Chapter 1: Ca'tra

(My name is Ca'tra Torvar of clan Voren. Confused yet? My story and others took place a few years after the clone wars, during the empire's rule. My clan lives on the northern side of the planet Mandalore where mountains, thick forests, and the cold weather live. I decided it was time to share my story with my fellow Mandalorian's to show the truth about my husband and to reveal many secrets from our old leader, Rowan Torvar. My story take place years before Rowan's fall when I was only a small child. What I am about to share is what I can only remember from that night. Now imagine a small 6-year-old girl with tan skin and long black hair asleep with her brother. They laid in a small bedroom made for one, but currently held two. This is where my story starts, in a dark upstairs bedroom holding my brother for the last time.)

I found myself laying in the bed wide awake, not able to sleep yet, as my door opened and closed rather quickly.

"Who's there?! It's too dark to see."

"Cat...I am scared," said my 3-year-old brother, Quelix. He was quick to crawl into my bed and latch himself on to me. "Oh dear...Why not bother Papa or Mama?"

He looks up at me with his silver-gray eyes that I barely made out from the moonlight that entered through my window, "I heard Papa leave...I want to sleep with you again". I giggled and nodded my head yes as he is quick to lay down with me. I wrapped an arm around him as he tries to fall asleep.

"This is your last time. You need to learn to sleep by yourself." I got no response except for a soft snore which allowed me to close my own eyes.

I was having happy dreams about playing in the snow with my friends when I suddenly awoke again. I felt Quelix being pulled away from me.

I opened my eyes to see a man in pitch black armor and a body already over his shoulder.

The body had long dark hair like mine, and I saw the strange Mandalorian put my brother under his arm.

"Wh..who..."

My mind suddenly snapped awake as I heard Quelix scream awake.

"Mother! Brother!"

The man is quick to head for the door, not paying me any mind. I was quick to stand and pull at my brother as he latched on to my arms. He was sobbing and dug his fingers into my shirt.

"Quiet, boy! And you aren't coming little princess!" The Mandalorian yelled.

I knew right away that wasn't my father and before I could say another word he had kicked me in the gut across the room. I gasped for air on the ground reaching out to them. "N...no...," I couldn't get a word out as I watch the man run down the hall and blackness took over.

The next thing I remembered seeing were the same silver-gray eyes with tears dripping onto my face as my father held me. "Papa...?"

He suddenly whipped his tears away and cleared his voice, "Cat, I am so glad you are alright. I wasn't sure if you would wake u..."

I suddenly interrupted him with a high panicked voice, "Where are they?! Father, where are they?! I...I couldn't stop him...tell me you got him? Please tell me?!" I had suddenly bursted into tears as I yelled. My father, Deviin, did not say a word as he pulled me closer to start crying again.

We wept together for a moment before a hard firm voice could be heard, "Deviin! God, what happened? Deviin are you home!"

I felt my father suddenly grip me tightly before setting me on my feet to rush downstairs. He was clearly enraged which caused me to run after him. By the time I got to the bottom of the stair I saw him punch our clan leader, Rowan, across the face.

"What have you done with them?! Tell. Me. Now. Rowan!" Rowan had collected himself and clipped his helmet to his belt, "I did not take them! I came to offer my help, brother! I just now heard that Daylc was taken!"

Suddenly another man enters the picture standing between them, "Please Brothers! Let us not rush to conclusions."I immediately recognized my Uncle's voice which causes me to inch closer.

"Don't you dare tell me he didn't do this Ric! He has wanted my wife all his life! I can not help that she picked me over him!" my father started to stalk closer when Ric grabs him to hold him back.

"I swear on my own blood, Deviin, that I did not touch your wife or son!" I remember watching and calmly saying loud enough to be heard, "The man wore black armor...black as the night."

My father stopped fighting Ric and clenches his fist, "I want all of you out of here now..." His voice sounded dangerous like he was about to cut someone's throat.

Rowan did not say a word before backing away as Ric let go. My father came back to pick me up as both men walked back to their speeders. I looked up at him to see anger and hatred in his eyes before he spoke quietly, "Shadow...I need a favor."

Suddenly the room became dark and a teenage boy wearing all black stepped out of the wall, "What is it?"

"Watch over my daughter tonight...I am going to go find them before the trail goes cold," Deviin asked before holding me even closer to him.

"I...I can't watch a child! Wh...why not ask Ric?!" The teenager said in a panic as if he did not trust himself.

"I do not know who to trust so please," He said before kissing me on the head and handing me over. Shadow looked down at me with bright red eyes and a nervous expression before sighing, "Fine...be back quickly please?" Deviin nodded slowly before turning back out the door into the night.

I started to cry again quietly which caused Shadow to quickly put me down on the couch, "ahh do not cry please."

I was not sure why I did what I did, but I suddenly latched on to him again. I pulled him down onto the couch as well which made him shift uncomfortably. "I...I couldn't protect him...that's my job as his older sister," I said through my tears which made him stop and slowly put his arms around me.

"Shhh, it's ok. I am sure your father will find them just get some sleep now," he said in such a soothing voice that made me so tired.

"You...you have a special gift... like-,"I never got to finish before I had fallen asleep in his arms.

My father never did find them.

He spent years trying to find them to only find two identical bodies. I remember he never gave up, but also was keeping something from me. He always had strange meetings with the Teenage boy, Shadow, and talked in whispers. I remember at age 18, the whole clan was celebrating Rowan's son, Marik, and I's membership into the clan after passing the Mandalorian trails. We partied all night long until shouting brought it to a haunt.

"Rowan! We need you now!" Ric yelled barging in with several men.

Rowan rose slowly from his chair, "What is it Ric? Can you not see we are busy," He said this with a cold and dangerous voice. I glanced around to noticed my father was no longer at the party. I inched closer to Ric and Rowan to make out what they were talking about with Marik behind me.

"Rowan, It's Johta Shadowstalker...He is here and currently fighting Deviin." I suddenly froze at hearing the Shadowstalker last name. The Shadowstalker clan was a group of Mandalorian assassins that used the dark side of the force to do unspeakable things to their victims with only a shadow.

"Where?! Where are they?!" I yelled while grabbing a hold of my Uncle's arm. He nervously handed me a data pad before I ran out.

"Cat'ra! Wait! Don't you dare go by yourself!" Rowan had yelled back chasing after me with Ric.

I ran.

I ran like my life depended on it.