The Fall of Revan

Ill Tidings

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Chapter 6

Dantooine, Jedi Enclave

Two weeks after Jax's Return

Deep in your evening self-training with your Lightsaber, you ignore the others training around you and move flawlessly through several of the many forms at your disposal. Such practice was essential in order to keep them second nature to you. Your Masters and Ashabellanar, after all, had taught you long ago that true battle required such diligence, especially if your opponent was a skilled Force user. Such opponents, after all, could use the Force to predict your movements or in case of those like the Sith of old, use it against you. Like she did... You distractedly think, momentarily disrupting your form. Chastising yourself for your sudden lapse, you clear your mind and return to your practice. Only to have Master Vrook's Padawan Iridan disrupt it moments later with an unusually loud entrance into the training room. Disrupting not only yourself but several other Knights who were training as well.

"Knight Jax," he calls out causing you to sigh as you continue your form.

"What is it Padawan? I am in the middle of my training."

Pausing beside you Iridan momentarily admires your flawless transitions between forms. "I'm sorry sir, but there's an outsider here to see you."

An outsider? "There are many other Jedi more appropriate than myself to see them Padawan." You emotionlessly state. "I am after all on my own mission."

"I am aware Knight Jax, but the boy asked for you specifically." Pausing mid form, you extinguish your Lightsaber and turn to face the Padawan.

"He asked for me, by name?" 

But no non-Jedi knows I'm here....

"Yes sir, he came running into our courtyard and called out if Jax was there and that he had to speak to you urgently."

"That's all he said?" You inquire finding such a thing too random to be coincidence.

Pausing to think for a moment Iridan shakes his head. "No, he said his name was James and that he was from Talum's farm. Knight Meetra said he should join his father in the Master's meeting chamber but he refused and said he had to see you."

Talum's farm...? Tavers!

Sprinting instantly forward with the use of the Force you rush out of the training hall, past Alek and other random Jedi on your way to the main reception room. Shoving the main doors to the hall open with Alek now at your side you quickly scan the room for the farm boy Iridan had mentioned. Finding an exhausted looking preteen sitting against a planter you stride confidently towards him. "James?" You assertively inquire.

Snapping his head up the youth eyes you for a moment before jumping to his feet, "Jax. You're Jax, right?" Sensing the boys agitated unease you nod.

"What's happened?"

"It's all my fault, if I'd only fought better," he hastily replies, regret lacing his words.

"What's your fault? Slow down," you calmly urge, sensing just how truly disturbed the boy is.

"They took Freedom!" Freedom...?

"It's their commonly used name for her, remember," Alek quietly reminds you. Took Tavers? Who on earth could take her unwillingly?! A Sith perhaps?

"Who took her?" You demand, inwardly dreading the possibilities.

"The Mandalorians."

Closing your eyes, you inwardly curse yourself. I should've trusted my instincts and never have let her go alone.