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Death's Chosen Knight

Chapter 3

Coruscant, 47 B.B.Y.

Ky stood in shock for what felt like an eternity before he was snapped out of his thoughts by Luminara's voice, asking, "Master Narec? Master Narec, are you okay?"

Ky shook his head and looked at Luminara, asking, "I'm sorry, the news caught me off guard. What was it you were saying?"

Luminara felt sorry for the Jedi Master but took a deep breath before going back into a professional manner, saying, "I was asking what you wanted me to do about giving the news to your padawan. I was wondering if you wanted me to break the news to her or if you wanted to give her the news while I remain in the room to answer any medical questions she may have?"

Ky looked at Luminara and said, "I think I should be the one to give her the news. I believe she may react badly if a stranger was to give her any news like this."

Luminara nodded and soon she heard the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order say, "Speak in private with Master Narec, we must. Inform us of when young Ventress wakes up, will you?"

Luminara nodded and said, "I will alert you to any change of her condition Grandmaster. I will also keep this quiet until such a time you deem this information worthy to be spoken among others."

Yoda nodded and said, "Good, good. Come Master Narec, talk with the council, you will."

Ky nodded and followed the Jedi Council in an uneasy silence, preparing himself for what was to come. Once he was in the council chamber, standing before the Jedi council, he quietly waited for what was to come. He soon heard a bald, male, Haruun Kal Master say, "Given what we have just heard from Knight Unduli, a full investigation will have to take place to see if the Code has been broken. We will have to ask both you and your padawan some questions that may be offensive to you, but they must be asked."

Ky nodded and readied himself for the questioning, having a gut-wrenching feeling about what some of those questions might be. He opened himself up to the force so that the Council could have transparency when they looked for the truth in his answers. He nearly flinched when he heard the Haruun Kal Master ask, "Have you had any form of sexual relationship with your padawan, either consensual or non-consensual?"

Ky calmed himself for a few seconds so he didn't lash out at the man, as he knew these questions would need to be answered. Once he was calm enough to answer, he said, "I have not had any form of sexual relationship, consensual or nonconsensual. Master Windu, I am disgusted that you would think me capable of such actions."

Mace sighed and said, "I understand Master Narec and please forgive me for asking that question but I needed to ask it. There have been some documented occurrences in history that both Masters and their padawans have acted on both actions, and it has also been documentation that some children have come from both of these types of actions."

Ky nodded but still felt slighted against for such questioning. Soon Yoda spoke up, asking, "The nature of your relationship with young Ventress, what is it?"

Ky looked at the Grandmaster and said, "She has become like a daughter to me."

Soon a Kel Dor Master said, "I sense your fear in answering that question. But I can honestly say that many Jedi here have felt the same way about many of our padawans. I think that is the only attachment that all Jedi will break."

Ky nodded and soon he heard Ki-Adi Mundi ask, "Have you witnessed your padawan in a romantic relationship with anyone back on Rattatak?"

Ky looked at the Cerean Master and said, "I have not witnessed Asajj in any type of relationship with anyone on Rattatak. Most of the time we were protecting the Rattataki people from pirates and slavers. And when we were not protecting the Rattataki, we were either training or resting up before the next attack would happen."

The questioning continued for another hour before the Council felt satisfied that Ky knew nothing about how his padawan ended up pregnant. They thought it over before Grandmaster Yoda spoke up, saying, "Sense your confusion to your padawans pregnancy, I do. Ask Knight Luminara to gently question padawan Ventress, the council will."

Ky sighed and nodded, knowing the council will investigate until they were satisfied with the answers they heard. Soon Yoda spoke up again, saying, "Go and rest, you will. Contact you when your padawan wakes up, the council will."

Ky nodded again and quietly left the Council Chamber, praying to the force to know what was going on. He could only hope that the Council would not expel Asajj for something he knows she didn't do.

Coruscant, 47 B.B.Y.

