Return
44 ABY
Danni felt it; the return of the one she hadn't realized she loved until after she felt that he would go down a dark path, one that would bring him to his death. Ultimately feeling his demise was equally painful, but at least she managed to get through it with Tam at her side.
But now that he, Jacen Solo, was somehow back from the dead, Zonama Sekot's Magister Danni Quee only had two things on her mind as she lay naked, covered in living sheets, on the organic cot with her lover Tam Elgrin; she was naturally shocked, given how impossible it was for anyone to just come back from the dead, and also perplexed as to how this would affect her relationship with Tam.
"What's wrong, Danni?" Tam asked from the other side of the bed.
Danni looked at him; she thought that he was still asleep. Why couldn't she sense, even without Force powers, that he was awake? It obviously worried her; good thing it was Tam though, she thought, and she could sense his presence now. The resurrection of Jacen must really be setting her on edge, and Tam had just caught her with that worry.
She sighed; she had to tell him. There was no way she couldn't; as her lover on a paradise of a living world, he really was her confidant. "Jacen Solo is back."
Tam's eyes widened incredulously. "What? What're you talking about, honey?"
Danni shrugged. "He's back. I don't know how, but I sensed his return in the Force just now."
Tam blinked in disbelief. "B-but how could that be?"
"Like I said, I don't know," Danni replied. "All I know is that he's back, and... he feels more like himself than he ever was when I knew him."
Tam raised an eyebrow. "What does that mean?"
"I'm not exactly sure how I can explain it," Danni said. "What I can tell you, though, is that this isn't a bad thing."
"Last I checked, back when I was in the greater galaxy, Jacen Solo was a tyrannical Sith Lord before he died," Tam said. "Call me paranoid, Danni, but when a guy like that comes back from the grave, I tend to be a little nervous."
"I understand, Tam," Danni said. "But trust me when I tell you that you have nothing to worry about from him."
"And why shouldn't I be?" Tam asked. "I mean, sure, even if we are safe from him on this planet, I'm still going to need a little bit more reason on your part to explain why the return of Jacen Solo isn't a bad thing, other than that he's 'more himself than he ever was when you knew him.'"
Danni sighed again. "It means he is more calm, at peace, with himself; I sense no speck of even minor intent to do even an amoeba any harm."
"Well, how can you tell if he isn't merely putting on some kind of facade?" Tam asked.
"I am the Magister of what is probably the only living planet in this galaxy, Tam, I think I can see through trivial disguises like that," Danni affirmed.
"All right, all right," Tam said with his hands raised in defense.
After a moment, Danni said, "And he is coming here."
Tam was silent for a moment, his face devoid of any expression before he said, flatly, "Oh. Great."