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After the intense night, they decided to stay separate, with only a few words exchanged. In the morning, Marilla walks to the big window and observes the landscape this time the busy air of Naboo during the day. She wonders about their past and reminds herself of her duties. She is soon to be a Jedi, that's what's in focus. Seeking Palpatine was a desperate measure, everything will be fixed in no time and Master Yaddle will be proud of her.
Marilla turns to the couch and notices the saber handler on the floor. She picks it up and swings it creating a perfect beam of blue. It reminds her of the waters in Coruscant, her home since she was very little. Although, Naboo was much more rural than the Jedi headquarters' planet, they were still pretty similar and prosperous.
Marilla jumps maneuvering the lightsaber behind her back. A new move she learned recently on a Master Class with Master Yoda himself. She admired him immensely, but her own Master Yaddle was Marilla's prime role model. No one knew where Yoda and Yaddle came from, but Marilla often wondered about the couple.
"We must get going." Palpatine's intense voice hasn't changed since last night.
He crosses the hallway, Palpatine laid off his dark robes to wear a deep blue cover up with golden details. Marilla however is still in her Jedi uniform, almost ready for battle, free of armor but also free of color.
She stares at him, mesmerized.
On their way to the hangar Palpatine tells her about the Oracle Stone.
"The Stone contains an extreme power, that's why it belongs to the Sith. It is not to be played with."
She rolls her eyes at that. He notices.
"Because that's what you Jedi do, play." He waits for a response but she turns away. "When we get there, we must not reveal our true intentions or we might create some enemies. So you should probably leave you saber in the ship."
Her eyes turn to him again in misunderstanding and anger. "What?! Absolutely not!"
"Marilla!"
"No. I will not leave this behind! I'll hide it with me!"
They stare at each other for a moment. For her surprise he sighs. "Alright."
They stop in front of a big ship. It's shiny silver with red stripes and a narrow front side. A Yacht.
"Aren't we supposed to lay low?" She asks confused and marveled at the expensive ship.
"We are going to pass as rich merchants, looking for the stone to sell. It's better than what we truly are." He explains.
"A Jedi and a Sith." She confirms.
"A Sith and a Padawan."
He dares her, and she likes it. With a tiny smile, Marilla walks onto the open platform of the ship.
They are going to the planet Corellia in the Corellian system, a place thriving of missing and especially dangerous artifact sellers. Marilla isn't sure about this, but nothing alerts her of any bad intentions from Palpatine. So she decides to relax enjoying the ride and the stars.
"What do you think it will do?" She asks him, both sitting in the control cockpit. But he's riding.
"I thought you knew."
"Well, I know it's supposed to help you with your clairvoyance. But how does it do that?"
"I don't know." Palpatine is an expert in dry responses.
"It should help us, I'm sure."
"Does your master know you have sought me?" He doesn't take his eyes from the front viewer.
"She knows I came to fix my senses, but she doesn't know who's helping me, or how I'm going to do it. That, I discovered on my own."
He seems a bit relieved at that. Marilla wonders if hiding this from her Master is the right decision, but she knows once she reaches Coruscant, she'll have to tell the council, and maybe they'll even commend her for discovering the Sith. It's strange to think about giving Palpatine away, but soon enough that will change and she'll no longer be in love with him.