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The Training Camp
Chapter Eight
Kale Lasek
“The unauthorized blood test that Cadet Berus ran on you revealed something rather shocking,” the older Sephi Imperial knight said on holocom. “It appears that you are my great grand son which I’m sure must come as a shock to you.”
“Not really,” He said watching the Sephi’s eyes widen. “One of my fellow apprentices is a powerful seer and she saw me saying goodbye to you and my sisters,” he said saying sisters felt strange. “The Imperial knight I’m partnered with during the training camp identified you by your description and what he knew about my past and yours.”
His great grand father watched him warily after that. He felt weird thinking of the man he’d never met as a relative. “It is your past I wish to speak to you about,” Edor Sa-vin said. “My granddaughters were unable to give me much information on what world they saw their mother, father and you die on.” He sounded grim, “The pirate who dumped them at the mission didn’t say what world he’d come from.”
“It might have been Metallos,” He said causing the Sephi’s to stare at him in shock. “I was given to my parents on Metallos by a woman they think was my biological mother,” he could see the Sephi’s mind whirling. “This was during the riots and she took off into the crowd after handing me over.”
“We will speak more when my granddaughters and I arrive tomorrow,” The old Sephi said calmly. “Please Inform Master Codi that I wish to speak with him.” He realized he was being dismissed and got up to leave the Imperial knight barracks.
“Master Sa-vin wishes to speak to you,” He said to the Elomin Imperial Knight waiting at the door. He headed over to Master Nextor who seemed to be waiting for him. “That was strange Master,” He admitted quietly.
“I am sure it was,” Master Nextor said camly. “Come we should contact your parents and inform them of this development.” He glanced at his chrono and shook his head. “Is there a problem padawan Lasek?”
“Mom will still be teaching at this hour,” He said pointing out his chrono. “We should wait about two standard hours then she and dad will both be free.” He ignored the look Master Nextor and some of the listening students were giving him. “No need to interrupt anyone’s lessons it is not an emergency.”
“Very well,” Master Nextor said after a moment. “I will meet you in our barracks in two standard hours,” The iron knight said and then turned and left walking off with Tasha Baldor following after him.
He headed off alone wanting to find somewhere quiet to think eventually settling on a small boulder that was slightly out of place on the sand. He didn’t know how he felt about suddenly having biological relatives. He’d always known there was the possibility that there were some out there. His parents had tried to find any possible family but in the aftermath of the Metallos riots so many records were lost that any possible trail was gone.
He wondered now though if his birth parents had been pirates what they were doing on Metallos as it was not the safest of planets to hide out on. Even before the riots had torn the planet apart there had been martial law in effect in the aftermath of the still unrepaired damage from the Kligsonite invasion several decades before he would have been born. There had been underground elements but when they were caught their fate hadn’t been pretty.
Of course his birth mother could have fled to Metallos from a neighboring system after her pirate group was wiped out. Just because he’d been given to his parents on Metallos did not mean that was where the pirate camp had been.
“Hey are you alright?” Rath asked from behind him. He turned to see the Nagai standing back a bit obviously waiting for permission to approach. He waved him over and the Naga settle down on the rock beside him. “I hope my statements about Master Sa-vin have no unfairly prejudiced you against him.”
“I’m alright and they didn’t,” He said allowing himself to smile at the Nagai’s concern. “It is a bit of a shock to actually be meeting genetic relatives.” He glanced down at the ground. “I knew intellectually there might be some out there but I never expected to meet them it is a big galaxy after all.” He shook his head. “I think the weirdest part is trying to actually think of them as family, since I’ve already got one.”
“I can certainly understand how surprising it must be,” Rath said after a moment. “When I learned my father was a Jedi it made me realize something that truly shocked me.” he glanced over at Rath curious but afraid to ask for more. “My Mother never talked about my father and I didn’t learn he had been a Jedi until after her death which is when I learned that what I had thought was a childhood fantasy was real.” He looked over at him. “When I was younger the Force Ghost of my father came to me a few times and apologized for not being there for me and my mother.” He was surprised by that as becoming a force Ghost was rare amongst Jedi. “He appeared again after my mother died and was there for me but he said it was the last time.”
