Fight interlude is a full ch.

Kallus meanwhile was trying to figure out how to alert the crew of his discovery without causing a panic. So far he has three potential courses; 1) tell only Hera and let her deal with it, 2) find an excuse for everyone to go back to the Ghost and book it to Nar Shada, or 3) Pray Nyra isn't setting a trap and let her explain the situation. Unless I'm wrong… Kanan would have recognized his 'force signature' right? But Nyra's married to…

"Hey Kal, you alright?" Zeb asked placing a comforting paw on Kallus's shoulder "you're makin' your scheming face."

"I don't have a scheming face Zeb." he complained as Zeb took a seat beside him.

"You do," The Lasat confirmed gently rubbing the blond man's shoulder, "so what kind a trouble are we getting into today?"

"It's not that… Jack just seems familiar for some reason, and I've heard about the Quivera before." Kallus wondered aloud, "From what I hear the emperor had tried to get rid of them multiple times yet they keep popping back up without any losses… the empire supposedly has a truce with their home world as a result." (Trim+refine)

"Yeah right. The empire doesn't do 'truces' Kal"

"That's what I thought too, until I met Lady Nyra. She easily kept up with Thrawn, and I swear Vader is afraid of her. And the rumors… "

"So do we trust her?"

"I don't know, and that's the problem. Outwardly she's playful and helpful, but I've also seen her run people through the wringer for some petty reasons; One guy she…"

"Kal! Take a breather, what is your gut telling you?"

"Proceed with caution."

Zeb pulled the smaller man into his chest, "Hey, she seems to like you so we'll be fine."

"Gods when did I get so soft," Kallus smiled into Zeb's shoulder fur. "Must be all this fuzz getting to my heart."

"Too cute!" Sabine teased the two snapping a quick holopic from behind the cuddling pair.

"Why you little… " Zeb growled while his partner sunk deeper into the purple fluff. (Mildly blushing and trying not to laugh)

"Hey it's for Ezra when when we get him back! By the way Tiger showed up to say his mom should be here within the hour"

Kallus recollected himself and turned in his seat to look at the mando, "If you're friends with our singer friend, have you ever met his mom before?"

"A couple times yea, when she would visit the academy and bring fun stuff." Sabine said as she pulled up a chair for herself, "She's really nice so long as you're polite. The funny thing is this is the first time I've met his dad. He visited too but no one ever saw his face."

Kallus cleared his throat to ask "Do you know if the star destroyer rumor is true?" He sounded nervous

Sabine laughed a little remembering when Tigris told her the story, "Partially. She was at the peak of her power and had help from some other mystics. I still can't wrap my head around how no one died despite the ship's hull being shredded."

"Wait up, what?" Zeb half shouted

"That's what I thought too, Tigris never went into much detail but apparently the cruiser fired on a jet sent to check it out, and since the planet didn't have any defences the king called Nyra and some members of 'the council of mystics' to capture the ship. They somehow shut down all the ships weapons and propulsion with this freaky weather lightning thing forcing it to crash land."

They heard one of the old style doors slam open from a rather aggressive force push

"Hey Zeb help me throw this nerfhearder into the lake!" Kanan joked tugging Jack behind him by the arm.

"Sure, Before we do that can you clear up the Star destroyer story? There's a big jump between healing one person and taking down a kriffing star destroyer."

"Sit down lady and gentlemen, Hornet! Get Henri and Tiger, it's Storytime!"

Time skip BC 'noodle incident'(oneshot later?)

Jack was sitting between his two boys Henri and Tiger at the head of the table eating up all the bewildered attention he could get.

The pauan always loved the attention and questions after his stories the most, and the ghost crew were certainly giving him all the love a swordsmith like himself could ever want.

And just as he thought she would be, Sabine had the best commentary; "Eat that Bendu. How old was she?!" the Mando asked with wide eyes.

"Just turned twenty. Not even old enough to drink." Tigris smiled, happy to answer his old academy friend (and the first one Jack ever found worthy of his little prince)

"How old were you?" Kallus asked Jack, gold meeting gold with a smile.

"114, biologically 20 or so too." the pauan loves this question too, gives him a chance to tease and shock new acquaintances.

"You're kidding me." Kanan laughed, taking in the other force sensitive's calming aura.

"I can live to be 700. Shit on my home planet they call Pau'ans like me 'The Ancient ones.'" The half-sith laughed, "I am probably the only one in this room who will outlive Yoda." Jack leaned back into a stretch before crossing his arms smugly behind his head.

There was a knock on the door and Henri jumped to his feet from where he was kneeling on his seat exited to ask his guide all sorts of questions, and rushed to the door.

"You guys will like Mom, just don't be outright rude." The raven haired hybrid offered as he got up to go sat hi to his mom, "Or call her a Quivi." then he too disappeared into the entry hall.

"You not excited to see your wife Jack?"

"Nyra, in many ways is like a more eclectic Hera, so I'd rather seek the safety of a group."

You could hear Henri's constant stream of questions get louder as the two boys dragged the blonde in with everyone else, only for two huge Ivory and grey forms to get stuck on the doorframe by the hooked blades sticking out of the top joint and tips.

"Boys! Let go so I can unjam myself please? I don't even know why I thought it was a good idea to wear them today."

The two teens complied, moving almost halfway across the room.

she quickly worked the feathered appendages to sit lower, pulling the metal blades in so she could clear the doorframe. But once Nyra was through, she spread them to an impressive 15 feet wide where they curled lightly against the walls on either side. Nyra had ditched the leather jacket she had been wearing to accommodate the wings, now showing more of her backless olive dress, and the silver bracelet with a rainbow of six stones with orange replaced by white.

"Hi! Hope my kids have been treating you well," Nyra cooed walking forward as her wings came to rest behind her, somehow still eluding grace despite the dramatic (for the wrong reasons) entrance, "Headmistress Nyra Moon, at your service." she curtsied.