Ask [Rattatak] A Desert's Tale

[Celeste Stythani]

Still more and more heads popped out from all around, excitedly greeting her but also curiosly eyeing the Jedi. Of course she had never brought anyone here before, but they all just seemed genuinely happy and seeing so many Rattataki smile was generally a very rare sight. "Yes, shutting them down was definitely a hard change for all, but it's for the best. I mean they are still a folk of warriors, but I would never tolerate slave fighting ever again and we are also not allowing fights that lead to immediate deaths. They will never fully stop the fighting, but that's why I have implemented strong regulations. They can still show off their skills and earn prestige in a way, but the next event is in a week, so we won't see any fighting now" she explained honestly. It hadn't been her plan to destroy or undermine the Rattataki culture anyway, since all she had tried to do was making it a better place with just rules and a stable system, but the abolishment of slavery had entailed that the slave fights would have to come to and end. It was a good thing that this sort of cruelty had stopped, even though there had still been a few persistent voices that wanted to bring them back, but Celeste had talked to every single one of them and convinced them of the opposite.

When the focus of the conversation shifted back to his family she was leading him through the stone corridors and they were slowly approaching one of the top booths of the former fighting pit. "I'm completely hopeful and I'm not just saying that to articulate some empty words. I'm convinced we'll find them". She was indeed optimistically holding on to that thought. Perhaps they could even find a way to get them out of there. She was holding on to this idea since she knew how important family was and there was still a huge hole in her heart from when her parents had died and even if the chance of finding Lukas parents wasn't too good, she'd do anything she could to fulfill this dream. As he mentioned their own child her mind unvoluntarily wandered back to that thought.

Right...There was something on its way. She hadn't noticed any symptoms all day because she had been so beautifully distracted anyway, but she knew well that sooner or later her bump would show and hiding it would become much more difficult so that she would have to tell more people...then things would get a little more complicated but on the other hand, those were no pressing matters yet so she didn't have to dwell on those thoughts too much yet. What counted most was that she was now showing the love of her life around on the place that had changed her immensely, but his thought was still beautiful. "Oh I hope so too, but we will make sure of it". She happily glanced up to him, a soft, loving smile on her lips before she affectionately pressed herself closer to him.

Meanwhile they had approached the durasteel booth that was overseeing the round pit below. Even though the blood stains were removed the whole atmosphere of this place still told a lot about its history. A cold shiver ran down her spine as she was painfully reminded of what had happened here. She was not prepared to be hit with those rather negative emotions out of a sudden and so she simply tried to swallow them before she raised her voice again. "It's not a beautiful sight...I know that, but it was still an important place. In this exact booth we had taken out the first warlord...the bastard that had thrown us into this situation and then we had started to take over the area. Trust me the next things on our list are much more beautiful and I can't wait to show you, but I still wanted to show you all of this because it's a part of how I became the person I am now. Without all those struggles our paths would have never crossed...". It was a weird thought. If they hadn't captured her and forced her to fight, she would have never taken over the planet and became the senator and so she would have never met him back on Bunduki...So as he put it: She hadn't just grown stronger, but it had also enabled her to meet the love of her life, so that it was all worth it.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would continue to walk alongside her as he took it all in. His bright blue eyes shifting around to take it all in. She made a fair point to keep certain aspects of their culture and not take everything away like some sort of conqueror. Lukas noticed how much this all meant to her and the work she had put in to achieve this. He smiled softly to himself as he admired her hard work. As they approached a top booth over looking the fighting pit, Lukas's eyes would shift over the arena and take it all in. The aura felt dark like many acts of brutality had happened and death. The pit being eerie as Lukas would turn his head to look over at her for a moment and study her face as he held her hand softly for a moment. Lukas seen and sensed her unease as he rubbed his thumb softly across the top of her hand as he kissed the side of her head leaning in. "You are a wonder. You have risen above many horrible things. Stand tall and beat your chest." he smiled softly as he took her in an embrace.

"You are the strongest person I know."


Lukas held her for little bit longer and taking it all in when he felt a nudge on his side. His head would shift and look down to see Loki looking up at the pair. Letting out a bark and nudging them more to get inbetween them for a cuddle as Lukas smiled a little and laughed. "Of course you would." he said flatly as the char hound continued to lick Celestes hand with his warm tongue. Lukas would let his hands come up and hold her face softly as he kissed her lips for a moment and held his stare. "You Celeste, are a blessing to me and I am so thankful for your hard work to get you here and everything you've done." He would kiss her once more before smirking a little. "Now lets see where else we can explore..and kiss." he teased softly trying to break the serious mood and tension that hung in the air. Lukas follow her lead as his robes swayed a bit. The whole place just had so much history to it and Lukas couldn't help but take it all in.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

Even though she had spent much time here before, it was different this time, since she could share it with him now. The negative emotions that had started to come up immediately vanished and the warmth was back when he softly held her hand and kissed her again. She softly smiled at him while he watched him for a moment as he took it all in before she leaned against him. "You're are too kind...and just the sweetest, but that's not true. People went through things far worse than that. I'm still very glad it's over now". Before she could add anything else, Loki reappeared, forcing himself inbetween them once again while she sweetly begged for attention and affection. "We have not forgotten about you, Loki..." she softly said to him while she leaned forward a little to scratch him under the chin before she got back up and met Lukas' gaze, a smile still on her lips. "I am the one that is truly blessed...I never thought I would find someone like you and even if it's still a little risky I could not be any happier. Like I said before: You are the purest soul I've ever met and I'm not sure how I deserve someone like you..." she replied before she closed her eyes and enjoyed the kiss that followed.