“I’m worry to hear that,” He said putting his hand on the other man’s shoulder. “At least you got to see him and know him a little.” Rath turned his head to look at him and he found himself staring at Rath’s clear blue eyes.
“Yes, I think you should at least be grateful for the chance to know these family members even though you already have a family of your own,” Rath said quietly. He understood in that moment that Rath was lonely it was one reason why they had clicked so well.
“I am grateful that I found them and also that I got paired with you,” He said and saw Rath smile. He took a chance and leaned forward giving Rath a quick kiss he felt the Nagai stiffen and pulled back. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t have done that.”
“Is this all this has been an attempt to get me into your bed?” Rath asked his voice sounding oddly flat. He shook his head no vehemently and Rath looked confused and asked, “Then what has this been?”
“Honestly first and foremost I’ve just enjoyed being around you,” He admitted. “I won’t lie I am attracted to you physical but first and foremost I want to be your friend.” He closed his eyes. “If you have no interest in me in that way nothing will change.” He felt Rath reaching out with the force so he let down his barriers and let the other man see he was telling the ruth.
It was Rath who kissed him this time and he was reminded of the warnings his mother had given him. She had pointed out that relationships between force users got very intense very fast so not to let his barriers down unless he was serious. He couldn’t help but revel in the closeness he could sense everything about Rath and knew that Rath was sensing the same about him.
After what seemed like way too short a time his chrono started beeping letting him know his two hours of thinking time were up. He hadn’t done much thinking but he was definitely more settled. He saw the smile he knew was on his face mirrored on Rath’s and could sense the other man threw a new and still weak force bond. “I need to go talk with my parents but afterwards we are going to pick up where we left off,” He said and gave Rath one final enthusiastic kiss.
He made it back to camp quickly enough and found that Master Nextor was already in the barracks talking with his parents. “Here he is now,” the master said. “I will give the three of you some privacy.”
“Mom, Dad, I’m glad to see you,” He said and he truly was relieved to get to talk to them about what was going on. He knew if anyone could help him make sense of finding genetic relatives it would be them.
To be continued...
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The Training Camp
Chapter Eight
Kale Lasek
“The unauthorized blood test that Cadet Berus ran on you revealed something rather shocking,” the older Sephi Imperial knight said on holocom. “It appears that you are my great grand son which I’m sure must come as a shock to you.”
“Not really,” He said watching the Sephi’s eyes widen. “One of my fellow apprentices is a powerful seer and she saw me saying goodbye to you and my sisters,” he said saying sisters felt strange. “The Imperial knight I’m partnered with during the training camp identified you by your description and what he knew about my past and yours.”
His great grand father watched him warily after that. He felt weird thinking of the man he’d never met as a relative. “It is your past I wish to speak to you about,” Edor Sa-vin said. “My granddaughters were unable to give me much information on what world they saw their mother, father and you die on.” He sounded grim, “The pirate who dumped them at the mission didn’t say what world he’d come from.”
“It might have been Metallos,” He said causing the Sephi’s to stare at him in shock. “I was given to my parents on Metallos by a woman they think was my biological mother,” he could see the Sephi’s mind whirling. “This was during the riots and she took off into the crowd after handing me over.”
“We will speak more when my granddaughters and I arrive tomorrow,” The old Sephi said calmly. “Please Inform Master Codi that I wish to speak with him.” He realized he was being dismissed and got up to leave the Imperial knight barracks.
“Master Sa-vin wishes to speak to you,” He said to the Elomin Imperial Knight waiting at the door. He headed over to Master Nextor who seemed to be waiting for him. “That was strange Master,” He admitted quietly.
“I am sure it was,” Master Nextor said camly. “Come we should contact your parents and inform them of this development.” He glanced at his chrono and shook his head. “Is there a problem padawan Lasek?”
“Mom will still be teaching at this hour,” He said pointing out his chrono. “We should wait about two standard hours then she and dad will both be free.” He ignored the look Master Nextor and some of the listening students were giving him. “No need to interrupt anyone’s lessons it is not an emergency.”
“Very well,” Master Nextor said after a moment. “I will meet you in our barracks in two standard hours,” The iron knight said and then turned and left walking off with Tasha Baldor following after him.
