Verun felt sorry and proud for his friend,

"You've made it through so much. You went into a dark forest and came out the other side a better warrior."

Savage shook his head slowly,

"I don't know much of what the Nightsisters did to me, but I have a gut feeling I was a better person than I am now. Now it's always a monster having to be caged, but every now and then it gets loose. I always feel a slight anger towards life but I have to remind myself what I've learned."

"If you could would you choose to be who you were before?"

"What?" Savage asked confused.

"You seem to mourn who you were before. If you could would you go back?" Verun asked again.

Savage rubbed his chin,

"That's a question I'll have to contemplate."

There was an awkward silence between them for a few minutes.

"So how's the tribe been since my and Feral's absence?" Savage asked finally. It had been a question that was burning in his heart. He desperately wanted them back. He wanted to relive a small part of his former life.

"They have been well. The younger ones are training hard every day to become great warriors. They are learning hunting skills and what honor means. Although it is hard to distinguish who is ready for the Passage and who isn't." Verun answered. Savage chuckled,

"I remember being a teenager and passing my Passage. I was so proud of myself. Becoming a true man is the ultimate goal."

"No. The ultimate goal is becoming a leader." Verun said quickly. Savage growled.

"Although I do remember when Feral passed his Passage. He worked very hard." Verun laughed.

"I believe that was the only activity in which I didn't look out for him." Savage said, slightly sad.

"You couldn't have. It was against the traditions." Verun stated. Savage shook his head slightly, he needed to change the subject. He wasn't ready to talk about his brother.

"Who was that child who ran out behind you earlier?" He asked.

Verun stopped walking,

"Oh that's Xano. He was sent here because he was born a Zabrak boy. He stayed with his mother until he was old enough to be given away. One of the Nightsisters brought him a 2-3 years ago. He's been staying in the dens with the others but he likes to hang around with me."

Savage smiled slightly,

"Is he like your adopted son?"

Verun laughed,

"In a way I guess. He spends all the time he can with me when he's not learning the different combat styles."

"What do you teach him?" Savage asked.

"I show him how everyone has their place in the tribe and every role is important in it's own special way. No role is unimportant or worth to be ashamed of." Verun answered.

Savage's smile widened,

"That's a very good lesson to learn. He is lucky to have you."

Verun smiled back,

"I learned from the best."

"In a way I am envious of you." Savage sighed.

"Envious of what old friend?" Verun asked.

"About Xano. It's like having a different version of Feral around to teach and have for company." Savage explained.

"Well maybe one day you'll have your own child to care for. You wouldn't be killed either with the Nightsisters gone. It'd be a first for Dathomir in centuries." Verun offered.

"Actually Talon and I… well we are expecting in a few months." Savage said quietly.

"Oh I spoke too soon then! Congratulations Savage! I wish you and your mate all the happiness in the galaxy!" Verun cheered.

They chatted for a few more hours about how Dathomir might change now with the Nightsisters gone, Savage's adventures, and Verun's endless questions about the galaxy he had never seen. Savage even showed him his elongated saber hilt and lit it for Verun to see. Savage beamed with pride at it. In a way it was in honor for his brother and it made for a very deadly weapon and took a lot of talent to wield. Eventually Savage had to decline another endless conversation with Verun,

"I should be heading home to Talon. Who knows what she's been doing. Or where she's been too!" he laughed.

"Well before you leave take some dinner with you. It would do you both some good! You both look rationed of nutrients." Verun offered up a slab of the bull Gorak.

"Each of our Sith Lords taught us that hunger can be ignored to create strength, it was a reward for us. It's just something we've accustomed too." Savage explained, "But thank you. We appreciate it. Eventually we'll build a cooler to store food in."

Savage said goodbye to his friend and made his way back to the ship. 'The lights are still on. What is she doing at this hour?' Savage wondered, 'Time to find out.' He walked aboard and almost immediately had a hunk of metal thrown at his head, Savage quickly ducked, but he felt one of his horns chip at the metal flew over, 'It'll grow back' his mind quickly thought.

