"He will not die in vain. And though you may take this as my being impertinent, I will not sit idly by while others complete the wishes and avenge the death of my Captain either. I'm a part of this simply because of the trust he gave me as a crewmember, and I will not abandon that even in his death."

Jasyn paused at that, running a hand through his now-unruly brown hair and beginning to pace, his eyes darkening further. "But first...I could really use a drink..."

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She drew back from Jasyn, now wrinkling her nose at his last statement.

"The Blood Oath I had was with Captain Danner, Mr. Lancaster," she said icily, sniffing a bit. "As such, it was to assist me with the whereabouts of my daughter. I-- I now know exactly where she is; the only reason I remained with Captain Danner at all beyond that was because of the Blood Oath. There are factors at play here you cannot even begin to understand; my own counsel will I keep as to what course of action I deem to be in the highest priority!"

With that she turned from the man altogether, and went over to stand beside the sleeping Galen. There her demeanor slowly softened, and she remained at her side, her hands crossed in front of herself, quietly waiting for even she knew not what at that moment.

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Frustrated that he was finding no outlet for his own personal brand of grief, he simply turned to the bar and took a glass of Sith brandy. Then he took a seat at one of the nearby couches, his look darkening further as he began to drown his despair in the drink, somehow disturbed by the fact he would have to be the one to tell the others at Eagle Enterprises of Terrin's untimely death.

But not now. The time for that would come soon enough.

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...evil being in the guise of Darth Wicked...

Something within Shayla snapped a flared in hot anger. She barely even heard Jasyn's or Graysith's next words as a realization took shape in her mind.

HIM. The one who had tampered with her own mind, causing her to fall into soul-encompassing despair every time she was angry. It had been HIM, she was just sure of it...

...but then, wasn't that particular being, at some point in time at least, connected with Roan...?

Shayla turned from these inward questions to glance at Jasyn, who was just taking a seat with a snifter of Sith brandy. Her greeny-blues fell on him in disgust, and she balled her fists at her sides, her next words coming out harshly. "Is that all you can think of doing at a time like this?!" she growled, drawing a surprised look at least from Jasyn and from her own husband. "A man just died here, for reasons I can't even comprehend, by the whim of a couple of beings who have meddled with those in our party at least twice prior to this.”

Then she looked to Graysith. “Perhaps we should find and return to this Temple which you were flung to see if we can ascertain its importance?” she asked, her mind spinning with ideas. Then she turned to Jharu. "You returned with Terrin and Galen by ship," she observed. "Do you know what planet the Temple was on?"

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He nodded to shayla, having been on his way to jasyn at that very moment, he reached down and removed the brandy from the mans hands, casting a dark glance his way before he could say a word, as though to say "Dont get more"

he then placed the drink back at a small bar and turned back to the group.

He nodded to shayla in response to her question, looking down at his son. "Jharu, You found your way to the temple, did you not? where may we find it?"

His son looked at him for a moment before he began speaking. "It was on K'eel doba... But i dont know where, galens friend was driving and there was no view... But galen landed there as well, she probably knows."

recinis nodded taking in a deep breath, "Thank you my son, You have done your best, and that is all we can every ask of you..."

He then walked to galen, kneeling beside the yet unconcious woman. His hand crept out slowly and pressed upon her neck, to which she awoke quite suddenly, arm instantly coming to flail outward and hit roughly upon recinis chest, her body picking up where it left off...

Recinis calmed her, holding her gently in place untill she realized where she was, holding her tightly even after that untill she had given up trying to escape... Finaly he leaned close to her and spoke gently. "Now Galen Jhin'darr... Put asside hopes of revenge due to a mere animal... And help us find the true source of your husbands death.. where is the location of the temple of which you found your way to the darker realms?"

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I couldn't help the instinctive flail of my arms as I was yanked so rudely back into lucidity, then froze when the words this Sith was speaking to me finally made their way into my ears. My next movement was as instinctive as was my initial lashing out upon awakening: now I sat quickly up, and wrapped my arms around myself with a little shudder.

Back to the Temple--?

"Wh- why would you want to go back there?" I stammered, gulping as memories rose up in reply to those words, raw and hot within me. Memories of who had last held me in his arms in that Temple, albeit against my wishes at the time....

I gulped again, rushing on to shove those taunting images from my mind.

"The logbook referred to it as a Temple of S'slan, and at first there was that weird kind of shield around it. But then it disappeared...

