Verosha "Osha" Aniseya becomes Qimir the Sith's first acolyte. By joining the dark side as Qimir's student and future lover, Osha will become the co-architect to help him bring down the reign of the Jedi who destroyed her family in the High Republic...
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"While I was tethered to you,
You cut it straight to the truth
And we're so one and the same,
So all my pain is your pain
You thought your soul was a necklace
That you could wear and take off
That you could rip then break off,
That you could trade in the dark
But you're mine..."
Victoria Monet"—"Power of Two"
Qimir leaned against the curved, key-holed style archway in the back of the dusty apothecary fiddling with a piece of half-eaten fruit in his hand. He wore a pair of dark shop goggles out of boredom and thought about what kind of meal he wanted for the evening to settle his stomach. Much of the food available in taverns and outdoor markets of Olega made him queasy. Bland spices on greasy meat cooked out in the open, and overcooked flatbreads paired with soggy tasteless vegetables was the norm in his immediate area. He much preferred simpler fare like homemade soups and grilled seafood freshly caught.
Waving his hand to shoo away an insect from his face, he glanced over his shoulder and sniffed the scent of the fresh decoction he created. Lavender and mauve spindly herbs boiled away in a scarlet glass pot on the workshop table where he used a mortar and pestle to grind some different dried plants he would boil and steep later for tea in the evening. For now the herbs filled the apothecary with a pleasant aroma of nature in the wild on a cool Olega afternoon. There were other edible plants and some off-world mushrooms covered in containers along the shelves across the room that he could use to make a savory broth. Perhaps he could finesse some taste out of some tavern vegetables left over in the small conservator behind the work table.
Strands of silky black hair fell against his cheek as he tilted his head to listen.
Footsteps approached the entrance.
She wasn't due back soon.
He had a sign posted on the door informing inhabitants that he was on a lunch break and would re-open in half an hour. Olega was rife with black market vendors, unscrupulous tradesmen, and con artists, so no one paid much attention when he took over the place after tricking the feeble humanoid mind of the original owner. Using his handsome face and seductive predatory eyes, Qimir led the old shopkeeper to believe that he had to leave immediately for an overdue vacation. The husky and very hairy owner removed themselves quickly and Qimir settled in temporarily with Mae...Mae who was supposed to be out scouting and not returning to the shop at that exact time.
