Chapter four
"Oho! The sleeping mistress is up!" Adi found herself staring at the rough and unshaven faces of what looked like the Renegades. Great, she thought unhappily. "Pretty un she is an' all, but why was she wanderin' around, blaster at hip an' alone?" The one that had brown hair was the one that had just spoken, and he seemed to be their leader. We're moving, thought Adi, feeling the vehicle she was in shake. "So, pretty one, what's y' name, eh?" Right, she thought, Time for the little-lost-smuggler. Widening her eyes and roughening her voice, she answered, "My name...my name is Taya. My ship ran out of juice, an' I crashed down here. Twas a lovely ship, my Firebird...but that's another matter. Anyway, I was...uh...bringing a few things from Kessel, an'-" the brown-haired man interrupted her.
"Kessel? The minin' and smuggler's planet?" Here goes. Adi nodded.
"Uh, yeah...you...you won't tell, will you? It wasn't spice – oops, shouldn't have said that!" The other nudged each other, grinning.
"A liddle smuggler, huh? Don't worry y'self, pretty...we're pirates, too! Yeah, we saw y' ship come down, not too far from here...but I'm guessin' the spice was burnt up on impact? Fire does that, it does. It's happened before. M' boss was on my back for ages." Adi nodded, sighing.
"I'm telling you...it was a load of glitterstim, all packed an' ready for taking, and I had to run out like that. It's not my fault...damn mechanic on Kessel was overcharging me for anything he filled er up on, so I said I'd pass. Wound up here, I guess. Don't know how. Think he put somethin' in the drink he gave me, an' knocked me out..." there was a silence as the other exchanged glances. She mentally began mapping out her escape, wishing that her side didn't hurt that much so it would be easier – but then, a splutter started up, and it changed into a laugh.
"She's genuine!" Cried the leader, slapping his hands on his thighs in merriment. Adi breathed a silent sigh of relief. "Okay, pretty one, m' names Dan Wil'm, but y' can call me as many words as y' like, cos I don't really care. They usually call me boss or summat, but y' know, with cases like yours, it doesn't matter." Adi grinned, deciding her teeth were too white for a smuggler.
"So, where do we go now?" She asked, leaning back casually. Again they exchanged glances.
"Oh, so you've realised we're movin', have you? We're headed back to base, pretty. It'll be safer there for the likes of us." Adi smiled wryly, though inside, she ached to be safely with K'fiyannese.
"Your base, huh? Is it built in a giant igloo, or what?" Dan laughed again.
"Cheeky un, isn't she? Nah, s built into the mountains. Away from them K'fiyanne fools." Adi raised an eyebrow in question.
"Uh...K'fiyanne fools?" Dan's face went grim.
"Well, yeah. S a bunch of furry liddle Togorian creatures that run a city north from here. They're always on our back, cos, like you, we ship stuff...I guess you can call it illegally...out of here. We just pinch a few gems that are deposited deep in th' rock, but they don't like it, see." He ran a hand through his hair. "We're only makin' a livin' here, an' they won't even let us do that." Adi nodded in fake sympathy. Making a living, hm? A yellow-skinned man appeared from a door in front of Adi's bench-bed.
"We arrive at base, sir," he said, in extremely poor Basic. "You come now?" Dan nodded.
"Okay. Taya, we're gonna getcha a proper bed an' all...you've got a nasty wound there on y' side. Howdja get it?" Think fast, thought Adi.
"I got it on impact," she said, truthfully. "I dunno, I've a feelin' that a pipe or something went into it. I wrenched it out after the crash, I guess." Dan nodded, unconvinced.
"Right," he said, slowly. "Okay, gather y'selves...we've arrived."
The Renegade base was built into the mountains, and, in a way, was similar to K'lfaan of the K'fiyannese. It was massive, the main doors high enough to allow the Millennium Falcon to sit there with its front to the top, with plenty of space to spare. Huge turbolaser batteries stuck out under a mesh of white camouflage. The vehicle trundled to the front and emitted a signal, and the doors slid open.
In a few hours, Adi was transported from the bench-bed to a better medical facility, though with fairly out-of-date equipment. A medical droid attended to her, so she was in good, robotic hands.
"It will take time to heal," said the droid, "But at least the bleeding has stopped. I recommend you stay here for a few days." Adi agreed. But how was she going to get back to the K'fiyannese?
