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GAR Barracks, Coruscant- one month later

It was boring.

Ever since Canon Squad had returned to Coruscant life had been pretty slow. Rever had just gotten out of the Republic Med Center and was back on duty. True to Ramik's prediction however, Rever now had a permanent limp.

Arsenal had decided to accompany the squad back to Coruscant and, with General Arcus's permission, had moved into a small room in the barracks with them. She went with Bloodbath to see Rever every other day and they taught her how "speak" to Rever using the system they had developed by using their hands, facial expressions, and body language.

It was quite an interesting experience and they all enjoyed it; Bloodbath even seemed a bit relieved that the burden of translating was no longer just his responsibility. Arsenal had since given Ramik, Bloodbath, and Arcus permission to call her Solus along with Des and Rever. She seemed to be fitting in well with the squad, but everyone knew that she wasn't used to staying in one place this long.

Having the Anubas around also proved to be quite enjoyable at times, though Bloodbath eventually grew annoyed with them jumping into his bed at all hours. He would wake up in the middle of the night with two pairs of yellow eyes staring at him or would come back from a night out on the town to find two furry lumps on his bunk.

On one such occasion he stalked off angrily. "Arsenal!" He shouted. "Your shabla pets are in my bunk again!"

Arsenal's voice came floating out of the 'fresher. "That just means they like you," she called.

Bloodbath grunted. "Well make them unlike me, I'm tired of coming back and finding them in my bed, if you don't keep them off then I will," he retorted.

Arsenal suddenly walked out of the 'fresher wrapped in towel, she had obviously had been taking a shower. "Touch either of them and you won't need a bed anymore," she growled.

Bloodbath threw his hands up in the air. "Fine, I'm switching bunks, those two hairballs can have it," he said and stomped off.

Arsenal watched him go before returning to the 'fresher. She paused a moment before violently throwing the towel into one corner and pulling on some civilian clothes.

She didn't go without her armor very often, but she had to learn how to relax more. As she finished dressing she walked to the small room that had become her quarters. She wouldn't have minded sharing with the guys, but Arcus had insisted that she have a room to herself.

She put on her brother's leather jacket before pulling out an assortment of knives and blasters; two of the smaller knives went into some sheaths on her wrists and pulled her sleeves over them. She placed her long vibrosword, a gift from her father, into a sheath strapped to her back, next she placed a mini holdout blaster into the holster in her right boot and in her left she placed her energy whip into its own custom made sheath.

She finished up by strapping her twin blasters around her waist, securing the leather ties around her thighs, and placing her two vibroblades into hidden sheaths hidden under the back of the jacket.

Walking out of the room she found the squad scattered all over the place. Bloodbath was moving his kit to another bunk and muttering angrily under his breath, Des was reading reg manuals, Rever was polishing his twin vibroblades, and Ramik was sleeping, or at least it looked like he was.

"What's up, guys?" She said, going to down near Rever. Nolan and Ves bounded around the barracks in some kind of chasing game. "Not a lot at the moment, we were bred for action so we don't like just sitting around" Des said.

/I need to gut something before I go crazy/ Rever signed, waving a vibroblade around. "I know what you mean, I should be out there hunting down Sladner, not sitting around on my shebs all day," she said, leaning back and absent mindedly scratched at the scars on her face.

"Hey, Solus, how did you get those scars?" Bloodbath asked as he stowed his kit.

"You really want to know?" She asked and the squad all nodded. She sighed. "It was about three years ago, I had tracked Sladner to Nal Hutta, he had been hired as security for some high-level crime lord. I went after him, but he found out I was coming; when I got there I was ambushed and captured. He tortured me for three days, giving me these with a fire whip," she pulled back her bangs covering the right side of her face revealing the jagged scars that spread from her ear over her face like a web. "I managed to escape with the help of a young man who was a slave there. I'm still in contact with him, he's since settled down and started a small hacking business."

"Wow," Bloodbath said. "You're already mad at the guy who kills your family, then to make matters worse he captures you and tortured you as well, bet he got a thrill out of that."

Rever reached over to grab his cleaning rag and then launched it at Bloodbath, who ducked as soon as he saw it coming. /Now is not the time to mess around/ Rever signed vigorously.

