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Grima: An excellent idea.

The Night Whisperer: Oh yes, there is that chance. And Doom, he is a unique case when it comes to the Empire, for he isn't truly loyal to it. It is more a means to an end for him. I'm considering whether or not to make him the main bad for the sequel.

Chapter 16: An Elven Reunion

Rayla marched back and forth. Her eyes locked upon the metal surface of The Golden Knight's floor. She was stuck in her thoughts. Off to the side, Callum sat at a table, busy reading one of the books given to him by Zubeia. The current book he read belonged, or had belonged, to Avizandum. The book itself was a history of the Jedi Order and their teachings over the many generations. "Are you done pacing yet?" He asked, lifting his gaze from the book to watch Rayla march back and forth.

Rayla spared a chance to glance up at Callum, pausing in her movements to reply to his question. "No." She was rather irritated too by the sound of her voice.

Callum raised an eyebrow in interest. "You're troubled. And I can feel it. I wouldn't surprised if the other Elves and Dragons could feel it." He had no issues stating such a thing as he sat the book face down upon the table to focus solely on the irritated Mandalorian warrior.

"I don't care." She said, returning to her pacing as she attempted to shake off her thoughts. However, it seemed that Callum wasn't done prying yet.

"Your parents, you're afraid to learn the truth of why you were left on Concordia." He said. He'd clearly hit the sore point with his statement as Rayla had halted abruptly in her pacing, her left fist clenched tightly in annoyance. He should know better then to annoy a rather irritated Mandalorian.

"Why would you care? My parents were never there for me. They left me under the care of Fell. To be raised a warrior." Rayla spat out, narrowing her gaze as she eyed Callum closely.

Callum remained clam as he stood tall. "Oh, so you don't think I envy this chance. The chance to be reacquainted with my parents!" He snapped back.

Rayla blinked. "Your father's dead. What about your mother or step-father, Prince of Katolis."

Callum sighed as glanced down to the ground. "They died early in my life. I don't know how my mother died, but my father was killed during the Clone Wars. I don't have any parents. Janai is the closet I've had to a mother figure in years that didn't treat me as a step-prince, a spoiled child who was given everything because his mother married the king." He said, closing his eyes.

Rayla blinked. She was raised with the knowledge that family was to be treasured, that all family, regardless of blood ties were to be treated with respect. But hearing this, she was shocked to know that Callum was treated differently because of his blood ties. "Callum, I…" She was at a loss for words.

Callum sighed. "The past's the past Rayla. Just go and meet your parents, I'm sure Fell will happily take you to meet them." He said, leaving the room quickly.

Rayla sighed, she was angry at herself. A fist clenched as she closed her eyes. She took a deep breath and opened them again. "Ok." She muttered to herself, leaving the ship.

Rayla found Fell standing by himself, looking out a window as he eyed his flagship, The Crusader. "Count Fell." She greeted, coming to a stand beside him.

"Rayla." He greeted in return. "What brings you to seek me out?" He asked.

Rayla took a deep breath. "I want to meet my parents." She said.

Fell raised an eyebrow and smirked. "I'd be happy to take you to them." He said, turning around as he walked away, gesturing for her to follow.

Tiadrin glanced towards the door as a knock was heard. "Tiadrin, it's Fell." She smiled lightly as she got up and walked over.

"Fell." She greeted with a smile.

Fell nodded. "Are we allowed to enter?" He asked.

Tiadrin blinked as she glanced towards Rayla, her eyes widened slightly. "Rayla?"

Rayla smiled lightly. "Hi mum." She greeted shyly.

Tiadrin smiled. "Come in. I'm sure you have questions that need answering." She said, waving them inside. "Lain, get out here." She cried.

Rayla glanced up to see her father enter from another room. "Rayla!" He cried. "I haven't seen you since you were a child." He exclaimed.

Rayla nodded as she glanced at Fell who stood tall. "It is nice to see you all again. But Rayla wishes to know you both. Though I would've thought she would isolate herself from you lot." He said.

Rayla glanced down. "I did, but Callum told me otherwise." She muttered.

Fell smirked. "I knew I liked that kid from the instance I first laid eyes on him. Perhaps I should seek him out, see how he's doing."

Rayla shook her head. "Probable not a good idea. The subject of parents is a touchy one to him." She replied.

Tiadrin sat down next to Lain. "Let's leave this boy for later. For now I think you want to have answers as to why we left you under the care of Fell." She said, to which Rayla nodded in response.

Lain glanced at Tiadrin before he took a deep breath. "It was just before the Clone Wars, around two years before then. We had a terrible feeling that something bad was going to befall Xadia. That the cold war between both sides would spiral into a full blown civil war." He began to explain.

"We knew it wouldn't be any place to raise you, a war torn world was no place to raise children, and our jobs protecting the king and queen demanded our full attention. We entrusted you to Fell, knowing he would raise you as a warrior who valued family over everything else." Tiadrin finished.

Rayla closed her eyes. "I still don't understand why? Why leave me on Concordia. War still came there."

Tiadrin sighed. "We felt that leaving you under the care of pure warriors was the best solution to the issues at hand. We loved you back then, we still do now. We just wanted to make sure you were safe. The civil war on Xadia heated up towards the end of what everyone calls the Clone Wars, and continued well into the days of the Galactic Empire. We weren't sure whether or not we would live to see you again."

"But we were the only members of the Dragonguard to survive the Empires invasion. The Empire cost us much. Many others sacrificed their lives to protect us and the queen." Lain went on, pausing as he glanced down at Rayla closely.

"We were fortunate to have such brave comrades. We would've fought to the end, had the forces of Duren and what was left of the Elven Fleet come to our aid." Tiadrin finished.

