It had been a long time since Arla had been to Natth. She had first met Nakoa here when they found this ancient lab together. Treasure, adventure, Force-using lizards. It had had it all. She had no idea at the time that he would become such a good friend to her. She had returned to the underground and now knelt onto the ground. In front of her, she had gathered numerous items. The first, was a luxum crystal pulled only moments earlier from the lake's depths. The second was a bowl filled with water of the lake, now enchanted by the Nightsister's ichor and transformed. The third was the holocron left behind by her mother. Together, they formed the triumvirate that would dominate her life in the coming hours or perhaps even days.
In a way, Arla was relieved to be here. Being on Dathomir she could only see her mother everywhere she looked. The pain of her loss was so acute and profound that even accessing the fire within her seemed distant, faint, and difficult. Perhaps that was why she had come here to Lake Natth. It was potent in the Force and in the Dark Side. It wasn't the Twin Worlds or Dathomir. Although the lake's power had been created by a Sith and this location had been used by Sith - even Darth Raze - for things over the years, it wasn't a planet that was anyone's. It belonged to neither Sith nor Jedi. It didn't belong to the Nightsisters or the Matukai or the Fallanassi. It simply existed. It was a place where she could go and find whatever she needed to find within herself.
That was easier said than done.
In a way, Arla was relieved to be here. Being on Dathomir she could only see her mother everywhere she looked. The pain of her loss was so acute and profound that even accessing the fire within her seemed distant, faint, and difficult. Perhaps that was why she had come here to Lake Natth. It was potent in the Force and in the Dark Side. It wasn't the Twin Worlds or Dathomir. Although the lake's power had been created by a Sith and this location had been used by Sith - even Darth Raze - for things over the years, it wasn't a planet that was anyone's. It belonged to neither Sith nor Jedi. It didn't belong to the Nightsisters or the Matukai or the Fallanassi. It simply existed. It was a place where she could go and find whatever she needed to find within herself.
That was easier said than done.