Chapter 7
Rowe rushed out the front door of the temple. The moonlight shined on his face and the tythonian wind blew threw his neatly trimmed dark brown hair. His brown eyes searched frantically in the dark and caught ahold of their target.
"Tailon! Christen! Where do you think you're going this late?" He cried with a loud whisper.
Tailon looked back at his friend with his aqua eyes. The moonlight glistened off of his golden hair. Tailon found the words he wished to say were caught in his throat. Christen tried to pull Tailon along but he refused to move from his spot. All Christen could do was look at him with her greenish- hazel eyes.
"What are you two up too?"
"We're leaving the order Rowe. It's not for us." Tailon spoke for the two of them.
"So you guys are just going to pack up and leave without even telling the masters first? Or telling me for that matter?"
"Rowe… you don't understand. We're in love; you know the masters would never accept that. Besides… forget it you would be even more angry."
"Forget what, Tailon? First you're going to leave without telling me and now you're going to keep secrets?" Rowe accused in an annoyed tone.
"Listen, Rowe…"
"I'm pregnant." Christen interrupted.
"You're what?" Rowe questioned, still trying to comprehend what he had heard.
"Christen…" Tailon looked back at her and ran his hand through her shoulder length golden- brown hair.
"No, Tailon. I can't hide it any longer. Not from Rowe."
"For how long, Christen?" Rowe sighed running a hand down his face and pausing at his chin.
"Two months. We can't hide it anymore and I can't take lying to the masters." She sighed and looked Rowe in the eyes. "Rowe, I'm sorry we didn't tell you earlier. We were afraid it would get you into trouble."
"Rowe, we want our child to decide for herself, or if it's a boy, himself. My Point is, we grew up here. We never had a choice, not really. Our parents decided for us." Tailon paused then sighed at his friend. "We have managed to scrape together what credits we had saved and it's enough to get us started on our new lives."
"Where are you two planning of going?" Rowe switched his gaze from the ground to Tailon.
"Nar Shadda." Christen confessed. "There is Republic territory there where we can settle down and start our family."
"Nar Shadda? The moon controlled by the hutt clans?" Rowe questioned.
Christen nodded.
"Why Nar Shadda? That's not exactly the first place I would think of raising a child."
"Because it is one of the only places we can afford besides Tatooine."
Rowe stood and thought for a moment. "Go. Surely you had a flight planned out." Rowe sighed. "I'll tell the masters that you both left the order. However, I would have to believe there is a better way, but, this is your choice." Rowe looked at Tailon and held a hand out. As Tailon took his hand he shook it. "You were my best friend and we grew up together. All three of us did." He moved to hug Christen. "Nothing is going to change that."
"We won't forget you, Rowe." Christen said to Rowe as he hugged her. She took Tailon's hand.
"Thank you, my friend. For everything." Tailon said to Rowe. With that final goodbye, Tailon ran with his love, Christen, into the moonlight and toward their new life.
Rowe watched as they disappeared into the night and he returned to the temple. This is where he belonged.
