Star Wars – The Force Unleashed – Daughter of Fate
Chapter 7
2 BBY – 1 month after landing on Nar Shadda
It had already been a month since the events that took place on the Empirical and it had seemed that none of the Empire had been sent after the small group. Starkiller had informed Juno that he had sensed his former Master didn't tell the Emperor that Starkiller was alive due to the fact that Vader would likely be killed because of his defiance and he brushed off his former apprentice's threat of rebellion. Still to be safe however as soon as the group had landed on Nar Shadda they quickly set off to work, trying to sell the Rogue Shadow. Luckily they found a willing buyer who had bought the ship for a very high price and more then enough to purchase another ship once the time came. Starkiller was sorry to say goodbye to his ship. It had been his home for a very many years and had been his haven but for safety precautions he knew he had to give it up and in a sense he was happy to. It felt to Starkiller like he had now fully let go of his old ways of life along with the Dark Side. His six months of visions and memories had deeply affected him and his way of thinking. He had been immersed in all the evil that he had done, all the pain and the suffering he had to endure to achieve a goal that had all along been based upon false hope. He remembered that his real father had been a Jedi and felt that he owed it to him in breaking away from the master that had killed him.
As soon as they sold the Rogue Shadow, the group along with a still deactivated PROXY had been able to find temporary lodgings in an apartment in the upper city which had been recently abandoned due to the usual criminal trouble but had not been returned to since and the apartment still had furnishings and found a place to keep PROXY while Juno fixed him up. Straight after Juno and Starkiller had Taken Setra to a healer who was able to treat her from her severe bout of hibernation sickness. Gradually over a week Setra became well again and regained her eye sight after a few days and went back to her young and happy self. Also after a lot of tinkering and a few sleepless nights Juno had been able to eliminate Vader's programming from PROXY and the droid returned to his own former self, the only difference was he no longer had a desire to kill his master anymore. Juno and Starkiller had become close friends and were able to confide anything to each other. Starkiller had also brought many new garments for Setra, Juno and for himself. Setra now donned new pants, shirt, boots and a jacket. Juno now wore field boots, light cargo pants, a black long sleeved top and a brown vest that she wore over the top. Starkiller had purchased quite an array of new clothing, giving it some variety that he might need in future. As well as getting general clothing he also bought Jungle Combat attire, Heavy Survival Gear and Mandalorian smuggler garb. At the moment he was wearing a Corellian Flight Suit which he had purchased from an Ithorian merchant that had travelled to Nar Shadda from his home planet of Telos.
Over the paste few weeks PROXY, Starkiller and Juno had followed various leads which finally led to tem discovering the whereabouts of Rahm Kota. From the news he had received it didn't sound good. Kota had somewhat fallen from grace and had become a bedraggled drunk with nothing but a dirty cloth to cover his now blind eyes. Starkiller had said that he would go out to investigate the place that Kota was said to be at, a bar called the Vapour Room. Knowing that it would be wise to leave as soon as possible after they had found Kota, Juno had gone out and had been able to purchase a new freighter which she had insisted on being a Corellian one as they made some of the best quality ships in the galaxy. Juno bought for a decent price a YV-100 Corellian Light Freighter which had only been recently built and Juno wasted no time in looking throughout various junkyards around the vertical city to find functioning ship parts to further modify the freighter to make it be useful to the best of its ability. She worked on the ship on the large launch pad outside the abandoned apartment building where the group was currently residing and had been able to quickly upgrade the ship with the help of PROXY and Setra who was thoroughly enjoying the experience more then her previous days of studying facts from the archival console on the Rogue Shadow. As Juno, Setra and PROXY where making the final touches to the freighter and preparing it to leave as soon as they needed to Starkiller set out to the Vapour Room hoping to find the man he was looking for.
Once he entered the bar he was instantly assaulted by the dense air within and the aromatic smell that came with it. Starkiller entered the establishment to find it bustling and full at this time of day as many were Ugnaught workers who had finished their shifts. Sensing Kota's presence from somewhere within the bar Starkiller noted his surroundings, the hybridised music playing in the background, creatures of every shape and size that he could think of staggering, laughing and socializing with their companions and many of them naturally intoxicated, customers hooting and whistling at the female Twi'lek performers on the stage at the back of the complex and the bartenders pouring out the precious liquors that would make a tired and likely angry customer forget about their day and let their mind sink into an inebriated haze. Starkiller found the former Jedi who really had become somewhat of an outcast. His greasy hair was pulled back into an untidy ponytail, his face dishevelled and unshaven with the dirty rag that was tied across his face to hide his eyes, his clothes were tattered and stained with sweat, blood and god only knew what else. Every few seconds he would find another brief moment of solace by downing another large swig of the Andoan Ale he was drinking from a tankard in his left hand. Starkiller cleared his mind of doubt but was still cautious as he approached the Jedi General.