"Um, are there any computer terminals I can use?" The droid glanced at her in what she decided was surprise, and answered, "Of course. In our small database-library area there are. Just go to the west wing and on your first left it'll be there." It droned. Adi gave her thanks and went on her way.
Her fingers flew over the computer panels as she tried to contact the K'fiyannese, or even Ben or Kyle...if they were even on the planet...no, they were, she could sense it She turned back to the task at hand.
Please state search issue.
K'fiyannese, contact
Access is denied, authorised personnel only. Insert new search topic?
Information, K'fiyannese base location
Information is granted.
Words scrolled down the screen, various points shown. She fingered it, frowning. But she wasn't too far from it, if only she had gone the other way from her ship...
Search again?
Yes
Topic?
Renegade base structure
Information is granted.
Download information?
Download granted. Please insert disk.
Adi inserted the disk quickly into the slot.
Download will take approximately a minute. Please wait.
She looked around her, waiting for the minute to give her away. There was a blip, and she pulled it out and slipped it into a boot-pouch. She prepared to search for more, when abruptly, her Jedi senses gave an angry feeling of danger. She spun around in her seat, to see Dan smiling smugly with a blaster pointed at her. She was surrounded by Renegades, and each of them held a weapon.
"It's a good thing that we had liddle Tom here t' keep a track on you, pretty, he's a stalker, you know," he sneered, leaning on Tom's shoulder with an arm. Tom jeered, his eyes narrowing.
"Ne'er like that un...pretty she may be, boss, but as I've showed y', she's a stinkin' spy!" The game's up, she thought. But I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. They don't know I still have my lightsaber...and that I'm a Jedi. Smiling, she leaned back in her seat.
"So, what're you going to do to me, huh? Torture me for info?" Dan smiled back.
"Nah, we're gonna introduce you to the icy prisons we own. As freezin' as outside, you know. Take er, boys! Tom, you have the honours."
A few moments later, and she was tossed roughly into the smooth prison chamber. He was right about it being cold...it was made entirely out of ice, apart from the door. There was only a bench that had been shoved into the ice, but that was about it. Wait a minute, she pondered, What if I were to cut through the ice with my lightsaber? I would get outside, wouldn't I? But there was a problem. The prison guards would hear. She had an idea.
"Oh, why did you put me in here? It's so cold and awful, and I'm freezing! Please, can't you let me out for a minute?" She wailed.
"Look, lass, I wish I could help you, but I can't, all right?" said the guard, firmly.
"Please, I'll do anything for you, anything! Just give me a drop of water, some food, something..." She went on like this for an hour, and the guards were so fed up with it that they walked off, fingers plugged into their ears. Stretching out with the Force, Adi felt them leave her area. Now, to work. She activated her lightsaber with a snap-hiss, and began cutting her way to freedom.
"What the hell do you mean she's gone? She was just here! How can she have escaped, huh? Look at the walls! They're solid! You must've let her out!" Bellowed Dan Wil'm after finding an empty prison cell. "Give me the recordings of this sector, now!" The little man called Tom disappeared, hurrying back with the record cylinder in his hand. "Play it to me!" Ordered Dan.
"...and I'm freezing! Please, can't you let me out for a minute...?" "Look, lass, I wish I could help you, but I can't, all right?" Little Tom flipped it off, smiling as icily as the snow.
"I think we have evidence here, boss. Shall I...?" The guard blanched white.
"Look, you don't understand, I didn't-" he was cut off, screaming in pain as one of the Renegades behind him pulled out a laser whip and brought it on his back.
"You weren't doing your job, man! Go in and inspect that cell." Blubbering, the guard ran his fingers shakily along the walls.
"B-boss, I got something." His fingers had stopped at a thin line that was almost invisible to the eye. He pushed it gently, and found it was weak enough to be pushed in. "Boss," he said excitedly, "I found some sorta weak spot here, in the wall." Dan nodded at two Renegades, and the ran shoulder-first into the wall. It collapsed, revealing a tunnel.
"A tunnel!" He shrieked, "A damn tunnel, an' you let her get away through it! How could she get through it without anybody hearing? Fools! After her, through the tunnel, she can't have got far!" He shot the shivering guard before going after the others through the hole. Two others dragged the body away to be disposed of.
