoward had happened, and took up her goblet once again. Taking a sip, she followed this with another glance, deep with meaning, which arrowed unerringly into the eyes of her love.

It is this wonderful natural balance that exists within him which has laid so quick a claim to my heart, her thoughts continued. For he goes so easily from being one whose very image breathes forth such insurmountable strength and power, one who can inspire fear of death in any mortal soul with but a glance of those eyes....

She paused a bit in mid-thought, allowing herself to go off on a tangent, once more seeing the warrior in action as he so swiftly dealt with the evil of Lo-Ban Kenobi's mysterious lightsaber. Shivering with a strange admixture of recoil and attraction, she then continued her former train of thought...

...to one whose very weapon-bearing hands and stern eyes can in turn transmit a love so pure and gentle it makes my very soul sing out with the desire to take it up and place it within me.

Which indeed I have.

Not a word was spoken aloud as she turned this recognition over and over in her mind, but she let those musings pass along the link she had created with Recinis, smiling now to see his eyes spark as he received them.

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A sigh heaves from me, and I jerk my link away from the images, sending it now out to follow that of my old acquaintence.

"Freedon Naad, it shall be good to speak with you again," I whisper into his ears, blocking from his mind the thoughts which instantly follow that greeting:

Indeed it is my prayer that you come as an ally, my old friend. For it appears that there is much afoot in the galaxy, and much may have to be somehow overcome before the destiny I have set into motion can finally see fruition.

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with the warning given that bit of his conciousness that had brought his attention to the lack of his sword, returned to his subconsious, not wanting to take his attention away from graysith any longer then need be.
slowly the glass raised to his lips, drawing in a bit more of the liquid it held, letting it play with his taste buds, before slowly setting the glass upon the table once more.

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"The lightsaber belonged to my father, and his father before him, and so on... My uncle received it, as he witnessed my father's death, at the hands..."

Lo-Ban paused for a moment, and then continued...

"at the hands of a sith warrior... That is all I know of its origins..."

"For the best entertainment in the galaxy," Terrin said, wrapping his arms about her and cocking his head as he continued, "The Captain has found that nothing compares to a lil one on one with his wife." He leaned over at that, and kissed her long and full on the lips. Then he pulled back ever-so-slightly. "Of course, she always wins," he added, looking straight into her beautiful brown eyes. He moved a hand to cup her chin in it then leaned forward, placing his forehead against hers. "But then, so does he. And the best thing about this by far is that each time is garanteed to surpass even the time before."

At that Terrin leaned back and let his hand return to its place around her waist, again pulling her close to him. He smiled a somewhat different sort of smile and cocked his head, crooking a brow. "What do you say we give it a whirl, my love?"

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I pulled back from him, cocking my head to the side a bit and studied him. "Each time guaranteed to surpass the one before, ey?" I said with a playful snort.

"Heh. Prove it, oh Mon Capitaine!"

Then, Khaandon only knows what came over me, but I did it. I actually looked up at him and batted my big browns at him, just the way I used to do with Sorben.

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it was not any woman who could wear a sith robe and have it look good on them, yet with graysith, it apeared as though the robe had been made for her, and for her alone, he smiled even brighter at this thought, for he was sure that the maker would have been truly pleased to see his or her creation being brought past all expected splender the outfit could have possibly been meant to achieve.

as his attention returned from his thoughts, he realized that She was looking up at him smiling, her gaze lightly questioning him as he realized to, that he had brought there pace to a stop while considering the beauty before him.
with this recinis' eyes shimmered softly and he leaned into her to press upon her lips yet another soft, playful kiss...

with this, the two strolled off a bit more, before finaly reaching the strange square he had stayed in during his earlier meditation, the memory of graysiths capture played itself in his head momentairly, but his heart simply drowned it away.
he quickly steped up upon the raised ground, and pull graysith up with him, into his arms embracing her in yet another playful kiss, spinning her slowly around in his arms before finaly setting her down on the groudn, starign deeply into her wonderfuly warm eyes.

an idea then came to him, a funny little grin spreading accross his face before finaly extending a hand to graysith while saying "shall we dance, My love?"

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If this warrior is but a true representative of his race, then surely we shall succeed in bringing back his people. The All surely would not impede our way in this....

A bit giddy from being swung around, she bowed slightly, placing a hand in his extended one. Then she straightened and threw her arms about Recinis's neck, molding her body against his, her eyes sparkling up into his and her hands snaking up to toy a bit with the set of horns gracing the back of his head.

