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The Training Camp
Chapter Eleven
Kale Lasek
After the others had left he’d begun to get self conscious meeting his biological great grand father and sisters was a great deal more intimidating with out anyone else around. It certainly didn’t help that the old sephi was staring at him with a hard enough focus to actually make him want to step back. “I have investigated Metallos and found the report the Jedi who raised you filed with the authorities there.” The old man said giving him a hard look. “However, I can find no evidence that my grand daughter and her pirates were ever based there.” He continued to stare at him as he said, “is there anything you have neglected to tell me about the circumstances of your ending up with the Jedi.”
“I’ve told you everything I know,” he said simply. “If you want you can contact my parents on Ossus and ask them I was only a baby at the time after all.” He watched the old man narrow his eyes at his tone but he didn’t care.
“He is right, Grand father,” The non imperial knight sister said. He marveled at a bit that he didn’t even know their names. “He was so small that mother wouldn’t let Tana or I hold him yet.” She said and he guessed that made the Imperial Knight Tana. “Besides this is a happy occasion the baby brother we thought lost is alive and well.”
She stepped forward smiling and gave him a sudden hug. “You’re pregnant,” he blurted out sensing the life growing in side of her. She smiled at him and nodded. He then had his hand shaken once again by the Imperial knight guessing that she like the old man wasn’t the hugging type.
“Perhaps I am being too forward boy,” The old man said after amoment. “I am simply trying to determine if your mother is still alive as well as any possible Aunts, Uncles and cousins.” he said. “Delara, recalls Uncles and Aunts but we are unclear if they are maternal, paternal or were simply honorary.”
“Sir there is a priority call for Knight Sa’vin from the Emperor’s office,” the shuttle pilot said interrupting. He watched as the Imperial knight sister, Tana he reminded himself and the old man headed inside the ship.
“Sorry about them,” Delara said giving him a smile. “Grand father considers it his duty to locate any surviving members of our family.” She said giving him a curious look. “Tana, doesn’t really remember our parents as she was barely out her toddler years so she has mainly only known our Great Grand Father’s way of doing things.”
“You remember them though?” He asked curious and wondering if that was why she seemed warmer than either the old man or the other sister. She nodded. “I never really thought much about where I came from.”
“You look a great deal like our father,” She said giving him a curious look. “Even without the blood test results that alerted us to your presence I would have known we were family just by seeing you not to mention hearing your name since you were named after our father.” She then paused a moment and seemed to come to a conclusin. “I have to ask the Jedi who raised you were they good parents?”
“The best,” he said with no hesitation and saw her smile. “You’ll have to meet them some day,” He said and meaning it. He still wasn’t sure how he felt about his new Great Grand father or the Imperial knight sister but this sister he could definitely see in his life.”
“I will look forward to it,” She said and then smiled. “I also look forward to introducing you to my husband Dax,” She said smiling even brighter. “He couldn’t come on such short notice but once you are done with the training camp we should be able to arrange a visit to Ossus or you can come to Csilla.“
“I’ll look forward to it,” he said. He didn’t get to say anything else as the old man and Tana returned looking annoyed. “Bad News,” He asked curious what could put them in such an obvious mood.
He could tell they didn’t want to tell him as they turned toward Delara to tell her instead. “We will not be able to head straight back to Bastion,” Tana said to her sister. “The Emperor’s meeting has been moved up so we will have to rendezvous with the fleet first.”
“I understand,” Delara said calmly. “I hope the Emperor’s meeting with the queen mother is productive.” He remembered his master talking about the trade dispute the Empire was having with the Hapes Consortium but he hadn’t paid much attention. The Jedi were not really welcome in the affairs of either Hapes or the Empire.
“Kale, I would like to speak to you alone for a moment so shall we take a walk,” The old man asked interrupting his thoughts about Hapes and the Empire. He glanced at Delara who gave him an imperceptible nod so he nodded his own head and started walking. “You are not comfortable around me are you?”
“Not really,” he admitted honestly. “I never expected to find any biological relatives and even if I had I don’t think you’d be what I was expecting.” To his surprise the old man actually laughed and gave him a weak smile.