"Why would you want to go there? I mean, I already figured out a long time ago that's where Roan was hiding out with my Darra-- only there weren't any life signals when we got there. Only a lot of broken equipment, lab equipment I think; and there were quite a few dead Kaminoans, and I remember Flac saying...

"FLAC!!!" I interrupted my little soliloquy with a shout and straightened further, my arms dropping from where I had been holding myself.

"Where is Flac? What happened to him; is he here? Where is he? Oh ye gods don't tell me he didn't make it either...."

I fell into silence and began shivering uncontrollably as twin images rose up in my mind's eye: images of way too many dead scientists laying amidst broken shards and crumpled metals, and the image seared into my brain as well of Flac in the grip of Darth Wicked in that hellspawned place where I had led him, and Terrin, and my nephew and sister for that matter.

Death... there was way too much death lately, too many dead bodies.

And deep down within me something began trembling with the certain knowledge that I simply couldn't stand the impact of another.

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Kaminoan scientists, in a place where Galen had suspected Roan had been with Darra. And somehow they had ALL ended up there...Terrin and the kid and Galen and this other person...and were strangely REMOVED from that place by some dark force?

Now, praytell, WHAT was disturbing about this picture...?

...and who the hell was this Flac guy?

Jasyn shoved that little question to the back of his mind for the moment as Galen began shivering uncontrollably. He stood and wandered over to sit next to Galen, placing a supportive arm about her shoulders as she continued to tremble. He cast a worried glance about the room. "Is it just me or is everything connecting in a disturbing manner here? A Temple, Roan and Darra, Kaminoan scientists...and then everyone is yanked into another Realm upon finding that Temple? I don't know if those...beings which were in the other Realm even have a thing to do with Roan's plans, especially considering they flung everyone back after arrival, but I'd definitely say there might be something in that temple or about that Temple that Roan doesn't want to be found. After all, he left it unshielded, but apparently he didn't leave it entirely open to...tresspassers..."

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Roan was hiding in the temple of S'slan... Indeed, that would be fitting for a former dark lord of the warrior clan... dead kaminian scientists? lab equipment? could that mean... Then, most likely darra is no longer a child...

Roan has now both children who were meant to bring back the sith... two children, both with great power, if darra has indeed been advanced... Would he then go about returning the sith for his own currupt designs?

If he will attempt it... them time is indeed important...

Recinis turned about slowly, looking down at his son, and giving a brief smile. "come here Jharu" he spoke gently, placing a hand upon jharu's shoulder as the boy approuched, reaching out to take the boy's wrist up, looking down upon the flesh. "while in tradition, a great ceremony is to follow a warriors quest, im afraid we have not the time, and your recieving the mark which entreats you is something that must be done of quickness, for the mark is to be transfered to a warrior while knowledge is fresh... Or the mark is truly just a mark..."

He smiled at his son, then taking a claw he traced upon the boy's wrist half of the mark of warriors, pressing his own wrist to the boys, allowing it to become final...

Arms wrapping gently about his son in a loving hug he whispered. "no this my son, i am proud of you for all you have accomplished... You are fit to be a warrior... You now must learn what you can from your mother, in anything she wishes to teach you, and then the other half of the mark shall be given..."

he smiled briefly once more before standing and addressing the others, giving jharmeen a little smile and a nodd before turning serious again.

"I fear roan has done what we feared he would manage to accomplish... he has both pieces to the puzzle... Darra, and ShaRhylla... While it indeed pains me to suggest this... I feel, with the evidence of scientists in the temple... Darra is no longer a simple child... But now a girl with the strength to bring forth the sith from the past... I know not how roan would persuade her to help him... But i know too, that minds are easily swayed, when there is nothing to oppose what is being told...

I feel Roan would now go to the eternal flame... Either that, or he will go somewhere where he might teach the girls what they must do, and find a means of assuring his position of power once the deed is done..."

"we must travel to K'eel doba with great speed... As we are all tired-" he cast a light nod to jharmeen before continuing. "I suggest we take a more simplistic way of travel..."

Eyes shifting slowly he cast his attention upon galen. "I am sorry for all that has happened in such a short time... But time is very important... And you have no time to look back on things, save the time of travel... That indeed must be enough rest for us all..."

he then paused, shaking his head slowly. "no... While we have not the time to spare... 2 hours, 2 hours to ready yourselves... 2 hours to spend in any way you wish... Then we leave."

Turning again he walked back to jharmeen and jharu, looking down at both of them with a loving smile. "there are things i must do to prepare...Should you need me, I will be within the gardens..."

He gave them both a gentle hug, giving jharmeen a loving kiss as well, before turning and exiting the temple...

