Daughters of The Cosmic Force

Part 6 : Speaking of the Jedi

It was dark at Sundari Palace, when a certain Jedi finally got in touch with the Duchess of Mandalore.

Despite the bluish hues of the holographic transmission; Satine could distinctly see the features of the man who had held a special place in her heart. The Jedi master had always been a handsome man and the passing years had taken nothing away from him. His eyes lit up when he looked at his interlocutor.

He's like fine wine, he gets better with age.

To banish her thoughts, Satine spoke first:

"Obi-Wan, my dear, it's been a long time. I know you don't have much time with your Jedi matters..."

The Jedi quickly looked down, guessing the reproach behind his former lover's words, then looked up again: "Duchess Satine...what can I do for you?" »

Even as he tried to control himself, his voice had a slight tremolo; seeing the face of the one he had nearly left the Order for.

Satine for her part seemed less affected than he; she continued casually: "Obi-Wan, I want to introduce you to my daughter Phoenix" ; she paused as she put her hand on the teenager's shoulder. "She needs help getting in touch with your apprentice's padawan: Ahsoka Tano."

If years of meditation had allowed the Jedi Master to control his emotions, he could not hide the shock he felt at the news. The woman he had loved, whom he still loved; had a child with another; he could not imagine Satine in someone else's arms.

For her part, Phoenix, who hadn't said anything until then, let out a small cry of surprise and her face flushed under her mother's questioning gaze.

The Duchess quickly realized that her daughter must have seen something. She turned to Obi-Wan again "My dear would you excuse us for a few minutes?"

The pair left the room before the Jedi could even issue a response.

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"Young lady, It seems to me that we agreed... It is a violation of people's privacy to read their thoughts!"

Phoenix didn't want to look at her mother, embarrassed by the images she had seen popping up in the Jedi's mind. He and her mother had been lovers. And Jedi Master all he was; the man couldn't help remembering their last night of love where their bodies intertwined, moaning with passion. God ! she didn't need to see her naked mother screaming her lover's name.

She stammered, "I...I."

She shook her head. "I didn't try to read his thoughts; it's just that he thought them so hard that it popped into my mind. It's like when someone who speaks loudly instead of whispering, we hear it whether we like it or not! »

The young girl desperately kept her gaze riveted to the ground, carefully avoiding meeting her mother's gaze to the point that the Duchess rolled her eyes with a sigh: "ok, it's not your fault. But what did he think to put you in such a state? Your face is almost as red as your hair!" she said, frowning.

Phoenix looked up, almost shocked by her mother's request.

" Mum ! He's a guy and you were lovers! What do you think crosses his mind when he sees the woman he is still in love with? »

The Duchess looked at her puzzled.

"Ah...yuck...as if I needed to have in my head, the images of my mother having sex, on the floor, in a cave! »