On the icy plains, Adi was smiling. She had got this far, and she wasn't going to give up now. The blocked wall had probably delayed them for a while, and she had a head start. She felt sorry for the guard who had wanted to help her, but it was her only way to escape. Dashing full speed through the snow, she stretched out with the Force for Ben and Kyle. Ben! Father! Can you hear me? Help! She received no answer. Stumbling, she slowed down, her eye catching a cave. Why not? She thought before making her way to it. Now, to wait. If they came in here, she had a plan worked out for them.
"I t'ink she's in here, boss," wheezed the yellow-skinned driver of the tracked URB-034 vehicle. He had a laser rifle drawn, his bright green eyes flickering to and fro. "It doesn't look like it, Bai-tin," muttered Little Tom, frowning, entering from the darkening outside. "Boss, I think it's safe. Bai-tin isn't right about this kinda thing." Dan walked inside, slowly. He breathed out.
"Fools, how can you say she's in here? You're worse than Ewoks in the desert!" Another Renegade with dark blond hair crept to the sides of the large cavern, checking for signs of life when –
"What in the Seven Hells was that?" Snarled Dan, spinning around. The scream had been loud, and cut off abruptly. "It came from over there! Surround the place!" When they surrounded the small area of stalactites and stalagmites, they stood there in silence, eyes on the body of the man who had ventured in this direction. The young woman calmly walked out from behind them, her face rigid and her eyes peaceful. She stood there with on hand on her belt, the other on her side.
"Well, Dan, it seems there's more to you than your outside personality," she said, her voice placid. "I see your accent has changed? I'm guessing you come from the Imperial sectors, am I correct?" Dan frowned. How did she guess?
"Yes, you're perfectly right about that," he answered smoothly. He had dropped the smuggler's accent, taking on the firm, prominent and clear voice of the Imperials. "But now, scum, you are clearly surrounded. Are you going to give up, or," he said, sneering, "Are you going to fight?" Adi smiled, a little smug.
"Well, are you? You have a very wide choice, my friend." Dan frowned.
"What're you talking about, Rebel? It's either you die or you give up easily." Adi smiled mysteriously.
"Are you sure? You have a choice of leaving me alone...or paying the price for it." Dan sneered again.
"What're you on about, woman? You aren't in the position to-"
And in that moment, the whirlwind struck.
The Renegades lay either dead or groaning. Adi stood amongst them all, smiling. She was now facing Dan, lightsaber in hand.
"Well, Wil'm? Are you going to fight, or are you going to give up because your men aren't around you?" He glared, a surge of awe for this young Jedi rising in him. He drew a knife, backing away.
"Don't call me that," he growled. "I loathe that name, and, with enemies like yourself, I'd rather you call me Davidson." It's a distraction...her Jedi senses warned her.
"Oh, really?" She said, thumb on the lightsaber ignition switch. "And, Davidson, what's your position in the Imperial Fleet if it's so important to you, and why do you still resist?" He waggled the knife at her, his face cold.
"I'm a captain," he breathed, "And in answer to your second question, I still resist because I believe, and so do my colleagues, that the Imperials shouldn't have surrendered to scum like you," he snarled. "We would've been strong, but Palleon, damn his soul, surrendered without a fight!" Adi gave him a grin.
"Not so much respect for your Admirals, Captain, hm?" Then he lunged with the knife, her Jedi senses flaring. With a snap-hiss, her blue-bladed lightsaber flashed in the darkening light, and she swung, to find her was no longer there. He was at the exit, running.
"Get me back, Ti-Kan! Get me out of here!" In an instant, his form had seemingly dissolved and disappeared out of sight. Adi closed the lightsaber blade, frowning. Teleportation devices? She wondered, staring at where he had been a moment before. She turned to the exit, the maps memorised in her mind, and began to make for the K'fiyannese base of K'lfaan.
Night fell, icy, bitter winds stinging at her cheeks. But she knew somehow, she must get to the K'fiyannese base before the pirates found her. She tried to use the Force to shield her from the onslaught of the wind, but failed due to her weakening strength. The wound at her side had opened up again, and the cold made it worse. She collapsed once or twice, using the mountains as a barrier, but that didn't work, either. She pushed on, stumbling, leaning on the Force pike stick that she had recovered, trying...and, in an instant, the world seemed to fall upon her as she blacked out.
