Chapter 3 – Family History and a Difficult Decision
The next chapter is here. Ahsoka will learn quite a bit about herself and her family in this chapter. She's also presented with quite the heavy decision that she'll have to make.
Hope you enjoy.
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Ahsoka stirred slowly as she felt herself return to consciousness. She opened her eyes. It felt a bit difficult, her body felt tired still. She looked around the room and spotted a Togrutan woman in the room with her. It wasn't the woman called Silara that she had met before, but she did look a lot like her.
The woman then noticed her move quietly. "Ah, you're awake young one," she said with a relieved look. "Hang on, I'll get Silara." She then quickly left the room.
Ahsoka looked around the room a bit. She didn't really have a chance to see it last time, she had been way too tired. It looked like a pretty standard bedroom, not more than that, but it looked nice. A short moment later the door opened and Silara walked in.
"Ah good, you are awake," Silara said as she walked up to her and sat down next to the bed. "How are you feeling?"
Ahsoka was a little confused by the question. "Alright, I guess?" she replied, not fully understanding the question.
Silara nodded and gently felt Ahsoka's forehead. "That's good, you're not feeling as warm anymore," she said as she smiled.
"I-I don't understand," Ahsoka replied softly as she tried to sit upright.
Silara pushed her down again. "Just lie down for now, take it easy," she said kindly. "You've been really sick. You had a high fever and were slipping in and out of consciousness for the past four days. Thankfully your fever has finally passed, but just take it easy for a bit."
Ahsoka looked at her in slight shock. "I've been out for four days?" she asked herself. "I sure don't feel like it." She shook her head and focused on Silara again. "You've been taking care of me?" she asked.
Silara nodded and gave her a kind smile. "Of course, I wasn't just going to throw you out and let you suffer like that," she replied.
"Thank you," Ahsoka said softly. It was difficult for her to comprehend that she had been mostly unconscious for four whole days. It sure didn't feel like it. She didn't really know what to make of it.
"While you were sleeping, I managed to find some news articles from the Republic. I learned what happened to you and why you were so worried before," Silara told her. Truth be told, she wasn't sure how they could be real. The news reports had spoken about how she had been executed for a horrible series of crimes. How it was discovered two days later that she had been innocent all along and how her body had mysteriously disappeared from the morgue. According to everything she had learned, Ahsoka Tano should be dead, but she was here in front of her, alive. She did not understand how, but she knew that this girl in front of her had the Force and that was something that she couldn't fathom herself.
Silara sighed and looked at Ahsoka. "This might be difficult for you to hear, but I think you deserve to know," she began. "Two days after that happened to you, several people in the Republic discovered new evidence that proved you were innocent from the start. They suspect that it was hidden away during your trial. I'm so sorry that this had to happen to you."
Ahsoka looked away as she felt tears stain her eyes. Even though she had already decided to leave the Republic behind, this news still hurt. Someone had deliberately worked to see her executed. The fact that no one, not in the Republic or in the Jedi Council, had been able to see that depressed her quite a bit.
For a few minutes she was quiet, her mind desperately trying to comprehend everything and figure out some meaning from it. The Force did guide her here after what happened. Was this all part of some sort of plan? She had no idea.
She then recalled something that Silara had said she would look into. "Were you able to find out anything about my family?" she asked hopefully. As she asked this, she could see a pang of pain on Silara's face.
"I'm sorry Ahsoka, but they died almost five years ago," Silara replied softly.
Ahsoka looked at her with wide shocked eyes, not believing her montrals for a moment, but she could tell that Silara was telling the truth, no matter how much she wished it was a lie. Suddenly, an old memory came back to her, it now made sense.
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Jedi Temple, almost five years ago
Jedi initiate Kale Skye was feeling like he had the worst luck in the Order. Everyone in Clawmouse clan had been very excited to do more lightsaber practice, himself included. But then he had been paired with Ahsoka as a sparring partner.
He gulped as he struggled to block her attacks. She was without a doubt one of the top duelists of their clan and he still had no idea how to counter the reverse grip that she had been using. She had every advantage and the smirk on her face showed that she knew it. She landed another strong attack and broke through his guard. He closed his eyes and prepared for his lightsaber to be knocked from his hands.
The strike never came. Confused, he opened his eyes. Ahsoka was kneeling on the floor, a pained look on her face, her lightsaber deactivated and rolling away on the ground. "Ahsoka? Hey Ahsoka, are you alright?" he asked quickly. She didn't reply to him. "Master Gallia! Something's wrong!" he quickly called to the Tholotian Jedi Master that was overseeing their practice session.