"Nothing would please me more," she murmured a bit breathlessly, standing up on tiptoe to whisper into his ear. Then one hand lifted from its toying to make a little sign in the air, and the atmosphere suddenly became filled with the strains of exotic and alien music.

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Indeed... Their hearts beat as one.

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Indeed, she did not so much dance with her love, as she let herself float upon the bright cloud of music she had created to carry them within its embrace. Stronger and stronger, those notes blended with the words Recinis was whispering into her ear as they moved about the stage together, their steps synchronized, their hearts as one, every cell in her body trembling with the deepest and most complete joy she had ever felt in her life.

The music took up that feeling on soaring notes, penetrated both her and Recinis with a beauty which was not merely heard but felt, and urged them into greater heights of delight. She now closed her eyes, laying her head against his broad chest, and let herself go, just making of herself a part of him which would never die, likewise taking his being unto herself for all eternity, the music rushing them along: now soft and subtle, now loud and vibrant.

At length a tiny niggle interrupted her complete focus on her love with the awareness that even though this moment they shared was beyond perfection, she could add to its magic a touch. One hand made a languid motion against his back, a finger lifting to make a small and swift movement.

Indeed the music now lent wings to their feet... wings which lifted them up, arms about each other, levitating them in nothing but the splendor of freedom, freedom in which they could yet continue to explore of themselves and each other, while all around the music cried tears of joy that turned the ordinary into pure magick about them.

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At that he reached both hands up, placing a hand on each side of her face then letting them wander back to run through her soft red hair. Then he let them meet and rest atop her head, and he gently pulled her in, drawing her lips to his own. He kissed her passionately for a long moment, letting the kiss linger as his hands crept down her neck and back til they again met at her waist. Then he pulled back, his blue eyes now ablaze with warmth and utter contentment. He removed one hand from her waist and, in one smooth motion scooped her up into his arms, seinding a devilish-looking grin into her eyes. "Your turn, my dear..."

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Striving to ignore the sudden tide of goosebumps which rippled up and down my back, I managed to pull back just a hair from Terrin's embrace... just long enough to look up and lock my gaze deeply in his eyes.

A heartbeat passed.

Then-- the deep and meaningful look in my eyes flashed into something else, and my body likewise flashed into motion. I took a step back, whirled, and all motions becoming one shot a foot out to take my husband's feet out from under him, my body spinning about once as the momentum of that movement took me in a tight circle, coming back to face him just as he began to crumple backwards to the floor.

I grasped a handful of shirt, and let myself follow him there.

We thudded with the impact, ending with Terrin on his back, his hands raised up slightly to the side, and me half-sitting, half laying atop him, the fabric of his shirt balling in my hands.

I stared down into his wonderful blue eyes, sensing the slow disappearance of the mischievous grin I had worn, fought just a bit to keep it there and let myself fail purposely.

My eyes grew huge and soft.

"You asked for this, Sir..." I whispered before falling silent, no more words able to come from me for the sudden constriction in my throat and the way my heart was suddenly beginning to pound so heavily in my chest....

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But this time the kiss was fueled not only with a playful sort of passion, but with a love that would burn brightly no matter what tried to snuff it out.

Then he pulled back a bit and rolled onto his side, keeping her body still pressed against his own. He could literally feel her heart pounding and was keenly aware of his own following suit, beginning to beat in complete synchronization with her own.

"You win..." he whispered, still gazing into her eyes, an arm about her waist. Then he added, "I love you so very, very much..."

And, unable to say anything further, Terrin again pressed his lips to hers, content to lose himself in all that she was.

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Indeed, at the moment, I didn't even want to break away from Terrin's embrace, not even to repeat the solidly cementing little phrase, "I love you."

He knows...

And so instead my grip tightened about him, my hands slipping up, fingers twining in his hair, holding him fiercely to me as I proceeded to then show him precisely how much those words he had just spoken were indeed returned, and more....

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Leaning against her fiance, no less.

She smiled at that, reaching her hands to grasp the arms he had about her waist. She slid them to his own hands, taking them in hers. She squeezed them warmly, feeling so very in place in his warm embrace.

Letting go of one hand, she turned in his arms and reached up to wrap free arm around his neck, pulling him down to her to kiss him softly. When she pulled back she grinned, suddenly thinking of something.

"So, sweetheart," she said, looking at him in amusement. "Where's my ring, since I am the bride-to-be?"

She fell silent, waiting.

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"And besides," he added, "I wouldn't want the others to think we've fallen off the face of the planet..."

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