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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan stomped off the ship, holding Hailee’s arm. Her hands were bound by the same cuffs he had put on her earlier. either of them spoke to the other; they were both tense from the incident on the ship. He led her in to the deepest part of the stone temple where he could feel his master, whose own emotions were highly guarded; the only thing available was his extreme power in the Force. Ronan rounded a corner and pushed open the doors to his master’s self-given throne room. He sat in a high chair at the end of a long walk-way. He was old and wrinkled but Ronan knew just because he looked old and weakly did not mean he was weak. He also knew he had had the long walkway built to increase the fear in anyone who was walking down it to reach the wizened man at the end. Ronan remembered the terror he felt when he had been taken to meet him for the first time. This time he only felt anger and determination.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

They were soon on the ground and from the way their parking spot looked like there was no way she could flee right now. And chances went even lower when he grabbed her and put the cuffs back on
She didn't complain though, because if she had opened her mouth, she wouldn't have been able to stop. She followed him furiously, her heart still racing and her breath fast. She tried to calm herself by breathing more deeply, but it didn't quite help. She didn't say a word since her rage was too strong right now. She couldn't believe that he went through with it. How could he do that to her? She was so lost in thoughts that she didn't pay much attention to her surroundings but they soon found themselves inside a massive room that looked like a throne room and Hailee's eyes immediately met the ones of an old man. She held her breath, her thoughts still spinning, until she figured she shouldn't overthink her doings too much. And so she grabbed his lightsaber in the glimpse of a second, activated it and pressed it to Ronan's throat, eying this so called master confidently and fiercely. She was not going to obey.

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan sucked in a sudden breath as his own saber was held to his throat. He meant to reach out with the Force to break her hold but his master beat him too it. He threw her across the room, Ronan’s lightsaber falling out of her hands and clattering to the ground. Ronan called it to his hand and hooked it back onto his belt. His master pulled her closer with the Force until she was a foot from his face. "Ah, you have brought me a fiesty one. Well done, Ronan," he said, his voice deep and raspy.

Ronan walked the remaining few feet to his master's feet. Gone was the arrogant young man who bowed to no-one, and in his place was a servant of the dark side. "Thank you, master," he said, his voice devoid of emotion. One would never have known how intimate had just been with Hailee, and he wanted to keep it that way. He was ashamed of himself and how he had left himself vulnerable.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

She really thought she was going to get through with it in any way. Well, actually she wasn't quite what she had expected to happen in the end, but it was obvious to her, that she had made her point clear. But no matter how clear the point, she was sent flying across the room quite harshly, until she was pulled just in front of this strange, old man. She found herself just in front of him, his wrinkled face half satisfied, half creepy in so many different ways. There was something about him and his presence that made even Ronan change within a second. The confident, cocky man was suddenly obedient and submissive and Hailee couldn't help but to trying to break out of the hold of this master, still furious with how this had now ended. At least she was not going to be executed right now..."Let me go!", she hissed angrily, but however aware of the fact that this was not likely to happen, but her emotions overpowered her wit, and so she couldn't stop:"If you expect me to bow to you as well you are vehemently mistaken", she added fiercely, not even a hint of fright in her voice. She was not intimidated, what could have been foolish

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan cringed as his master laughed in her face. “Good, dear, let the hatred grow within you. I want you to hate me,” he said, smiling. He reached out a gnarled hand and caressed her cheek. Ronan bit the inside of his own cheek to keep from lashing out. “I can train her,” he said instead. His master turned to him. “Yes…” he drawled, and Ronan knew he was concocting some intricate plan. “You could prove yourself,” he said, an especially evil smile crawling across his face. At least this way Ronan could make sure his master didn’t kill Hailee, since she seemed determined to try every possible way to get herself killed.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee realized that he was right. Ronan had mentioned it before and she knew it from her Jedi training. Rage was dangerous...She heard it way too often during training. Lashing out wasn't helpful. As the master addressed her, she simply glared him, still in full blown rage mode. Ronan suddenly joined the conversation, offering to train her, which left her with mixed feelings, because on the one hand she felt that he wanted to help, but on the other hand she knew why he was offering that. They wanted to corrupt her soul even further than Ronan already had. "Oh have him try...you will only be disappointed", she growled, still not able to control her emotions and especially her rage. It really seemed like they were stuck here and she didn't want to speak to Ronan again at all.

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan kept a straight face. “You have already disappointed me,” he said in a monotone voice. His master’s smile grew. “Yes…” he drawled. “Begin at once, and then come back. We need to talk,” he said. Ronan stiffened, but bowed his head. He walked over to Hailee, and grabbed her arm again to take her out of the throne room.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Ronan's words hit her harder than expected, like a shard of ice was sent flying into her heart. She didn't react though, just glared at this master and the let herself be taken away then
She straightened her back and walked out confidently, expecting that Ronan would soon raise his voice at her, accusing her of her stubborn and fierce behaviour. He would be angry with her for not having enough respect, or so she thought. She kept her own mouth shut for now, waiting for him to take her anywhere else. She had no idea what they were going to do on this vast, desloated planet.

