Here's a quick one for ya. Enjoy.
Kiwiiks POV
I sat in my chambers, meditating on the bad feeling I had begun to have a few days earlier. I wasn't sure what it was, but the Force was nagging at me about something, but the details just would not coalesce. It was frustrating.
My door chimed and Master Satele entered, a worried look on her face. She was worrying an awful lot, as of late. I hated that my frustration might be adding to her worries.
"I can feel your frustration, my friend. What's wrong?" She asked, standing before me, as calm as ever. She was very good at hiding her own emotions, even when talking with a friend.
I hadn't realized my mood was so bad as to alert my friend. I stood with a sigh.
"I don't know. I've had this nagging feeling like something was going to happen. I've been meditating on it for two days now and I'm no closer to understanding the feeling than I was when I started.
"Perhaps the Force is simply letting you know to be prepared. That there is nothing you can do to prevent whatever situation is going to happen."
I smiled. "Perhaps you're right. I'm sure there are more important things I could be doing. With so few of the council actually on Tython, at the moment, there are better things for me to do than focus on my bad feelings. The Force will tell me if I need to act."
Satele nodded. "Speaking of our absent council members, Jaric is due to check in any minute."
Master Kaedan had left to supervise the upgrades to Wayland Station, one of the Republic's larger transition stations. It was mainly used to organize supplies to be sent to Republic bases all over the galaxy. It also served as a temporary holding cell for prisoners of war, until they could be processed and assigned to a holding facility. Jaric was, by far, one of the most skilled Jedi as it pertained to military matters and was often called to supervise defensive upgrades.
Master Satele and I walked casually to the council chambers. The holo was already blinking that a call was on hold when we arrived. A holo of Master Kaedan appeared.
"How goes the upgrade, Jaric." Satele asked, taking her seat.
"Everything's on schedule, for the most part. Admiral Hooritha wanted to skip the double check, so the station will be up and running faster, but he listened to reason. After all these years, some things never change when dealing with the military." Kaedan said, slightly exasperated. He was not one to take shortcuts.
"Sounds like you have everything well in hand." I replied.
"Indeed. It's a good thing I'm here for the upgrade. We have a few prisoners on the station. With the interruption in defenses, I can make sure no one tries anything, though I think the likelihood of trouble from these prisoners is fairly low. They look to be mainly non-military. The Admiral says they were spying on one of our bases on Taris. Every single one of them is Chiss."
"Chiss?" I asked. "That's peculiar."
"The Empire doesn't usually use teams made up of entirely aliens." Satele added.
"It is odd, but I'm not sensing any hostility from them. They shouldn't be any trouble." Kaedan said. "I'll communicate again once the upgrades are complete."
The call ended and I headed outside for some air, doing my best to ignore the nagging feeling that something wasn't right. The news about the prisoners on the station only seemed to worsen the feeling.
To Be Continued...