Ask Moraband Finding A Way

[Silex Tan]

It had been a few months since she had been stripped of the Force and exiled, and Silex had roamed the galaxy numbly. She had dropped Jade off on Tatooine and was still flying the ship the Jedi had given her right after they kicked her out. It definitely needed repair soon. And soon happened to be as she was nearing Sith space.

Her history with both the Sith and the Jedi made her alignment complicated. She hated the Sith morals, and wanted to help the Jedi Order and the rebellion, but they had kicked her out. So here she was, on a ship with scrambled identity codes, entering Sith space near Moraband. She wasn't a skilled pilot for nothing; it had been too easy to scramble the ships codes so it would be unidentifiable. The Jedi underestimated her piloting skills, still seemingly believing she had tried to go into space with the wookies strapped to her ship, when that hadn't been the case at all.

She landed her ship gracefully at one of the only spaceports on Moraband. It was very nearly empty, which she was glad for. She wished she could still use the Force, so she could feel the presence of the dark side here. Anything to fill that empty void that now echoed in her being. She walked down the lowered ramp, the astromech droid still onboard. She had barely placed a foot on the hard, dry, ground, when she saw a figure running in her direction. At first the person looked drunk, but the closer they got, Silex realized it was a woman and she was hurt. Badly. The woman collapsed a little ways off, and Silex jogged up to her. The woman was blonde, and blood was streaked across her body. She couldn't see any external wounds except for the blood and a twisted ankle that looked broken.

Silex scooped the woman into her arms, and then carried her back onto her ship. She set the woman down on a fading couch, and then left the ship again to gather as many supplies as she could.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee wearily opened her eyes, immediately feeling an immense sort of pounding pain deriving from her head. In addition to that, her ankle hurt vehemently and she had to clench her teeth while she pushed herself into a sitting position. The memories immediately came floating back, painfully reminding her of what has just happened. However the last thing she remembered was the figure that approached her while she collapsed, and this could only mean that he or she had brought her here and she had no idea whether this was a good or a bad thing.

She directed her gaze to one of the windows and realized that they were still on Moraband. The positive aspect was that she could still flee the ship, as it was clearly not moving right now, but she had no idea whether this would be a clever move. She needed to leave the planet as soon as possible and the fastest way was a ship. That was when she got a dangerous idea.

Despite all the unbearable pain she forced herself to get up, carefully placing one foot in front of the other, steering towards the cockpit. She had never flown a ship all by herself, but she had some co-piloting experiece, so maybe she could figure it out somehow. She would have enough time to heal herself once she brought enough distance between her and Ronan, but for now, she had to get out of here. Once on her feet, she realized that she had somehow managed to strap Ronan's lightsaber on her belt and she grabbed it, just in case the pilot of this ship would return. She went on, the adrenaline being the only thing that kept her going.

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[Silex Tan]

A few minutes later, Silex returned to her ship. As soon as she walked back up the ramp, her arms heavy with materials and medical stuff, she noticed the couch she had laid the woman on was empty now. She could hear footsteps further in the ship and sighed, setting her stuff down on the nearest table.

She walked towards the footsteps, knowing the girl was in no position to fight. "Where do you think you're going?" she asked calmly, stopping behind her. She saw the girl holding tightly onto a saber, and wished she had her own saber.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee pressed on slowly, but she suddenly felt a presence approaching. It was clearly not dark, but rather faint, but she still grabbed the lightsaber. She activated the glowing crimson blade and turned around slowly. She had no idea who had brought her here and whether the intentions were good or bad, so she wanted to be prepared, even if she knew that she would probably not even be able to keep herself on her feet for long. "Who are you" she demanded an answer as fierce as she still could, but her voice was frail. She staggered slightly, but she held the lightsabers hilt firmly, the crimson glow illuminating her face. Did she look like a Sith? Well maybe. She wanted to give a fearsome impression though, because this way she could seize the control over the ship.

