Before Ruwee could even touch the door, it opened all by itself yet there was no one there. He looked inside. There was a large staircase in the middle of the room, a dining room off to the left, and a rather large sitting room off to the right. It was very dark. There were a few lit candle sticks illuminating a little bit of what he could see, but it was still dark enough that he could make out very many details. Timidly, he stepped inside and the door closed behind him.
"Hurry, come this way you must," said a voice that Ruwee thought he couldn't see the source of, but the light seemed to dance off toward the dining room, so he followed it. Ruwee quickened his pace. He wouldn't want to make whatever this thing talking was to him angry.
"Slow down. Step on me you wouldn't want to," said the voice, and with that, Ruwee looked down, and was started to see a candelabra staring up at him.
Ruwee jumped back in shock. It took everything in him not to run back into the cold and forget that this place even existed. Instead, he found himself rooted to the spot.
"Startled you I have hm?" said the candelabra.
Ruwee nodded slowly, what was this place?
"Need to worry you do not. No harm I mean to you," it said. "Now come, help you we will."
"Ye- Yes sir," Ruwee said, as he was unsure of how to address the candelabra.
"Call me Yoda you may," it said, chuckling.
"Of course sir Yoda." said Ruwee, who knew what would happen to him if he wasn't respectful.
Moments later Ruwee found himself standing near a large table with lots of food on it. "Sit, eat," said Yoda, seeming to gesture at the head of the table. Ruwee took a step forward and picked up the place setting and moved it to the right of the head. He didn't feel right sitting at the head of a table
"If Anakin finds out about this we're done for!" Ruwee heard a voice whisper.
"Mm, nothing there is that he could do, Siri," Yoda replied.
"Don't underestimate him master Yoda," whispered the voice, "I told Rabe, and Obi- Wan what's going on and they're going to hold Anakin off as long as they can. You've got to hurry this guy up before Anakin comes!"
"Never know Anakin will. Sleep here this man will. A tough journey he has had. Near death he may be."
"And he'll be even closer to death if Anakin finds him," hissed the voice. "And so will all of us for that matter."
~*~
"Anakin, why don't you go sit in the garden for a while!" said Obi- Wan.
"Oh yes, that sounds quite nice, you haven't been in the garden in a while!" agreed Rabe.
"Alright, what's going on? You two are up to something." said Anakin knowingly.
"No we aren't, Anakin, we just really think you should come see the garden!" said Obi- Wan, as innocently as he could.
"Uh huh, and you said the same thing about the library, orchard, and lake?"
"Yes, but only because you haven't seen the castle in a long time! All you ever do anymore is brood in your room." Rabe insisted. "And besides, the garden is quite lovely! Trust me, I spend more than half my time there!"
"Tell me again, why I can't go eat dinner?" Anakin asked, smirking.
"Because you really need to see the rest of the castle." Obi- Wan stated.
"Yes and uh, Yoda has a surprise for you!" added Rabe. Obi- Wan glared at her.
"Okay, now I know something's going on." Anakin said, "I'm going down there right now."
"Now what'll we do?" asked Rabe once Anakin was out of hearing rage.
"Hope Yoda got that guy out of here and that Anakin doesn't decide he has no more use for all of us?"
~*~
Anakin hurried down corridors and flights of stairs to the dining hall. What we're they trying to hide from him? He threw himself on all fours and quickened his pace. If they had let some stupid animal in the castle again they were going to regret it! Many times, one of them would let some stupid animal in the castle and take care of it. He didn't need to help some stupid animal!
Anakin soon reached the dining hall and overheard Yoda saying.
"Welcome you are. Need anything else do you?"
"Nothing really... Unless..." Anakin heard a voice say.
Anakin clutched his paws into fists, this time they had let a human in.
"Yes?" prompted, Siri, who Anakin could tell was eager to get this stupid human out.
"Might you have a rose?" he heard the voice ask timidly. "My daughter Padmé had wanted one but as its winter I couldn't obtain one during my journey."
"Of course." he heard Siri say to the stranger, "I'll get one before Ana- Anakin-" Siri had seen him.
Anakin stepped out of the shadows he had been standing in. A look of fear passed over the stranger's face.
Ruwee couldn't find his voice. This creature- the one they had been calling Anakin- wasn't human. He wasn't quite sure what to call it. It was towering over him, looking quite menacing. It had to be at least 9 feet tall. It was covered in fur but some how wore a pure black pants and a matching pure black shirt. Ruwee looked timidly into the monster's face. It had large teeth that were clearly visible. Ruwee shut his eyes for a moment, and made eye contact with the monster. It had bright blue eyes, that looked almost as though they were human.
Anakin let out a growl. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET ANYTHING IN!"
Ruwee began to tremble. What was this monster going to do to him?
"Die he would have, if we hadn't let him in." said Yoda calmly, without a trace of fear in his voice.
"All debts must be paid." said Anakin, anger still evident in his voice. "You, what is your name?"
"Ru- My name is Ruwee."
"Well then, Siri, why don't you fetch Ruwee a rose as he asked." said Anakin.
Siri, hurried out of the room.
"Now then, who is this rose for?" Anakin asked.
"My- My daughter, Padmé."
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AN: Hey! Sorry that took so long! I had a little writers block on this chapter! Should I try to rewrite this? In my opinion this chapter didn't turn out as well as the first two did... You be the judge!
- Sarah