As beautiful as this moment was, she couldn't fully ignore the painful memories that were still in the back of her mind and so when he mentioned to explore some more, she immediately nodded with a smirk. "Oh I know just the right place...". She immediately interlaced her fingers with him again before she let on, showing him some more rooms, including the room that was once hers, until she led him out of the Cauldron again. She briefly checked on the people and whether everything was alright before she said goodbye to them and led Lukas back to the landspeeder afterwards. "Okay so buckle up. The next place will surely blow your mind..." she promised him with a smirk as she shot him an excited glance. Their next destination wasn't far away, but as the sun would soon begin to set she wanted to show him one of the higher mountains from where the view was hopefully especially beautiful. The truth was, that she had never been on the exact peak she was now headed for, but she was assuming that the view just had to be great up there. The mountain top was the penultimate stop on their list today, since she had just one other special thing in mind, but that was when she realized that she hadn't even told him anything yet. "By the way: We are not driving back tonight" she playfully teased, hoping to make him much more curious while she chuckled to herself a little. She had purposely packed more supplies than needed for a day's trip, but it hadn't seem like he had noticed that earlier. Also, he had not witnessed that she had packed both, a larger tent and sleeping bags and even a cozy blanket for Loki because she had packed all of that in advance in order to surpise him.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would look at her smiling softly until he sensed she was okay. His bright blue eyes lingering on her softly as he let his hands come down to the sides and follow her as she continued the little show. "You deserve the galaxy." Lukas would say softly under his breath as they went about seeing the other rooms and even showing him her old room. His eyes taking it all in as he shook his head a little and couldn't imagine what it must've been like being here. Staying close to her and also shifting his gaze every so often to make sure Loki never strayed off to far from the pair as eventually they came back out to the front where they first entered. Lukas would nod softly to the natives respectfully as he followed her back down the steps at whatever pace she desired. A eyebrow would perk up as she mentioned of another spot they could visit. "Oh is that so?" he said with the thought in mind of the spectacular view she had mentioned.

"I Can't wait to see it."

Lukas would go inside the land speeder and make sure Loki jumped in with him as he waved softly to the natives a good bye as the memory of visiting this place and seeing the natives of this homeworld was surely something he wouldn't ever forget and take with him in his journeys. When he sat in the speeder he noticed the sun was beginning to set and darkness would soon be approaching them as she made the comment of not driving back. An eyebrow would again perk up as his light blue eyes would focus on her for a moment. "Oh?" he said teasingly. "Is this a kidnapping?" he laughed a little as he closed the door to the speeder and lock it as they began to take off. "So where exactly are you bringing me?" he quipped with a slight smirk as he admired the fact she was giving him full of surprises as he did with her on Endor.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

A few Rattataki were still accompanying them to the landspeeder and she was exchanging a few more words with them in Galactic Basic until she nodded respectfully before adding unūty wīz mōtijanan γeγ" in their language. They excitedly waved and changed to Rattataki as well, wishing them well on their journey and also promising that they'll stick to the rules and this last statement came from a younger, usually rather rebellious Rattataki boy who threw her a challenging smile. "Aki...Ekan'm warnōjanan iuwiz" she replied a bit more seriously, but she was throwing him a smile nonetheless. She knew that they wouldn't do anything stupid. Their relationship was based on mutual trust and respect but she also knee how much the teen loved to tease.

She waved before turning around and entering the landspeeder until her full attention was back on Lukas once she started the engine."Yes, totally...after all I'm just returning the favor. I'm pretty sure you'll like it" she replied with a little wink, perhaps a little disappointed that he was seemed rather calm as always. It would have felt like satisfaction if he would have been as overly excited as she was when they were on Endor, but he was always calmer anyway. Once she started maneuvering them through the next canyon she smirked back at him. "Oh no. All my scheming was in vain. It seems like you have busted me. This is indeed a kidnapping...I'll abandon you in the middle of the wilderness and you'll never be seen again..." she quipped amusedly, before he suddenly seemed to be getting more and more curious. "I'm not telling you. It's a suprise. All of what's coming next" she then teased back before she placed her hand on his cheeks for a moment. "It's like you said: You're all mine now" she added with a smirk before she had to chuckle a little. She was indeed abducting him...but she knew that he wouldn't seriously complain about that.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would laugh a little as they continued to head off. Though before they did he was quite curious as she seemed to know many languages. He would only nod and smile politely to the natives. Inside the speeder Lukas would smile a little as they continued to head further away. "You know anything to do with fires, out doors and seclusion is the key to my heart...besides your smile. What is it your conjuring up?" Lukas laughed a little as he continued to look out through the canyons. The views were still amazing and the sun setting over the landscape made it a sight to be hold. His eyes would flick back to her when she mentioned abandoning him in the wilderness with nothing to survive off of. "Well..". He said with an amusing tone and sarcastic beat to it. "least no one bothers you when you're alone out here." he laughed a little as he couldn't imagine living in the big galactic cities.

"Plus, you get better views.".