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[Silex Tan]

Silex showed no reaction to the girl igniting the red lightsaber. There was definitely more to her story, but for now she would simply stay on guard. Although she was always on guard, so that wasn't much of a change. "I'll tell you when you tell me," she said, honestly surprised the girl hadn't recognized her from the holonet news. She did now, however, that saying her name would definitely give her away. "Look, you aren't going to be able to take this ship, so don't even try. I'm taking you off this Force-forsaken planet so you can either sit back down or I can knock you out,"

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Her thoughts were spinning due to all the pain, but she slowly let the illuminated blade sink. The woman didn't seem impressed at all, which was rather odd. Truth was, Hailee was way too weak to fight anyway and since she couldn't sense a dangerous presence surrounding her, she figured that she might not be the greatest danger now. "I won't tell you anything now. When that ship is in the air, we could talk about exchanging information" she began, before the woman's last comment irritated her. Yes, in her current state she could be overthrown easily, but at the moment Hailee was the one holding a lightsaber. And then it hit her. There was something familiar about the woman. Something oddly familiar. She had seen her before. "W-Wait...you're...knight Tan" the quiet words left her mouth in disbelief. What a coincidence. She was found by a Jedi...or her mind was playing tricks on her. She wasn't sure about what to belief and so the lightsaber reminded activated as she staggered back. "I am so confused" she stammered weakly, her pain struck legs starting to shake again.

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[Silex Tan]

Too late. The woman guessed who she was, although it didn't seem as if the padawan was fully aware of the events on Kashyyyk, since she still addressed her as a knight. "I'm not a knight anymore," she said, leaving it at that. "I promise I mean you no harm," she said, edging around the nearly unconscious woman to sit in the pilot's seat. She prepared the ship for launch, and soon they were off Moraband.

Silex was relieved as they entered space. She set a steady speed and stood up once more, facing the woman who was still in the hallway leading up to the cockpit. "Now, tell me who you are,"

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Her legs weren't able to hold her anyone and so she stepped further backwards, leaning against one of the walls for support. Her vision was still blurry and she knew that she needed to heal herself quickly. "Not...a knight anymore?" she repeated confusedly while she started to think that she was probably imagining this whole incident. Maybe she was still laying in the dirt and Ronan was about to find her. Ronan.... She didn't want to think about him, but she couldn't help it. An icy shiver ran down her spine and she tried to swallow the memories down. Silex went past her and took off, which was a good thing, but the confusion remained. "I am Hailee Lightwood. Pêro Erval's padawan" she began feebly, intending to elaborate, but her body collapsed. She slowly sank to the floor, closing her eyes as the pain went through her body again. Whether this was real or not, she had decided to be honest. This woman seemed to be her only chance to get away and survive.

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[Silex Tan]

Silex knew she would have to explain herself. "I don't know if you recall the events of Kashyyyk? Tying wookies to a ship? That was me and my padawan," she said, not elaborating any further, because she knew it would make her mad once more, and she had always been quick to anger. She was silent for a little while as the woman introduced herself as a padawan. She was going to question Hailee further about being a padawan, but the girl slid down the wall and passed out again.

Shaking her head with a sad smile on her face, she scooped up the girl for a second time, and carried her back to the couch. She tended to Hailee's wounds as much as possible without her Force healing. Why was she doing this? She was not entitled to. Perhaps she was lonely. After dropping off her padawan, the big ship had felt quite empty and quiet, despite the rattling of the old ship.

@LadyRen

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee might have collapsed again, but this time she was still conscious and so she heard Silex' explanation of the wookie incident on Kashyyyk. Unfortunately she had seen it, but during that time she hadn't paid more attention to it as she was still working on Corellia and had other issues on her mind back then. She forced herself to a feebly muttered "Thank you" when Silex picked her up again, but she was really struggling to remain awake. So if Silex wasn't a knight anymore, the aftermath of Kashyyk must have been her being exiled by the Order. But let bygones be bygones she thought, once she was back on the couch. "How did you ended up in Imperial space? Moraband is clearly no place to be" she added, still startled by all the impressions, but she was indeed grateful that Silex had saved her.

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[Silex Tan]

Silex was surprised to find Hailee was still awake, but still answered her questions. "Having nothing to do is boring, so I traveled," she replied. "I needed supplies. If you are a padawan, why do you carry that crimson blade?" she asked as she bandaged Hailee's ankle. When she was finished, she leaned back, wrapping an arm around her legs. She did not question further into Hailee's injuries, although she thought whatever had happened was connected to the saber.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

She wasn't sure whether trying to heal herself now would be a clever move, but she couldn't stand the pain anymore and so she decided to do something against it when Silex was done with the bandaging. While still trying to fight against blacking out, she cupped her ankle with her hands and closed her eyes, trying to summon every last bit of strength. She could feel at least some pain relief, so she leaned back again. Tomorrow, maybe after a restful night, she could tend to the other injuries. "First of all: Thank you for your help...it's highly...appreciated" her voice had grown a little stronger, once at least a small amount of pain was gone. "It is a long story...but to summarize it: I took it as a little souvenir from a Sith" she then added, forcing herself to a slight mischievous smirk. It felt like she was on drugs because of all the pain, maybe that's why she found a but of humor in this situation. She was safe now at least.

