Callista and Jason slowly made their way towards Steffan, the others straggling as well. They all looked the worse for wear, battered and bruised from the battle. Callista stopped short when she saw Relan and the others from the Temple.

"Jason, I can't face them again..."

"Come on, Sis - I've a feeling things will be ok. Trust me!", Jason said under a painful and tired smile. "No one has got any fight left in them now!"

"Are you sure, Jason?"

Reaching out his hand to her, "Come. It's time."

She nodded. "Alright..."

Walking up together Jason and Callista faced the Council. Dropping the collection of Sith sabers at the Council's feet, "This is what this mess has cost us!" Throwing his own sabers at there feet. "I will not fight you!" dropping to one knee in front of them.

"If you judge me now so be it. What I did...What we did here today we did because it was right and just and we had to make a stand. To bring this Council from under the spell of the Dark Side. You have been lied to for too long, and those lies have cost us dearly."

Callista stepped up beside Jason, laying a hand on his shoulder. Facing the Council as well, she spoke.

"I know that many of you still are uncertain where I stand. Know this: I stand with you against the Sith, I always have. If you judge me for my actions, I will take whatever decision the Council reaches." She too drew her sabers, and laid them at Relan's feet.

"I did kind of leave under a cloud..." Jason glanced a wicked look across to Calli.

Relan stood before Jason and Callista, looking somewhat puzzled. "Both of your actions have been questionable at best. Against the Council's mandates at worst. We shall all spend time reflecting on what has happened these past few days, and how we have got to this juncture. Till that time, no one will be held aginst their will."

That drew a surprised look from Callista.

"The council is wise and I for one am glad the force has allowed us all to return to the Light. I place myself freely at the collective councils call and will gladly answer all questions pertaining to this incident. May I respectfully suggest we tend to the tired and injured. Reflection can be done at leisure.", Jason stated. Looking over at Callista, "Their actions, as were yours, had been tainted by the tendrils of the Dark Side. It had been building for some time. If you had not broken free slightly, I would not have been able to pull you back!"

She nodded, and bowed her head at that. "I too have things to reflect on. May we all learn from this..."

Jason turned to the bag of lightsabers he had collected from the Sith. "Who has a blaster?" Jason asked. Falco raised his hand. "I do, sir." He drew it, tossing it to Jason.

Jason reached up and caught the blaster. "Thanks, Falco. I stand before you with a blaster in my hand. I hold this weapon - not as a tool to take life, but to preserve it. May the force be my guide." Turning the blaster to the bag of Sith sabers, he fired three shots at it. The bag burst into flames, turning its contents to smoking ruins.

Jason tossed the blaster back to Falco, "Thank you." Jason turned towards where their droids had landed their ships. "I don't know about anyone else but I would like to go home now!"

Steffan nodded. "As do we all." He turned to Jason and Callista. "I would like you two to take your fighters up to the Council flagship, we have quarters reserved for you there."

Jason looked over to Callista -"Come on-lets go home!" She smiled. "I am so ready to go home!" She bowed to Steffan and the Council, following Jason as he made his way to their fighters. As the sun set over the snowy waste of Illum, the two fighters slowly lifted skyward and home.

THE END