“I am not surprised,” the old man said after a moment. “My first thought when I heard about you was to come here planning to offer you a place in the Imperial Knights but I can see now that would be foolish.” He gave him a strange smile as he looked him up and down. “I can see that you are a Jedi threw and threw you would never make it as an Imperial knight.”
“Thanks,” he said and saw the old man smile grow even wider. “If you aren’t going to try to recruit me for the Empire why did you want to talk to me alone?” He was curious what the old man was up too.
“You remind me of my son,” The old man said sadly. “I am going to tell you something that no one except your sisters know.” He gave him a sad look. “I will not ask you to keep it a secret because no one will believe you if you tell them.”
“I guess I can understand that,” he said giving the old man a curious look. “I know the official story, Rath told it to me yesterday.” He said causing the old man to raise his eyebrow. “I wondered about it though so I’d be glad to know the real story.”
“The truth is I didn’t hunt my son down to kill him,” The old man said after a moment. “The truth is I had a offer of amnesty for him and his wife signed by Empress Artis herself.” He knew he was staring but that was a shocking pronouncement. “I underestimated my son I thought if he and the love he betrayed his duty for were safe he’d come back to me.” He sounded so sad. “But he was loyal to all of the pirates not just his wife he refused and I offered to let them go.”
He couldn’t bring himself to say anything as it was the complete opposite of the story Rath had told him and he wondered how this could have happened. “He refused and admitted that he was prepared to die because as long as he was with them the Emperor would never stop hunting his new family.” He looked so old and sad at that moment that he found himself reaching out and placing a hand on the old man’s shoulder. “He forced my hand after that attacking so that my ship had no choice but to return fire which resulted in his death.” He looked away and frowned. “I retired after that and agreed to maintain the official line that I had hunted him and his pirate group down for the good of the Empire.”
“Why agree to that?” he found himself asking. “I mean what good does the lie do since all it did was make it seem like you agree with sacrificing everything for the Empire.” He saw the Old man look away and wondered if the Old man was really gald he’d agreed to that.
“At the time the official report was made I was depressed and didn’t care what they said,” He said shaking his head. “I am glad however that I made that deal because since officially I had destroyed all the pirates the Empire stopped hunting for them and if it had not then I doubt either your sisters or you would have been born.”
“I suppose I understand,” he said though he still wasn’t sure. “I wouldn’t want to have to make a choice like that.” He admitted after a moment. He saw the old man watching him shrewdly and then the old man laughed.
“You’re a Jedi you aren’t likely to be put into a position where you are asked to lie for the good of a single world government,” the old man said. “Not that it couldn’t happen it is simply a lot less likely since your not answering to your single authority embodied in one person.”
“Yeah that’s true,” He said laughing. “I do know I’ll have tough questions of my own to answer though.” He pulled a few small ball bearings form his pocket and began to spin them above his hand with the force. “I know some of the questions the masters pose don’t have a right answer.”
“Why are you doing that with the ball bearings?” The old man asked looking down at his hand. “It seems kind of childish.” He said though there was no judgement in his voice which was a relief. He closed his eyes and thought back.
“When I was younger I had major problems leaning to lift things with the force I could lift huge weights but I tended to send them too high and crash them into things.” He looked down at hte ball bearings. “My parents taught me to do this so I learned the fine control I needed.”
“Your sisters were also exceptionally strong in the force at a young age,” the old man said with a curious expression. “Far stronger than me or my son every were,” He looked thoughtful. “I have suspected for some time that either your maternal grandmother or someone in your biological father’s family was a force sensitive of incredible untapped potential.”
“Many considered it a waste when Delara choose not to accept Knight training and instead entered the Diplomatic corps.” The old man laughed. “Despite having a top level Midicholorian count she would never have made it as a Imperial Knight.” The old man then turned back. “We should return you and your sisters need a chance to get to know one another and we do not have much time.”
He nodded and followed after the old man feeling slightly better about him after their talk. He continued to spin the ball bearings though the simple familiar exercise helping him stay centered and relaxed.
To be continued...