"Talon what in the galaxy are you doing?!" Savage asked surprise.

"A hello would've been nice. I figured our baby will be here in a few months and with how busy we've been we won't have the room ready for it. So I started without you. There's a pile of metal over there. I need you to weld it together for a bed for her/him. And then I need you to weld these holes on the floor and wall shut." Talon said.

Savage laughed,

"Talon no way in hell am I welding a bed together for newborn. I will order us a professional made SAFE one and I'll fly to a planet to pick it up along with anything else we need. But yes I will shut the holes for you. But let's keep the cushions on the lounges. But you've done enough tonight. You'll hurt yourself more if you keep going."

"I'll hurt myself? I've been in countless battles, jumped off a moving speeder, stabbed through the stomach and you think I'll hurt myself?" Talon asked giggling. Savage pulled her off the floor and kissed her,

"You've got one more person to think about than just yourself. Now let's eat this food Verun gave us and go to bed."

They ate and then got themselves comfortable in the bed they shared together. Soon enough both of them drifted off to sleep.

Over the next month they ripped the maiden quarters apart and slowly got the room set up the way Talon wanted it. They were missing a few things but it was slowly coming together. Eventually both Talon and Savage sat down at the ship's cockpit/communications room and searched through the database for cribs. Eventually Talon set her heart on one that matched the ship's interior. She also ordered a few baby clothes of both genders. Talon also got the essentials for a newborn. Eventually she had everything they would need.

"Savage! The orders should be delivered to Coruscant in the next 5 days. It'll take approximately two days got get there so one of us should be ready to leave in three days." Talon called down the engine hatch. Savage had been fascinated with the engines since Talon had taught him how they worked.

"Okay. I'll start packing and getting you settled somewhere." Savage answered.

"Actually I was thinking maybe I should be the one to pick up the deliveries…" Talon suggested. This caught Savage's attention. He stuck his head out from the hull,

"What? You can't go. You need to be where it's safe."

"I'll be fine. You on the other hand have a bounty on your head and you're fierce and warrior looking. No one would believe you'd be picking up baby deliveries." Talon reasoned. Savage rested his head on his arms, she had a point.

"And we don't need you being captured. And I'm not known at all now. I could easily grab everything and be back before we know it. It'd be easy." Talon added. Savage sighed,

"Fine you win. Just be careful."

Talon kissed him lightly,

"I will."

Over the next three days they made arrangements for the departure. Savage had made arrangements to stay with Verun in his clay home, he wasn't ready to stay in his old home. Talon had cleaned the ship up from the red dust to conceal their location. She dug out her old Sith cloak. She wanted to keep her identity somewhat hidden. The cloak loosely flowed and hid her pregnancy. 'Perfect' she though, 'I'm all ready.' She walked out to the boarding ramp and kissed Savage goodbye,

"Good bye Savage. I'll be back in a few days. If I get held up I'll contact you." She tapped her head. Savage knew what she meant,
"Alright. Just don't," he chuckled, "Be careful." He kissed her goodbye.
"I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." She whispered back to him. She quickly boarded the ship and started the engines. The ship sang to life and lightly lifted off the ground. Talon flipped a few switches and set her coordinates. The ship directed in the directions and sped off. As soon as the ship was out of the atmosphere of Dathomir Talon kicked the hyperdrive into gear. The ship lurched forward and the engines whined at the heightened speed.

From Dathomir Savage had watched the black ship disappear into the red fog and the sighed to himself when he could no longer feel Talon's presence. He turned to village and trudged through the entrance. He wondered what he was suppose to do now. Verun came running up to him.

"Savage could you instruct the younglings? My partner disappeared and no one else can hold their own against me. Not to mention we haven't sparred since we were children."

Savage considered his offer and then smiled,

"You've got yourself a deal."