Ch.4 Begins the following morning.

Ch. 4 The Nishia

"She looks tired." Qui-Gon whispered to Mace as they sat in the guest seats in the back of the council chambers.Obi-Wan had noticed as well the worn and dry look Sreina had this morning.Though she was still very beautiful Obi-Wan noted as she stood in the center of the Council's chambers her royal blue cloak still swaying a bit from when she stopped.

"She has every reason to be." Mace replied as he walked away toward his own seat in which Sreina was directed toward.

She glanced at him then to Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon and her eyes softened a little, then taking a deep breath she told her story to the Council with a plea of alliance.

"In danger are you?" Yoda asked.

She turned her jade eyes to his old soft ones.

"Yes Jedi Master Yoda." she answered.

"Bring danger to others do you?"

She shifted her eyes to Mace who was a little taken back by the question as well.

"That I do Master." Sreina replied returning her eyes.

The room was silent then the oval headed man next to Yoda spoke,

" And who will be accompaning you on your way back to the Divan system? Surely you don't plan on going alone."

" No I don't Jedi Master."

"We have volunteered for the task Council." Qui-Gon stood with Obi-Wan.

"As have I." Mace added.

The Council took them into perspective with nods and soft agreeing comments.

"And your padawan knows of the dangers does he not Master Qui-Gon?" Yoda asked.

"He does and has agreed as an independent." Qui-Gon replied.

Yoda nodded turning his gaze back to Sreina who shifted under the powerful yet small eyes.

"Feel your feelings we can not Sreina, know of your power we do." Yoda commented.

Her eyes darted to Obi-Wan then away as if she were wanting to hide something.There was a bit of silence and Sreina knew they were all speaking to eachother through their own unique bonds.Finally Yoda spoke again,

" Agree with you the Council does."

Master Windu along with Master Qui-Gon and his apprentice will be travelling with you to your home planet to reach your known forces." The man next to Yoda said.

"See to it that you keep who you are." a woman to the far right said.

"I shall Council." She said glancing around.

"Another Nishia to be turned will not side well." another saidthis time to the far left.

"Master Jinn and Windu will keep you with us." The man next to Yoda said.

Sreina was getting a little dizzy now from shifting from person to person.

Qui-Gon thought about their comments, did they see something he didn't?

"Go to Divan as soon as possible you will.Waiting in the East hanger the Jedi will be." Yoda said in dismissal.

Sreina gave a slight smile and low bow saying,"Thank you Council." turning on her heel leaving the circle of Jedi to themselves.

Yoda turned his gaze to Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan once the girl had left,

"Grave danger she pouses."

"We know Master Yoda but she'd be an even greater threat if we weren't to help her." Qui-Gon said.

Yoda grunted in thought,

"Her mother, a fine Jedi was she only to lose her life to a hazardess child."

Obi-Wan couldn't help but be glad Sreina wasn't in the room at the time.What had gotten into Master Yoda? Such an insult to someone he hardly knew?

"She is dangerous but with the protection of the Council she will be a powerful ally." Mace pointed out.

"True that is." Yoda answered.

"Be mindful to her motions and moods.Come to action they will when needed." Yoda said dismissing the two non-members.

Obi-Wan couldn't help but feel the strange disappointment his master radiated as they walked in silence back to the apartment.

"Are you disappointed about something Master?" he asked finally once they entered the apartment.

Qui-Gon looked to him and thought a moment.'Might as well tell him, he'll figure out anyway' he thought.

"The council fears Sreina more then they normally would a Nishia because of her Jedi inhieradence.As you heard Yoda they see her as a threat and a powerful enemy." Qui-Gon said to his apprentice, "Her mother died before she was to be born because of the type of power she had that she couldn't control because she was only a mere infant...that power was only tamed by the braclet she wears."

This time Obi-Wan made a point to look for a braclet on her wrist.She had on that was a kind of flexiable solid metal in about 6 thin solid strips leading to a square black ornament with a symbol on it that he couldn't make out.

"So they are afraid of her." Obi-Wan concluded.

"Yes, if she were to turn under the completely wrong person she could do serious damage to many systems and races."

'Like ours.' Obi-Wan thought but didn't say it outloud.

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"Good evening Master Qui-Gon, Mace..Apprentice Kenobi." Sreina greeted lightly as she approached the trio standing next to the ramp leading into a craft known simply as the 9th.

They all returned a greeting. Obi-Wan noticed the distant look in her eyes.Her gaze was elsewhere. Suddenly she turned her head watching as the three men Obi-Wan and his friends had helped capture be led in. The Jedi watched them as well. The larger smug noticed Sreina first and grinned coldly at her. She tensed glancing toward the Jedi then back.

Qui-Gon probed the man's mind but he knew he had been injected with a type of drug that would hide the feelings and thoughts of a person from a Jedi.Who could get their hands on that type of drug?Qui-Gon nearly smacked himself in the head when he thought of the question.Novaik had injected them, or at least made the request for it.His thoughts were interupted when the captain of their ship walked down the ramp.

"Pardon me but I am ready when you all are." he said. "I'm Captain Nathanel Hieste, I'll be bringing you to the first check point."

The council had agreed on having check points through out the trip for fear of space attacks during hours of needed rest.

"Thank you Cpt. Hieste.I believe we are ready." Mace said giving Sreina a nudge to get her full attention.

Her head snapped toward the four men with a sharp nod. Mace glanced at Qui-Gon who gave a slight shrug and then stepped to the side to allow Sreina to pass aboard.