Chance encounter (Arrura)

[kozeph]

Xue found himself in Ithor after a encounter with dark Jedi in Tatooine and maneging to escape with his body intact the ship that Xue was using malfunction and the nearest and safest place Xue could think off was Ithor. So the unjedi looking Xue Aodh landed on the peaceful planet, he managed to negotiate repairs for his ship and was told that at least he would need to wait a whole day since the damage to the hyperspace navicomputer was a little critical.

So the Jedi knight who did not looked like one decided to go for a walk to spend this lazy afternoon. Since the idea of spending the whole day in a mechanic workshop or in a small hotel room did not sound very appealing at the moment for the Jedi knight. Xue found himself in a small merchant street with a small park in the middle, a lovely little place with very few people walking around most going about their business. Xue walked around for a while and spotted a small fruit stand and bought a red fruit with the little money he carried around or actually still had since most of his money went down the drain with the repairs for the ship Xue was using at the moment. The blond pirate looking sat down in a bench and began enjoying the sweet red fruit he had just bought

[Arruna]

Many say it is pleasant to discover new places and secrets of the world, well, it was no different. After she left behind where she was in a ship locked up by her master, who kept her captive for two years. Having the feeling that she won't miss him very soon her way led her to a small town where the architecture of tents was weird. They were made of stones, strange structure to give protection against the rain, on the other side people with their big and unnatural formed heads walked up and down on the street. Dolina rushed close one of the building's wall to find some shelter before someone would notice her. In the tribe they always looked strangely at newcomers, those people usually had carried some trouble in the their living place, so no wander she was afraid that the locals would react the same way. Slowly sneaking next to the wall she had her way inwards through the town.

The red the robe that she bore was an elegant piece of work, much like a kind that most people recognized from handenmaid who lived in aristocratic circles. However, this case was a special one; Dolina lost her roots and couldn't even imagine where her home was. Since she had a little problem to understand what planets were and how the traveling was possible among stars, but now lets get back to her for a moment. Slowly she marched toward the behind the vendor counters of a small marketplace, on her little trip a few fruit came to her sight and to be honest they looked very tasty. So she figured to take a break and eat something, she waited when the blonde guy moved away then the merchant turned away she picked up some fruit and darted off. Just when she was a few step away she heard that somebody behind her shouted after her, but that was too late. So one thing remained to the little thief: ran, ran!

Soon she caught the Jedi who just departed a minute ago, because he looked better than the trader who was causing her. Her scared face turned backward and saw that he lost her for a moment, but the blondy was about to sit down, so Dolina could find cover behind him. ;D Crouching somewhere behind his back and she was peeking bellow the bench; at the meantime her hand grabbed an apple and started eating it up.

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Just as Xue was about to sit down, he heard a rackuss. The Jedi turned around to see a young girl running away from a distressed and a bit angry Ithorian. The girl ran and before Xue could react she grabbed his jacket and hid behind him from angry alien shopkeeper which the Jedi knight just recognized as the man... alien from whom Xue had bought his tasty looking fruit, which Xue just noticed that the girl was eating one.

Xue puzzled what had happened pretty fast as he watched the girl furiously eating the fruit while she hid behind his back. Xue extended his hand as a sign of peace to the Ithorian who was too tired to even complain properly.

"Take it easy friend what happened?" he said already knowing, but still it was only polite to ask. He allowed the Ithorian to explain the situation, Xue quietly nodded in understanding.

He turned around and grabbed the girl by her wrist just as she finished her apple, boy she was fast. "Well do you have anything to say to this man?" he asked at the not so bright girl who after commiting a crime ran straight for a Jedi, not the best course of action, Well she might have mistaken Xue for something else not that he really looked jedi like.

[Arruna]

Mischievously a quick move lowered her where eyes barely could see her, she cowered and rested as long as the Ithorian was coming closer. Obvious as it was, her deed certainly drown the attention, no doubt someone was in a little trouble. But how big trouble a little girl could be in? The merchant calmed down somewhat before he explained something what did not match to her opinion. No matter, the locals never paid enough attention to more important things, they were stuck up by their daily duties and their properties. Weird world it was for someone who just recently arrived among them, though she had seen enough. Or perhaps not?