Bloodbath was about to retort that he wasn't messing around when Des's comm beeped, he activated it and a hologram of Arcus appeared. "Hey guys, I've got some free time and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me somewhere?" He asked.

"Sure, we're not doing anything at the moment, right guys?" Arsenal said and the rest of them nodded.

"Great, I'll be by in about an hour or so, make sure you wear civilian clothing, wouldn't want to freak out the natives," he said, then the hologram fizzled out.

The Jedi Temple, Coruscant

Arcus had been called to a Jedi Counsel meeting. As he approached the counsel chambers he suspected that he was about to be lectured on his "attachment" to his men.

He wasn't disappointed.

"Several Jedi have expressed concern over your attachment to your men, what do you have to say about that?" Mace Windu asked.

"I am genuinely concerned about the welfare of my men, Master Windu."

"But have you formed an attachment to them?" Ki-Adi-Mundi asked.

"Yes, I suppose I have," he said, preparing himself for the inevitable lecture he was about to receive.

"Attachment, to the dark side it leads, does it not?" Yoda asked.

"It is true that there have been some instances where a Jedi has been led astray due to an uncontrolled attachment, but that does not mean that I am doomed to follow," Arcus said, frustration creeping into his voice. "It is true that I am attached to my men, but I am not in danger of falling to the dark side."

"The dark side is able to cloud one's judgment so that they do not know what is happening until it's too late, how do you know you have not been corrupted?" Shaak Ti asked.

Arcus bit back an angry retort, instead calming himself and delivering a controlled response. "If I was in danger of falling to the dark side, don't you think it would have been discovered by now? Have you seen in my actions any indication that I am turning?"

He waited a few moments before continuing. "If not then I don't see the purpose of this meeting," with that he turned and approached the doors leading out of the counsel chambers.

He stopped as Windu called out to him. "Be warned, Jennel, if you start giving any indication that you are too attached to your men, your command will be given to another, remember that."

Arcus clenched his fist, the only outward sign of his anger, and exited the room.

The counsel was silent before Windu spoke up. "I sense he's hiding something," he said.

"Sense this as well I do, keep an eye on him we must," Yoda said. The rest of the counsel nodded in agreement before dispersing.

Arcus was livid.

The Jedi Counsel was threatening him over something that he might not even do! As he stormed through the halls he used the Force to hide his anger; no sense in giving the counsel something else to gripe about, he thought.

He was so intent on keeping his anger hidden that he didn't sense the person in front of him until it was too late, he walked into something solid and was knocked to the ground. "I am so sorry!" Bardan Jusik said, offering his hand to help Arcus back up. "I wasn't paying attention, are you alright?"

Arcus nodded and took the offered hand. "It's alright, I wasn't exactly paying attention either," he said, giving the younger man a smile.

Bardan Jusik was around ten or so years younger than Arcus and had also become close to a group of Commandos, spending the past several days hunting down and destroying a Separatist operation in the heart of Coruscant with them. Usually he and another Jedi, Etain Tur-Mukan, were always together, but Etain was no where to be seen.

He had his long hair pulled back into a loose braid and was wearing civilian clothing. "What did the Counsel want?" He asked.

Arcus huffed. "They think I'm in danger of turning to the dark side because of my attachment to my men," he said.

Jusik nodded. "Master Zey thinks the same thing about me, but he's pretty much resigned to that fact because of some influence he thinks I have with Skirata."

Skirata had become pretty famous with the Jedi and GAR and his unorthodox methods usually gained him the upper hand in a lot of situations, but most of the Jedi disliked him because of his "I hate Jedi" views.

"I've grown used to seeing you and Jedi Tur-Mukan together, where is she?" Arcus asked.

"She's been sent to Qiilura to help relocate the human farmers who are giving everyone a hard time," Jusik said. "It's estimated she'll be gone for the better part of six months."

He looked like he wanted to say more but didn't. They continued to walk, talking about the war and Skirata for an hour or so before Jusik excused himself and went his way.

Arcus sighed and closed his eyes, he needed to get away for a few hours. It would soon be time to call his sister, but why call when you can visit. Filled with energy at the thought of her he quickened his pace towards the Temple docking bay, pulling out his holoprojector as he went.

He had to make a couple calls.

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