Finding his way to the gardens Recinis sat down closed his eyes, and let the universe slip away.

Roan... you are no simple being... While corrupt you may be... You were a dark lord... And given that title for a reason i can clearly see... Clever... Strong... you present more of a mystery then even i can fully grasp... Where are you going? what are your plans?

You would not be so stupid as to return to your temple,that is clear by the fact that you leave your shield away... You also would not be as stupid as to simply go to Korriban... No no... You will find a place to go where you might grow stronger... And not be found...

he remained in such a manor, allowing his thoughts to attempt to find an answer to this mystery.

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...she hadn't been pregnant with their son, either.

He turned and looked at her, his brown eyes radiating concern. "Sweetheart, don't you think we should sit this one out? I know you feel dedicated to the cause and all, but we have our son to think about now too."

He paused at that, turning his eyes into her greeny-blues and waiting.

Hopefully she'd see the sense in the words he was speaking...

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She paused at that then made her final declaration. "I'm going, as a friend and an ally if nothing more than that. Don't you dare try to stop me."

At that she whirled and headed out to the courtyard, unheeding to anyone who might follow, not even her own husband.

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He cast a worried expression in Graysith's direction, then simply nodded respectfully. Then he joined Jasyn, who had stubbornly recovered his snifter of brandy, on a nearby couch.

He'd give Shayla a little space before he went to her to apologize...

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She reached into her sith robe, pulling out Erik's lightsaber. She ignited it, gazing at the glowing blue blade momentarily, then waving it about in a fancy pattern, thankful that she had kept some modicum of training up although she had not been using such a weapon for some time...

In time you will have no need of such...toys... came a memory that seemed like only yesterday. Sighing, Shayla deactivated the blade then placed the lightsaber back in her robe.

So long as she was a typical Force-user, she would be needing it, to protect those around her that she cared about, her unborn baby, and herself.

That thought, along with something else entirely, triggered her greeny-blue eyes to wander to a now-abandoned stone bench where the remainder of a blood trail lay. Shayla shuddered.

No one else was going to suffer and die by the actions of those two who lurked in the Dark Realms; not if she could help it.

Her eyes defocused at that thought, and she again reached into a small pocket inside the hip of her robe to finger something there. Then again her hands fell loosely to her sides and she waited, knowing that the time to depart was growing closer and closer by the moment.

She was ready.

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This is not good, that my son should feel enough trepidation not to give forth his usual smile, she thought to herself. Indeed, he is too young to have to face such things as he already has.

Outwardly her smile merely grew broader, and she reached forward with both hands to hug her son. "You have done well," she said, pulling back. "Now go and rest; there is yet an hour before we leave."

Leave.

Her smile disappeared as Jharu left her, and her thoughts turned back to Lord Recinis's decree. It was all she could do now to keep from following after Recinis, giving the questions within her vent.

We are going to K'eel Doba. Yet Galen said there were no life signs in the Temple of S'slan. Why do we go there at all, then? It makes no sense; this would be a waste of time.

And time is something beginning to be a luxury.

She shook her head in reply to her own thoughts. No matter how she looked at the situation, returning to K'eel Doba, to the Temple, just didn't seem to be a logical choice to her. Other matters were more pressing, such as discovering where Ankrist Roan had fled, and with whom. Logic dictated that it was with her niece, yet there was someone else who had entered the picture, and whose location was just as much a mystery as the ex-Dark Lord's.

This one called Flac. Who was this man, to be found within the Darker Realms with my sister? She certainly seemed concerned for his safety; perhaps determining his whereabouts and effecting his release would calm her enough that she in turn would not try to run off and do something extreme, which Khaandon only knew she had a propensity toward doing.

And indeed, there was another reason to return to those dark realms where neither life nor death existed.

She nodded to herself, and found her way to the suites she shared with Recinis. There she removed the elegant Sith robes she had been wearing, and dressed herself once again in her simple practice doba. Affixing the Tooth of S'slan to her thrimm, she took up Rora'Kessh and considered it for a long moment. Then she carefully laid it upon their bed.

That would not be needed. Should anyone or any...thing break through the defensive perimeter she could make with the All, or get past the offensive one she could mount using the Claw, she yet had the Tooth. The sword, while elegant and beautiful, might really only prove to be a hindrance. She would leave it behind.

With that she stepped back from the bed, and checked herself over. Prepared, she opened a portal through the All and for a brief moment just stood quietly before it.

She had a promise to keep and meant to keep it, but not at risking the lives of the others she loved. She would go alone.