Lukas would watch as Loki jumped up on his lap as her hand left his cheek. The char hound would bark excitedly and scan out the glass of the land speeder in excitement as the char hound wanted to see everything. Lukas would laugh a little before lightly lifting him back between the pair. "I think Loki is just as amazed as me, the only difference is. My poker face is better." he laughed a good bit at the comment as his hand graced back over to Celestes. He really had no idea what she had planned and could only imagine. Was it something more cultural? A hidden cave? Who knew but Lukas was ready to go anywhere at anytime with his beloved partner. The trio just speeding across the desert in the landspeeder leaving a dust trail behind them as Lukas felt a bit of the Jedi in him as when the sun continued to sink lower he would be on guard for whatever may come in the night.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

His remark made chuckle softly and she couldn't stop herself from getting back to the amusing discussion they had a while ago. "Well I'm sorry, but I've got to be honest: I need to continue wrapping you around my finger, otherwise I'm afraid you'll try to escape" she quipped before she glanced back into his beautiful light blue eyes that were focused on her again. "And you're just the sweetest...I can't emphasize that enough" she then added as she couldn't let his sweet comment uncommented. She then briefly focused back on the road as she had to maneuver them towards the right slope upwards, or at least find the one she had seen on one of her journeys. She was dearly hoping that it would take her where she wanted to go, but she stayed optimistic as the view looked indeed promising already. "Oh true. No one would bother you...but I can promise you that the Rattataki desert is no place you want to find yourself stranded in...so be nice to me" she then teased playfully while they both knew that he was literally the nicest and most wonderful guy anyway.

They were now driving up that rather steep slope while Loki barked in excitement. Is was truly heartwarming and cute to see him this happy as well, but she was also hoping that the location they were about to approach would enfold the right atmosphere she has been hoping for all along. "I'm just happy you're amazed. I knew Endor was hard to be beaten when it comes to wonderful landscapes and Rattatak is surely no match for that, but we've got a few nice spots after all...". She shifted her gaze away from the vwindshield before she gave him another genuinely happy smile. "Almost there" she said as they were crossing the last hill before she slowed down the landspeeder and the green was finally revealed. She had indeed been right about that mountain. The peak had been easily accessible and they now found themselves on top of it. The terrain was still bumpy, but it was rather easy to find a good parking position before they could get out to admire the view for a moment. "Okay honestly this is by far the prettiest sunset I've seen here so far...it might be because of the wonderful company, but I've also never chased those sunsets like I do now" she admitted with a soft chuckling while the sky in front of them was a beautiful mixture of shades of orange, red and purple. The sun was still a glowing ball of orange, but only three quarters were visibly on the horizon right above the mountain tops in front of them.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would laugh a little at her comment. "Well I don't think you need to wrap me any tighter around your finger. Hard for me to escape when I want to be here." he smirked playfully as he continued to look out the window for moments and back to her. A smirk forming upon his lips as he nodded in agreement. "Oh I certainly wouldn't want to be abandoned out here, I might've had to eat Loki." he teased as the dog barked softly and nuzzled his head back in between the pair. As they began to ascend the slope, Lukas would let his hand rub her own with his thumb as he watched them go higher and higher. The hues in the sky beginning to show as Lukas laughed a bit. "Endor is great yes, but you have such rich culture and views here as well. Don't sell Rattatak so short. " he would laugh as his eyes looked at her for a moment. Before the hues began to get stronger as once they got to the top of the mountain. Lukas would slowly step out as Loki came out right behind him and stretch for a bit. His bright blue eyes glancing out at the views in front of the pair. Lukas would stand there quietly and look out at the sky as his Jedi robes would flutter softly in the wind.

Thoughts came racing to his mind, the breath taking view, the moment in itself, his parents and everything that was happening with him. As his eyes continued to look ahead he couldn't help to turn to look at Celeste and admire her just as much. His arm would wrap around her and hold her close as he looked out at the sun setting before them. A flurry of emotions racing to him as he seemed to be deep in thought. The hues of purple and orange reflecting on his light blue eyes as he couldn't help but be lost in thought and having her by his side. A small bulge under his robes in a pocket softly sticking against his leg as he felt the weight of it in his pocket as he stopped looking out for a moment and looked at Loki. The char hound jumping around and playing as Lukas closed his eyes for a moment. Taking a deep breath as he felt everything slow down. A meer flashback of his life as thoughts came flooding in. His growing up, his mothers voice, the smell of minerals freshly mined and mixed with sweat off his back. His first time meeting Master Tavius and their training sessions and joining the Order.

Everything just continued to flood in as Lukas heard Celestes voice the first time he met her at the space terminal to the cries of her rage when they were shackled in cells together on a ship and kidnapped. Lukas's eyes would flinch a little as everything seemed to be racing in this moment. As if those who he had lost or never heard from like his parents and his Master were standing over him, only visible to him as they watched with soft smiles on their faces. Lukas felt a soft drip of sweat run down his muscular back under the robe as the warmth of the remaining sun and the scent of Celeste lingered across his face while his eyes remained closed. "Celeste.." Lukas said softly as his eyes remained closed and he softly began to open them and looked forward for a moment. "You have been my biggest belief in the word of love. You have been my biggest blessing that came across my path since I joined the order.".

He would slowly turn his head towards her as his bright blue eyes would focus on her. The icy blue eyes focusing on her in contrast to the soft orange glow that ran across his face sideways from turning to look at her. "You bare no judgement to my beliefs, you bare no secrets with your heart for me and you bare my child that you so graciously accepted even when you were taken by surprise and shocked. You are in every sense every part of me." he would softly smile as his innocent but yet face of a war-torn, tired Jedi who seemingly put past the look of war and sadness to that of someone completely lost in love would slowly sink to one knee. His hands forming tightly on hers as the back drop would continue to sink and the purple, orange hues would be tossed in a bowl of color now tinging with the blackness of night. "And I would be crazy not to ask you Celeste Stythani..Will you marry me?" as he softly said the words he would let the force pull out and hover the small black box that remained in his pocket until the very moment.

