1The Path of No Return
Part One: Childhood Innocence
Chapter 1- The Departing
Princess Solaris sat on the floor playing with her favorite doll unaware of the events that were about to unfold at the bottom of her feet. At four years of age, however, she had developed a sense of using the natural forces around her to aid in her understanding of the adult world and the more she comprehended, the less Solaris wanted to be one. All the lies, hate, and anger scared the young princess greatly. Solaris knew that she would have to one day lead her country and her mind could not possess such impurities.
The king and queen were dressed in low key. Their elegant blue and purple robes were no where to be seen. Solaris looked at her parents and at the two strangers sitting with them. She had never before seen such wise and mature eyes like the strangers' before. Their minds were not like those who surrounded her on a daily basis. It was comforting to Solaris to know that there were other people in the universe with the same intellectual level as hers.
An explosion suddenly rocked the palace and alarms rang though out the damaged safe haven. The elder of the two strangers spoke abruptly, "It is time. The plans which have been made must go through. We must take your daughter and you must go without her."
"Master, there is a great disturbance in the Force. We are all in great peril. We must leave now before it is too late." said the younger stranger.
"Come, my Solaris. You must go with Master Civ Fir Tuh and Roziljian. They will take care of you. I promise you will be in good hands," the queen said in a choked up voice.
"Come my Princess, you must go with them. Come now," the king commanded, but Solaris just sat in the floor holding her doll with big round eyes full of tears.
"Oneris, maybe this is a mistake. We should all go together," the queen quickly said.
"Juilana, we can't fall through now. This is the path she must take," the king said harshly.
"Master we must leave now-" Roziljian was cut off from his worried speech by the sound of more explosions which were closer than the last one.
"I'm not going and you can't make me," Solaris said in a mocking tone.
"-just take her and get out now..." Civ Fir Tuh approached the little girl and knelt down beside her.
"Solaris, I do not want to force you to come, but I will if you do not listen to your mother and father. I know what you have and I know that you can understand me. No harm will come to you or your parents if you leave with us now. I know you are afraid, but soon you will learn, that there are greater things to fear than leaving your parents. It is time to depart now so let us go."
"Fine, but not without my dolly. Will I see them again?"
"Yes you will."
The royal family said their good-byes, but as Civ Fir Tuh promised, it was not their last good-byes. Roziljian picked the princess up with no effort. After all, she was small even for a four year old. The Jedi Master, Civ Fir Tuh lead them away. The royal family had started on separate paths which would one day meet again in the distant, but near future.