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[Kaisa Vanloa]

The losses had been piling up lately it seemed. Kaisa was unfamiliar with the trio of recently deceased Jedi, though her sympathy still went out for them. She'd been wracking her brain for ways to help those left in the wake of sadness, and had come up with little. She couldn't change the past and mourning wasn't something that could be rushed.

After some thinking, Kaisa's attention was drawn to the padawan Crix had unfortunately left behind. A kid by name of Atias Zaldreell, which was really all the info Kaisa could drum up about him. Her natural tendency to stay away from the major Jedi worlds probably attributed to her lack of knowledge when it came to most members of the Order but she was doing her best at trying to correct that.

Putting a message out to Atias, Kaisa would request him to meet her near the temple on Yavin. They wouldn't be staying on world for long, but Kaisa figured it was easier for them to meet on a Jedi-safe world. Plus, Atias was only a padawan. Were they even allowed to leave Jedi worlds without supervision? That seemed like something Kaisa should know.

Either way, Kaisa found herself sitting on a bench outside the temple, waiting for Atias to arrive. In the meantime she would sip at the iced coffee she'd brought with her, eyes scanning lazily over the many faces milling about.

She'd learn all of their names eventually.

@LouJoVi

 

[Atias Zaldreell]

Atias wasn't sure why Councilor Vanloa wanted to talk with him. It couldn’t be about his pranks, it has been months since the last time that he made one. Unless they finally discovered that the paint bomb during Master Oola’s class had been his fault. If this was the case, he was going to receive a big punishment.

While he walked toward the place where he was going to meet Vanloa, Atias passed near a group of other Padawans. They stared at him with the same pitiful expression that he had been receiving since Crix died. The half-Morellian rolled his eyes and did the same thing that he had been doing since all of it started: ignored.

The Padawan disliked how some Jedi felt pity for him. Atias had already accepted his Master’s death, he wasn’t feeling bad about it. To be honest, he had totally blocked any feeling that could come from thinking about Crix. He focused on the fact that there was no death, only the Force. Besides the fact that he avoided talking about the Zabrak these days.

When he arrived at the meeting place, Atis saw that the other Jedi had already arrived. “Good morning, Councilor Vanloa. I hope that I’m not late.” he approached her, a smile appearing on his lips. “Your message said that you wanted to talk with me.”

@Logan

 

[Kaisa Vanloa]

Right on time, actually. Kaisa said without bothering to check her chrono.

Finishing her drink, Kaisa stood up and gave Atias a once over. She wondered if consoling him about his master's death was what she should do despite it going against her typical nature. It seemed like something a Councilor should do, but Kaisa was still settling into that role so she figured it was probably best to just stick with her normal instincts for now.

Normal instincts meaning she wasn't going to toss buckets of sympathy onto Atias or give him that pained look that people often got after someone close to them died. Those kinds of things never really seemed to help people, at least not in Kaisa's experience.

Less talk and more accompany, really. Kaisa said, tossing her drink in a nearby trash can. You ever been to Lothal? Kaisa figured she already knew the answer to that but she was never particularly good at small talk.

I am heading there to acquire a litter of lolth wolves to bring back here. They're very smart animals and I think their presence would do this place some good. Plus, they can help the younglings learn a little bit of responsibility in more ways than one.

Without really giving Atias much of a chance to protest, Kaisa would start walking towards one of the landing docks. She had procured a small light freighter for the excursion, figuring they'd need something with a bit of space if they were bringing back live animals.

If things go well, maybe you'll even come back with a lolth wolf of your very own. I hear they make excellent companions, especially since they are tied with the force quite closely.

Motioning for Atias to get on the ship, Kaisa would follow him up the loading ramp and head for the cockpit. Atias wouldn't be required to join her there, obviously, though it would make the somewhat lengthy trip a little more bearable.

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[Atias Zaldreell]

Atias felt relieved when the Councilor said that he had arrived in time. It was the first time that the Padawan met the woman, so he didn’t want to cause a bad impression. Even more because he still believed that she was going to give a punishment due to one of his pranks.

“I never visited Lothal, only heard about it.” Atias’ father had already visited that world during one of his jobs. He had told the half-Morellian about the fields and mountains that covered its surface. The Padawan would have liked to see it, but now the planet was under the control of the Mandalorians. A visit would be impossible.

He stared at the Councilor when she explained the reason why she had invited him here today. First he was surprised, but soon it was replaced by relief and a large smile appeared on his lips. Atias was happy that he wasn’t going to be punished because of his pranks. Rather than being it, he was going on an adventure.

“This is so cool! It has been so much time since I went on an adventure!” the idea of going secretly to a planet that was being occupied by a bunch of vicious warriors was exciting. Besides that, the possibility of his seeing a loth wolf was too good for him to not accept.He always wanted to see one of these creatures.

With that in mind, the half-Morellian eagerly followed the Councilor inside her ship. “How do you plan to avoid being discovered by the Mandalorians? Are we going to use some type of disguise?” if it was the case, they would only need to change clothes and hide their lightsabers.

@Logan