Letting his hands take it from the force softly as he opened it revealing A ring.. His bright blue eyes would look at her as he smiled softly into her gaze. A calm demeanor over him but the raw emotion of love being shown to her.

Spoiler: Music

Hehe enjoy.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

She softly laughed at his comment, knowing that she felt just the same. She would never want to miss that feeling he gave her again. It was wonderful to be in his presence and it was still hard to believe how she could have been so lucky and blessed. She couldn't tell whether it was because of the hormones or simply because she had never felt so strongly about anyone before, not even any close of she was being honest, but she felt those emotions slowly overwhelming her. Before she could give in, however, his remark about having to eat Loki made laugh. "No no...Loki won't be eaten and I would not abandon you here in the first place..." she clarified amusedly as they probably both knew that she would never want to lose him in any way. She had never been as genuinely happy as she was with him and there were no words that could ever describe how she felt about him.

She softly squeezed his hand for a last time before they alighted and just a moment later she was back in his embrace, both of them just taking this breathtakingly wonderful view in for a moment. It was as if the sun had decided to set in the most spectacular way today because Celeste had honestly never seen such a beautiful sunset before. The way the glowing, orange sun lingered over the dark mountains in the distance, the countless shades of orange, red and purple that graced the sky in the most beautiful way were literally just too pretty to be true. She couldn't take her eyes of the beautiful scenery for a moment while the wind softly played with her hair, until she had to shift her gaze onto something even more beautiful: The man that had literally stolen her heart without even trying. There was no way she could have ever denied this infinite love and the way he just looked at her again in this indescribably wonderful moment immediately made her smile warmly and happily again.

When he suddenly declared his love again the emotions already washed over her like pleasantly warm tidal wave. If there had ever been a moment in her life where and when just everything was perfect, it was now. She had never known the true meaning of love until she had met him. It was truly like she had found her missing piece, her counterpart and the way he just expressed those beautiful words again already drove tears of joy and emotion into her eyes. Then, however she could sense a slight nervousity for a moment, that confused her strongly at first. Did he have to spread some dangerous news? She felt herself becoming slightly nervous and her throat went a little dry as he went on, but there was something in his face that soon soothed her. He was not about to deliver bad news...there was something else. She could feel a whole bunch of emotions coming from him but everything she could see in his gaze was love and as always, there was something extremely soothing and reassuring about his presence.

His face was illuminated by the faint glowing lights of the sky while the red and purple nuances reflected in his usually light blue eyes. She listened to every word he said but this time they hit her differently, even more intensely than usually, but as he suddenly went down on one knee her mouth just went right open and she gasped for air. No...this wasn't happening, was it? He must have seen something in the sand, but as his gaze still lingered on her she almost froze in time for a second. Saying this was too beautiful to be true would clearly be an understatement, but it all happened so fast that it was hard for her to process any of this. How could this be even true? It clearly felt like a dream for now.

She stared at him, mouth still open in disbelief while the first tears came already streaming down. The emotions were overflowing while one hand went up to cover her mouth. This was not actually happening, was it?! The wildest theories raced through her head like she must have bumped her head somewhere or something, but on the other hand his touch, this atmosphere and all the emotions coming from her, but also the ones she sensed from him just felt too real and then he suddenly let this box appear. She tried to take it all in and break out of her slight paralysis. There was just one answer to that question and she didn't want him to wait any longer. "Lukas Aurelius...I'd be honored to become your wife" she finally managed to say, but her voice was shaking as she was literally crying out of joy. It was true. It was an honor. And this proposal was indeed unexpected so soon, but she had never been more sure of anything in her entire life before. It was true, she was carrying his child already and even though it had not been planned at all, she couldn't have been any happier. Especially not if she would officially have him as her husband...but was this even allowed?? A few questions popped up in her head but she figured that she didn't care anyway. All she cared about was him and the two of them. "Just yes. Yes definitely" she added half laughing as she shook her head.

This was still way too emotional, but she finally managed to approach him. She didn't reach for the ring but leaned down and wrapped her arms around his neck before she immediately pulled back again, softly grabbed his head and kissed him softly. Out of a sudden all the memories of their time together came flooding back in, from the first time they've met on Bunduki, over to the cabin on Ando and finally Endor, the hospital back on Bunduki and then everything that happened here. It was truly to beautiful to be true and it merely felt like a desert's tale than reality right now, but she was still overly happy. She would marry the love of her life, the purest soul in this galaxy and it seemed like this was indeed actually happening. She still wasn't sure how to handle all of those emotions, but she wanted to stop crying. "I just...Damn it...we need to hurry otherwise I won't fit in a dress" she added but it was only a whisper while she was still half laughing half crying. She wanted to lighten the mood for herself a little because she was way too emotional still, but at the same time she was hoping that this would come across as the intended joke. He meant the world to her and what he had just done was just still slightly unbelievable. "How do I deserve someone like you?".

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would continue to be on one knee as his blue eyes faced her. The mixed emotions showing on her face of what seemed to be, shock, awe and amazement all forming into one as Lukas smiled softly seeing her confusion. She was so wholesome and pure he couldn't help but smile a little as he adored her in every possible way. Holding his pose as he watched her still and everything remained frozen in time and the glow of the setting sun reflecting on her beautiful face only added to the freeze in time for him. Her words would be like that of a sweet syrup as they melted out of her mouth to him and accepted being his wife. A smile formed on his lips as his stubbled face slowly rose up when her arms wrapped around him and they embraced one another tightly. A hand sliding up to wipe the tear off her cheek as his other hand held the box with the ring in it softly. His lips meeting hers softly and passionately as once his hand wiped her tear away it would wrap around her waist and pull her close as if to protect her from the unknown. Their lips locked for a moment before softly breaking apart as the stubble brushed against her face lightly.