Cold. Winds. Dead? No, not dead. Warmth...Adi's eyes fluttered as she opened them carefully. There were a few people in the room, and everything was blurred. Must stretch out with the Force, she thought, trying to stretch, but her strength failed her. Suddenly, somebody spoke, and held her roughly.
"Adi! Oh, Adi, you're alive!" She felt the someone hold her, then kiss her, then hold her again, gently this time, rocking her back and forth. Her vision aligned itself, and she found herself staring into the green eyes of Ben. She leaned back into him, smiling weakly at Kyle who had burst in through the door.
"You're safe, child," said Kyle, sitting on the bed. "You're with the K'fiyannese. But you were...close to..." he broke off, shuddering if they hadn't got to her on time. "Adi, where'd you get the scratch on your arm?" She ran her fingers over it, frowning.
"Why? It's a long story..." Kyle shook his head and leaned closer.
"It was a poisoned scratch, Adi. If we hadn't got to you..." he paused. "It would've taken an effect on you, breaking down your internal systems and, most importantly, it would've clouded your lungs. Whoever pushed his knife into you, Adi...the savages!" Adi shook her head in return.
"Not savages, Father. Imperials." Kyle stiffened at the word.
"What?" Adi sighed.
"I'll explain the whole thing to you, but you have to be prepared to listen for several hours or so..."
Ben ran his fingers over Adi's smooth forehead, smiling. Through everything, she had survived, from the wampa to the cold storms to the pirates. She looked so innocent when she slept, but could strike like lightning if she wanted to. But something still bothered her, he felt. Was she having turbulent dreams again? He closed his eyes and made his way into her head, seeing for the first time the images she couldn't escape from.
The scene was grim, as Ben stood at the side, a witness. Adi was crouched in some wet grass, but she was...younger. At least thirteen. With her was a black-haired boy with dark eyes, and he was grinning. She reached out and touched his arm, crying out and pulling her hand back.
"Iddyl! You're freezing cold! Hey, where're you going?" Her friend pointed at the Temple.
"C'mon, it can't be as bad as A'lianne says. You aren't chicken, are you?" He teased, grinning at her, dirt smudged across his face. He tossed his thick black fringe out of his face, hands on his hips. Adi stepped backwards.
"No, Iddyl. You can't go in there – it's full of Dark spirits, you heard A'lianne. Let's go home, and we can catch Dusk-lizards. Please?" She was pleading with him now, her face masked with unhappiness. Iddyl frowned.
"Catching Dusk-lizards is boring. I'm gonna go in, with you or without." She remained crouched in the damp for hours, until A'lianne came looking for her.
"Adi! What're you doing here? I told you..." she grabbed her sister's hand, weeping bitterly.
"A'lianne, he went in! I told him not to, and he's...he's..." A'lianne shook her head and pulled the protesting Adi away, and they didn't speak of it again.
Ben opened his eyes. Was there more after this? Perhaps there was. Once again, he shut his eyes and joined minds with Adi.
The scene had changed. She was standing inside the Temple, her gaze fixed on the two figures fighting with lightsabers on the ground below, as she was standing on a ledge. Ben didn't know whether to put an arm around her reassuringly, or leave her alone. She seemed to be a wraith-like person herself, another witness.
"A'lianne!" She cried, stretching her fingers out to her sister. Her sister didn't hear. She had her teeth gritted, her lightsaber flickering in the dark. Green met red again and again as the lightsabers clashed. She felt the hatred from the one fighting her.
"You may be older but you are weak!" He cried, throwing her back. She screamed, her back crunching against the stone behind her. She staggered up again, fighting again.
"A'lianne! Watch out!" Cried Adi beside him, reaching her arms out. She drew them back in a shock, unable to touch her sister. And the words fell upon deaf ears; she was merely the witness of an apparition of the past. There was an evil, hollow laugh...and then a brilliant flash of blue, and a shriek. She was on the ground, still. The lightning flew from the dark Jedi's fingers, paralysing her...but she didn't move. She lay still on the ground...and the scream rang in Adi's ears, stretching to the ends of time...
Ben had heard the scream too, and snapped his eyes open. No, he must see, finish the dream...
