Aleckina Tadeef

Questions

"Your master, Depa Bilaba, would be ashamed of your cowardice," the Inquisitor chided, smirking at the young girl trembling in the corner of the room.

"Miss Tadeef," the Inquisitor adressed after a few moments of silence, "you have one more chance to answer me before I call in the droid. What do you know of the Lothal insurgents?"

"I know nothing," Aleckina answered, trying to control the shaking in her voice.

"Do not lie to me, Seer," the Inquisitor comanded. "Your connection to the rebels is undeniable. You trained under the same master as the leader of the rebels. At the same time, even. I know you remember him. You would not lose track of him."

Aleckina shook her head. "No, I do not remember master having another student," she wispered, trying to keep her lie steady. She could never forget the boy who had been her only friend at the Jedi Temple they were trained in. He had saved her life.

The Inquisitor turned away from the girl. He was quite impressed by her, though he hid it well, in his usual mask: calm, collected, emotionless. The girl had spent the past four weeks under questioning and seeing interogation droids almost daily, and she, though quite broken down, had not revealed anything. The Inquisitor quickly cleared these thoughts from his mind, and walked out of the cell, sending in the waiting droid. He was too busy to stay and watch this time, but he knew he would be questioning the girl again later.

...

Aleckina lay huddled in the corner of her Imperial cell after the interogation droid left. She felt as though she were going to pass out, but she didn't know if it was from the pain or from blood loss. In addition to many new scratches and bruises, there was also a long cut across her stomach. Aleckina didn't know how much longer she would last physically, but she remained adamant on at least one thing. She would not betray Caleb, or, as her visions told her he was now known, Kanan.