Adi Gallia looked over and noticed Ahsoka kneeling on the ground. She immediately made her way over to her. "Initiate Ahsoka, what's wrong?" she asked her. When Ahsoka didn't reply ,she turned to Kale. "Initiate Kale, what happened?"
"I don't know Master," he replied. "She had the upper hand and then she was just sitting there." Their other clanmates looked over as well. They all knew how strong Ahsoka was. To see her kneeling on the ground like that was very surprising.
"Initiate Ahsoka, are you alright?" Adi Gallia asked again.
"I don't know," Ahsoka replied softly. "I suddenly feel so cold and empty." She shuddered. "I don't like this. I really don't like this. It feels horrible."
"Come on Initiate, I'm taking you to the healers," Adi Gallia said as she gently helped the young Togruta stand up.
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"Was it their death that I felt that day?" she thought.
"If it's any consolation, it happened quickly. They didn't suffer," Silara continued. "Your parents and your sister were on their way back here to the city when their transport suddenly exploded. Something went wrong with the ship. I was watching it approach and then there was suddenly a large blazing fireball in its place." She took a deep breath. "It was a horrible day."
Ahsoka was crying now. "So I'm all alone now? I have nothing left and nowhere to go…" she said softly to no one in particular.
"Please don't think like that," Silara replied as she gently took hold of her hand. "There are always other people out there to meet. No one is ever alone, so please don't think like that milady."
Despite her sadness, confusion also crept into her at Silara's words. "W-what did you just call me?" she asked a bit startled.
Silara gave her a confused look, then a look of understanding appeared. "You do not know, am I right?" she asked in return. Ahsoka's confused look was answer enough. "Your parents were the king and queen of Shili. As their daughter, you are a princess of Shili."
Ahsoka looked at her in stunned shock. She again had difficulty believing what she had heard. "I… I'm a what?" she asked softly.
"You are a princess of Shili," Silara told her again. "You are the rightful heir to the throne of Shili and I want to ask you to take up the throne."
"Y-you want me to do what?" Ahsoka asked in shock. "N-n-no, t-there's no way I can. I… I was just executed by the Republic. I have no idea what's happening to me. I… I just can't…"
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to pressure you," Silara quickly replied. "And don't worry, my friends, my fellow warriors and I will protect you. We all swore to protect the royal family and we will do so again now by protecting you. You will be safe with us, I promise you."
"I… I don't know," Ahsoka said softly. "I need some time to think, please."
"I understand, don't worry. You have been through so much. Someone so young doesn't deserve any of it," Silara replied kindly. She stood up and got ready to leave the room. "I'll leave you to get some rest, but please, give it some thought. Shili isn't doing too well right now. You are the only one that can help us change things, so please." With that, she left Ahsoka to her thoughts.
After Silara left, Ahsoka just stared at the ceiling. "I'm a princess of Shili?" she asked herself softly. The idea seemed impossible to her. "I wonder, did the Council know? Did they even care? Probably not…"
She looked over at the door. "She wants me to become queen? How can I ever do such a thing? Especially after everything that happened." She sighed and shut her eyes, trying to stop the tears as the memories flashed through her mind again.
Her mind felt like it was close to overloading. She took a deep breath and tried to clear her head. She did her best to calm down and relax. The last thing she needed now was a headache.
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Silara came back into the room about an hour later, carrying a bowl of some kind of stew. "Here, I thought you might be hungry," she said as she gave Ahsoka the stew.
"Thank you," Ahsoka replied softly as she took it. She hadn't really dwelled on it yet, but now, holding the bowl and smelling the food, she couldn't deny that she was quite hungry.
SIlara smiled a bit at the look on her face. She was right in her suspicion about her being hungry. She was about to leave again when Ahsoka stopped her.
"Could you…uhm…" she said softly and looked down.
Silara sat down next to the bed. "Yes?" she asked with a smile.
Ahsoka looked at her. "Do you think that you could tell me some things about my family?" she asked. "I… I can't really remember anything about them…"
"Of course I can," Silara replied with a wide smile. "I can tell you quite a bit, after all, your mother and I grew up in the same tribe together."
Ahsoka looked at her in surprise. "You did?" she asked with some shock.