Again, Adi was crouched in the wet grass again – but this time, she was older, but how old, he didn't know. Her lightsaber was clutched in her trembling hands. Ben felt her feelings from her. He knew that she could feel Iddyl Jun's presence inside, and she would have to find him. She got up, and stepped cautiously inside. Gingerly, she made her way through the stone corridors of the Sith, pausing here and there to guess the route. And, when she had reached her destination, an amazing sight stood before them. It was more horrifying than amazing, however; it was a huge stone cavern, with a pit in the middle, strange silvery-grey forms swirling around inside it. On these forms, they caught faces, frozen with horror or pain. And, behind the pit, stood Iddyl Jun. In that moment, Ben wanted to tell Adi not to go, but he couldn't. It had already happened.
"So you came, at last, did you? My friend, you've no idea what I've discovered! The dark side is...is amazing. And don't tell me it's engulfed me, because if you do, you're wrong. I can control it. Yes, and I can bend it unto my will! Observe." A mynock, fluttering from one of the corridors, drew too close to Iddyl, and in an instant, was vaporised by a fast lightning bolt. He turned back to Adi. "Oh, Adi...you don't know the things I've seen! Why don't...yes, why don't you join me? It would be the greatest, Adi! Two Jedi, in control of the Universe! What do you say?" She took a step back.
"No. I will not turn. I have come to brought you back, Iddyl." A cackle came from Iddyl Jun's mouth. Ben leaned, waiting to see what would happen next.
"You honestly believe that I'll turn back to that pathetic side? If that's the way you want things to be...then die!" His lightsaber flashed on with a snap-hiss, as he raised the red blade to strike. It was met by the white-blue of Adi's as she blocked the blow. They danced a dance of Death across the floor, lightsabers flashing in the dark. Then, Iddyl raised his hands...and threw her back. Ben watched her, unable to aid her. It was painful for him, too, as he felt the pain that lanced up her back. Weak...dying...her knees buckled, and she fell. But, as she fell, there was a flash of yellow. Father. There was a yell, and blackness...
Adi woke up as Ben opened his eyes. For the first time he had been with her, he saw the pain, sorrow and grief that was trapped inside her tiger-eyes. He leaned down and caressed her cheek, stroking her head. She sobbed, and she leaned into him.
"Hush, now," whispered Ben, rubbing her back, "It's over. He's gone, and he can't hurt you. Remember that I'm with you, and so is Kyle. And I understand now. I saw the dreams..." Adi stared up at him lovingly, tears streaking her face.
"I didn't want you to get involved, Ben! I didn't want you to get hurt by him hurting me..." her voice cracked again as she wept, and he held her gently.
"Ssh, it's okay, Adi. I'm here, and I won't let him touch you. Stay with me and I'll show you the world of Tatooine, all the moons of Yavin, and the cold but radiant waterfalls of Hoth. I'll show you the wonders of Corescant, and the beautiful nebulae I've seen." He continued to stroke her until the weeping stopped.
"You'll-teach-me?" She mumbled, her eyes drooping as she drifted off to sleep again.
"Yes," he murmured, her head still rested on his lap. "I'll show you the beautiful things in the Universe, ones that you will love and cherish." She closed her eyes, smiling.
"I'd like that," she said softly. "I'd like that a lot." He smiled back, running his fingers along her firm yet soft face.
"Yes, and so would I. Just you and me, after this is all over." She dropped off to sleep, smiling and mumbling. He placed his fingers on the silvery scar that stained her cheek, the scar that her own best friend had given her those few years ago. He brushed a strand of her longish hair from her face, gazing at her face to memorise every detail. He felt her become warm, as she lay sleeping. He decided that he should go back to sleep, too – he lay down next to her, careful not to disturb her slumber, and took her hand in his and fell asleep for the rest of the night.
"You are sure they're Imperials, Mistress Adi?" Asked F'lonorayd after K'limanisa and J'lfain had delivered their report as well as Adi and Kyle. K'lain stood quietly at the side, watching the screens flicker. Adi nodded.
"I guessed by his accent. And he then admitted being a captain, his name being Captain Davidson. They were using teleporters as well. I doubt a bunch of pirates would get a hold on such equipment." K'limanisa looked concerned, her purple eyes clouding.
"This is not good, Commander," she purred, paws on the blaster at her slivery belt. "If these are Imperials, then this is more troublesome than we thought. Should we inform the new Imperial leader?" F'lonorayd held up a hand.