M'wonBo'o's assistance would have been helpful, though....

Taking a deep breath, she stepped through that portal into inky blackness, closing the doorway between two dimensions behind her as she did so, knowing the Link shared between them would inform her Lord of her actions, and otherwise quite certain she would be back before the others even knew she had gone.

((OOC: Follow Graysith back to The Darker Side of Midnight in the "Jedi Praxeum/Sith Temple" forums, thank you.))

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Be careful my love...
though he would have desired to follow her actions, and assure that no harm came to her, but of now, he had matters which were of importance to think of, and he was quite certain she would be fine.
Roan... where would you go? it is true, the sith held only 4 planets which they lived on... 4, believed to be the center of everything in the stage of our ignorance... But there were outposts hidden in many places... Perhaps he would go to one of the warrior's temples...Thyferra had such a temple hidden on it... perhaps he would go there...

It would indeed provide a good hiding place, and a place where he might go about training the children to his desires... if that is what he plans to do...

He then stood taking in a deep breath.But still, i must examin the temple... Perhaps clues can be found within...

he then walked off, locating his son who was running through random drills with a wooden practice sword...

He smiled at his son and sat down gazing at the boy as he went through his practices...
He is so eager to please... Yet his heart is not fully in it... So young...and yet he has already seen so much death... Truely, seeing what he has, could indeed make him desire to throw down his sword... AH but he is strong... Yes, his Jharmeens determination i believe... He will grow stronger with these experiences... it is a shame that he was forced to gain strength in that way...

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...and found it not.

Shayla's heart jumped in her throat as she recalled the last time she had not been able to sense Graysith's presence. But she was somewhat comforted by the fact that Lord Recinis seemed so very calm. Even so, this sudden disappearance had her very worried. She pondered the wisdom of approaching Lord Recinis without an invitation to do so, yet she was drawn to come over regardless. So Shayla folded her hands in front of herself then walked over to where the Dark Lord was seated, bowing her head in respect. She didn't really want to address Graysith's sudden absence in front of her son, however; after all, he may not be aware of it yet. So instead she settled on saying something entirely different, that might still give answer to Graysith's whereabouts even still.

"Time draws close for our departure," she observed. "Shall we begin gathering the others so that we can leave promptly?"

At this she fell silent, her greeny-blues meeting the emerald pair of Lord Recinis, letting her unspoken question read somewhere in the depths of her eyes.

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Nodding in satisfaction, fatigued by the inner battle with the Darkness of this place, she opened another portal in the All...

...and soon stepped quietly out into the presence of Recinis and Shayla and her son, who was still running through his swordplay, attacking nearby trees and branches with a vigor she was far from feeling. She staggered a bit, the Glyph de-escalating, and let a great exhalation of breath escape from her. One slim hand went up to her brow, which was suddenly slicked with sweat.

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Then she drew away, settling her hands quietly in her lap, and leaned against her husband.

"Thank you," she said quietly, gazing straight into Shayla's eyes, before expanding that gaze outward to include all present.

"The being, my daughter, and the human Galen called 'Flac' are not in the Dark Realms," she announced without preamble. "But what is there is of even greater importance."

She paused a moment, letting the noise of her son's approaching footsteps die away into quiet. And when all were attentive she continued.

"Somehow they have taken the Valley of the Dark Lords into those hideous realms," she said, her voice growing even more solemn as she revealed what she had suspected from her prior visit there. "I do not myself have the power to bring it back; indeed, it takes powers not of the living to achieve what they have obviously achieved regarding this valley.

"Which in turn informs me of the current state of my daughter... and of Darth Wicked."

A pang rose up in her eyes, dark and oily, a pang of combined pain and anguish and deep hatred. She fought it down, that Jharu would not see such things in his own mother. And when she was under complete control of herself, her visage calm, the Glyph steady, she continued.

"The powers of the valley still respond to me, however," she went on. "I have found where Roan and JhinDarra are... and at the time of this telling they have been joined by those heinous beings and their prisoner, Flac. I managed to create a link with the Sith ship in which they travel; in thus a manner we may follow them to wherever it is they go.

"But--!"

She stopped, turning to Recinis now, and taking his hands into her own.

"We must go quickly, and keep on their trail. If they depart from the ship, and go off through the All, we will be back at square one. And in addition to this, the fact that I was able to reach them at all proves that Roan is not protecting himself with a chronotic shield. Just as he let the shield about the Temple where he he had been hiding drop and reveal the broken remnants of the lab to us.

