Their talk was delayed as Revan spent the rest of the day with Aaron and Ariana. She had already moved what little belongings they had to a group of rooms near the middle of the ship. Her distance from Carth had been cut in half and throughout the day she found herself reaching through the force just to feel his presence.
Carth spent the day fixing the ship while waiting for the report on Ackertan and word from Juhani or his scouts.
The hours passed and Carth found himself wondering what to do once the ship had been repaired. He still needed some sleep but knew it was a fruitless gesture. Instead he walked down the passageway in search of Revan's new room.
She answered the door, stepping into the corridor to speak with him.
"Carth, have you heard anything?" she asked anxiously.
"No, but Juhani asked me to give her twelve hours from her ETA. Is everything okay in there" he gestured towards the door, her room.
"Yeah, after being on Malachor all these years, it takes more than a few Sith fighters to shake us up." She smiled at him.
"Good, I'm glad." He hesitated, "I.. I know we have a lot to discuss. I know now isn't a good time but, I just wanted you to know, that I'm here for you. I don't know what happened but, well, I'm here for you." He reached up and touched her face.
Beaming at him, "Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm sorry it's been put off, our talk." She fumbled for words. "I want you to know everything but I just can't right now." Her hand gestured towards her quarters.
She looked up and put her arms around him, finally able to say the words, "I love you Carth, always remember that. I never wanted to hurt you, but I did, and for that I'm sorry."
He leaned in to kiss her, "I love you too beautiful," ignoring her other words.
She gave him another kiss before asking, "If you hear anything, you'll let me know?"
A small smile played at the corners of his mouth as he replied, "You got it."
She watched him move down the hall before turning back to her room.
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Juhani wasted no time after her rough landing, reaching out in search of the scouts. Her senses were dulled and the task was harder then she had originally thought. She found her powers being depleted at a rapid pace, the time growing longer between her searches for them through force. She encountered a few Storm Beasts along the way, using her stealth to avoid them. Finally, after many hours, she felt a presence in the force and moved towards the life form.
He had crawled under a jutting rock form and was slipping out of awareness when she found him. She injected him with a med pac and force healed him as best she could. Force, I hate this planet, she thought to herself.
"I've been sent here by Commodore Onasi. Do you know where the other scout is?" she inquired when his eyes came into focus.
"Too late, he has gone into the Academy, was captured by the Sith."
"Are you sure?" she asked.
He nodded, "Yes, I wouldn't leave without him if I had any doubt."
"What Sith are you talking about?" Juhani questioned.
"I can't say anymore, my orders, I'm sorry. We need to leave."
She agreed, "Are you able to walk?"
"I think so" he rose slowly and Juhani had to reach out to steady him.
It took twice as long to return to the ship, stopping every few minutes so the Scout could rest. Juhani used her force to heal him as they slowly made their way towards the direction she had come from.
When they approached the Snow Beasts she was relieved to discover that he had a shield. He would have to move quicker then he had been so they stopped for an hour while he gathered some strength.
"Our ships, they're right over here" he gestured. Juhani was ready to insist that they walk the remainder of the distance to her own ship but decided against it. Carth had advised her to leave the planet with one of the ships the scouts had landed versus her own, they had a better chance of success.
"Your ship may have been fine for the other end of planet but not for where you'll be landing now," he had said.
Juhani notice three ships and the wreckage of another.
The scout explained, "The Commodore had us each fly one of the larger vessels, the smaller ones were attached to those. Something he had them do back at the base on Coruscant. We didn't know how difficult the landing would be or if it were even possible."
She knew most of this already, Carth had been thorough in his briefing, even advising her of some preflight checks to make on each ship before deciding which would be best to use for the departure.
The smaller craft was best suited overall but held no weapons. Ready to send a message to Carth, she felt a hand reach out and stop her. "No, we can't send a message, not yet. I believe that's how they knew we were here, I could be wrong but, I just don't trust it."
Juhani frowned, she didn't like staying out of contact. She had told Carth to give her twelve hours. It was already well past that and she was unsure what he might do if she didn't make contact soon. He had not mentioned any concern over the communication but he also had not been on the planet himself.
Deciding to appease the scout for awhile she replied, "I will delay contact for an hour but no longer." He nodded his thanks.