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[Ronan Carduel]

There was so much Ronan wanted to say but he kept his mouth shut until they were back at his ship. “We are going to my apartments,” he said. He unlocked her cuffs and let her walk onto his ship. He followed after and locked himself in the cockpit. It was a short flight to his living space; it had two floors but couldn’t be considered a home- it looked and felt barely lived in even though it was where he had lived since he was six. He landed the ship again and made sure Hailee got off.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

She still expecting him to scold her, but it didn't come yet. He lead her back to the ship and informed her about their next destination. She was surprised that he was headed into the direction of his apartments, because she knew that this was actually something quite intimate. She didn't say a single word, just followed him inside and when he locked herself into the cockpit she went to 'her'room to gather clothes. They've soon reached his living space and she was surprised that they were indeed two floors, apparently all for themselves. Finally some warm rooms and hopefully enough distance. Could she even bear distance? They've spent the last week's huddled together in a small confined space and even though she was really angry with him, it felt strange thinking about being apart from him.

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan walked silently into the house. His shivers eased for the first time in three weeks. He knew they no longer needed to be close but he found himself wanting to be closer to her. There was no way in hell she would let him close ever again though; he had totally betrayed her trust and hurt her. But they both knew they couldn’t continue whatever it was they had been doing on his ship. Ronan led her to the room she could stay in. It was covered in dust and looked like it hadn’t been lived in for 14 years. Which it hadn’t- Ronan had given her his brother’s room, to further discourage him from coming to visit her. He gestured into the room, trying not to look at the bed he had slept in the chair he had sat on the floor they had laughed on- but it was too late.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

There were still no accusations coming from him right now. He didn't even seem extremely angry, which was surprising to her. She followed him silently, investigating every inch of his 'apartments'. She wondered how long he had lived here, but she wouldn't ask him anything right now. A million questions burned on her tongue but she held them all back, as she was also still very angry. Arms folded, she followed him into the dust covered room while she realized that this room hadn't seen any living thing in ages. She suddenly felt a wave of sadness and nostalgia coming from him, but she was clever enough not to try sneaking into his thoughts. Even though she was furious, she was not going to intrude his intimate mind space now. The strange thing was that despite her rage, she started to feel a little sad as he was doing the same and she hated herself for being so empathetic. Should she say something right now? She couldn't find an answer to that question

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan took a deep breath and turned to Hailee. “Do you need anything else?” He asked softly. He couldn’t look at his brother’s room right now.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Meanwhile she thought that he wouldn't say anything anymore, but suddenly his voice hit her softly. Did he really care about what she needed right now? "A fresh towel, sooner or later some food and you need to show be the way to the bathroom before I need to give myself another room tour all by myself", she replied as neutral as possible, forcing the rage out of her voice. He seemed actually hurt right now and she almost couldn't bear not to know what was on his mind.

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan was genuinely surprised she hadn’t snapped at him. “Bath room is right across the hall, towels are in the bathroom, and the kitchen is at the end of the hall downstairs, we passed it on our way in. I will be right next door so be quiet,” he said, before opening the door to his own room.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

She nodded in response, wondering why he wanted her to 'be quiet'. She tilted her head to the side, trying to interpret his mimic. "What do you think are my plans?", she then asked him half amused, half confused by his weird warning, before she sat on the bed for a moment. Did he even lock the door? Or was there actually a chance for her to leave?

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan stared her down. “Sleeping should be your plans,” he replied, “because they are mine,” With that he shut the door.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee couldn't help but to scoff when he shut his door. She was partly worried about him, partly amused and partly started by his cold response. Shouldn't she be the one behaving that way? She remained silent for a moment, starring where he just stood, until she decided to get up and actually try the door. What was he thinking...

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[Ronan Carduel]

Ronan had locked the door on his way out- he did not need Hailee sneaking around his childhood home in the middle of the night. He shut his own door but didn’t lock it. He took a long hot shower in the bathroom attached to his room and after he had dried off crawled into bed naked. The sheets were soft against his bare skin and he was glad he could have some privacy to do this but as he tried to fall asleep he found himself longing for Hailee.

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[Hailee Lightwood]

Of course he had locked the door and therefore the only actual way out. She could have aimed for the window but the figured that in the end, she was probably only hurt and not actually free. She let out a frustrated sigh when she realized that she was yet again stuck. She let herself fall back on the bed, suddenly hearing certain noises breaking the silence, which she then associated with shower noises. So there was an accessible shower...Somewhere in his room, but this wouldn't stop her. As soon as he was done, she thought that he was probably going to bed and so she waited a few more minutes, ensuring that she wouldn't meet him half naked before she opened his door, looking for the bathroom. Her eyes fell upon the said door and so she just went in its direction, trying to avoid any sort of interaction. She needed this shower badly, hoping that it would ease her nerves somehow. Without looking anywhere else, her gaze remained fixed on the door which she soon passed and once inside, her mood, lightened noticeably. She slipped out of her clothes, prepared a towel and stepped into the cabin, letting the almost burningly hot water rinse away her worries and her anger. She would head for bed afterwards, but for now the heat was all that she needed.

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