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THE WARM TATOOINE SUN WARMS MY SKIN AS I MAKE MY WAY FROM THE CRASHED SHIP. "Jabba's palace is on the far side of the Dune Sea." Anakin calls out and I look at him, he straps the backpack on himself. "We better hurry if we're gonna make it by morning." He calls out and Ahsoka places the Huttlet inside of the backpack.
I jump off the broken ramp and land in the sand gracefully. Darana lands beside me, followed by Anakin and Ahsoka. R2 beeps nervously and Ahsoka turns to look at the droid. "Oh Artooie, it's just endless tracks of gritty, abrasive sand. I'll clean your servos later. Come on." The droids turns on his jets and flies to land beside Anakin and I.
I turn on my heel and start walking, feeling around for the presence of darkness. I can't find anything and to tune into the force to look into the future, I can't see anything. I blink my eyes open and continue to walk through the sand.
We pass a large dead creature before Ahsoka begins to speak. "Master Yoda has a saying, 'old sins cast long shadows.' Do you know what he means by that?" Ahsoka asks both Anakin and I. I take a glance at Anakin, Ahsoka wants to know his past. "He means that if you allow it, your past can ruin your future. But General Skywalker doesn't wish to talk about his past." I say to the young Padawan.
"Okay, fine. There's so much more we can talk about out here. Like the sand." My eyes are forward on the grainy mineral particles. "The desert is merciless. It takes everything from you." It took Anakin's mother. Rage and sadness rises inside of him. Those are feelings I have began to understand. "That's a happy thought, it won't take us Master. Right Artooie?" The droid beeps in agreement and I can feel Darana's eyes on me.
She wants to ask something. "What do you wish to ask, Darana?" I ask my Padawan and she startles for a moment. "Oh, um, I-I was just wondering what your past is, Master? Is it alright to ask?" I don't speak of my past, it is unimportant. Anakin's eyes lock on the back of my head.
I keep walking through the sand. "I apologise if I over stepped, master." Darana says to me and I take in a breath. "I was given to the Jedi order as a baby, all I had was a pink Kyber crystal in my hand. There was no sight of my parents, just me. But my past is unimportant, it will not affect my future as a Jedi." I say to the girls, and Anakin who listens to my words.
There are things that he does not know about me, despite us being married. Which makes me wonder if our choice was the correct one. I do not regret marrying Anakin, I care for him deeply even though it goes against everything I believe him, but I wonder if we should've made the choice in a few years.
We are both still incredibly young, but I believe I understand why we made our choice. Being raised in a temple with forbidden attachments can make any form of affection become an overwhelming attraction.
I stop walking and my head perks towards the direction of an overwhelming sense of darkness. "We aren't alone." I call out and Anakin freezes too. "I sense it too. It's the dark side of the force." My eyes move to the huttlet on his back. I pull down some fabric to cover it.
"Whatever it is, is coming for the Hutt." Anakin says and turns to me. "It's time to split up." I nod my head at his words. My mind swirls for a moment and I can see what will happen, Dooku. Dooku will come for the Huttlet.
"Girls, stay with me." I call out and Anakin looks at me. "It's Dooku," he nods his head. He too doesn't want to risk our Padawan becoming injured. I take the Huttlet from the backpack, wrapping it inside of my Jedi robes. I call rocks to my hands and put them inside of the bag on Anakin's back.
I stay there for a moment before whispering out two words. "Be safe." I move away and the two girls walk away with me.
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