"General Kota?" said Starkiller
"I've paid for this table so whoever you are get lost" replied Kota.
"General Kota, I've tracked you across the galaxy from Ziost to Nar Shadda – "
"Who are you boy? A bounty hunter?" replied Kota
"Not quite. But I have been watching you. I think we can help each other, Jedi" said Starkiller.
"I'm no Jedi. Not since this" Kota replied as he pointed disgruntled towards his eyes.
"I don't need your eyes, just your mind – and everything you know about fighting the Empire" said Starkiller determinedly.
"Nobody fights the Empire and wins, boy" replied Kota.
Starkiller was about to reply but noticed a small troupe of stormtroopers had appeared at the entrance making enquiries. He knew that Vader would not have risked sending stormtroopers after him due to the watching eyes of the Emperor and his many spies but he knew that Kota was just as wanted by the Empire since the day he had attacked the Tie Fighter factory all those months before. Starkiller stood up and unclipped his lightsaber from his belt and took his normal combat stance of the Juyo lightsaber form and readied himself for the oncoming fight.
"You'd better hop you're wrong about that General" said Starkiller as he ignited his lightsaber.
Instantly Starkiller began to deflect blaster fire back toward the stormtroopers as Kota ducked and his under the table. Starkiller called back to Kota while he was defending himself.
"Stand up, General. They may be shooting at me right now, but they came here for you" said Starkiller "Come on. Follow the sound of my lightsaber"
Starkiller grabbed the Jedi by the hand and led him quickly out of the main bar area which was now deserted from the ruckus that had taken place and with stormtroopers continuing to relentlessly fire blaster bolts upon them. Quickly Starkiller contacted Juno via comlink to let her know that the time was now to leave. Over the past few days the group had been prepared for a very sudden departure so he knew that Juno and the others would arrive quickly.
"Juno! Juno are you there?" said Starkiller
"Starkiller! What's wrong? Did you end up finding Kota?" replied Juno
"Yeah, only trouble is someone must have let the Empire know that he was here so we're both on our toes at the moment" said Starkiller.
"Listen, say no more, I'll get there as soon as I can. Where do I meet you?" replied Juno
"There is a balloon dock on the eastern side of the Vapour Room, we'll meet you there, and Juno, prepare yourself, we have to get out of here fast" said Starkiller.
"Understood. See you soon. Juno out" replied Juno.
Knowing he would need to buy some more time against the stormtroopers that were in pursuit of both him and Kota he used the Force to throw numerous crates into the direction of the oncoming aggressors and the propelled onslaught of cargo crates killed the stormtroopers upon impact. Starkiller looked forward and saw that the door to the balloon dock outside was open and knew that's where Juno would be so he retook Kota's hand and both of them sprinted off towards the door but were stopped short by a figure in black robes. Starkiller stopped and noticed the figure to belong to an Elite Shadow Guard, the Emperor's most deadly warriors, besides Vader. The dark soldier ignited a red lightsaber and began to charge towards Starkiller.
"Kota! Get to the balloon dock and wait for me there" shouted Starkiller as he intercepted the Shadow Guard.
For the first time in a conflict situation Starkiller focused his mind on the Light Side as he let the Force flow through him and help him to anticipate his next move against his enemy. Starkiller abruptly pushed out using the Force and caught the Shadow Guard by surprise that under the buckle of the ground of the hangar underneath them sent the trooper through the air and sprawled upon the ground. Using this opportunity Starkiller sent bolts of Sith lighting from his fingertips towards the guard who sent his own lightning back towards Starkiller showing him that this battle would require more thought. Using his initiative Starkiller continued to add further Force power to his Sith Lightning and continued to force the Guard back with the power of his attack. Finally the pent up energy between both warriors was too much and suddenly the two opposing lightning attacks formed into one giant glowing sphere of pure Force energy that situated itself around Starkiller. Starkiller had only studied about such an attack of this magnitude before and it had been named Force Repulse which involved gathering up a sizable mass of force energy and pushing the energy outward, consuming the opponent in the force of the blow. Starkiller focused the energy around him and slowly found himself levitating a little of the ground. He curled himself into a crouching position while in mid air and felt himself release the energy. The Force shockwave was powerful that it sent object hurling in the intended direction and sent the Shadow Guard flailing through the air like a feather on the wind and he was blown through the hangar doors and over the edge to the bustling nothingness of the city below. Starkiller began to breathe easily again and looked up just in time to see that Kota had found his way to the landing pad standing beside him, even in his state of blindness.
