Rancor Slam
Part 20
They ate dinner with their guest before retreating to Cas's bedroom.
Cas and Kir sat side by side at the head of the main table.
Their Masters on either side of the table then the Padawans, then a handful of the highest ranking Masters, Luke, Mara, and Corran, and Cas's Guard.
"So Cas you're going right back into work tomorrow morning?" Lio asked, almost conversationally.
"Yes." Cas said as she took another bite of her dinner. "The sooner we get back, the more we can get done, the sooner this mess will end."
"You have your Padawans dueling at dawn."
It was more of a statement but she answered anyway. "Yes."
"Lio, does this have a point?" Kir asked, he was a little more direct than the professional politician.
"Sorry, Kir, I was wondering if your Lady would allow her Guard to give her a wedding gift."
Kir just looked at him, waiting.
Lio stood and walked down the side of the table Master Kyl and the Padawans sat on. "Well, we didn't really have time to go buy anything. That Mere'chen's a slave driver…"
"That's her job." Cas offered with light-hearted smart-alec-ness that she hadn't allowed herself in years.
Lio smiled at her. "I was wondering if you would allow your Guard to take that practice for you."
Cas hesitated. "You know the rule. There must be a Training Master present for training to occur."
"I'll do it." Masters Yue and Kyl said at the same time.
"That's two." Lio said.
Cas was still unsure.
Kyl looked to her grown Padawan. "Master Yue and I no longer train our Padawans at dawn. Perhaps in working with yours we will be inspired to begin Dawn-Training with our Padawans, once again."
Cas smiled, allowing her doubts to be taken by her Master. "Well we want everyone to get the same torture, now don't we?" She looked to Yue. "Do you still have the records I gave you?"
The Man nodded.
"I'll have the Governess send you updated files." She watched as Kir stood.
He held a hand out to her. "Shall we?"
She took his hand and stood. She allowed him to lead her out of the room while she spoke. "Well, enjoy yourselves. I'll see my morning detail at eight thirty and my Padawans later."
She let Kir lead her up the stairs to her bedroom.
Well, he got them to the third floor. She had never allowed her Guard into her Dagobah quarters. They were here refuge, she would not allow it to be intruded upon.
She led him in, and took in the room like he must be seeing it.
The two outer walls were all viewport and support column. Outside the sun was setting, casting warm shadows through the room. The solid walls were royal blue with thin bead-like stripes the color of the carpet. The Carpet was a light powdery purple. The doors leading back into the other rooms were matte black. The ceiling was a light dusty gray a few shades lighter than the carpet.
To the Right of the door they had entered was a large bed that looked like a small family of Wookies could sleep in it. It had Sheets made of Dagobah silk, a few shades darker than the carpet.
Across the room from the bed was a large entertainment center. Mostly it was her music player and recordings. But there was a small holoprojector she used to watch the news some mornings.
On top of the center were different types of Cameras and blank things for them to record on. She sometimes took them to practices to get memorable film of her Padawans.
Sitting on either side of the set, specialized stands stood with musical instruments standing in them. She motioned to the door to the left of the one they had entered.
"I had Mere'chen move your stuff into the Dressing Room. You and I can rearrange things and find places for your stuff later."
She led Kir a little short of the foot of the bed.
The Wedding Ceremony is just something done for family and friends. The real Jedi Joining is a ceremony done with just the two Knights.
The ceremony let the Knights Know for sure weather or not their Force-bond was true.
They helped each other disrobe then moved in prefect synchronization to either side of the bed. They knelt in the center of bed, keeping two hand spans between them.
They opened themselves to the Force, opening the door between themselves and the full flow of the Force. The kept their awarenesses inside the room. It filled the room around them, hot and pulsing.
They both raised their right hands and met their hands between them.
It was like nothing a Human could describe. They could feel what the other felt, hear what the other heard, think what the other thought. Like her connection to her Yuuzahn Vong but a thousand times deeper.
And Cas knew, in that moment their bond was real.
That they would never be truly apart.
And that she would be with child in the morning.