He headed off alone wanting to find somewhere quiet to think eventually settling on a small boulder that was slightly out of place on the sand. He didn’t know how he felt about suddenly having biological relatives. He’d always known there was the possibility that there were some out there. His parents had tried to find any possible family but in the aftermath of the Metallos riots so many records were lost that any possible trail was gone.
He wondered now though if his birth parents had been pirates what they were doing on Metallos as it was not the safest of planets to hide out on. Even before the riots had torn the planet apart there had been martial law in effect in the aftermath of the still unrepaired damage from the Kligsonite invasion several decades before he would have been born. There had been underground elements but when they were caught their fate hadn’t been pretty.
Of course his birth mother could have fled to Metallos from a neighboring system after her pirate group was wiped out. Just because he’d been given to his parents on Metallos did not mean that was where the pirate camp had been.
“Hey are you alright?” Rath asked from behind him. He turned to see the Nagai standing back a bit obviously waiting for permission to approach. He waved him over and the Naga settle down on the rock beside him. “I hope my statements about Master Sa-vin have no unfairly prejudiced you against him.”
“I’m alright and they didn’t,” He said allowing himself to smile at the Nagai’s concern. “It is a bit of a shock to actually be meeting genetic relatives.” He glanced down at the ground. “I knew intellectually there might be some out there but I never expected to meet them it is a big galaxy after all.” He shook his head. “I think the weirdest part is trying to actually think of them as family, since I’ve already got one.”
“I can certainly understand how surprising it must be,” Rath said after a moment. “When I learned my father was a Jedi it made me realize something that truly shocked me.” he glanced over at Rath curious but afraid to ask for more. “My Mother never talked about my father and I didn’t learn he had been a Jedi until after her death which is when I learned that what I had thought was a childhood fantasy was real.” He looked over at him. “When I was younger the Force Ghost of my father came to me a few times and apologized for not being there for me and my mother.” He was surprised by that as becoming a force Ghost was rare amongst Jedi. “He appeared again after my mother died and was there for me but he said it was the last time.”
“I’m worry to hear that,” He said putting his hand on the other man’s shoulder. “At least you got to see him and know him a little.” Rath turned his head to look at him and he found himself staring at Rath’s clear blue eyes.
“Yes, I think you should at least be grateful for the chance to know these family members even though you already have a family of your own,” Rath said quietly. He understood in that moment that Rath was lonely it was one reason why they had clicked so well.
“I am grateful that I found them and also that I got paired with you,” He said and saw Rath smile. He took a chance and leaned forward giving Rath a quick kiss he felt the Nagai stiffen and pulled back. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t have done that.”
“Is this all this has been an attempt to get me into your bed?” Rath asked his voice sounding oddly flat. He shook his head no vehemently and Rath looked confused and asked, “Then what has this been?”
“Honestly first and foremost I’ve just enjoyed being around you,” He admitted. “I won’t lie I am attracted to you physical but first and foremost I want to be your friend.” He closed his eyes. “If you have no interest in me in that way nothing will change.” He felt Rath reaching out with the force so he let down his barriers and let the other man see he was telling the ruth.
It was Rath who kissed him this time and he was reminded of the warnings his mother had given him. She had pointed out that relationships between force users got very intense very fast so not to let his barriers down unless he was serious. He couldn’t help but revel in the closeness he could sense everything about Rath and knew that Rath was sensing the same about him.
After what seemed like way too short a time his chrono started beeping letting him know his two hours of thinking time were up. He hadn’t done much thinking but he was definitely more settled. He saw the smile he knew was on his face mirrored on Rath’s and could sense the other man threw a new and still weak force bond. “I need to go talk with my parents but afterwards we are going to pick up where we left off,” He said and gave Rath one final enthusiastic kiss.
He made it back to camp quickly enough and found that Master Nextor was already in the barracks talking with his parents. “Here he is now,” the master said. “I will give the three of you some privacy.”
“Mom, Dad, I’m glad to see you,” He said and he truly was relieved to get to talk to them about what was going on. He knew if anyone could help him make sense of finding genetic relatives it would be them.
To be continued...
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