Silara nodded. "Yes, we sure did," she replied with a bit of a nostalgic sigh. "Your mother Ashaiya and I instantly became good friends the first time we met as little girls. We did pretty much everything together those days."
"One day, a princess of the royal family came to visit our tribe," she smiled as she told the story. "The day was going well, until a group of pirates attacked us. They had heard about her visit and thought that they could easily kidnap her when she was with our tribe." Silara gave a wicked smirk. "They were so wrong."
She paused and laughed a bit. "Being a member of the royal family, she of course had a detachment of H'Raani M'Kai warriors, the royal guards, with her," she continued. "Those pirates were laughing because they outnumbered them 4 to 1. Their laughter stopped quickly when the warriors completely overwhelmed them and in a few minutes they were all beaten."
"Your mother and I watched in awe at the way the warriors fought. From that day, we knew that we both wanted to become warriors like them," Silara said smiling. "Once we were old enough, we travelled to Corvala to apply for it. We went through the practice sessions and tests together. It was challenging, but we were both accepted as new recruits." Silara then thought of something. "Hold on, let me get something," she said as she stood up and left the room.
A short moment later she came back into the room, carrying a rectangular box. "After becoming trainees in the H'Raani M'Kai, we were all taught how to make our personal weapons. We all trained with numerous different types of weapons of course, but they told us that having a personal connection to your weapons really helped as well. These were your mothers," she said as she placed the box on the bed next to Ahsoka.
Ahsoka placed the bowl of food aside and looked at the box, curiosity taking over. She opened it and studied its contents. Inside were two katana-style blades, a slender yet very sharp type of blade that wasn't used commonly in the galaxy, but she knew from her studies in the Temple that her people were one of the few who did use them. She saw that one blade was shorter than the other. It reminded her of her own lightsaber and shoto. She took the smaller blade out and withdrew it from its sheathe. The blade was beautiful and obviously well-crafted. "They're amazing," she said with wide eyes.
"Your mother was very proud of them and she was incredibly skilled with them," Silara replied smiling. "Many started with one weapon, but the double blades just seemed to fit with her. It was always really impressive to see her fight with them."
Ahsoka looked at the weapons for a bit more and thought over everything that Silara had just told her. Then another question formed in her mind. "How did she meet my father?" she asked. "He would have to have been part of the royal family, right?"
Silara nodded. "Yes, that's right, he was," she replied. "It was a really big surprise for all of us when we were told that crown prince Thraken Vashee would be joining us in our training sessions. He sought to be a strong warrior himself, so that he could also fight for his people if it was required of him."
"It was a bit awkward for us, to be honest," Silara continued. "To suddenly be training alongside and sparring with one of the people we were training to protect. Whenever one of us was paired with him for sparring, we always respectfully let him win. That, unfortunately, did have the consequence of him becoming a little arrogant about his abilities and that, mixed with his upbringing, started to make him act a bit superior." Silara suddenly laughed. "Then came that faithful day he was paired against your mother."
Silara looked at Ahsoka with a smile. "Your mother didn't look as physically impressive as a few of the others, but that didn't mean anything to her. Her skills with her dual blades spoke volumes. She was fast and incredibly agile and she knew how to use that to her advantage," Silara continued. "Your father was acting a bit arrogant again, said that he would make sure not to hurt her. Ashaiya wasn't impressed, she merely drew her blades and signaled for him to bring it on. At the signal of the instructors, we all started our spars."
"I was facing my own opponent, when we suddenly heard a rather loud startled cry of shock and surprise. We all turned around and I saw the crown prince, lying on the floor, his weapon a few feet away from him and your mother standing over him with that triumphant smirk of hers," Silara said a she laughed a bit with the memories.
Ahsoka couldn't help but laugh a bit as well. It was pretty clear to her just who she got that behavior from herself.
"I watched on in shock as she casually sheathed her weapons, then offered to help him up, that smirk still on her face," Silara went on with her story. "I expected her to get in big trouble for doing that to him, but he smirked as well and admitted that she wasn't too bad after all. They exchanged a few more comments back and forth and were all but set for another match when the training session ended. Prince Thraken vowed he would beat her next time, to which she replied that she would be ready for him every time."
"That day sparked a strong rivalry between them. They sparred a lot of times, several times she won, then he won, at other days they just fought until they both were too exhausted to continue," Silara continued. "That rivalry turned into a strong sense of comradery, which turned into a great friendship, which then suddenly turned into more."