"I fear he has something dire up his sleeve, my love; he is making it quite easy for us to follow him...."

With that she fell silent, letting her gaze rove back and forth between Shayla and Recinis before finally letting it fall altogether into the comforting emerald pair of her husband, where they stayed.

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He let loose a small smile, doing his best to put the remnants of the horrers his eyes had see behind, having worked them through his system with what knowledge he held in sword play...

With his mothers words he couldnt help the tightening fist at his side, as images of a red headed demon came through his mind.

My sister... she truly is my sister... how could this be? so evil... She... she did it... its her fault aunt galen was hurt... uncle terrin dead...and that other man as well... He's gone because of her... And a 'darth wicked'? She to apparantly has claimed his soul?

I have to help... I cant let her do anything more to harm these people... I have to save them... I have to save her...

Save her.

Even if it means ending her own life...

But then, i didnt know her at all... How can i judge her? what has caused her to take this path?

Jharu's eyes focused once more, giving his hand a quick little shake to remove the sligt cramp which had worked its way into his muscles whilst his fist had been clenched...

His wide violite spheres looked up from his thoughts to see his mother and father standing, and looking at him...

His father reached out and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, jharu could feel the fingers squeeze slightly to get his full attention.
"jharu my son... Whatever troubles you... Release it... What has happened, is in the past, and what will happen is in the future... neither of these things may tresspass on the present, if you hope to fulfill your desires."

He looked up at his father, eyes going even wider as he considered the words...Realizing how simple, and at the same time, how important the advice was...

he nodded his head as his fathers firm hold on his shoulder dissapeared into memory...

He looked over then at the woman with the blonde hair and bluish-green eyes that had helped his mother...

He smiled at her and without a thought to contradict himself he wrapped her in a thankful hug, mimicking his mother somewhat, though with an intirly different meaning. His hug would clearly read. "Thank you for helping my mommy"

As he released her from his stronge embrace he bowed his head slightly, looking up at her wide eyed and curiously.

His voiced escaped then with a little realization. "My name is jharu! whats yours?"

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Good looking kid, she mused to herself.

Then she turned her gaze into that of Graysith's first, then to Lord Recinis. "We should depart immediately," she observed.

She then stretched out with the Force to the link she shared with Erik, sending him a little niggle that told him they were getting ready to leave and that he should lead the others to the warship by following her Force-signature. Then she again looked to Lord Recinis. "The others know that it is time. My husband will lead them to the ship."

Then with no further word than this, Shayla fell in step behind Lord Recinis and Graysith, following them quietly and thoughtfully to the warship. All the while she couldn't help but hope that she'd be able to do some piloting once again...

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Here they went, again.

Erik then stood, brushing off invisible crumbs from his flightsuit then nodding his head in the direction of the Temple entrance. "I know the way," he said simply, then turned and began leading the way, his thoughts turned inward even as he did.

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To the mans credit he did not...

Soon all were aboard, and were preparing for departure, the urgency of Jharmeens words still fresh in Recinis' mind...

Why would you want us to follow? why so care free... You are not that stupid roan, i will not be fooled... Had you been as stupid as you now make us think, my presence in this time would not be necessary...

As jharmeen went to set the ship into motion, recinis held on to her, stoping her tracks, emerald orbs meeting violet in a concerned matter. "Not yet... If we must go, let us go... But be weary...

"For i believe he wants to end this now... He's not foolish enough to drop his guard, not unless two things are met... This is indeed a warriors tactic... two things my love... one, he indeed has more defenses then any could ever comprehend... and two, he has found our weakness and only needs us to take the bait, in order to finish us with one swift blow..."

recinis nodded then, allowing a deep breath to fill his longs, before slowly releasing it. "But... Im afraid this bait is simply to important to ignor..."

And if his daughter and the creature in wickeds body have the eternal flame... He indeed has all he needs to complete this puzzle, and end all that she has strived for... could this be our weakness? what happens with the sith return? will all this power, of which we have become so reliant... vanish? or will it continue to grant us its suport, as long as the cause is one which follows the greater good? and if roan knows this answer... is he ready to actauly give up the power he has obtained through the simple need of such a power in the universe?

Quite suddenly he felt something tug the sleeve of his robes, breaking from his thought he turned to regard his son, whom spoke to him with a soft voice.

"Father...What has happened, is in the past, and what will happen is in the future... neither of these things may tresspass on the present, if you hope to fulfill your desires."

Recinis couldnt help but smile as he placed a hand on his sons shoulder. "you are correct my son... Thank you for reminding me..."

