Back in Valtur's room, they learned from a datapad that no evidence had yet been found concerning the now-serious illness of Master Katarn. They seated themselves around a holochess table while they discussed what they had learned.
"So Mistress Ar'ley thinks that it might be Sith spirits." Valtur said, as he logged into the holochess board.
"It certainly seems that way." Nicolae responded as he too activated his side of the board.
"But there must be a thousand possibilities." Breeann put in.
"Yes, but think about it." Nicolae countered. "It has to be someone or something that is deeply in tune to the Force, whether the Light or the Dark. Also, it is most likely a spirit, or it can use a hidden speaker to put its voice out like that in the Great Hall."
All three students were silent as the game progressed. When it was over, Breeann and Nicolae silently slipped back to their own rooms, contemplating this mystery.
Late in the night, Nicolae was woken from his restless sleep by a strange Force call. As though in a trance, he got up from his sleep couch, wandered through the halls until he came to the entrance to the Temple, and then went out through the great arched doorway and struck off through the jungle.
Back in her room, Breeann awoke with a start. She could sense that something was not right. Looking out the window, she was just in time to catch a glimpse of Nicolae as he entered the dense jungle. She hurried out her room and went down the hall to Valtur's.
"Valtur, something isn't right here. I just saw Nicolae head out into the jungle alone."
"You what?" Valtur exclaimed. "At this time of night?"
"Hurry," She pleaded, "If we go now there may still be a chance to catch up to him.
The two of them quickly made their way through the halls and outside, going along the path Nicolae had used.
The two companions followed their friend through the dense jungle of Yavin's moon. Suddenly they broke though a clearing and came upon a large black temple.
"What do we do now?" Valtur inquired, as Nicolae walked right on in, still in a trance-like state.
"We find a good spot and watch, and then attempt a rescue." Breeann responded.
They climbed the stair-like sides of the ancient building until they came to a large crack in the roof. Peering down, they saw that Nicolae was tightly bound to a board, which was hanging over a pool of lava that seemed to flow from the ground.
"Look!" Valtur hissed in Breeann's ear, "Over by the table."
Over by a low table, hovered the spirit of a tall reptilian-headed humanoid creature. Near him, on the table lay Nicolae's twin lightsabers along with another saber with a large spiked ball on the butt of the hilt.
As the two watched in horror, the spirit slowly lowered Nicolae towards the flaming liquid while speaking out loud to no on in particular, or so it seemed.
"Oh, great and all powerful Lord Naga Sadow. I offer this young Jedi as a gift to you. All I ask of your high lordship in return is a physical body, through which I may kill Morgan Katarn, avenging my death and the death of Jerec, and destroy the Jedi Order. Receive now my gift."
Breeann and Valtur had heard enough. Lightsabers blazing, they dropped down through the gap in the roof and stood ready to defend themselves and their friend.