"I'm sure you'll have wedding dress shopping to do and we both have major planning ahead but for now..I'm going to revel in this moment." he would smile as he held her tight. "You deserve much more than me my love." he said with a soft look. "Or should I say my Fiancée. " he would laugh a little as he would lift her up under with his free arm under the bum softly and look up into her eyes as he kissed her softly one more time before slowly and gently letting her back down to her feet. "I was planning for the right moment and time and this felt..more then perfect." he said softly with a chuckle as his light blue eyes stared at hers before flicking over to see Loki chasing a insect around the mountain before making his way over to the pair and assaulting their hands with warm licks as Lukas smiled softly. "Toma toto sheeu lover, forever and always.". He smirked a little and would hold her hand as he looked out to the sunset for a moment.

His eyes would flick back to hers as he raised an eyebrow for a moment. "I couldn't help but notice there was some stuff in the back..A tent? Is this the spot?" he smirked as he looked around for a moment taking it all in before laughing. "I like it here but it might be a bit windy.". He teased a little before taking the little box out and slowly letting the ring be held in his fingers as he took her hand with his other and would slowly side it on her left ring finger. The glow hitting from the sun softly as Lukas laughed. "Oh, hello Mrs. Aurelius.". he would hold her hand as he looked up at her with his blue eyes. "Do you like the ring? You were a bit shocked and never looked." he laughed as he kissed the top of her head.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

With her emotions all over the place it was hard to stay focused. She was still completely overwhelmed, but having him wrapped in a tight embrace first and then feeling his lips on hers immediately soothed her...at least a little bit. What felt like a dream was slowly starting to turn into the actual reality as he continued her little joke. " Oh...you're so right. There's so much to plan..." she went on in an overdramatic manner while she couldn't help but to laugh softly, but trying to overplay her emotions luckily helped her a little. "But jokes aside. I wish this moment would never end. I'm truly the happiest woman in the galaxy right now..." she then added softly before she reached for his hands. This moment was indeed the happiest moment in her entire life. The scenery was breathtaking and the most amazing man had just proposed to her...She was truly blessed. "I like the sound of that, my dear fiancé...even though I'm afraif we can hardly ever call each other that in public". She had almost regained her composure by forcing herself to breathe deeply a couple of times, or at least the tears had stopped and all that was left was the broadest smile she had ever worn. Even though she was still laughing, there was an unfortunate truth in her statement, but this was not the moment to become too sentimental.

She leaned her head against his shoulder as they both just glanced at the sunset again. "Always and forever" she repeated softly, yet almost a little solemly while she glanced up to him with a big smile before she couldn't help but to get onto tiptoes to kiss him passionately again. She loved the sound of that deeply romantic statement and there was literally no one with whom she'd rather spend the rest of her life anyway. As he however suddenly mentioned the tent she immediately had to chuckle again. "You're so snoopy...this was supposed to be a surpise, although I'm afraid i won't be able to beat your surpise anyway", she playfully teased as she interlaced her fingers with his. "But no, this is not the spot. I've got another one in mind, it's not far from here and I can guarantee it's also quite spectacular". Her joyful smile turned into a cheeky smirk as she would not reveal more details just now. His curiosity amused her and she couldn't wait to spend the night with him in such a special place, especially because she still had a few plans. But before they would be able to leave, there was indeed something she had almost forgotten about. "The ring is absolutely beautiful...just like you my love. And I'm sorry, yes, I was a little too overwhelmed to truly appreciate it...but it's so pretty", she then replied with a sweet, apologizing smile as she stared at it in amazement for a moment. He must have spent a fortune...She wondered since when he had those plans, but she would ask him later on. "Wow...just wow. I won't take it of again", she added after he had put it on."And Mrs Aurelius...I could get used to that". Of course questions would be asked...but she would't care about what others would say. She'd love to let the whole galaxy know that she was his. "But you're right my love. Let us celebrate a little. I'm so glad right now that I have packed all the equipment because I only want to share those moments with you right now. Let's get going. I'm sure you'll love it". In those moments it was hard to decide whether to look at him, the truly marvelous ring or the amazing scenery that still surrounded them. Everything was just too perfect to be true and she couldn't wait to reach their final destination.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would smile softly as he held her tightly. His bright blue eyes looking at her as she was technically right. "It will be damn near impossible to call each other that in public but that won't stop me from having you until my last breath." he laughed softly as his hand brushed her cheek softly as he looked into her eyes. "I am the happiest man in the entire galaxy today, I know it.". He would smirk as he thought for a moment. It really was going to be a miracle for them to move forward and he would have to pull a miracle out of his ass to get anything to work but Lukas was determined and if he had to live a life of just the Jedi one day and just her the next without anyone else he would do it. No questions asked. His thinking cut short as he laughed hearing him be snoopy. "Hey now, I like knowing things.." he would tease a little as he raised his hand softly to her like a childs scout club. "I Solemnly swear I won't snoop." he would smirk a little at her as he glanced over to the land speeder for a moment and back to her.