Silara laughed for a moment. "It was a day as any other, I had done my rounds in the palace, stood as a guard during a meeting with a family from another world, did some sparring with a few of the others. My watch had ended, so I was making my way back to the barracks to change and get some rest. I walked into our room and was utterly shocked by what I saw. Your mother, my dear old friend Ashaiya, making out with crown prince Thraken. I just stood there, mouth gaping like an idiot."
She shook her head with amusement. "Later on they officially announced their relationship, then their engagement and suddenly I was the bridesmaid of honor as my oldest friend was marrying the crown prince," She smiled with the memory. "It was a wonderful day with a great celebration."
"Not surprisingly, nine months later your sister Naya was born," Silara continued. "I was honored to be one of the first to be introduced to her and to be allowed to hold her. About eleven months after she was born, your grandparents stepped down and your parents became the new king and queen of Shili. Times on Shili were good for everyone under their rule."
Silara looked back at Ahsoka. "It was about six years later when Ashaiya told me she was pregnant with a second child," she said with a smile. "And then eight months later there you were. Even though she were so little, I could see just how much you looked like your mother. I was very happy to babysit you from time to time."
"Now that you mention it, there is something slightly familiar about your voice," Ahsoka replied. "What happened when you found out I had the Force? How did mom feel about that?" she then asked. It was something that she had always been curious about.
"When we learned that you were Force-sensitive and that Kel Dorian Jedi came to Shili, she was both sad and proud," Silara explained. "Sad, because she knew that you would no longer be with her and your family. It would likely be the last time she saw you in person. Proud, because you were blessed with a power that neither of us could begin to understand. She knew, that with the Jedi, you would be able to learn about this gift and become a strong and wise Jedi, capable of protecting people everywhere in the galaxy. She was so proud, knowing that you had such a destiny in front of you."
Ahsoka smiled. "Thank you for telling me all of this," she replied. "And for taking me in and looking after me. It really means a lot to me."
Silara smiled at her. "Don't mention it, it's my pleasure," she said. "I'm just really happy to see you again. You're practically family. You can stay here for as long as you want. I'm sure my sister will agree."
"What do you mean by that?" Ahsoka asked, not fully understanding that last comment.
Silara sighed a bit. "This is my sister Krystah's house," she replied as she gestured around the room. "Several months ago, I spoke out against our current 'ruler'. That apparently wasn't appreciated and then I suddenly had less than a day to pack my things before my house was seized because of 'unpaid taxes'." She shook her head. "Thankfully my sister and her family came to help me pack and let me stay with them. Ever since then I've made sure to watch what I say, for their sake. But don't let that worry you, you should just rest and focus on getting better. We'll have dinner in about three hours if you want to join us." With that, she got up and left the room.
Ahsoka remained sitting on the bed. She then carefully took both of the katana blades that had been her mother's and studied the weapons more. They were beautiful weapons and very well crafted. Her mother had crafted them, just like she had made her own lightsabers. If she concentrated on the weapons a little, she could feel a very familiar presence about them, a presence that brought back some very old memories of her mother. She smiled and a few tears rolled down her cheeks as well.
After a few minutes she placed the weapons back in their sheaths and back into the box. She then laid back down to think about everything she had learnt this day. Her family was no longer alive. That was a bitter pill to take, especially after everything that happened already. She was a princess of Shili. She didn't know how to take that news, let alone the fact that they wanted her to become queen.
With the way Silara had just spoked about the current ruler of Shili, as well as the feelings she had sensed before from both her and the man aboard the freighter, it wasn't difficult to get the idea that he wasn't the best ruler.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She could already feel a headache coming up, she couldn't think about this anymore now. For now, she decided to take Silara's advice and get some more rest.
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After a quiet dinner with Silara, she and Ahsoka had eaten together apart from the rest of her family, just to make sure it was a bit easier on Ahsoka and so her sister's children wouldn't bury her with questions, Ahsoka was now sitting in the living room with Silara and her sister Krystah.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ahsoka," Krystah said with a smile. "You really look a lot like your mother."
Silara smiled. "Yes, she's right. You really do," she added. "But I have to ask, have you given any thought about what I asked you?"
"You mean becoming queen?" Ahsoka asked in return. Silara nodded. "I… I'm sorry. But I have no idea if I could do such a thing. I…" She looked down, unsure of what else to say.
"Please, I hope you can do it," Krystah replied. "We really need your help. Shili is in a really bad state and you're the only one who can help us."
