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Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

The Sith looked at her with a touch of amusement. I did not say one question. And then he chuckled. It was a brief bout of humor at her deciding to interpret his words but she did so fairly as he knew he was coming off like an authoritative ass even if that wasnt his attention his tone, the way he spoke, just the fact he was Sith all he imagined colored her view of him and anything he said. Well it was time to prove her right again. Hm. That was a terrible question. Not that such is your fault as the destination can often be extremely important to know of before hand. It just turns out where you are going and where I am going are two separate places. You are going to the escape pod. As he says this he gestures down the hall, the one shed seen the officer come in from. Republic ships are in pursuit, I am assuming with Master Rultan aboard. There is no need for more lives to be lost in this small corner of the conflict so I am going to return you while my soldiers and I continue on our way. As for where I am going A smile creeps across his lips as he shakes his head no. Those eyes flick back to hers. I would tell you, if I thought you would not tell Master Rultan or the Republic. So I am going to keep that information to myself. I hope you understand. Sunage spoke simply with, Again, no one else needs to die today. He showed her the way down the hall. Being some boring spaceship nearly every door looked identical. The only indication of what was behind was either room numbers or words written in the Sith language. I notice you do not like the idea of homework. I am guessing that this is specific to me and not simply of work in general. With a hand wave he dismissed the malicious intent of her feelings if this was true. He wasnt going to take offense at this moment from it. Still, it is in your best interest to do it anyways. Sunage gazed at Lina making sure she was paying attention and not just focused on how elated she was that shed be leaving his presence. All things in due time. It is rather simple. Take notice of your feelings, especially before you have to suppress them to complete your actions as a Jedi. As well investigate Lorahns. I can tell you that you were lied to but why believe me. I am a temptor, an agent of evil according to you. To some extent I am those things by the standards of the Order and of the Republic. Yet still you might find it worth your time to investigate your battle. He came to a stop by a door. This one was different then the others, heavier, thicker looking. Sunage gestured to it. This is where you exit as it were. There was a pause, curious if she had any other questions or comments. Thank you for speaking with me, Lina it was an interesting time and I hope you feel as if youve learned something even if it is something you also believe you must forget being that it came from a Sith.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

He was right. He hadnt specified just one question, but that was what she had taken from what hed said. Her mind wasnt working at the best of its ability and the fact she was still distracted was to blame. There was so many things that she had to think about now that shed had this conversation with him, so many questions that were swirling that she still dared not ask of him. He had definitely opened up a pandoras box in her mind and the door was starting to pop open slowly and let out more and more hesitant doubt. There were some things that she didnt need to think on to know that they were undeniable truths - Rultan, though a dutiful master, had been severely neglectful in teaching her things that she needed in order to be a good Jedi. He had been terrible for her as a teacher and had concentrated too hard on the suppression of emotions without teaching her why. He told her so many things but never explained why. He was a good man, but a poor example to follow by. Lina was still tossing things over in her mind as he lead her down the hallway, her eyes glancing over the Sith writings that marked what rooms were, her mind taking note of things so that she could ask Rultan about them later. Again, he mentioned homework. Homework left a bitter taste in her mouth, made her think that she was actually working for him. But she was still listening, still paying attention to him and letting his words sink in. HIs homework was to go against what Rultan had ever taught her, something that she didnt want to do. But there was something that made her curious to listen to him. Though the Dark Side was the wrong side for her to take, they were also more like what she was as a person. They were emotional, they were selfish, they were more Human. Lina wasnt a walking robot like Rultan. As Sunage motioned towards the heavy door that was the escape pod, her eyes moving between him and the door. Her arms crossed over her chest again and her conflict was apparent on her face. She could easily step into the pod and never cross paths with him again, she could so easily turn her back on him and run so far that she would never have to worry about the Sith or the Dark Side. But she could also so easily take a path that he wouldnt expect. I have another question. She stated, her eyes finally settling on him instead of the door, What if I dont get in this pod? Her brow quirked just a bit, heart rate picking up in adrenaline because this was something so against anything she would never normally do, What if I chose to stay here instead?
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