"Another spot hm? I'm quite excited to see, Shall we go?" He smiled brightly at her as his white teeth shown in his big ol' grin. As she agreed to get going he would follow her towards the speeder and get in as he whistled to Loki to follow. The char hound would bark and come bolting in as the doors shut and Lukas would hold her free hand softly as he said to himself under his breath. "Mrs Aurelius." with a smirk forming across his lips. His stubble arching with his smile on his face as he would look out at the sun almost now set and night coming upon them as he was wondering where this location was too. Either way he couldn't wait for a fire and to camp with his now fiancee and he was sure they'd keep themselves occupied. That reminded him when he told her about him learning to play he would think to himself. "OH yeah.." he would chuckle as he would laugh to himself as reaching in the back he would ruffle through the equipment before reaching for a case that was there.

Letting his hands grip the case and move it forward he would slowly pop the clips open and his Hallikset would be seceretly tucked in. He would slowly take it out as his bright blue eyes shot a glance over. "So about me teaching you..I kind of had this put in the hangar when we were back in your estate making...Well love." he would smirk a little as he continued. "When your workers took my bags I had a note left on one saying to put it by wherever you keep your vehicles. I was going to surprise you by serenading you with a Hallikset and ring while trying to tempt you to drive somewhere nice but..I kind of got nervous and forgot about that Hallikset part and you took us out anyway." he would scratch the back of his head and laugh a little. "Well if we are camping out I mean..I still can show you and play a bit for you?". He would raise an eyebrow as he plucked a couple strings with it in his hand.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

She laughed softly at his remark, even though it made her a little thoughtful as well. Yes...this was all very complicated and slightly risky, especially when considering his particular rank and position within in the Order, but this was no criteria for Celeste. She wouldn't let anyone get inbetween them no matter what and it was a good thing that from her side everything was cleared out now. There wouldn't be any trouble and from all the experience she had made with the Jedi so far, this wouldn't be a huge issue as well. Sure, she didn't know from whom directly he received his orders, but she was convinced that this wouldn't pose any issues anymore. She rather wanted to focus on him and this wonderful moment, so she repressed those thoughts and focused on his beautiful face again before she pulled him closer yet another time. "This is already the happiest day in my life, but it will, get even more special" she softly teased again as she pulled back to start the engine. "And yes you better stop snooping. Dk not ruin the suprise...I hope you haven't seen more than the tents" she then added as she gave him a curious, smirking sideways glance that was quickly scanning his face to see whether he was being honest or not.

With Loki inside as well she started to turn the landspeeder around before she drove down the slope they had come up not long ago. It was funny though how everything had been slightly different then. She hadn't been engaged after all and there was no way in the galaxy she could have sensed this suprise. She then curiosly listened to his unbelievable story while she softly shaked her head while chuckling again. "Lukas Aurelius...I cannot believe it. I had no idea that you have been scheming in the background...but we'll if truth be told I had not seen it coming at all. I'm overly happy now, but I've got to admit that you're more cunning than I have assumed", she replied amusedly, before she shot him another happy glance. "And definitely! I'd still love to hear you play". He was just so adorable how he had that all figured out but then slightly forgotten out of nervousity. It was hard to believe but it was true that his nervousity had confused her a lot. Normally he was always so calm and composed, but before he had asked that question she had sensed that he had been indeed quite excited and it just been the cutest thing ever. "You don't want to know what's going on inside me...I still feel completely electrified. It's a good thing that the way is not too long, but I need to ask something of you right now" with that and a smirk on her lips she reached behind her herself and started fumbling around some of the bags until she could feel the soft fabric. "Put this on" she demanded of him while she tried to keep her voice as neutral as possible, but she was way too excited herself to suppress all of those emotions. With an outstretched hand she was offering him a simple, black blindfold, hoping that he would put it on asap.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would laugh a little as he sat there while they made their way back down the slope towards wherever in the kark she was taking him. He was quite curious but still had a shit eating grin on his face as he slowly put the Hallisek back in its case and closed the lid before pushing it back in the rear of the speeder. His bright blue eyes would turn back to her as he laughed a little. "I think many under estimate me because I am not chest puffed and full of bravado." He would smirk a little. "I may not have a scary face but I know what I am doing." He laughed as he held the top of her hand for a moment in his laugh as he listened to her softly. Nodding his head as he spoke. "Me and you both my love. All of this was so unexpected, I did not picture anything other than the other, than you came along and now this. I am all in." he teased softly as the next part made him raise an eyebrow for a moment.

His bright blue eyes would focus on the black cloth as he chuckled a little. Letting his hand reach out and softly take it as he looked at her for a little longer. Her tone was playful and demanding as he slowly lifted the blindfold over his eyes and began to wrap it around his head and tighten the black fabric as his vision began to fade into the darkness of the fabric. Once dawning the fabric he would sit there with a confused but playful smirk on his face as he joked for a moment. "I hope this isn't where I see Everett in a bikini and popping out of a birthday cake is it?" he would laugh at the thought before Loki licked his arm softly. The warm sensation of Lokis tongue on his arm and now hand as Lukas scratched him softly on the head and whispered to him loud enough for Celeste to hear in good fun.

"If anything happens to me Loki, whatever you do..don't let her put you in a dress. Resist and fight back. Rebel against Celeste's tyranny." he wouldn't be able to finish as he laughed a good bit and relaxed himself back in the seat. "This spot must truly be something if I can't even witness it the moment it comes in to view, Though I will say you're a better view than anything I have ever put my eyes on." he would smirk and hold his hand on hers feeling for it and letting his thumb rub the top of her hand softly as he sat there.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

She was overly excited to see his reaction, but for now she tried to remain calm herself. Her emotions were still going crazy but she partly attributed that to the hormones, even though her smile went much broader after she had caught a glimpse of the ring on her finger of the hand that was still busy steering again. How unfortunate that she would even have to hide the ring on diplomatic missions for now, but even though it would all be a little complicated, she was happier than she had ever been before. "Even from the first second on I would have never underestimated your overall skills, but like I said: I had never thought that you would sneak your own equipment so treacherously into my own landspeeder..." she playfully teased back as she ran her thumb across the back of the hand she was still holding in her right hand as she continued maneuvering the speeder downwards. Once they had completed their descend from the mountains she took a sharp turn into the next canyon while their final destination was getting closer. "And so am I. I love you...more than anything in this galaxy" she then replied softly as she shifted her gaze back on him, the smile never leaving her lips.