Ahsoka looked at her. "I… I don't understand. What do you mean?" she asked. She looked at Silara. "Just what is going on here on Shili?"
Silara took a deep breath. "Do you remember what I told you about Shili's current ruler and why I'm living with my sisters' family now?" she asked in return. Ahsoka nodded. "When your family died in that accident, one of your father's old friend and advisors took over the throne. Back then, he said it was to make sure everything on Shili kept running. We spend some time looking for another heir, but we weren't able to find anyone."
"As time continued and we weren't able to find an heir, we began talking about holding an election of sorts. We wanted to choose a new king or queen that the public would be willing to stand behind, so that everything on Shili could return to normal, but it was too late," Silara said sadly. "While all of us were busy trying to keep Shili in order, he had been busy hoarding power. Before we realized, he had taken full control of the throne and declared himself king."
Krystah looked at her sister with sad eyes and continued for her. "People spoke out against him, like Silara and the other royal guards, but there wasn't anything we could do. Our laws prevented us from challenging his claim to the throne. When Silara and the others said that they would only serve the royal family, the H'Raani M'Kai was disbanded. After that, things on Shili quickly got worse."
"It sure did," Silara continued. "Because he was in full control of Shili, he could do whatever he pleased. He came up with all kinds of ridiculous rules and insane taxes. He stole so much from the people. Many on Shili are now struggling to get by every day, some have even lost their homes, all while he's sitting comfortably in the palace, abusing the palace servants and indulging in his sick desires like one of those revolting Hutts."
"Ever since then, life on Shili has become very uncertain," Krystah said. "I'm not sure if I still want to see my children grow up here with Shili in this state. I've given some serious thought about moving away, to Kiros perhaps, but we cannot afford it, especially because of all of his taxes."
"There's nothing that we can do, because of our laws, we're just stuck," Krystah said as she looked at Ahsoka. "But you, you have a rightful claim to the throne. You can challenge him and by our laws, he will have to relinquish the throne to you. And then you can bring Shili back to the way it was when your parents ruled."
Ahsoka looked down again. "I… I'm sorry. I just don't know…," she replied softly.
"It's okay Ahsoka, don't worry," Silara said comfortingly. "Please don't feel like we're pressuring you, but please try to understand how we feel about this. You are a symbol of hope for us." She smiled at Ahsoka. "Come on, let's get you back upstairs. You should continue to rest and recover your strength. You've been really ill."
"Yeah, okay," Ahsoka replied. "Thank you, that sounds good."
Silara nodded and helped Ahsoka get back upstairs.
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Ahsoka sat cross-legged on the bed in the room that Silara and her sister were letting her stay in. As much as she didn't like the idea right now, she tried to calm herself and meditate on the Force. Her mind was still a mess. Meditating on the Force might help her with that a bit. She was rather apprehensive about tapping into it, with her mind still in this state, but the Force had been helping her so far, so she hoped it would still guide her now.
It took her a moment, but she eventually managed to calm herself enough to focus on the Force. She opened her mind a bit more and let the Force flow through her. Slowly the peace she sought came to her. As she relaxed more, she opened herself further to the Force.
To her great relief, the Force was still guiding her. It helped her relax and she finally started feeling a little bit like herself again, before this whole mess started. She embraced the Force a bit more, letting it ease her mind more and more.
Wondering about the state of Shili after what Silara and Krystah had told her, she decided to reach out across the city with the Force. It wasn't difficult for her to find out that a lot more people felt like Silara and her sister did. If she had to guess, just about everyone in the city was very unhappy about the state of things. There were a lot of feelings of sadness, anger, despair and frustration echoing throughout the city.
After a few minutes Ahsoka withdrew herself from the Force again, the feelings started to become a little too overwhelming. It was pretty clear to her that the people of Shili needed help. She was the only one able to give it. The Force also seemed to want her to do so, but could she really do it?
Becoming queen of her home planet of Shili, that wasn't something she had ever expected to do. Helping people as a Jedi, sorting out their problems or protecting them from bad guys, that she had definitely seen herself doing when she was still a youngling. Taking up a throne and leading an entire world? No, that most definitely wasn't anything she had ever thought off.
She shook her head and got up from the bed. She walked over to the window and looked out of it. The neighborhood looked pretty nice, but she could see pieces of damaged property here and there, like damaged fences or spots on the houses that needed to be repainted. "If things are as bad as Silara and her sister said, then people probably don't have the money to fix things," she thought.