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The Training Camp
Chapter Eleven
Kale Lasek
After the others had left he’d begun to get self conscious meeting his biological great grand father and sisters was a great deal more intimidating with out anyone else around. It certainly didn’t help that the old sephi was staring at him with a hard enough focus to actually make him want to step back. “I have investigated Metallos and found the report the Jedi who raised you filed with the authorities there.” The old man said giving him a hard look. “However, I can find no evidence that my grand daughter and her pirates were ever based there.” He continued to stare at him as he said, “is there anything you have neglected to tell me about the circumstances of your ending up with the Jedi.”
“I’ve told you everything I know,” he said simply. “If you want you can contact my parents on Ossus and ask them I was only a baby at the time after all.” He watched the old man narrow his eyes at his tone but he didn’t care.
“He is right, Grand father,” The non imperial knight sister said. He marveled at a bit that he didn’t even know their names. “He was so small that mother wouldn’t let Tana or I hold him yet.” She said and he guessed that made the Imperial Knight Tana. “Besides this is a happy occasion the baby brother we thought lost is alive and well.”
She stepped forward smiling and gave him a sudden hug. “You’re pregnant,” he blurted out sensing the life growing in side of her. She smiled at him and nodded. He then had his hand shaken once again by the Imperial knight guessing that she like the old man wasn’t the hugging type.
“Perhaps I am being too forward boy,” The old man said after amoment. “I am simply trying to determine if your mother is still alive as well as any possible Aunts, Uncles and cousins.” he said. “Delara, recalls Uncles and Aunts but we are unclear if they are maternal, paternal or were simply honorary.”
“Sir there is a priority call for Knight Sa’vin from the Emperor’s office,” the shuttle pilot said interrupting. He watched as the Imperial knight sister, Tana he reminded himself and the old man headed inside the ship.
“Sorry about them,” Delara said giving him a smile. “Grand father considers it his duty to locate any surviving members of our family.” She said giving him a curious look. “Tana, doesn’t really remember our parents as she was barely out her toddler years so she has mainly only known our Great Grand Father’s way of doing things.”
“You remember them though?” He asked curious and wondering if that was why she seemed warmer than either the old man or the other sister. She nodded. “I never really thought much about where I came from.”
“You look a great deal like our father,” She said giving him a curious look. “Even without the blood test results that alerted us to your presence I would have known we were family just by seeing you not to mention hearing your name since you were named after our father.” She then paused a moment and seemed to come to a conclusin. “I have to ask the Jedi who raised you were they good parents?”
“The best,” he said with no hesitation and saw her smile. “You’ll have to meet them some day,” He said and meaning it. He still wasn’t sure how he felt about his new Great Grand father or the Imperial knight sister but this sister he could definitely see in his life.”
“I will look forward to it,” She said and then smiled. “I also look forward to introducing you to my husband Dax,” She said smiling even brighter. “He couldn’t come on such short notice but once you are done with the training camp we should be able to arrange a visit to Ossus or you can come to Csilla.“
“I’ll look forward to it,” he said. He didn’t get to say anything else as the old man and Tana returned looking annoyed. “Bad News,” He asked curious what could put them in such an obvious mood.
He could tell they didn’t want to tell him as they turned toward Delara to tell her instead. “We will not be able to head straight back to Bastion,” Tana said to her sister. “The Emperor’s meeting has been moved up so we will have to rendezvous with the fleet first.”
“I understand,” Delara said calmly. “I hope the Emperor’s meeting with the queen mother is productive.” He remembered his master talking about the trade dispute the Empire was having with the Hapes Consortium but he hadn’t paid much attention. The Jedi were not really welcome in the affairs of either Hapes or the Empire.
“Kale, I would like to speak to you alone for a moment so shall we take a walk,” The old man asked interrupting his thoughts about Hapes and the Empire. He glanced at Delara who gave him an imperceptible nod so he nodded his own head and started walking. “You are not comfortable around me are you?”
“Not really,” he admitted honestly. “I never expected to find any biological relatives and even if I had I don’t think you’d be what I was expecting.” To his surprise the old man actually laughed and gave him a weak smile.