The answer was sudden and bleak yet delivered as just fact. Then people will die. There was no doubt in his mind. It wasnt that Sunage or Rultan or Lina would do the killing or necessarily the dying but some people would. I can inform the captain to increase speed but in the time it takes us to get up to speed the Republic ships will catch up and we will have to fight. It was all rather simple but the math was plain. They would not be able to avoid a battle. This didnt seem to bother him too much but he figured people dying due to her decision would bother her. However this new question of hers wasnt just good, it was surprising. He had not expected her to potentially switch sides so quickly. Her being a terrible Jedi might have been a tipping point. Yet he wasnt going to hide his own truth. Sunage was impressed at the yout surprising him. That wasnt terribly often. Settling into his stance as clearly she wasnt leaving yet. There was more to it then just death and so he outlined a few other issues that came with her choosing to leave now. He would not allow her to make this decision without the information she needed to do so with context and some facts with which to base it on. You would also be making a choice to join me. Promising to learn the ways of the Sith and know that Master Rultan will hunt you forever seeking to destroy me and if you have joined us, come to the Dark Side then he will seek to destroy you as well. She was an interesting person, more so than Sunage thought she would be. Still she had much to learn while he had a war to fight. Yet so many were training their students as they fought alongside them. In time this should be Lina. It was doubtful though that this was that time. Any questions you now have for Master Rultan will go unanswered. While hed clearly begun driving a wedge between her and her Master it seemed important to point out the confusion within her wouldnt go away just by switching sides. He was clear that each presented their story and shed received one but she received it with blinders on, unable to look at it critically and if she just joined the other side she may not have the chance to process it all. Clearly learning, knowledge was important to this Sith. From now on you would know one side of things as opposed to two if you return to Master Rultan now and allow me to find you again, Lina. When he said her name he reached out slowly yet steadily to teacher her cheek with his gauntleted hand. If she pulled away or looked as if to strike he would take his hand back. It was a touch that was but one possibility of many in this galaxy.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

Her choice weighed heavy in her chest as she weighed out her options, the gears almost visibly turning in her mind as she thought over the situation. Lina wasnt the person to condone the loss of innocent lives, nor was she one to make rash decisions that were so large quickly. She hadnt even accepted Rultans offer immediately because she didnt know if she could trust him, and now she had another offer on the table - the offer to become a Sith in training. As tempting as it would be to gain the information, she didnt want the blood to be on her hands -- she might not agree with the suppression of emotions in sake of other people but she did agree with the concept of the greater good. It would be a great good for her to leave so that there wouldnt be a fight on their hands, and she firmly believed that Sunage would at least attempt to make contact with her again. After all - what was the point of giving homework if you didnt fully intend to collect it and see your students progress? There was another issue at hand that was far more selfish - she did still have questions for Rultan, questions regarding her poor training and the fact that he had left her so illl prepared but still brought her to battle anyway. He may as well not even armed her with a light saber if he was going to leave her this exposed. She couldnt deny the bitterness that was starting to fester inside of her towards her master as the thoughts reproduced in her mind, creating new and worse scenarios that could have just as easily played out as this one. It was a grim thought to think that he either didnt trust her or didnt think her capable. It didnt cross her mind that he perhaps was just a terrible teacher. Sunages touch to her cheek was not met with her pulling back, as she had been far too distracted to react that way, but she did flinch as if he were going to strike her, eyes narrowing as she felt the warmth of his digits. The touch was soft, almost affectionate, and something that was completely unknown to her in any aspect. There was a series of emotions that played out on her face - first mistrust and suspicion, followed by confusion, then irritation as she decided to stamp out all of the previous ones. Lina decided to take a step away, unsure of how she felt about the touch and unsure of everything now, Its best I leave then. She stated, stepping past him into the door that he had previously gestured to her, And Ill think about letting you find me again.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