She quickly glanced back to the windshield as it slightly became more difficult to see in the approaching dark. She forced herself to concentrate a little to sharpen her senses with the Force, but as he suddenly explained his assumption she completely lost it. She immediately slowed down as she whole-heartedly laughed at his idea and it took quite some time until she had managed to catch some air. "What the kark is going on in your head?? I would have never even thought of such a thing but I see...next time I knkw how to truly make you happy" she remarked amusedly, but he didn't even stop quipping after that. "Don't listen to him Loki. The fabrics are super soft and you'll look beautiful", she softly told the charhound, her voice as serious as possible but she couldn't fully suppress the images in her mind. "Now put that blindfold on and have some trust. Your wife-to-be knows exactly what she's doing" she teased him with a soft pat on his leg while she smiled at him one more time before his final comment made her heart melt yet another time. "And even though I love your beautiful eyes they need to stay concealed for a while. But don't worry, we'll soon be there my love". In fact, they hardly drove longer than another ten minutes before she slowly decelerated and pulled over at the cave's entrance soon. She unbuckled herself and did the same to him before she looked down at Loki. "Alright, we'll lead blind Daddy now, so please refrain from spoiling anything. He is only allowed to see when everything is fully prepared " she softly explained to an excited Loki as if Lukas couldn't even hear them anymore before she alighted and went over to his door to help him out.


@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would laugh a little as he nodded a bit. "I love you as well and honestly, I would pay high money to see Everett's face." he would laugh again as they went closer and closer to this area. Lukas now wearing the black fabric would patiently sit there feeling like he was on some Galactic show where the contestants are blinded folded in front of an audience. A brow raising as he smirked at her comment. "I trust you my love, I can't wait to see what you have in store..and to see." he teased softly as he felt the land speeder begin to slow down. The soft jolt of the speeder finally stopping as he heard the engine slowly begin to die down and Loki's breath panting softly by him as Lukas's hand would be scratching his head softly. "Loki give me hints buddy." he would laugh as the Char hound soon left his hand and he would hear her door begin to open. Lukas sat there patiently and quietly as he heard her move across to his side and begin to open the door for him so she could help him out.

Lukas laughed a little as he slowly began to exit the door. Grabbing onto whatever he could and lightly taking her hand as a guide as he stretched with his blindfold on. The ride wasn't long but he had quite the day of travelling as he heard Loki begin to sniff around and pant as he whispered loudly enough for his beloved fiancee to hear. "Where are we boy? Tell father." he would laugh as he would follow Celestes lead to wherever she was taking him. His foot steps not as quick as hers as small fragments of whatever light was left now leaving the small gaps in the fabric as night now came upon them. Lukas would continue to move as Loki trotted along them and around him as the char hound barked excitedly and continued to move with them. The occasional step the char hound would walk in front of Lukas and almost nearly trip him as Lukas laughed. "Loki, relax. Follow your mother alongside her and not between us.".

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

The more he mentioned it, the funnier it got. The images in her head were just hilarious as ridiculous as this thought was, but she was still wondering how in the Force he had come to such a wild conclusion. "High money you say? I've got a feeling that you have already spent a fortune recently" she replied as she glanced down towards the ring again, but then she chuckled softly as she had realized that he couldn't even see her glance downwards anymore as he had already covered his eyes. "Good boy" she playfully teased him while she patted his leg with an amused grin before she scratched Loki for a moment as he had been the one that seemed to be feel addressed as well. Even though she had already known that he trusted her it was sweet hearing it again, but as he asked for hints from Loki she couldn't help but to roll her eyes. "Nooo. No hints and no peaking and don't even think about tapping into Force sight. Just wait. You'll see it soon enough". She softly slid her hand back over to his lap, but once they had arrived it was time to lead him into the cave anyway so he was soon to be liberated anyway.

"Stoooop it" she warned him again with a big smirk while she tried to sound as serious as possible, but her own excitement got the best of her. She quickly tried to grab as much as she could but she then decided to just get the rest soon as her first goal was to lead him inside first anyway. She softly took his hand as she carefully began to lead him forwards, her own gaze directed to the front as she also had to make sure that everything was still in place, but she therefore didn't realize that Loki was almost making her fiancé trip. With a clicking noise she caught his attention before she briefly let go of Lukas hand to gesture to the front. "Go check it out already, Loki" she softly encouraged him before he already zoomed forwards quite excitedly again and with that she turned to Lukas again. "Okay my love. Are you ready?" she asked him happily once they had reached the designated spot. She placed herself in front of him before she put down the stuff she was carrying and afterwards she let her hands wander up his body until they had reached his cheeks. She let him wait a little longer just to tease him before she finally revealed the candle and lantern lit cave with the deep blue lake right in front in them.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would smirk as he continued to follow the path with her leading them. His hand holding hers still as he heard her gesture to Loki and heard the char hounds foot steps take off away from them as the pitter patter of feet would travel off and the panting of the dog. A smile still formed on his face as he couldn't see a thing. The darkness now closing off any light by the entrance of the cave as it seemed quiet except for Loki's running and their own movements. "I'm ready." he would laugh a little with a cheeky grin. "I've been ready the moment the blindfold was put on." he would chuckle as once the blindfold began to slide off his face. The once complete darkness now coming bright as his light blue eyes would flicker as he needed to adjust to the scenery in front of him. Blinking rapidly he would now see a beautiful blue lake with candles scattered all around them. The flicking of the candles almost mesmerizing as the lake.