For some reason, it wasn't part of her plans when her hideout - Xue - unexpectedly betrayed her and grabbed her to offer her to the enemy on silver plate. Of course, only a childish mind could think that she had any chance to get rid of her chaser this way. However, the man who held her arm - who, bytheway, was almost as tall as she was by being sitting - asked a question, but she had no clue what to say. The thing called 'man' (Ithorian) was an interesting beast with weird eyes, perhaps, being well-cooked or fried he would be good-looking, but somehow poor Dolina didn't get anything in mind to share with him. They usually not talked to their dinners in the tribe, only prayed for forgiveness to their spirits.

"As a proud well-knowing beast, you shell be pleased for donating an apple for your mighty Spiritual Leader. Since everyone knows that what grows in the nature it's for everyone. And you who pick the fruit should share it with others."

For a moment she remained silent, let them thought over the whole thing, for infidels sometimes it took some time receive the complete meaning of the holy words. Yes, those words said the fruits were for free for everyone like in the nature. But it was't that hopeless as it seemed at first. Little by little everybody came to understand the little Dolina, one way or another. Her unselfish heart opened up to everyone and said the true word, whether they wanted or otherwise. And even the Jedi could be pleased with her, since she fulfilled what he asked her to do. Turning to him with deceitful grin on her face he saw her pretty unconcealed face in total, since in their tribe they had no reason to use any blindfold at all.

Peek-a-boo! And who would you be, kind Sir?"

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"Well she is certenly colorful" The Jedi knight thought, this afternoon would certenly not be boring at all, he figured... there was something odd about her, well not odd in a bad sense... Xue could feel something, after allowing his mind to travel through the force Xue found out that this girl was indeed a force sensitive. A shame if she had been younger Xue might have offer to take her to the Jedi temple, but alas she was too old for such chance. But at the very least Xue could not sense "evil" in her, that taint that came from the heart of men... what people blamed and classefy as the dark side of the force, an idea that was wrong in the mind of the unjedi looking Xue, the force was not to be blame it was the heart and the weakness of man that tainted the force not the other way around.

Xue shook his head to center himself, he needed to deal with the situation at hand first and the first thing he did was to calm the Ithorian again. "Calm my friend, I'll deal with the girl... you should Really go tend you're shop" Xue spoke calmly, revealing his lightsaber a sign that he was a Jedi knight"I'll make sure she behaves herself" the knight finished speaking and the Ithorian was at loss, so he simply retreated giving a bad look to the girl behind Xue.

Next that happened the girl spoke to Xue revealing her face, her eyeless face. Xue had travelled the gaxaly for a long time now, he easily figured out that she was a Miraluka, and that would explain why the force was present in her, a race of force sensitivies. Xue smiled while the sight of an eyeless girl was not the nicest in the world Xue was not disgusted at all.

"Xue Aodh, Jedi knight... at your service" Xue said offering his apple to the girl as a sign of peace. "Do you know what the Jedi are?" he asked politly

[Arruna]

Miraluka, Indeed. A kind of people who always were ready to surprise others one way or another. Especially when a so called Jedi appeared, their stories and tales were pretty famous, but none of them reached Dolina's people. Here where everything was new and untouched, the most amazing beings lived, spoke and traveled so many ways that she hadn't imagined before. This Ithorian was a weird one, with his odd appearance he was considered a rude beast who so jealous, even just for sharing an apple. After that kind Jedi scared him away it was more obvious who possessed the rank of alphamale around. With this knowledge the took a better look at her hero... well he seemed a little shirty for some reason with his bad look. Could that be possible she did something bad?

"Dolina Lerr from the Uchvarin tribe, Sir. My name was given after "donine", and that's a kind of sinkhole. Nice to meet you, Honorable Beast."

That was a tone of blithesome, curious but not too intrusive and childish, but not too breach. As every good native from a natural environment she had a name from one of the great nature design with a meaning, like "Great Wolf" or "Long Storm". These people lived their lives where only that surrounded them that grown from the land, so they gave names to themselves from these things. And those who did not belong to them were either plants or beast. It was a simple, but beautiful life, no wander she missed it so much. Fortunatelly, Xue was ther to kept her accompany, at the very first moment she had the feeling she had to ran after him and now it was time to find out whether it was a good idea. He seemed a nice fellow, however, she gave a little more time to find out things at first and judge later.