The Republic soldiers left Rultan and Lina alone, instead going inside the shuttle to see if anything could be learned from the Sith lifeboat. It was all quite by the numbers. That was an odd way to be greeted. Rultan tilted his head curiously but showed no affect at the almost accusatory request. With a sweeping gesture the Master showed the way to his Padawan. He took a steadying breath before walking along with his student. The human Jedi walked in silence with his Padawan until they made it to the rooms. Once inside he took a seat upon the floor, cross legged as the Jedi tended to prefer. Ask your questions but know that I too am curious what was told to you while you were with the Sith. This is not like you. I can sense a disturbance within you, Padawan. He spoke clearly but calmly. Always calmly, always that nearly monotone just above a whisper. Rultan was a solid individual, a simple man of simple ways. The decor of the room showed that as well. A poem wall scroll from some backwater planet that was like a Jedi affirmation. The Master watched his student with distant curiosity and concern. Even though he was worried she may have been corrupted he didnt allow that to press to the forefront of his mind until she confirmed what had transpired. Hands resting upon his knees, his robes spilling around him, Rultan gazed at his student seriously. This was a curious situation and while his face remained fairly placid he worked to calm his mind. His student had just gotten much more caught up into this war, these conflicts then he had ever wished for her. Protecting her had just become a near impossibility. What was that? Ah Lina. The Sith aboard his own ship smiled as he stood on the bridge. Hed felt little in the way of the Padawan using the Force outside of the initial fight but he could feel her reaching to him. He did not reach back. Not now. It would endanger the plan and her. Still it was a welcoming sign from the young woman. Sunage did wish to reach back, to touch his thoughts to hers, to feel her connection with the Force and for her to feel his. Restraint is an ugly word to most Sith and to him it was a torturous word at this moment. How he wished that the plan was unneeded or that she was brighter or more questions or more Lina. In time he would have greater amount of time with her but for now it was a disappointment that Sunage unfortunately had to live with. Yet Sith are not known for their patience. For the plan to pay off in full though patience had to be practiced, something he knew when this all began. It was time to ensure that his work with the Sith forces is going forward smoothly but also that the next step of the plan would unfold. He had people he needed to speak with.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

Lina took her time in pacing the modest room, her arms remaining behind her back as she tossed over what question she wanted to demand of him first. Which of them was so pressing that they would pull through to the surface? She wasnt doing as well as she normally did to keep her emotions down, her frustration bubbling over the rim of her mask to show on her face as she struggled to find the right words. So many questions for him, but so little time it felt like. Rultans words furthered her agitated state and turned her from merely irate to nearly hostile, her pacing stopping so that she could stare at him. Yes, you can sense things, cant you? She asked it but it was rhetorical, and she already knew the extent of his abilities - abilities which he hadnt cared to teach her how to do, And when, precisely, were you going to teach me how to do anything? That question was almost spat at him, her tone bitter. She barrelled on without waiting on his response, the flow of questions that were begging to be asked coming to the surface, What did you expect would happen if you took me into battle knowing nothing? That you would protect me? She scoffed, even considered letting her emotions best her enough to grab the man by the robes and shake him, What is the point in taking me in as your padawan if youre not even going to teach me, Master ? And that was the question - why didnt he teach her? He had seen potential in her but he was letting it go to waste by teaching her so much how to control her emotions, to suppress everything that made her Lina. He was fighting a battle that was unwinnable - Lina might not be the best at being a student but when it came to being an actual person, that she excelled at. Shed lived a life of passion and had felt her emotions deeper than she was sure Rultan even had capacity for. What was the point?
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

Rultan watched with growing concern. Here Lina was pacing, she was not sitting and centering herself, but flagrantly casting aside the training which he had spent with her. That which had not focused upon the use of a lightsaber. Her mind was chaotic it appeared. Perhaps even upset. This was troubling news and he knew why it was the way it was. When she finally began to speak it was odd at first, an accusatory rhetorical question? Where did this all come from, besides the obvious answer. The Sith had a few hours with her, since they had boarded the ship and left. Obviously they woke her instantly and started to brainwash her. The follow up questions were not any more heartening. Instead the Master waited for her to get the issues that were dwelling deep inside her out before beginning to tackle this problem which was growing by the moment in front of him. When it seemed her questions were over Rultan nodded slowly as a sigh exited through the nose. He gestured for her to sit as he had taught her. We are at war, dear Padawan with a dire foe which can not be underestimated and it appears I have in several ways. He spoke in that calm clear voice of his. What emotions he may possess were locked away and under extreme guard. Except Except for that one time, when the Sith, Sunage appeared before him. Then Rultan transformed like no other instance. Because we are at war I taught you the warriors aspects of the Force first. The lightsaber. You have been admirable student in that. I have also taught you to control your feelings Which Lina was not doing such a good job of currently. ...to center yourself and meditate. These are the building blocks of using the Force. It was my hope to start training in more visible effects that can be caused with the Force soon, but I wanted to make sure you could defend yourself and take the attack to the enemy first. Perhaps I was wrong in my order of intent. The Jedi self-reflected on this issue as he continued. What I expected was for you to handle the soldiers, to prove an admirable distraction to any true Sith thereby giving us the advantage. Then he locked his gaze upon his student. The point as you put it is to teach you in steps. Unorthodox steps because of the times and events we find ourselves in but with a progression of learning. His nostrils flared just slightly but that was all his body betrayed of his emotional state. Remember the Sith started this war. They are masters of lying and intrigue. The Sith seek destruction to satisfy their fear and anger. Their words sound pleasing as the seduce you with quick access to power but we, the Jedi Order are the path to balance and creation. Do you have any other questions? As I would like to know what transpired during your time with the Sith. His voice remained even, a testament to Rultans sense of self control.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

