Star Wars: Light & Dark Rising

17. The Five Lords

After intense study of the planet and culture of Riocht Arda amongst the Sith Triad, they have finally arrived. Prepared for the lies they must tell and any of the obstacles they may face. Deep in the forest they landed their ship, perfectly hidden from sensors and people. Inside each of the smaller rooms, they get dressed. Each changing from their robes and into a more normal, yet still practical look.

Inion took a glimpse in the mirror of herself. She wore long and dark pants with several pockets to hold smaller items for her. Her top was a dark blue, which hung off of her loosely but had meshing for her chest, stomach and back. She immediately felt heat when they arrived on the planet, and so rolled the sleeves back, and it seemed to make her look more comfortable. Her shoes hadn't changed however, staying as the black boots made for combat. She has a satchel around her upper body and hanging down her waist, inside was rations, knives, and other small necessities. A blaster holt lies on her right hip, currently unfilled. She grabs a tie from a stand, and quickly and efficiently ties her light hair back and out of her face.

She looks like someone who'd travel into dangerous ruins. Even her eyes had changed from their Sith yellow to their normal hazel.

She steps out of her room then and walks to the cockpit, where she finds that her father is already ready, sitting down on a seat. He also is wearing his normal combat boots, but unlike his daughter wears grey pants and a red top, which also had meshing. He kept his blood red sleeves down, and two blaster holts on each hip. He made no effort to conceal the scars on his face, or the white tips at the bottom of his beard. Though his signs of aging are slight, which Inion suspected was because of the Force until she realized he was a dark sider and so wouldn't gain such gifts, it was happening.

"Is your sister ready?" Athair asks, his eyes meeting Inion's. His has also been changed back to his normal hazel.

The opening of another door in the ship tells them already, and Inion turns her head to see her sister. Deifiur also had matching pants to her sister, but instead wore a dark grey top that contained a lone pocket, and she like her family, has meshing underneath. She also had her sleeves down but hid her hands beneath black gloves. And she seems to have left her normal dark red boots on Korriban, and instead has black ones matching her father and sister. Though her combat boots looked like it contained a holster for a small knife inside, but Inion hardly was able to notice it. She seems to have kept her hair down, but Inion doubted her sister would need her hair up anyway. Despite how often Deifiur moves around in a fight, she never gets distracted or blinded by her hair.

"Where are we going to hide our lightsabers?" Deifiur asks as she smooths the bottom of her shirt. Deifiur also managed to overpower her Sith signs, her eyes were now her normal blue.

"Here, we will get them later when we have gained the trust of someone and can properly move around without getting our clothing checked." Athair says, and Deifiur's mouth is agape. Inion knew well as to why. Deifiur basically lives and breathes through those weapons, using them to protect herself is her first instinct. She'll probably feel naked without them.

"Are you sure that this plan will even work. Our identities probably aren't going to impress some local governor. What politician will care about a family of expeditioners?" She asks, and Inion understands her elder sister's worry and also looks at her father for understanding.

"We don't even need anyone specific, just someone powerful enough in Riocht Arda that they can give us resources and protection while we're here. There's enough temples and ruins here for us to be here for months, and they're sprawled across the planet. We can't fly past their defense systems and cities forever, no matter how good our ship is." Athair says, unfazed in comparison to his daughters. While Inion understood why they needed to do what they need to, she was worried about how to get there. Athair stands before his daughters, and puts his hands on Deifiur's shoulders, "You destroyed the Zygerrian hierarchy alone and in a day." He then puts one of his hands on Inion's shoulder, "And you went through planets, picking up clues and then managed to find me when no one else could. And you weren't even an adult yet. The two of you have great abilities, especially for your age. Do not doubt yourselves."