Hiding In Plain Sight | Kylo Ren & Knights of Ren X OC

Chapter 11

----Nova POV----

Over the next few months, the attacks by the Resistance continued, getting more and more brutal. You had had to fight that off, whilst also fighting Pryde off. He was becoming more forceful at trying to get you back to the Steadfast, kept talking about taking you to personally introduce you to the Supreme Leader. That he'd be happy with you. You didn't even want to know what that meant, but each time you spoke with Pryde, he'd been more dishevelled. It had started with Holocomms, and had gotten to the point he was turning up at your quarters. You hadn't told Kylo, it didn't matter. You weren't going to Pryde, and the only person going to parade you in front of Snoke would be Kylo. But it was still weighing on your mind. Why was Pryde being this way? It was wearing you down, tiring you constantly arguing with him. You got the impression he had worked out that Kylo or even Snoke was onto him about you. About your past, and he had some weird plan to save his own skin.

With more attacks came more people dead, more First Order bases destroyed. You trained harder than ever, and continued to improve. But again, it was hard, tiring and stressful as you felt you weren't doing enough, helping enough, good enough. Kylo and the Knights were away a lot which left you to train alone a lot or with the one Knight who stayed behind, the others seeking out this Scavenger and the rest of the Resistance. One Knight was left with you at all times, but that didn't stop the Scavenger, who you know knew was named Rey, from continuing to get you to switch sides. You had been approached on trips to planets when you'd been visiting as part of your role as Major. You had protected Lily who had been coming with you, and your Knight had protected you. It was tiring, and you were growing frustrated with it all.

You were on Naboo, meeting with another weapons manufacturer, this time for plasma grenades and laser canons. You were attending on request of the Supremacy and the Supreme Leader. You had been going on a lot more of these meetings whilst Kylo was busy dealing with Rey, and Hux was busy destroying resistance bases. You were enjoying the responsibility and trust placed in you, but you were feeling drained. With everything. Today, Ap'lek was with you, usually it was Cardo, Ushar or Kuruk. You rarely if ever had Trudgen or Vicrul with you, and you wondered if that was purposeful on Kylo's part as they were who you were closest to.

You snapped out of your thoughts of what had been going on over the last few weeks by Ap'lek, "Red? You okay?"

"Yeah." You say offhandedly, you spent a lot of time with Ap'lek, he remained with you most often, and you had a good relationship. He helped you practice and train, you hung out together, ate together, and even slept in the same bed when you needed comfort.

"Don't lie to me. Force bond, and months of friendship, woman."

"I'm tired. Stressed. Drained. But I'm okay." You smile at him tiredly.

"Training and working a lot? Too much?"

"And everything else. I feel a bit spread thin. But it's a necessary evil, Ap."

"Get Lily to do some more. Delegate to those you order around, Red."

"I'll be fine once the Resistance are dealt with."

"She wont get you. We wont let her."

"It's not just Rey though, is it? It's the Resistance as a whole. They're sending her. Trying to bargain with me, tempt me, threaten me, force me. I don't know why they're so desperate, surely there's more Force Sensitive people they could use."

Ap'lek sighed and placed a hand on your shoulder, "They're hard to come by, and aren't much use even if they do find them. You're strong. Useful. Powerful. It's okay, red. We'll keep you safe. And you're strong enough to protect yourself now aswell. Your Knight is more just back up now. When Kylo is back, I hear you're going to build your own lightsaber."