Daughters of The Cosmic Force

Part 2 A little girl like no other

         As she had foreseen, Satine found in Morai's belongings some elements which allowed her to learn a little more about the woman and her newborn baby.

A holographic message was recorded on a holopad concealed among her clothes; Morai must have saved it as a precaution, in case something happened to her. The message dated from the first weeks of her pregnancy; she explained that her child was special, a prodigious being by the Force destined to save the galaxy from chaos. She said the Force had a purpose for this child, but it wouldn't reveal itself until he met his other half, the other entity of the dyad.

Far from providing answers to her questions, the words of the deceased raised more and more questions which made the Duchess sigh in frustration.

She was not used to all this supernatural vocabulary, she was a politician who worked for the future of Mandalore every day in much more basic aspects. But even though she felt more lost with this whole mystery, she remained determined to keep the word she had given the young mother.

She continued to watch the recording until a sentence caught her attention : "When I found Phoenix she was in her cosmic form ; she agreed to come with me in this future because she knew she would find the other half of her dyad. Together, if they stay on the side of the light, they will be able to erase the darkness which will soon engulf the galaxy... »

Satine approached the cradle where the little girl was lying and leaned towards her: "apparently your name is Phoenix', like the mythical bird rising from its ashes; It's a name that suits you well, because your hair is the same color as fire. From now on you will be Phoenix Kryze daughter of the Duchess of Mandalore ".

The baby chirped and smiled, waving her hands at her new mother's face as if to assert her approval.

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Phoenix's first months with her new mother went smoothly, with all of the inconvenience one would expect when caring for an infant. Fortunately, Satine had a young maid by her side who regularly took care of the baby, especially when she had to concentrate on the political aspects of her life.

Even though she was very busy, she always made sure to spend time with Phoenix; and aside from the worries caused by her various political adversaries, everything seemed to be going normally. The Duchess was starting to think that her daughter was a baby like any other: there was no mysterious manifestation, not the slightest spark of the Force as she had seen when she had been around Obi-Wan and his Master. Everything was normal ...

Things changed abruptly one morning as she was about to have breakfast with Phoenix.

The baby was now a little over a year old, the maid had settled her in her seat next to the table; she was happily waving a spoon, babbling.

A servant entered the room with a tray; all of a sudden the baby stopped playing and looked, frowning at the man who was arranging the different dishes on the table, he bowed and walked away.

As soon as the man left the room, the child began to cry to the point that the Duchess wondered what could make Phoenix react like this; she was usually full of joy and rarely cried.

Phoenix began to sob harder as her mother began to pour herself a cup of tea; it was so rare for the little one to cry, that she put down the cup she was about to bring to her lips and stood up to hug the little girl. Cuddling her to stop her crying, the mother reached out her hand without looking to where she had put her cup down. But not finding it on the table, where she knew she had put it, she looked up and was speechless.