Though she was in all truth still too irritated to sit comfortably, Lina made herself to sit as her master silently instructed, her arms crossing over her chest as her legs crossed in front of her. It was a pose for meditation and it did help to soothe the broiling anger somewhat, but the fire still burned inside of her, the emotions still too raw inside of her mind to be pressed back. It was almost like the Sith had opened up the pandoras box for her and now she was having difficulty shutting it once again. It had been easier before but now it was a challenge to hide what she was feeling. Rultans explanation made sense - he had, after all, found a student that had already been trained how to fight. It would make sense for him to put her to use in sword play, something that would be easy for her to pick up and make her quite a formidable opponent even without the proper use of the Force. But, that still didnt explain why hed lacked in so many other ways. She hadnt even been trained how to call out to him for help if shed needed to. He had planned for her to fight but perhaps had trained her better on how to die than anything else. Yes, actually, Her voice was calmer and much less stressed, but that didnt mean that he was anywhere out of the red zone with her, as her mind was still rolling with the anger and ready to take it out on him, Dont you think you should have taught me at the bare minimum to be able to call for help? There was a bit of hurt in her question, partially because it was hitting her that he probably couldnt care any less about her if she had been taken and killed. Sure, hed gone in search of her, but that was more to prevent the SIth from having her than anything else. After all, Jedi were not supposed to have attachments to anyone, which would include their own padawan. Control emotions. Control . Lina forced herself to use the breathing that her master had taught her in order to steady herself to a point in which she could actually communicate and get answers. She almost regretted having left the Sith, because she had already known that the answer wouldnt satisfy her. She had known that the damage was already done and that the hurt would last even if he had a perfectly good explanation for what hed done. Ask your questions.
Thread: Lessons in the Dark  [ Jagd & Bear ]

Rultan was a sea of tranquility in the room. Everything in the room was in its place except for Lina. Even once she had settled down and sat her energy, her emotions were out of place in such a placid environment such as that which Rultan cultivated. You are right. I should have. How was he to phrase this. She was a difficult student. Training her to hold back her emotions and take lessons had not been easy, especially with a war going on. Your safety is important to the Order and being able to call for help is one of the ways to keep you safe. Yet to call you first must be able to listen. Your ability to feel and listen to the Force. To follow it, to center yourself within its embrace has not gone as smoothly so we have yet to be able to advance towards calling out. I apologize. You should have stayed in the Jedi Temple to train further before being brought out. Rultan speaks in his usual calm voice, describing events with clarity born out of a tranquil place. I had hoped that the loudness of battle would match your temperament and aid you in learning but that loudness is conflicting with your ability to find your calm. He nodded his head in a slow apologetic fashion. He took a long breath in and then released. He did this two more times as his eyes fell upon his student. Padawan, please know that I want the best for you. I realize now that I have not been so successful as a teacher and will myself do better in the future and find those who can help you grow into your potential. Rultan smiled as Lina used proper breathing techniques. Then she brought up his own inquiries and the human Jedi now had to control his own emotions, admittedly something he was very well practiced at. The gaze was steady, flat in affect, controlled. Who were the Sith that captured you? What did they do to you? The next question was more difficult to say aloud, What did they do to tempt you to their side? Perhaps it wasnt entirely obvious there was true temptation but her resolve had clearly been fractured and after all it is what the Sith do.