Entry 36
Norro is recovering well. He spends a lot of time in the 'fresher because of the medicine and high fiber diet. The doctors are also treating him for ear mites and some type of foot fungus. He went to the dentist for the first time. That was awful. As you can imagine, his teeth are a mess. When the dentist took out the drill Norro was shaking so badly the dentist couldn't safely work on him. He ended up having to sedate the boy. That is probably for the best. I know I can't stand the sound of a dentist drill. It is better that he doesn't have to be awake during the process. Norro had five cavities filled and one tooth pulled and replaced with a dental implant. Sacha and I are taking turns teaching him common things like how to brush and floss. We retained a tutor to help him learn how to read and write and also other core subjects. Eventually I will get him into a technical training course to learn a skill. He might be a good mechanic, pilot or slicer.
He has a lot to learn.
Entry 37
We got bad news today. The Empire has attacked Dantooine and is believed to have slaughter the rebel group hiding on the planet…although that has not been confirmed as yet. Degan Cor was a little surprised that the Empire sent an attack force because the rebel group was only a reconnoiter cell consisting of a dozen fighters. They went to Dantooine to recruit and train. He thought it was overkill. It is possible that the Empire was trying to make an example of them and to let others know anybody opposing the Empire will die…but Dantooine is a remote outer rim planet and it is unlikely that the story of their slaughter would make a big impact. We discovered the attack by accident. We had sent out a representative of the Antarian Rangers to meet with the small rebel group. When our man came out of hyperspace he discovered the Imperial invasion Force orbiting the planet. Before the Imperials could react he turned and ran. He did multiple hyperspace jumps to evade anybody following him and finally got the news back to Toprawa.
Degan Cor and Aren Folee wondered if the Imperials had another reason to attack the bucolic planet and asked me if I had any thoughts on the matter. All I knew about Dantooine was it was once the location of a Jedi Enclave, but it was destroyed almost four thousand years ago.
"Could the Empire be trying to recover Jedi information from the ruins?" Cor asked me.
I shook my head. "I saw what they did to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. They destroyed everything. The Temple was burned almost immediately after Imperial troops entered the facility. I doubt they had any time to recover records. It is more likely that Palpatine or Vader are making sure all traces of the Jedi are eradicated. They might have been looking for something to destroy, not save."
Aren nodded her head in thought. "If they came to destroy all traces of the Jedi Enclave, perhaps the rebels are alive. If they survived we need to get them off planet."
Both Aren and Degan looked at me expectantly making me heave a sigh. I guess getting called on to do exceedingly dangerous missions is my fate as a Jedi. I have to admit that I would like to see if anything remains of the old Jedi enclave.
I want to go alone on this mission, but I know the only way to do that is to sneak off Toprawa without telling my friends. The last time I did that they followed me.
I guess the next stop is Dantooine.