Asajj slowly began to wake up to a rhythmic beeping noise and the smell of a very sterile room. Her mouth and throat felt as dry as Tatooine and her head was pounding as if a rancor was using it like a drum. She slowly opened her eyes but closed them immediately and let out a groan as the light in the room did not help the headache she had. She heard a woman gasp and soon the woman was checking her over. She heard the woman ask, "Is there anything I can get you?"

Asajj nodded and rasped out, "Water."

The woman told Asajj she would be right back with some ice chips to help with her dry mouth. As soon as the woman left the room, Asajj spent the next few minutes trying to open her eyes and adjust them to the light in the room she was currently in. After a few minutes of trying, Asajj was finally able to keep her eyes open without the light causing her too much pain with her headache. Asajj looked around for a bit and came to the conclusion that she was in some sort of medical room. She wondered how she got here when she saw a Mirialan woman walk into the room with a small bowl of ice chips. The woman walked up to her and said, "Open your mouth please?"

Asajj did so and the woman grabbed a couple of small chips of ice with a gloved hand and placed the chips on the Dathomirian's tongue. The Mirialan soon said, "Don't try and chew at the ice. Just let it dissolve in your mouth. That should help with the dryness you are feeling."

Asajj nodded and watched the woman take her vitals before she said, "I am Jedi Knight and Healer Luminara Unduli. You were brought here by your Jedi Master, Ky Narec. I have alerted both him and the Jedi council that you are awake."

Asajj nodded but gave the Mirialan a questioning look. Luminara immediately knew what Asajj was asking, and she said, "You are currently in the medical ward in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Master Narec brought you here after you passed out on Rattatak. You have been unconscious for about twenty-six hours. I will allow your master to explain why once he arrives."
Asajj nodded and relaxed a bit, gently sucking on the ice chips while she waited for her master and the Jedi Council. She watched as Luminara left the room again, wondering why she was in the medical ward at the Jedi Temple. Soon Luminara entered the room with Ky Narec and Asajj could sense something was wrong as Ky felt very tense and nervous. He walked over and sat beside Asajj's bed, smiling gently at her. He sighed and said, "I am glad to see that you are alright. I was scared when I saw you collapse."

Asajj smiled at the concern from her master but could sense he was afraid to tell her something. She looked at him and asked, "What is wrong master? I can sense that you are holding something back."
Ky nodded and said, "I am not sure how to tell you what was discovered. When I brought you here, Luminara said that you were slightly dehydrated."

Asajj looked at Ky and said, "I doubt that is what caused me to pass out. I sense there is more to why I passed out."

Ky nodded and said, "Given what other information was found out, the dehydration was worse for you because of it. I… I don't know how to break this to you but, Luminara triple check your medical results and found out that you are pregnant."

Asajj froze at the news and slowly began to panic. Ky immediately placed his hand gently on her back and began to slowly rub her back in a soothing manner while telling her to calm down and take deep breaths. After a few minutes of this, Asajj looked at her master and said, "I never broke the Code master. I never did anything that would allow me to end up pregnant."

Ky nodded and said, "I know, but the Jedi Council has ordered an investigation to find out what happened. They are going to have Luminara ask you some questions and they may be uncomfortable, but they need to be asked."

Asajj looked at Luminara and the Mirialan nodded and said, "That is correct, plus it will allow me to help you further in any medical treatment that you may require."

Asajj nodded and watched as Ky left the room, stating that he could not be present during the questioning. Asajj nodded and sighed as she waited for Luminara to begin her interrogation. The questioning lasted for about an hour as she gave the same answers that Ky gave to the Council, stating that she has never had any sort of sexual encounter with anyone and that she had no idea how she ended up pregnant.

Once the questioning was finished, Luminara left to report her findings to the Jedi Council. Asajj sighed and wondered just how she ended up pregnant, and for how long she had been pregnant. She could only wonder what was going to happen to her, and what she wanted to do with the child that was currently growing inside her.

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