The Chieftain (Star Wars)

Chapter 8: The Duel

Rasanna climbed up to the roof on the side of the villa. She knelt down before crawling her way towards the middle of the villa, where there was no roof. Rasanna peered down to see the courtyard of the villa. The courtyard was filled a beautiful garden with an elegant fountain, several bushes containing all sorts of different flowers like red and purple Thyrsian flowers and golden Sunblossoms and fruits such as black chelberries and yellow Echani starfruit. In the courtyard, there were also a few palm trees and a couple of different plants. She scanned the area to find no guards in this section. The place was empty, which she would use to her advantage. Rasanna slowly lowered herself before jumping into the garden. She looked around at the opened doors.

Rasanna slowly crept into one of the doors. As she walked through the door, a Thyrsian guard approached her at once. Rasanna's eyes widened in horror. The Thyrsian male guard furrowed his brows, baffled to see Rasanna here. Rasanna quickly thought of a trick and she mentally hoped it would work. She reached out to the Force as she raised a hand. Her eyes were focused on the Thyrsian's eyes. "You never saw me here."

"I never saw you here." The Thyrsian guard repeated without hesitation.

"You will forget about this and get a drink." Rasanna ordered.

"I will forget about this and get a drink." The Thyrsian guard said.

He then walked off as though nothing had happened. Rasanna glanced around to find a small pool in the middle with marble walls and beige tiled floors. She quickly walked out of the room and headed into another room. As she walked through several rooms, she used the Force to let her slip by the guards. Rasanna was currently on the ceiling, staring at a door that was being guarded by two Thyrsians. No doubt Alyla's in there, Rasanna thought.

Rasanna saw a few stones on the ground. She reached out to the Force, concentrating on the stones. In a heartbeat, the stones were lifted from the ground. She then threw them into another room by the courtyard, which caught the attention of the Thyrsian guards. The two guards exchanged a look. They gave one another a nod before walking into the other room to inspect the area. Once they were gone, Rasanna nimbly jumped down in front of the door.

She then opened the door, revealing Alyla in the very empty room. Alyla was the only person inside the room; there was no furniture, windows, or plants in the room. Alyla's arms were trapped in chains and a black bruise could be seen on Alyla's right eye. Rasanna was relieved to see Alyla, yet devastated to see her in this state. She quickly rushed over towards Alyla, who was staring at the tiled floor.

"Alyla." Rasanna called out.

Alyla slowly looked up to meet Rasanna's gaze. Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw Rasanna. She croaked out her best friend's name. "...Rasanna."

"Save your strength, sister." Rasanna advised. "I will get you out of here."

Rasanna took out her lightsaber and in one quick movement, she cut Alyla's chains from her arms. It was then that at least ten guards rushed into the room. They all carried Force pikes in their hands. 

"Lower your weapon and surrender." One of the Thyrsians demanded.

Despite the fact that Rasanna was outnumbered, she kept a calm and collected composure. Her left hand tightly clenched her two bladed lightsaber. She turned off her lightsaber, but she kept it in her hand.

"I demand that you take my sister and me to see General Brunus." Rasanna ordered.

One of the guards grabbed Rasanna's right arm. "I'm afraid we can't do that."

Rasanna quickly pulled her arm out of the guard's grip. "I believe it will be of great concern to your people and the General to know that I have brought back Cyrus."