She kept looking around the neighborhood. Then she froze as she saw something that nearly broke her heart in two.
In an alleyway behind the house there were two little children, a young boy and an even younger girl. The two of them were searching through the trash. From what she could sense, they were looking for something to eat. The girl found something that apparently seemed edible, because she turned to the older boy and they ran off to the other end of the alley. There they gave it to a different person sitting there, a woman, most likely their mother.
Even from where she was, she could tell that the woman was ill and weak. Those children were obviously hungry themselves, but they gave the food to their mother without hesitation.
Ahsoka turned away from the window, the scene quickly becoming too painful to watch. She moved back to the bed and sat down. She took a few deep breaths to steady her swirling emotions. The Force was moving around her as well, pushing the decision towards her again.
For now, she decided to just sleep on it. She felt exhausted and sleep was very appealing to her now. She got ready for bed and laid down. She stared up at the ceiling, all kinds of thoughts running through her mind as she tried to sleep.
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The following day
After a long night, Ahsoka made her way downstairs. All kinds of thoughts had haunted her the entire night, but she had finally been able to reach a decision about what to do, with some guidance from the Force.
As she entered the living room, she saw that Silara and her sister Krystah were there, along with a Togrutan male that she hadn't met before. He had light green skin with a similarly colored lekku. Silara had said that she was a member of the royal guards before. Judging from this man's burly appearance, Ahsoka figured that he had been part of them as well.
They turned to her as she walked into the room. Upon seeing her, a look of shock appeared on the male's face. A number of emotions radiated from him as he studied her.
"Ah Ahsoka, good timing," Silara said as she smiled at her. "Let me introduce you, this is Shaden Zadane." She gestured at the male. "He was the leader of the H'Raani M'Kai before we were disbanded by our so-called 'ruler'." She looked at Shaden. "Shaden, this is Ahsoka Tano, their daughter."
Shaden nodded, a smile on his face. "Indeed, she looks so much like her," he said as he stood up, a tone of nostalgia in his voice. "It is a pleasure to meet you, milady. I am truly sorry about your family. Things on Shili were never the same since. I may no longer be the leader of the royal guards, but do let me know if I can do anything for you."
"It's good to meet you as well, thank you," Ahsoka replied. She hesitated a bit, how could she best say this? "Silara, I thought about what you asked me to do."
"You have?" Silara asked with some eagerness. "Whatever it is you've decided, we'll accept your decision. Don't worry."
Ahsoka shuffled around a bit nervously. "I… I may not be in the best condition right now, nor do I have any idea how to be a ruler of a planet, but I'll do it," she said slowly. "I can sense the suffering on Shili. I just can't let that continue any longer. I'll try to do what I can."
The faces of the others in the room lit up. "Thank you Ahsoka," Silara replied, voice shaking a bit with happiness. "I promise you, we will stand by your side, protect you and help you with whatever we can."
Ahsoka gave her a nervous smile. "I guess… uhm…" she said as she looked at Silara and Shaden. "I suppose you can consider yourselves and the others restored to your previous position of royal guards, with all rights you had before."
Shaden and Silara both smiled and gave her a salute. "Milady, thank you," Shaden replied. "We are at your side, to serve as your sword and shield. We will do everything in our power to keep you safe." He turned to Silara. "Silara, please take care of her and help her get ready. I will contact the others and get everyone prepared. Tomorrow, we will march to the palace. It's high time we restore the throne to its rightful ruler."
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That's the end of this chapter.
Ahsoka unfortunately learned some awful things about her family. They are no longer with her. As she learned about her family's history, she was presented with quite the decision. With some guidance from the Force, she has now decided to become queen of Shili. In the next chapter, they will all travel to the palace to confront the tyrant that has taken over the throne.
The weapons that Ahsoka's mother used are based on the Onikiri and Ubadachi dual katanas from Dark Souls 3, I love those weapons. They also fit really nicely with Ahsoka's lightsaber and shoto. They are now in Ahsoka's possession and she'll hold on to them now.
I'm going to work on another chapter for Tale of a Togruta next. It will be the final preparations for Marina's wedding, before that takes places in the chapter after that. Will Ahsoka enjoy everything her sisters have planned for her? Probably not. Will they care about how she feels about it? Not likely. Will she have some payback on her sisters? Absolutely.
Until next time.