"It's no use, young one. That would merely create great rifts and make life more complicated. No, this problem is one that we'll have to deal with. It is no good making stupid mistakes." His yellow eyes flickered for a moment. "I hoped we wouldn't have to battle with them, but I have no choice. Our gems are being drained by their kind and our people are being intercepted on their journeys and killed. It's not safe with them around." He sighed. "K'lain, will you please call the troops to the Ready Room?" K'lain bowed low.
"If it pleases you, O Commander, then I shall proceed. May the spirits flow strong," he mewed. He turned around and walked away.
"And you, K'lain," called F'lonorayd after his second. He turned back to Kyle.
"Well, it's been done. And after we begin, it'll be hard to end." Kyle smiled and put one arm around Adi and another around Ben.
"But remember who you have on your side, F'lonorayd. If Adi can beat twenty-five people who had her cornered, then we can beat three times as much more. Cheer up, we'll beat them if it's the last thing we all do!" K'limanisa shuddered at the thought.
"The spirits forbid," she hissed, her fur rippling.
Two hundred or more K'fiyannese Elite Guard and three hundred normal troops stood waiting in the ready room, rifles slung over their furry backs and their multicoloured eyes bright. F'lonorayd sighed and walked before them, a hologram of the base information displayed, thanks to Adi's risk in the Renegade base.
"It's a good thing you found it, Adi," whispered Ben, leaning close to her as he slipped a hand around her waist. "But at a price. Never mind, at least we have you back." She smiled, and set her eyes on the hologram.
"Soldiers of K'lfaan!" Bellowed F'lonorayd to the crowd in front of him. "I have called you for we are to begin our final war against the Renegades!" There was a ripple of surprise and astonishment through the ranks.
"Silence!" Cried K'lain from the side. They ceased their words.
"Thank you," said F'lonorayd gruffly to his aide. "We now have information on the Renegade base, thanks to our good colleague Mistress Adi here." There was a round of applause, and she blushed. "Master Kyle shall show you the key points to getting into the base. Master?" Kyle nodded his thanks and stood in front of the large mountain construction. It was a large base straight corridors, dormitories, mess chambers, hanger bays, medical rooms, briefing halls and training facilities. It's a lot more like an Imperial base than I thought...I should've noticed it before, the computer systems... supposed Adi, frowning. Ben caught her face. What's wrong? He thought to her.
"...here is the back entrance, and I personally shall take a squad of you through there while most of you assault the front and the sides, and I think J'lfain, K'limanisa and M'lavisu will be suited for the job of leaders..." I just remembered something. Replied Adi, glancing up at him. Ben turned back to the briefing. What was it that you remembered? He asked, squeezing her a little. Adi shook her head. It doesn't matter. Ben frowned at her. It always matters, Adi. Is it that it's more Imperial than you realised, and you think yourself a fool for not noticing? Adi leaned into him. Roth, Ben, you read me like a book! His eyes were fixed on the hologram now.
"...and, as you can see, this turbolaser has been weakened, probably from a storm or something. I was thinking of sending a group with Ben and Adi round that side, as there's a small hole they can get through..." Adi, I can read you any day. Remember, if you love someone, you feel their feelings too, and you learn their thoughts...he said in his mind to her, caressing her gently.
"...from there, they can disable the other turbolasers, and that'll weaken their defences..." She smiled, feeling his warmth. Shouldn't we be listening? She thought, smiling wryly. Ben's laughter rippled through her mind. Yeah, but I'm sure Kyle's gonna explain it to us.
"...I think they'd be happy to do the job, wouldn't they? Adi, Ben?" I just said you'd be happy to lead this attack, he thought quickly to them. They grinned and nodded.
"We'd be perfectly happy to lead such an enthusiastic, courageous group through..." said Ben, choosing his words carefully. There was a cheer from the crowd.
"Jf'ldiini'dajun!" They cried, raising their paws in the air and waving them.
"They said that it would be an honour," murmured K'limanisa to them. J'lfain was standing beside her, a paw around her shoulders. Adi grinned at her after guessing what was going on between the two K'fiyannese. K'limanisa's fur rippled, an indication of embarrassment. "Are you ready?" She asked, changing the subject. Adi nodded.
"I should hope so." K'limanisa sighed.
"So many of us have never fought before...I dread what they may do if they panic." Adi smiled.
"It's something we all go through, and yes, it can cause problems but I promise you that it'll turn out fine in the end." K'limanisa showed her teeth in return.
"I'll remember that," she mewed.