"How many were there?" said Kota
"Not many really. Nothing that I couldn't handle" replied Starkiller.
"Doesn't matter. There will be more. The Emperor's army is infinite" said Kota.
"We have to go General" replied Starkiller.
"It's a fool's errand. You'll be killed – or worse. And what will have changed? Nothing" said Kota.
"I'd rather die fighting then drowning out in some cantina General. Are you with me or not?" replied Starkiller
"Do you have a name boy?" said Kota
"No" replied Starkiller quite surprised at how much the answer had affected him. He had always been Starkiller. What was his real name? What was the name his mother and father had given him before his life had been taken by Vader?
"Well, there's no denying your willingness to kill stormtroopers. I have a contact in the Senate who may be able to use your lightsaber. Where's your ship?" said Kota.
Starkiller smiled as he saw his new ship with Juno in the cockpit landing it upon the balloon dock. He commed Juno.
"Impeccable timing as always Juno. Good work" said Starkiller.
"Of course. I knew I had to get here quickly. It's not like the first time we've been in this situation" replied Juno.
"You're right. See you on board in a second" said Starkiller turning of his comlink.
"Please, this way General" said Starkiller as he led the General up the ramp of the Corellian freighter.
"You got a console on that ship?" replied Kota.
"Yes General. Why do you ask?" said Starkiller.
"Well if you want this contact of mine, I need to let him know exactly what is going on" replied Kota.
Suddenly Setra ran up to Starkiller excitedly.
"I can't believe it papa. This ship is so fast. Juno did such a good job on it huh?" said Setra.
"She sure did Setra. You both did" replied Starkiller.
"Papa? You seem a bit young to be a father boy" said Kota.
"She's not technically my daughter, but I found her abandoned a few years ago and raised her as my own" replied Starkiller.
"Oh, so a Jedi and a parent. You're just full of surprises aren't you boy. Anything else I should know?" said Kota.
"No, of course not" replied Starkiller defensively fully aware knowing how Kota might react if he knew he was the same assailant who had blinded him seven months before.
"Fine then. Now where is this dam console of yours? I need to send a message to my contact" said Kota.
"If you would please follow me sir. I can take you there" said PROXY as he came up to the old Jedi General.
"Alright droid. Take me there" replied Kota as PROXY led him to the console.
Starkiller smirked at the old man thankful that he had been able to get him out of that place at least in one piece. Starkiller turned towards Setra who excitedly took his hand and the two walked to the cockpit where Juno was sitting. She turned around and smiled towards the pair and let Galen sit down in the seat beside her with Setra on his lap.
"Papa. I just thought. We haven't even named the ship yet. It needs to have a name better then ship doesn't it?" said Setra.
"I think you have a point there Setra" replied Starkiller.
"Well. We have to think of a decent name for a good ship then don't we, maybe an individual or a place" said Juno.
"I have it" said Starkiller "We should call it the 'Eclipse' after our talented pilot. Without her we would not still be alive"
"Starkiller are you really serious" replied Juno.
"Wait Juno. It's a great idea, I mean you were the one who picked it out and everything and papa's right. None of us would be here if it wasn't for how good you are at piloting. We had a lot of close calls in all those missions when we were still on the Rogue Shadow and besides it's a really good name for a ship" said Setra.
"Oh all right then. I guess it does have a good ring to it" replied Juno.
"Great" said Setra excitedly.
"Setra. Do you think you could go and see what Kota is up to?" said Starkiller.
"Sure papa. I'll be back in a minute" replied Setra as she ran back to Kota in the other room where the new archival console was now situated.
Setra walked up to the bedraggled old Jedi, who was quickly typing away at the console keys and sending the messages he needed to quickly despite the hindrance of his eyes but he could use the Force to guide his sight. Setra went over to him hesitantly.
"Can I help?" said Setra
"No need kid. It's done" replied Kota.
"You spoke to your friend" said Setra.
