We was en route to Pantora. As I was in the cockpit, I heard Barriss screaming :
- Master ! Master Luminara !
I moved to her room to figure out what happened to her. I saw her seated on her bed, crying with her hands on her face. I moved to her and I seated on her bed.
- What happened Barriss ? I asked.
- My master has died. I felt it in The Force, she has been killed.
- Are you sure ? Maybe you're wrong.
- I'm right, I know it's true. She told as she wiped a few tears on her face.
I didn't know what I should have done. I wanted that she suffer for what she did to me but I didn't feel good to see her like that. Seeing her crying reminded me how she was before, kind and full of goodness. I couldn't just look at her crying. I chose to hug her. My arms around her, I mumbled sincere words :
- I'm sorry Barriss.
- Thank you Ahsoka.
We hugged each other for minutes and we stopped comforting. I let her in her room to reach the cockpit. One hour after, we've arrived on Pantora.
- Barriss, we're here. I screamed.
The Mirialan came out of her room to ask something :
- What are we doing here ? We should not be in a planet of the republic.
- We're here to meet Ryo Chuchi, she a trusted friend senator. She will help us to hide. Plus, I made a very sneaky landing. We're are not in the capital, we're just in a little village.
We went to the main door and I pushed a button to get the door open. We were then in a ice world, it was snowing and the wind was strong. Senator Chuchi was just waiting for us.
- Ahsoka, it's a pleasure to see you again. She said before bowing. Please, follow me, I'll lead you to your hotel.
She led us to a little building in the center of the city. The hotel was not really fancy, quite the opposite actually. But we didn't care of how comfortable was our new home. The most important was that we were safe in.
- You're lucky. Stated Chuchi. I got you the best room for you. There are even two bathrooms.
- We're very thankful but we just need something simple.
- Bah, this hotel belongs to my uncle. Actually, this building is empty, it's pretty useless because no one come in this village for tourism. My uncle's business don't work so much. He even think about selling this hotel. So, it's not a problem, I can get you everything you need as long as you stay here. Everything in this building is yours.
- Thanks for your help senator Chuchi. I said.
- It's a honor to help two Jedis. I heard that you are hunted and killed. I can't allow this. Oh, by the way. Take these.
The senator pull two lightsabers out of her bag.
- You will maybe need to use them to protect yourself. They belonged to an old Jedi who was Pantorian. I thought that it could be useful to you.
- Thanks for everything. Said Barriss to her.
- It's a honor. May The Force be with you.
- With you too senator. I answered.
She left and we came in the room. It was pretty wide, there were two beds separated by a wooden bedside table. I seated on my bed as Barriss laid on hers.
- It has been a long time that I didn't sleep on a such bed. Barriss told me.
- You don't deserved it. For now, we travel together. But I will put you in jail as soon as possible.
- Of course. I don't believe that you will forgive me today. It will take time. As you did for Asajj Ventress or Letta Turmond.
- What are you talking about ?
- Asajj killed innocent peoples, and yet she helped you to prove your innocence. So, you almost forgave her. Letta Turmond killed every one in the hangar, Jedis, clones and citizens. And you've almost shown her compassion when she died. How about me ? I killed Letta, all right, she was a criminal. She was even sentenced to death. I killed clones, as you did. Don't you think that you could forgive me ?
- I don't understand you Barriss. I spouted. Do you really think that you're innocent ?
- I'm sorry Ahsoka. It's just... I want that your friendship back. I made wrong things but I never wanted to hurt you. I was afraid about what I did. That's why I betrayed you. The truth is that I hated to make you guilty. It's not like I was very evil, I'm not a Sith. I'm still a Jedi.
- If you hated being a traitor, why did you not stop acting as you did ?
- Because I thought that sacrificing my happiness was better than letting the Jedis leading the war. I believed that it was the right thing to do for the Jedi order. My happiness was futile compare to the needing to get back our order as it used to be. But now, I realize that it was useless. What makes me more sad than ever. If you don't want to understand the situation from my perspective, it's ok. I never expected that someone would be able to understand what I had to do.
As she was speaking, I realized that hearing her was actually very pleasant. She was opening her heart to me, she was showing her sentiments. I was enjoying that. After all, maybe she was not that evil.
- Barriss, how you explain that... it's like you've never stopped being a Jedi. It's like your choices were beyond the Jedi way. The Jedis sacrifice their lives, but you, you chose to sacrifice your happiness too. Not only your life. I'm not sure that I will be able to forgive you for what you've done. But I understand you Barriss.
- It's good enough for me. She answered.
After she ended her sentence, I got up of my bed to walk to the bathroom.
- I'm going to take a bath. I stated.
- I will take a shower. Barriss said.
We both got in our bathrooms. After preparing my bath, I dived into the water. The bathtub was so hot that there was steam. I enjoyed this moment alone. It was the first time since a long ago I got something so pleasant. I was so relax that I've almost got sleep in my bath. When I had finished relaxing. I went under the blanket of my bed.
It was a simple night to start my new fate.