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[Silex Tan]

Silex smiled weakly when Hailee thanked her. She wished she could have healed Hailee, rather than have the girl heal herself. The pain may have been gone but now she was likely just winded. "Glad I could help," she said softly, standing up. She didn't know the rest of the story but she liked the way Hailee talked, even under immense pain. She pitied the Sith that had crossed her. Whoever it was likely didn't get away from it unharmed.

"What were you doing on Moraband," she asked.

@LadyRen

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

She could still feel that the pain was affecting her and that's why she had to be careful about what details she would reveal and which she would rather keep to herself. After all, even if this was the reality and Silex had saved her, there was still no guarantee that she could trust her. She had just met her, and after all that had happened on Moraband, Hailee knew that she would be more mistrusting than before. "That was were the Sith had taken me"she admitted still, hoping she could change the topic asap. "How could you enter the Sith space unnoticed?", she wondered, slowly rubbing her palms.

@Reylo4evr

 

[Silex Tan]

Silex knew Hailee was keeping something from her, but she respected that since neither of them obviously fully trusted the other. She accepted her subject change smoothly. "I scrambled the codes, it was simple," she said. She walked over the couch across from Hailee and sat down. "I had a... very intelligent teacher," she said, meaning the man who had taught her just about everything she knew. She didn't want to think about him. Better off pretending and hoping he was dead.

@LadyRen

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

She closed her eyes for a few seconds, trying to concentrate on the conversation instead of the pain. She wanted to forget everything that had happened and for now the pain was luckily a distraction. She breathed through, trying to relax her body a little. "It sounds like you're quite capable. I'm really grateful that you have found me", she admitted with a thankful nod, following her with her gaze. "Also, that teacher of yours sounds very capable. It is a pity that you're not a Jedi anymore" she added with a hint of sadness in her voice. After all that had happened, Hailee knew that she had to be careful herself. She had been trained by a Sith, maybe that would be a reason for the Jedi to throw her out as well. As much as she hated to admit it, but the dark side had saved her life...

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[Silex Tan]

Silex gave a small smile. "Of course," she replied softly. Her smile fell when Hailee talked about her teacher. "Yes... he was indeed quite capable," she replied vaguely. More, in fact, than in just the things he had taught her. Some of that old anger flared to the surface when Hailee talked about her exile. "Yes, I think so as well. I believe their assumption of events was wrong and they were unfair in their punishment, but I also deserved this, for other reasons..." she continued. She couldn't talk about her exile; it would get her riled up again and that was good for no one.

@LadyRen

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Despite her pain and the critical state, which she couldn't quite leave right now, she could definitely sense that Silex didn't want to talk about her master. Same went for the reasons of her exile. It was clearly audible that the exiled knight had painful memories connected to both and wo Hailee decided not to dig deeper. Suddenly, something came to her mind: She was still curious and it would be easy to unvoluntarily steal the memories from her. She immediately hated herself for even having this thoughts...this was exactly what Ronan did to her and his 'training' and all of his other attempts apparently began to become fertile. She swallowed both, this evil idea and the memories down. It was over now. She wouldn't descend into the darkness. "That's sounds rough" her answer still sounded a bit absent and lost in thoughts, but she wanted to blame that onto the exhaustion. "Are there any passenger compartments? Or maybe even a cabin with a bed?" she asked hopefully, hoping that she would end in a bed somehow soon.

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[Silex Tan]

Silex nodded slowly. "Yes, there is a crew cabin with a bed; the crew suite and the captain's suite are the only two bedrooms." she pointed down the hall, where the door was open. "I just replaced the heater module so at least you'll be warm on this rusted piece of junk," she said, considering the heat of Moraband. She swallowed. "Food and drink are in the storage compartments in the room if you're hungry," she added, still sitting on the couch.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee nodded with a weak smile on her lips. "That's great. Thank you very much. Food sounds great, but maybe I'll only sleep today. I guess this is the best option" the padawan replied, seemingly tired and exhausted. With her last stregth, she pushed herself off the couch and back onto her feet. The pain was better, but still not good at all and so she winced slightly. However, once she stood, the word 'heater module' evoked some extremely unpleasant memories that almost made her faint.

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