Rayla sighed. "It wasn't what I was expecting. But I'm glad to have found you both again." She said.

Tiadrin nodded. "Now let's talk about this boy."

Callum sighed as he glanced out over the fleet from the hangar bay. His eyes locked on the many ships that formed it. "Padawan Callum." Zubeia greeted, coming to a stop beside him. "It is a sight to behold, the two sides of Xadia working together against a common foe." She said.

Callum nodded. "Yeah, it is. A sight my stepfather would've loved to see. My mother would've loved as it." He replied.

Zubeia glanced towards him. "I'm told you have the rare ability of psychometry." She said.

Callum nodded. "I do. One of the rare few who have it as well. I might be the only one who has in the galaxy at the moment."

Zubeia chuckled. "Don't let that thought linger. I'm sure you're not the only one. But I wanted to know something. My husband had secrets that he kept from us all. Some secrets that I fear may cause issues." She said.

"And you wish to know what they are." Callum finished for her.

"I do." Zubeia finished.

"I'll help. Do you have anything of his that I can hold." Callum said, turning to face her.

Zubeia smiled. "I do, come." She said.

Callum stood silently as Janai nodded and backed to the corner of the room. Zubeia picked up a hilt, it had two ends to it. "This was his lightsaber." She said, walking towards Callum.

Callum took it in hand and closed his eyes. Images flashed before his eyes. He saw his mother fighting Avizandum, his young form in the background. He saw other soldiers coming to support her. He then saw his mother get cut down.

He screamed and dropped the hilt as he backed up. He breathed heavily as he felt Janai grasp his shoulders. "I… No." He muttered, falling to his knees.

Zubeia blinked. "What is it?" She asked.

"He… he killed my mother." Callum replied, a few tears forming in his eyes.

Zubeia gasped. "Did they cross over the border?"

"The are was Katolis, it was the castle." Callum answered.

Zubeia backed up slightly, hurt that her husband had done such a thing. "Why would he do such a thing? Cross the border to kill a mother, one that, according to those, valued all life." She wondered.

Callum sniffled lightly as Janai rubbed his back. "Me, he wanted me. My connection to the Force." He answered. Closing his eyes. "And it's why Viren wants me now."

Zubeia widened her eyes. "Now I know why he was bitter one night. He didn't succeed."

Janai glanced at Zubeia. "This is, going to harm a lot of the Katolis people." She said.

Zubeia nodded. "Indeed. I shall talk this over with King Ezran later. For now, I think it best we don't dive any further into the secrets my husband held." She said.

Janai nodded in agreement. "A wise idea."

Rayla sighed as she eyed her parents closely. "So what if I like him. He doesn't like me back." She said.

Tiadrin and Lain shared a quick glance with one another. "I don't know. From what you've described, and what you revealed from your little fight earlier today, he didn't have much in the way of girls growing up due to his title." Tiadrin replied.

Rayla narrowed her eyes as she glanced to Fell. "Help?" She asked.

Fell chuckled. "This is on you." He responded.

Rayla sighed in annoyance. "How do you know if a boy likes you?" She asked.

Tiadrin smirked. "Oh, there are plenty of answers to that. The way they stare at you, the way they speak around you." She began to list off the signs.

Lain chuckled. "The signs are there. You just have to look closely." He finished.

Rayla crossed her arms. "I'm positive he doesn't do any of those things." She said.

Tiadrin laughed. "Not every boy is the same, some prefer to burry their feelings deep within themselves." She said.

Fell smirked. "I'm positive he likes you."

Rayla glared at him. "Ah huh." She said, not believing a word he just said.

"I mean it." Fell defended. "I can tell just by looking at him." He added.

Rayla sighed. "If he does, then why hasn't he done anything about it?"

Fell raised an eyebrow. "Did you really just ask that question? You're a Mandalorian Warrior. That in itself is intimidating enough for most people."

"You haven't had to live with him for the past few months Fell. Callum isn't most people. His father was Dolam, Janai's Jedi master." Rayla replied.

Tiadrin and Lain glanced at one another in shock. "Master Dolam is Callum's father. We knew he was famous for his uses of Dark Magic to protect the innocent. That both he and our king had a deep respect for one another and their shared desire to see no war or innocents harmed. But this, this adds a whole new layer to things. You know what they say about his great ancestor."

Fell widened his eyes. "Oh, every member of Clan Ordo is well taught in the champion who brought about our wealth and might." He began. "Cordevo Bridger, the Prodigal Knight and the Sith Lord Revan." He finished.

Rayla blinked. "You're kidding right?"

Fell chuckled. "Where do you think he got all that strength in the Force from?" He asked.

"Oh no, you are kidding me. He is not related to Ezra Bridger." Rayla said.

Fell smirked. "Oh, he is. Trust me. Being cousins and all. If anything, the way they treated Callum back at Katolis was wrong. Though is suspect they never knew who his ancestor was."

Tiadrin chuckled. "Indeed." She answered.

Rayla sighed. "I guess I better go and pay close attention to Callum then." She said. Standing tall.

Tiadrin. "It was nice to see you again Rayla, we are sorry we couldn't be a part of your life. And you have taken better then we expected you to." She said.

Rayla nodded. "I'm glad to have finally met you both." She replied. "We'll catch up soon." She added.

Tiadrin nodded. "And perhaps next time, we'll meet this Callum."

Rayla groaned. "In your dreams."

A Rayla centered chapter, Callum learns about the death of his mother and who killed her. There will be a time skip between this chapter and the next. So Callum will have advanced in his Jedi teachings and skill with the Lightsaber.

And I need to ask one thing. Should I make my Star Wars OC, Doom, the main bad for the sequel, or should I leave that to Claudia?

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