"Our destination is Kashyyyk" replied Kota.
"Alright. I'll go tell papa" said Setra as she bolted back to the cockpit to tell Juno and Starkiller their next destination.
"Papa! Kota said that we nee to go to Kashyyyk" said Setra.
"The Wookie homeworld. That's under Imperial rule now isn't it?" replied Juno.
"It'll be dangerous" said Starkiller.
"The entire galaxy is dangerous when you make an enemy of the Emperor" replied Kota as he staggered his way into the cockpit " Don't bother me now. I'm tired and have a headache. You don't have any Andoan Ale aboard by any chance?"
"No, General" said Starkiller.
"The let me sleep. You owe me that much" replied Kota as he staggered off towards the new dining alcove.
"Setra. Go and keep an eye on the General and make sure that he'll be okay" said Starkiller "I juts need to talk to Juno in private for a little while"
"Okay papa. I'll let you know if anything happens" replied Setra as she made her way towards the dining alcove to watch over the General.
After Setra had left the cockpit Juno looked back at Starkiller questioningly.
"Alright. Spit it out. I see that something is bothering you" said Juno.
"Juno. I think I've been to Kashyyyk before" replied Starkiller.
"When, on a previous missions perhaps" said Juno.
"No. Before Vader took me. I think that Kashyyyk could have been my homeworld" replied Starkiller.
"What? Are you certain?" said Juno shocked.
"Yes I am. Now more then ever. I felt something like a presence drawing me to go there since the day I was betrayed by Vader" replied Starkiller.
"But when that happened. You would have been unconscious. Comatose at the most. How could you have been able to feel that presence in the state you were in" said Juno.
"It's the Force Juno. It was kind of like being in a long state of meditation over the six months and I saw so many things. Memories from so many people, but I also got my own memories of my past, memories I didn't think I even had" replied Starkiller.
"What kind of memories?" said Juno gently
"Memories about a large forest planet with thousands of trees, plants and animals. I remember just playing amongst them as a kid. I remember when my mother was killed defending a group of Wookies from Trandoshan slavers who tries to enslave them. I remember my father saying that everything would be okay and that mum would always be with me. I remember most of all the night the Empire came. Vader killed my father without an ounce of mercy and took me away from my home and made me into the monster that I was" replied Starkiller.
Juno bent forward and took Starkiller's large hands within her own.
"Remember. You are not that person anymore. You found the strength to move above Vader and you single handily destroyed that monster that was within you. We have all made mistakes but that does not mean that you can't redeem yourself and start over" said Juno.
Starkiller smiled at her "Who told you those pearls of wisdom Juno?"
"It was actually a small youngling who I believe that without you would not be standing here today" replied Juno.
"Setra said that to you?" said Starkiller in awe
"Yes she did. You could not have been a complete monster seeing she's turned out the way that she has" replied Juno.
"You're right Juno. Even after I did all those things, I must have done something right with her" said Starkiller "Maybe on this mission to Kashyyyk I can finally find what it is I'm looking for"
"What are you looking for?" replied Juno
"Just answers really. I felt so empty when Kota asked me what my name was and I couldn't even answer him, and the sad truth about that was I didn't even know my own name. It was like Vader had sucked every ounce of basic human existence from me" said Starkiller.
"Well I hope you find what you're looking for. At the least find your name, Starkiller doesn't seem to suit you anymore" replied Juno.
Starkiller smiled at her and then took her hand in his "Juno. There's something I have been meaning to tell you for some time. Something I know I can't hide any longer" said Starkiller gazing gently at Juno.
"What is that?" replied Juno who found herself once again gazing deeply into his dark eyes.
Suddenly a figure with a green lightsaber was poised to strike Starkiller and knowing who it was he looked at Juno apologetically and sprang into action. PROXY had morphed into another challenging sparing program for Starkiller and the two opponents began to spar one another. Juno looked back from the cockpit and watched as both Starkiller and PROXY duelled with grace and poise. Juno smiled, she had began to really like the art of lightsaber combat as it seemed more then just normal fighting, it was just like watching two performers dancing gracefully together on a stage. Juno beamed at Setra who was looking on excitedly and cheering on her father as the fight continued. Finally Starkiller knocked PROXY to the floor and the droid morphed back into his normal form. PROXY got up looking at little disappointed.
"Oh master. I feel so useless sometimes. I can't even come up with suitable sparring partners for you to practice anymore" said PROXY.
