Star Wars: Infinities – The Apprentice
Epilogue 1
By: Christopher W. Blaine (darth_yoshi@yahoo.com)
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8 standard months later…
Quinlan Vos pulled his pack a little tighter and picked up the pace of his march. He liked this planet and he was actually starting to enjoy the solitude as well. He had often considered, through his training and time as a Jedi, of the prospect of simply leaving it all behind in the pursuit of peace and quiet.
His life had been a hard one when he thought about it, so many battles and wars, skirting the dark side, killing people and generally never getting the chance to just sit down and look at life without trying to feel it through the Force.
This world was alive in the Force, so full of life that he had shut himself away from it. It was all for the best anyway for if he didn't, the special squads that the Emperor was employing would surely find him even in such a remote place as the planet Dagobah.
It was ironic that he now lived in the prefabricated building that Darth Maul had once used in his unsuccessful search for the Kaiburr Crystal. Ironic and quite comfortable. Quinlan was not sure whether or not he should be happy that he and the now deceased Dark Lord shared the same taste in furniture.
But he cast such thoughts away as he continued his daily walk. A few lizards followed him as the always did and they were welcome companions. He enjoyed observing them without trying to read their intentions. There was nothing like watching lizards to make the time go by.
Certainly there were times when he wished he had someone to talk to, but then he reasoned that he did. All of his friends were with him, though they were very quiet. He could feel them, just beyond his perceptions, waiting for him to join them. That would have to wait he reasoned as he was not ready to fall over and die just yet. The future was still in motion and he still had a part to play he was sure.
When he had first heard of the deaths of his friends on Korriban, he had been saddened. He often thought that his being there would have helped make a difference, but then logic would dictate otherwise.
Emperor Palpatine had made several speeches about the good that Lord Maul and Lord Vader had done for the Empire. Quinlan's stomach would turn at the thought. Good riddance he thought.
He stopped for a moment and thought about the old days and he smiled. Regardless of what was happening now, the Jedi had done some good, hadn't they?
Satisfied that he could answer the question truthfully again for another day, Quinlan Vos headed into the jungle, his favorite lizards hot on his tail.