Now we have Maul. This one is how I thought Maul would approach Ezra.
Where You Belong
Children are so curious,
So naïve.
They are impressionable to say the least.
And yet you stood in front of me,
Acting so brave.
So experienced,
With a voice so strong.
You felt so fragile.
Your thin frame felt so delicate beneath my hand,
Like the smallest amount of force would break you.
You looked so weak in that moment.
I intended to abandon you.
I really wanted to.
To leave you behind to die.
Brushed aside so easily.
And yet,
Your eyes told a story.
While your words spun familiarity.
I saw myself within you,
My struggles,
My brother.
It may not have been identical,
But your story reflected my own
In your own unique way.
You called it justice,
I saw it as determination.
You reacted much like my brother,
So willing to stand by me.
And because of that,
I felt alive again.
Your trust was truly desirable,
Your underlying innocence endearing.
Through this all,
I started to see your true strength had started to show,
And I want to perfect it.
I desire your attention.
I want your existence for my own.
To stand by my side,
As my apprentice,
As a brother.
And while you may reject me now,
You will soon see,
That it is beside me,
Where you belong.
This was fun to write from Maul's perspective, and I feel that this is something that he could have thought or still does.