He would seem almost shocked as his eyes just lingered ahead of him. His face entirely surprised and caught off guard as the smile began to form quickly on his face. Going ear to ear as he continued to stare ahead. "This..." he would almost stutter. "T-this is amazing. How did you even manage all this!?" He would turn to her as he smiled and almost half laughing as he couldn't believe it. Endor was one thing but this was another level. "A cave in the middle of nowhere with a private lake and candles?!" he repeated the obvious as he seemed so caught off guard. Lukas would shake his head in amazement as he turned to Celeste and let himself pick her up gently in his arms. His blue eyes looking at hers as he pressed his lips against hers softly and would hold her in his arms without so much as a flinch as he eventually set her down softly knowing she could have nausea easily.

"Thank you. Thank you for everything." he would smile sheepishly like a school boy as he brushed the back of his hand against her cheek. "You are too amazing and you spoil me. I love you endlessly." Lukas would hold her hand softly and walk down towards the lake with her by his side as he continued to take it all in. The lighting wasn't amazingly bright but it set a calming mood in the cave and the lakes water softly still with the deep blue tone to it as you could almost see down through it to the bottom. A flat spot was off to the side of it as he walked over and stood there with his smile still on his face. Loki would be running around like a mad man as he was in love with the place.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

Celeste was sure about two things: Firstly, he would be suprised and secondly, he'd love it, but he was still overly excited to see his reaction and so she watched him like an exhilarated child when he finally took the blindfold off. She had led him to a spot from where he wouldn't be far away from the embedded, clear, blue lake anymore and the candles and lanterns would illuminate the vast cave in pleasantly warm colors, even if it was still rather dim lit to create a romantic atmosphere. "Oh yes, I've barely realized" she teased him playfully with a hint of sarcasm in her voice before his bright blue eyes were finally revealed again. She could see his pupils diluting as his amazed gaze wandered across the scenery and it just made her own smile even wider. "You're not the only one who's good at finding wonderful places...but admittedly, this isn't my home and we don't have much to offer here, but this is literally the most beautiful place I've ever found and so I've wanted to share it with you. I feel like this is just the most perfect night for it anyway" she replied softly before he lifted her off the ground and she chuckled in his tight embrace before she passionately kissed him.

Her lips melted against his, but it was a good call of him to sat her down as she had recently developed a severe motion sickness. "Don't you thank me, silly! Look at all the wonderful things you've done for me. You deserve the world anyway and i love you more, my love". She closed her eyes for a moment and wrapped him into a tight embrace, her head positioned at his chest before she pulled back a little. "Do you want to go for a swim? It's pleasantly refreshing and not as freezingly cold as Endor" she softly teased before she glanced back into the direction of the landspeeder. "Or we could have a little picnic first. We have more than enough supplies for a cozy dinner date" she added with a grin, her eyes still lingering on his. The words had barely left her mouth when she suddenly heard a huge splash and she turned around in disbelief. The charhound had apparently invited himself for a little dip, but the way he immediately swam back to the shore proved to her that even though it might have been tempting and refreshing, he didn't seem completely keen on swimming. It didn't surpise her much as charhound were probably not the most water loving species, but it was adorable and amusing how he had tested it.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would still be in awe as he watched Loki decide to jump right in. Lukas would let out a soft laugh as he watched the char hound paddling around in excitement as his blue eyes now turned to focus on Celeste. "Let's get the gear brought down, it's already dark outside so I imagine once we get the gear and back we won't have to come back out for anything." he would smile as he held her hands tightly for a minute as he looked into her eyes. "This is really perfect." He would smile before letting her hands go softly. "Let me fetch our things, you're pregnant." he would tease softly as he turned to head off and make his way back through the same route they took. Even though he was blindfolded the cave only had one entrance and exit as far as he could see so it shouldn't be an issue. Lukas would continue to move towards the entrance of the cave as eventually he made it out.

It was pretty dark and almost near damn black out as he managed to guide himself to the land speeder and get the things in the back as he had two full hands. Making his way back to the cave as he went further into it and eventually finding himself back to where Celeste was as the lights certainly helped. Bringing the gear over to the opened spot as he set it down and without hesitation began to set it up. The heat even in the night was hot and lifting the gear he could feel small beads of sweat down his back as he was setting up the tent and laying everything out for them. Once it was set he would turn to Celeste and smile softly at her as a bead ran down the side of his face. "Done my love, it sure is hot as hell." he would laugh before watching Loki swim back in and shake himself as water went flying everywhere.

Lukas let out a laugh as he would nod softly. "Loki has the right idea." as with that he would stand up and begin removing his robes. The brown robes softly being folded and laid in the tent as he removed his cream color tunic underneath. His chest now lay exposed with hair brushing across his pecs and a trail leading down to his stomach and below his waist line. Removing every item in his way as the sweat almost made a slight shine to him as he turned his head to the water and back to his beloved. "You coming?" he teased softly as he stopped to admire her for a moment. "I can give you a hand getting out of your clothes." he laughed for a moment and stepped closer to her with a smile still on his lips before lightly placing them onto hers and looking into her eyes.

@LadyRen