“I am not surprised,” the old man said after a moment. “My first thought when I heard about you was to come here planning to offer you a place in the Imperial Knights but I can see now that would be foolish.” He gave him a strange smile as he looked him up and down. “I can see that you are a Jedi threw and threw you would never make it as an Imperial knight.”
“Thanks,” he said and saw the old man smile grow even wider. “If you aren’t going to try to recruit me for the Empire why did you want to talk to me alone?” He was curious what the old man was up too.
“You remind me of my son,” The old man said sadly. “I am going to tell you something that no one except your sisters know.” He gave him a sad look. “I will not ask you to keep it a secret because no one will believe you if you tell them.”
“I guess I can understand that,” he said giving the old man a curious look. “I know the official story, Rath told it to me yesterday.” He said causing the old man to raise his eyebrow. “I wondered about it though so I’d be glad to know the real story.”
“The truth is I didn’t hunt my son down to kill him,” The old man said after a moment. “The truth is I had a offer of amnesty for him and his wife signed by Empress Artis herself.” He knew he was staring but that was a shocking pronouncement. “I underestimated my son I thought if he and the love he betrayed his duty for were safe he’d come back to me.” He sounded so sad. “But he was loyal to all of the pirates not just his wife he refused and I offered to let them go.”
He couldn’t bring himself to say anything as it was the complete opposite of the story Rath had told him and he wondered how this could have happened. “He refused and admitted that he was prepared to die because as long as he was with them the Emperor would never stop hunting his new family.” He looked so old and sad at that moment that he found himself reaching out and placing a hand on the old man’s shoulder. “He forced my hand after that attacking so that my ship had no choice but to return fire which resulted in his death.” He looked away and frowned. “I retired after that and agreed to maintain the official line that I had hunted him and his pirate group down for the good of the Empire.”
“Why agree to that?” he found himself asking. “I mean what good does the lie do since all it did was make it seem like you agree with sacrificing everything for the Empire.” He saw the Old man look away and wondered if the Old man was really gald he’d agreed to that.
“At the time the official report was made I was depressed and didn’t care what they said,” He said shaking his head. “I am glad however that I made that deal because since officially I had destroyed all the pirates the Empire stopped hunting for them and if it had not then I doubt either your sisters or you would have been born.”
“I suppose I understand,” he said though he still wasn’t sure. “I wouldn’t want to have to make a choice like that.” He admitted after a moment. He saw the old man watching him shrewdly and then the old man laughed.
“You’re a Jedi you aren’t likely to be put into a position where you are asked to lie for the good of a single world government,” the old man said. “Not that it couldn’t happen it is simply a lot less likely since your not answering to your single authority embodied in one person.”
“Yeah that’s true,” He said laughing. “I do know I’ll have tough questions of my own to answer though.” He pulled a few small ball bearings form his pocket and began to spin them above his hand with the force. “I know some of the questions the masters pose don’t have a right answer.”
“Why are you doing that with the ball bearings?” The old man asked looking down at his hand. “It seems kind of childish.” He said though there was no judgement in his voice which was a relief. He closed his eyes and thought back.
“When I was younger I had major problems leaning to lift things with the force I could lift huge weights but I tended to send them too high and crash them into things.” He looked down at hte ball bearings. “My parents taught me to do this so I learned the fine control I needed.”
“Your sisters were also exceptionally strong in the force at a young age,” the old man said with a curious expression. “Far stronger than me or my son every were,” He looked thoughtful. “I have suspected for some time that either your maternal grandmother or someone in your biological father’s family was a force sensitive of incredible untapped potential.”
“Many considered it a waste when Delara choose not to accept Knight training and instead entered the Diplomatic corps.” The old man laughed. “Despite having a top level Midicholorian count she would never have made it as a Imperial Knight.” The old man then turned back. “We should return you and your sisters need a chance to get to know one another and we do not have much time.”
He nodded and followed after the old man feeling slightly better about him after their talk. He continued to spin the ball bearings though the simple familiar exercise helping him stay centered and relaxed.
To be continued...
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