"You're never useless PROXY. That one challenged me a little, you're choosing good new sparring partners" replied Starkiller.
"Well I must say that is a relief master. I have been able to attain new Jedi Masters from our now updated archival console" said PROXY
"You so good papa. I hope I can be as good as you with a lightsaber one day" said Setra looking up at Starkiller.
Starkiller smiled at Setra and ruffled her hair gently. He suddenly had an idea. He went to his quarters quickly and rummaged through his trunk at the end of his bed and found what he was looking for. Starkiller came out in hand with a smaller lightsaber which he gave to Setra who was wide eyed with happiness.
"I made this for you Setra. I thought that when the time came you would need an appropriate weapon to practice with, but this lightsaber has a low energy signature so that it won't hurt anyone" said Starkiller.
"Oh papa. Thankyou so much" replied Setra as she leapt into Starkiller's arms and kept kissing his face.
"Your welcome. Now just wait here a moment" said Starkiller as he also took out what looked like a training remote and a long piece of cloth.
"PROXY, do you think you could reactivate this" said Starkiller handing the training remote to PROXY.
"Of course master. Just give me a moment" replied PROXY as he began to initiate the small droid.
Starkiller then knelt behind Setra and tied the piece of cloth as a blindfold around Setra's eyes. Looking curiously as what Starkiller was doing she got up from the pilot's seat and made her way into the Eclipse's spacey foyer to watch what was happening.
"Now Setra. This is a beginners training exercise for lightsaber practice. I did this same thing when I was your age and I first started" said Starkiller "Now, the training remote will shoot very low level energy bolts at you so if they hit you then they won't hurt. All you have to do is try and deflect the bolts with your lightsaber"
"But papa .I can't see anything. How am I supposed to know where the bolts are coming from and how can I deflect them" replied Setra.
"That's the purpose behind the exercise Setra. You don't use your eyes to see, you use the Force to see where the training remote is. Just open your mind and concentrate and it will come to you" said Starkiller as he activated the small training blade which glowed blue and handed it to Setra.
Setra, doing as her father asked took a deep breath and like the day she had come out of carbon freeze a matter of weeks before she let her mind see what was around her. To her amazement she could feel everything in the room again, the disgruntled Jedi General who was still snoring away loudly in his sleep in the dining alcove, her papa and Juno watching her patiently and intently as she practiced, PROXY's energy force and finally the presence of the training droid which began circling her. Setra prepared herself as she felt a blaster bolt charge up inside the small training droid and felt it as the energy bolt made it way towards her. Setra then swung the small lightsaber up and deflected the blaster bolt. The training remote began to circle faster now and shot out three more blaster bolts and Setra dodged every single one of them. Setra could feel her mind becoming one with the small floating droid around her and she could anticipate its every move before it was made. After a few more minutes of practice the training remote stopped and flew back into the hands of PROXY who deactivated it and placed the small training apparatus into a nearby drawer.
"Oh youngling. What great precision. I do not believe many young ones have been able to deflect every blaster bolt at that level. You may have some competition on your hands when the youngling gets older master" said PROXY cheerfully.
"You could be right PROXY" replied Starkiller as he removed the blindfold from around her eyes "You did very well Setra. Just keep practicing at it an you'll get even bettering no time"
"Thanks papa" replied Setra gleefully
"Well done Setra. You did a good job" said Juno as Setra leapt up into her lap and hugged Juno.
"Oh master. I will make sure I find more commendable sparring partners for you next time. I feel that my prowess has somewhat lowered" said PROXY.
"It's not your fault PROXY. Ataru doesn't work properly without the Force. You managed a credible impersonation of it though, especially in such a confined space" replied Starkiller.
"Thankyou master. Perhaps I will succeed next time" said PROXY.
"You know you did surprise me. I thought you were Kota" replied Starkiller.
"Now, he would make a fine training module. Perhaps one day I will see him fight, that way I could observe how he moves and recreate him for you" said PROXY.
"Perhaps, PROXY" replied Starkiller then looking at the still snoring general "do you think he'll wake up yet"
"I do not know master, but our destination nears" said PROXY.
"Good" replied Starkiller as he put away the training saber.
Setra suddenly looked at the dining alcove and found that the General began to stir from his slumber.
"General Kota, you're awake" said Setra as Juno looked back to see as well.
"I was beginning to worry that you'd died in your sleep" said Juno.
"I wish I had" replied Kota as Starkiller also saw that the General was now awake.