"Nope, my knowledge about this land and rivers is lacking in detail. These people around here are selfish, but very clever, they know who to fly and understand one another's beast language. What are you Jedi? What's your duty"

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"Eh, aint ya friendly" Xue said after Dolina colorful introduction, it was the first time he had been called a "beast" by someone... sure he had been called many things before, scoundrel... mongrel, fool... the list went on, but beast was a first. Xue chuckled out a laughter he would have to remember it.

"Why exactly did they named you after a sinkhole if you dont mind me asking ya?" He said again. Curiosity had taken root in the unjedi looking Xue, he simply had to ask... and he couldn't think of a less "blunt" way to say it, so to hell with it he said it... hopefully the young Miraluka would not be offended.

Thankfully the strange Miraluka was not so lost our out right ignorant of the place she was in, so that was a plus. Guess it was time to educate the young Dolina on a bit of general culture.

"Well you see Dolina, the galaxy is held together by two things. In a more mundane aspect there is the Republic which tries to bring order to all the worlds that accept it... Then there is the force, you know of the force don't you Dolina? that which sorrounds us, that which gives you that impressive sight that sees so far... the dreams of the future, life it self that is the force Xue paused for a second. Thinking how best to explain what the Jedi were.

"We Jedi are the, guardians and the keepers of balance. We guard the republic and peace, but we also seek to balance the force... we fight those that seek to use the force and the republic for selfish intentions."

[Arruna]

A giggle escaped her lips as he made a statement about her friendliness, with that angel smile she surely let him thought whatever he wished. It was odd, but then he went on, oh yes, her name as a proper introduction was elegant and kind, it also had to be a little unclear, just to make it interesting. A laughter of his as a good sign confirmed her guess about him, so she wasn't offended at all. On the contrary, they both had an amusing way of interest of calling each other. For the small girl it took a short pondering to generate some understandable reply to that gentleman.

"Wise Chieftain believed, it brings great luck of next year raining season and herds would come closer to a river, so it would be easy to hunt them. But instead the river dried up."

Yes, those guys really liked superstition, especially about weather and fire, however Dolina listened thoughtfully to him as if her future was depend on each word. Well, the Republic wasn't entirely new to her, her ex-master and his fellows often complained about that, so it couldn't be a too dreamy thing. Bring order and such... like listening the old Wise Chief each night, there was always something fishy in the management. Then she heard of Force, that was another basic element of the known world. Wow... was he really educating her some of his culture? She gladly returned the gesture to him, not every day was a generous man found like Xue.

"Force? No haven't heard of it. But I can imagine it, a great tool of Nature spirits, like strength of a hand, those holy spirits chose me to spread their words wherever I go and to turn people to a believer of True Faith. So one day I may collect my kind and return to our land, to the tribe... umm how did you fight?"

She quickly showed a cute smile towards him for changing the subject, but she did not mind to talk further of force. As a small shaman girl bowed aside her head her glassy hair glistening perfectly with the sun. It was pretty exciting to hear about big world she never knew, Xue was a good guide to learn from, though sometimes he seemed surprised, she couldn't figure out why.

"Jedi protecting the balance... servants of the Force, yup, that's Nature's tool, but I am servant of Spirits, so I'm over rank you... ohh I am still just a novice, so guess, that makes you the boss. Do you have rituals and how do you teach disciples?"

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"Ah" he thought, so she comes from a rural world... meaby an untammed world. That would explain her somewhat strange behavior and way of thought.

"We are all the same in the eyes of the force, my girly friend... Just because you can hear it and use it, doesnt make you superior, remember that" That was a lesson was something most force user had dificulty getting used too and even fewer followed it, the Jedi included in that bunch.

"You may have a more critical role than your brethren, but dont let arrogance cloud your mind, Arrogance leads to jealousy and jealousy leads to anger... and anger will lead your heart to darkness, remember this lesson girl" The jedi said his eyes now turning to meet Dolina face.

He would not scold her about their diference in naming the force, that was a pointless argument, Xue unlike some of his brothers was not as strict when it came to the approached of the force, to him it was universal within reason, there is no light, there is no dark there is just the force and it was the individual that twisted the force to suits their needs, Xue was no expection.

"We teach the use of the force to childs who seek to become Jedi, we have traditions and we have a code..." Xue said relaxing into his chair... yup this was a less boring way to spend the afternoon.