Vader did not speak, only stood and looked at him steadily and Drakahn was forced to look away. "So you do not admit that you have feelings for her." There was no question in his voice.

Drakahn stood silent, wishing he could fall back into the shadows, to hide from the hard glare of the monster in front of him - a monster that was a thought away from taking his life and ending his line. "Yes, M'Lord. I do have feelings for her. It has been a long time since I have been around my own species. After you released the virus" he didn't get to finish.

"Enough" Vader snarled. " I have no time for your excuses." The Sith Lord turned towards the door and stepped over Rehn's body. "The child is useless. Break her and do with her as you will, but she must not develop into a full Jedi." Vader stuck a leather gloved finger in Drakahn's face. "Wipe her mind and be done with it." With that he strode out of the room to the turbo lift that shut it's doors and concealed his dark image. Drakahn, let out a long breath he had been holding. He finally turned back to Rehn's form on the floor and saw Rage kneeling down next to her. The Sith woman's hand ran over the young Thalcein's neck.

"She's going to be hurting when she wakes up, more from that mental attack than anything. You should be here to comfort her." Rage got up and stepped towards the lift.

"Where are you going?" Drakahn asked suspiciously.

"To stick a boot in my mouth." The young Sith woman replied, stepped into the lift and hitting the button for the hangar. It felt like an eternity until the doors opened she trotted up to where Vader was giving some rather strict advice to one of his Lord's Guards. "M'Lord, why not allow her to be trained under Drakahn?"

Vader ignored her until he had dismissed the guard. "Drakahn, is an enforcer. Why would an enforcer need a student?"

Rage's mental image closed its eyes and stepped off a cliff. "You have one." It suddenly got a lot colder in the hangar. Vader considered himself more than just an enforcer and didn't appreciate people pointing out the contrary.

"You are different. you were a prize taken from an enemy of the Empire. It was only convenient that you were easily manipulated." Vader's voice was low and it was obvious he considered the matter of Gade's training finished. Rage clenched her jaw and it made a cracking noise.

"And Rehn isn't a prize? She was taken because of Seph Gade, her father. She would have been dealt with before if you and Drakahn hadn't failed to take her when she was younger. Otherwise me and her could of been playmates growing up." Rage crossed her arms and looked up at him. The two Sith stood toe to toe and everyone in the area made sure they had other places to be.

Lord Vader stared down at her, his breathing picking up pace slightly. "Her heart is too defiant. If not for the fact she has bonded with the Messenger, I doubt she would have been broken at all."

Rage lifted an eyebrow "But she's learned much. If she is shown a little patience, she will bend to your will."

"I do not have the time to be patient with her. If she is not receptive to training, she will never be any use to me or the Empire. She is useless. If the Emperor hadn't given her to Drakahn I would have destroyed her." He put his hands on the front of his belt and Rage slid her fists to her hips.

Rage leaned towards him "Of course you would have! That is your answer for everything! If it appears to be a threat stomp on it and then wipe it off the bottom of your boot. The easy way out, as always." She snapped angrily.

Vader took a step forward. Looming over his adopted daughter. "I'm warning you Rage, if you do not desist I will be forced to once again remind you who your master is."

Rage flinched. "Fine. You don't really think Drakahn will be able to follow your orders, do you? No matter how badly he wants to."

Vader finally turned from her. "That does not matter. You will wait here for Barryk. After he has arrives you will kill him and then report back to Imperial Central." He walked away and Rage watched, not moving, her temper still seething. It wouldn't be until she had blown up at one of the officers and gutted him that she would realize the kind of danger she had been in, not that it wasn't something she hadn't faced before. She turned sharply on her heels and stormed of into the compound swearing under her breath in Sith.

-Kelly Black-