"Juno are we close to Kashyyyk?" said Starkiller
"We'll be arriving any second" replied Juno as she made her way back to the cockpit to commence landing procedures upon the planet.
As she did Juno looked through the viewport in shock. What she was massive, it looked like a massive skyhook was being constructed juts above the atmosphere of the planet. Starkiller looked on as well as the giant contraption. Juno looked to him anxiously.
"I definitely think this mission is too dangerous now" said Juno.
Starkiller placed a hand on her shoulder and turned to Kota "Are you sure this contact of yours is reliable General" said Starkiller.
"I trust him with my life. He found me and smuggled me safely into Nar Shadda. He's an old ally of the Jedi Order" replied Kota.
"It's all very well to hear that, but without knowing who he is you are putting us in a difficult spot" said Juno.
"You're not the only ones reluctant to give names to help; this is how you're going to get it. There's something very valuable to my friend down there on Kashyyyk. You extract it for him and maybe he'll agree to help you fight the Empire" replied Kota.
Starkiller turned back to Juno "Have we been spotted Juno?"
"No. The cloaking device is operating at peak efficiency" replied Juno.
"The take us down" said Starkiller.
"It's going to be tricky keeping our heads low out here. The traffic's not heavy enough to vanish into, but it is sufficient that someone will spot us if we go to the ground. And we can't use the cloak forever. If the stygium crystals overheat they'll be useless" replied Juno.
"Do what you can, I'll try not to be to long" said Starkiller.
"Is that what you told your last pilot?" said Juno jokingly.
"Very funny, Juno" replied Starkiller chuckling back as the ramp of the ship lowered and Starkiller leapt of the Eclipse and into the dense brush of the forest below.
Kota suddenly took the co-pilot's seat as Juno landed the Eclipse at the co-ordinates that Kota had told her to land at.
"Stay awake General" said Juno.
"If there's really nothing to drink on this ship I'd rather you let me go back to sleep" replied Kota.
"Our friend down there might need your help" said Juno.
"Your friend, not mine. I don't even know who he is – or how your little group came to own a ship like this" replied Kota.
"We bought it" said Juno nervously.
"Who from?" replied Kota
"You don't need to know" replied Juno defensively this time.
"I can guess. I've flown a few ships with cloaking devices down the years, but I can't pick out the sound of this one's hyperdrive. It's something new, probably military. Our common enemy perhaps" said Kota.
Juno looked at the old Jedi Master nervously, thinking that maybe he suspected them being the ones who had been sent to kill him in the first place all those months before but suddenly Kota chuckled softly at her.
"Don't worry Juno. I'm hardly going to turn you in" said Kota.
"I didn't think – "
"You're fugitives, just like me. You have nothing to lose" said Kota "Now, if you won't give me any peace and quiet I'm going to the cargo hold to sleep"
"You do that General" replied Juno as Kota patted her shoulder and staggered away.
Once Kota had left Setra quickly scrambled into the co-pilot's seat looking concerned. Juno looked to the child and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"What's wrong little one. You look worried" said Juno.
"Papa told me once that this is where he thinks he came from and he told me about the memories he had" replied Setra "do you really think papa will find what he's looking for Juno?"
"I hope so little one. For his sake I really hope so" said Juno.
"Why do you say it like that Juno" replied Setra.
"Because ever since he was taken away from here by Vader he was deconstructed and rebuilt into something that wasn't human, something bad. After he found out the truth about Vader he slowly began to piece together what he could remember and it seems that he has slowly regained a former liking of who he really is but to complete that image he needs to face his past and find the answers" said Juno.
"Papa never told met that he felt so lost" replied Setra.
"No one does little one. We all hide away our worries and secrets from the ones we cherish in the fear that it might burden them with fears that they do not need and I know that he loves you too much to give any of his worries to you" said Juno.
"Has he said anything to you yet?" said Setra
"About what?" Juno replied curiously
"You know what I mean" said Setra deviously.
Juno smiled back at her "Nearly. Just before PROXY began sparring with him but I think he'll try again soon"
"Yay! No we can be a real family" said Setra excitedly.
"We can little one. I promise" replied Juno
Setra smiled up at Juno and crawled into her lap "I love you – mama"
Juno stared in awe at Setra and smiled back at her "I love you to little one"
Both of them just sat there happily looking out upon the beautiful scenery of the forest before them and waited patiently for Starkiller's return.