Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

As their encounter came to an end, Lina was left with even more questions than shed had at the beginning, her mind swirling as she fought to figure out the new information that she had been given. Without thinking of the why, her hand was returning to her cheek where hed touched her, confused and still pondering over why he had done that. Touch was such an intimate thing and he had dared to cross that line with someone he barely knew. Even more than that, he had used a touch that was Affectionate. It was strange. Foreign. She seated herself in the floor of the pod rather than anywhere else and crossed her legs neatly as Rultan had taught her, taking on a pose of meditation to help her thoughts clear. Lina forced all the thoughts from her mind and instead concentrated on making there be silence inside of her, quelling down the questions until she was able to stabilize herself. In the silence, she sought out through her use of the Force, attempting something that she had not been properly taught. And through pure luck she found what she had only heard of others doing - she sought out Sunages presence through the Force, able to feel him of sorts even at this distance. It was an odd connection, something that she felt down to her core. The connection broke when her mind wandered against her will, brought back in a circle to the same thing as before - the Touch. It was something that would continue to bother her until she figured it out. But now was not the time for that. Instead, she was preparing herself mentally for rejoining her Master, who was probably sick with worry about his young padawan. She was still of the age where she could easily be influenced and she was certainly someone that would be easy to turn over to the Dark Side, given her history. The man wouldnt think that she would remain steady against Sunages urging, though she had to admit privately that the Dark Side was becoming Tempting. They, at least, gave her the entire truth. By the time the doors had opened again to reveal those that were on her side, she had gathered her composure and gotten back to her feet, her robes straightened and face blank. Rultan greeted her with the same lack of emotion as always, her head bowing to him respectfully. Yes, Master. She commented softly, lacing her fingers behind her back as she followed him away from the pod and towards their rooms. I would like to do more than simply explain, Master. I have questions that I believe you owe me to answer. And though her face had remained without emotion, there was irritation in her voice, a hint of anger that could not be denied. If he owed her nothing else then he owed her the truth, which was something that she should have gotten from the beginning. She needed to know why he had done what he did, and why he felt like putting her life at risk. She wanted things to make sense, for once. Her mind wandered from Rultan back to Sunage - once again another person that didnt make sense, though he wasnt a liar from what she could tell. She tried again at forming the same connection shed done before, concentrating on that and letting herself reach out to feel for his presence. It wasnt there anymore, but she could feel herself growing more confident in her ability to try And frankly the idea of letting him find her was becoming more appealing.