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...but still, Shayla had a good edge on piloting, and she was well experienced. But she would wait; no use in presuming your place before you've been given it. Still, that navboard almost seemed to be calling to her...

Without turning, still gazing at those controls thoughtfully, she queried over her shoulder, "Any clues where Roan is heading now?"

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"I fear I do not know exactly where Roan is going with JhinDarra and the-- the others," she admitted slowly, her eyes darkening in distaste. "I merely have a link established; when we use it to 'home in' on his trajectory, then we may be able to deduce what his destination is. However--"

She broke off abruptly, and now looked searchingly into Recinis's emerald eyes. She still read a question there, a question repeated in her own pair.

"My Lord," she murmured in a lower tone of voice. "You expressed a desire to return to K'eel Doba. While at the time it was to see if any clues were left behind which might lead us to Roan, clues we really do not need as I now have a link with his ship, perhaps we should not fly away in pursuit quite so quickly. The young boetay, although possessing the strength and vigor of youth, quite often misses his prey as he leaps out without thought or plan; it is the older, wiser one which brings home the meal after careful deliberation of his victim's movements."

She paused a moment, thinking.

"Perhaps there are yet clues there which might not only reveal to us where it is he is heading, but why. Perhaps my sense of urgency was triggered by my short foray into the Dark Realms; being forewarned is forearmed. I actually do not think he will abandon the ship he now has, nor do I really believe he will transport himself and the others with the All. This is wearying and draining; a ship is much more practical, especially a Sith fighter, and as long as he travels in it I can easily determine his location."

She nodded her head, giving Recinis a loving hug. Then after repeating the gesture with her son, she pulled away from them entirely and went to the control center of the great warship. There she sought out a particular compartment, and from that hidden storage place withdrew a Sith flightsuit belt. She latched this about her waist above her low-hanging thrimm, casually flicking the sigil upon it which enabled the unique light bending device. The Sith warship was large, but the Weapon's Master who had designed the device had taken this into consideration. The field of invisibility was just large enough to encompass the warship in its entirety, re-routing around it the photons which would otherwise strike it, that none would hit and reflect in any direction. In essence, the ship acted like an extremely dense gravity well.

She informed the others of this action she had taken, then seated herself at the controls. Even as she did she could feel two sets of eyes boring into her, two sets filled with longing and itching to pilot, one of them being urged onward by a deeply rooted desire for revenge.

"Perhaps we should return to K'eel Doba if for no other purpose than to obtain another ship," she commented softly, trying to lighten the suddenly foreboding atmosphere. She turned in her seat, arrowing her gaze past the hovering Shayla and Galen and directly into Recinis's eyes once again.

"Perhaps it would be to our advantage to have more than one ship, although I would only be able to make the one I was on at the time invisible. Galen however, has a belt--" She paused, her eyes flicking to her sister and then back again. "Perhaps having a tiny fleet might act to our advantage?"

Then she paused altogether and fell silent, her hand hovering over the sigil to send the ship on its way, waiting to lay in the final coordinates that it would know where it was going.

Which, contrarily, was really more than she could say for the lot of them at the moment.

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With a deep breath he spoke, ending the sudden silence with cutting clearity. "let us go to K'eel doba... Search the surfice for a ship... The man... Flac had a ship, which assisted jharu and Terrin to follow after Galen... So it would be close to the temple... And indeed a multitude of ships would be helpful in our course of actions."

Soon the ship was in hyperspace and all was set in motion.

Gazing outward at the blurs of stars passing by them in the wonder of hyperspace...

Recinis brought himself from his quiet reviery to look at his son with a quiet little smile.
His eyes wandered slowly to find themselves upon a familiar looking sword... for the first time recinis realized his son had claimed a sword, smiling he nodded. "i see you have found a weapon my son... But remember, it is not the weapon that will win battles... it is the mind... Always remember to think before you strike... In anything in life, even aside from battle."

His son nodded slowly, and recinis watched as the boys gaze drifted to the sword to regard it questioningly before returning his gaze to his fathers.

Slowly recinis came to his feet and walked to sit beside jharmeen.
He smiled softly and wrapped her in a little hug.
holding on to her gently and just enjoying the time with her... Time which of late, with the training of thier son, and the recient events, had been kept to a minimum...

Leaning closer he whispered to her. "Time is growing so scarce, its hard to find some to enjoy the things which we try so valiantly to preserve..."

he simply continued on as such, keeping her in a loving embrace as time flew by, and their destination grew ever closer.

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