Epilogue
It had been mere hours since Maul and Kycina had departed their homeworld for the final time in their lives but it felt like days. Finally, the Sith Infiltrator known as Scimitar reached the destination Maul had selected and Kycina was still asleep when they arrived. Apparently, part of the accelerated came with a package that said his mother would be sleeping a lot more than a Nightsister probably should. It didn't matter to him since he didn't want to spoil the surprise just yet nor alarm her as to how close they were to an ally of his.
King Laertes' world of Nyx was not too far and he had actually gained a permit from the King to land and live on this planet when he needed to. It was just so long as he didn't take residence on Nyx himself that he and Laertes were fine. He had even called Claudius from Coruscant's prison to make sure that Laertes was sincere in his arrangements being secure and confidential. Putting the ship back on invisibility until they got past the security necessary for transportation of goods, Maul touched down on the surface of this planet near where he had had a cabin built deep in the forests of the planet.
It was the landing that disturbed Kycina out of her sleep and had her asking if they had arrived. "Yes mother, let me help you up so you can see our new home," he said with a smile. She did just that and then conjured the staff since she didn't want him helping her this time. He opened the ramp of the ship and directed a hand to the outdoors, the cool humid air filling Kycina's lung with a sweet taste she had never known before. When she saw the rustic cabin Maul had pointed out, she finally asked the most important question that he had been anticipating for the duration of the trip.
"What planet are we on?" she finally asked. "About time you asked that question of your son, I thought it would slip your mind and I didn't have to say a thing," he answered, laughing when she did. "Come on, quit teasing me and tell me where we are," she insisted eagerly. "Mother, allow me the honor of introducing us to our new life on Ruusan," he said.
She paused, not too ecstatic about moving to the planet where she had aided in the revival of KaiSu Lak'Ton. "I know what you're thinking but it's a place no one would think to look for us and that's what I want. Us disappearing is necessary for our new life to begin without our old ones interfering," Maul explained calmly. "Do you think we'll ever find peace even if we succeed in establishing a new life here?" she asked him, turning to look at him as she did.
At first, he had no answer to that question, thinking about very deeply as he always did any question of that significance. "It won't be an easy road mother but it won't be an impossible one," he answered. Content with probably the wisest answer she had ever heard from her son for as long as she had known him, she nodded and stepped off the ramp. The soil of Ruusan felt cold to them at first, foreign even, but after a few seconds they adjusted to it completely and walked toward the symbol of their new and simple life as mother and son: the life before the birth of the Avenger of the Night.