The Lost Princess

Chapter One

Kaura was frozen in place, not knowing what to do. Finally the man spoke first.

"Follow me." He said, grabbing Kaura by the sleeve and quickly leading her somewhere.

This did nothing to calm Kaura's nerves. Was he going to turn her into the First Order? No, Kaura didn't think so.

She gave him a closer look. He was an older man with a bald head and kind eyes. Kaura was good at reading people (she had to learn how to early on in life) and she didn't think that he was a bad person. She decided to trust him..for now. She'd at least follow him to see what he had to say.

Kaura followed the man as he led her through the crowd. She saw his eyes darting around. He was checking to see if anyone else had seen what she'd done. That told Kaura he cared about keeping her secret safe.

The man finally led Kaura to a a building relatively far away from the marketplace. It was kind of hidden in a corner.

"This is my workshop." The man said. "Come inside so we can talk without anyone listening."

He had let go of her sleeve. Kaura simply nodded without speaking and walked in after him. The man made sure the door was shut and locked before saying anything else.

"How did you do that?" The man finally asked her.

"Do what?" Kaura played dumb by instinct, but as soon as the words left her mouth she knew they sounded stupid.

The man just gave her a look. Kaura sighed.

"Who even are you?!" She said crossing her arms. "If you're gonna lock me in here and ask me invasive questions you might as well tell me your name."

Kaura wasn't actually mad at the man. She was just nervous and deflecting. It was a bad habit of hers to act tough and angry to disguise her fear. Kaura actully wanted to talk to him. Maybe he'd have some answers.

The man nodded in understanding.

"Sorry," he said and extended his hand for Kaura to shake. "My name is Savi."

Kaura took his hand and shook it.

"You're not Rey, are you?" Savi asked her slowly.

Kaura held back a laugh.

"No, my name is Kaura." She said, trying her best not to roll her eyes.

"So there's more than one?" Savi said.

Kaura could see excitement on his face, but she was very clearly unenthused.

"More than one what?" She said with a hint of sarcasm.

"More than one Jedi." Savi said simply, like it was obvious. Kaura could tell he was confused by her attitude.

"Jedi aren't real." Kaura scoffed.

Savi looked at Kaura in disbelief.

"But... you are one."

This time Kaura did roll her eyes.

"What, just cause I can move things without touching them I'm some kind of magical hero who's supposed to save people with a laser sword?" Kaura said.

Savi frowned.

"Why are you so convinced the Jedi are made up?" He asked.

"Everyone talks about them, but I've never seen one." Kaura said.

"Well that's because they're all gone, well most of them-"

"Yeah that's convenient." Kaura said dryly.

"Just because you've never seen one doesn't mean they're not real." Savi insisted.

"No, people make things up because the universe is a terrible place and they want some kind of hope." Kaura stated flatly. "I doubt Rey's a real person and if there's a so-called resistance, I've yet to see it do anything."

Kaura had heard all the legends of the resistance and Rey. Rey was supposed to be the last Jedi. The one who would stop Kylo-Ren and save everyone from the First Order. But Kaura was cynical at heart and was hesitant to believe any of it.

"Why do you carry that stone, then?" Savi asked.

Kaura stopped for a second and looked at the ground. She ran her fingers over the stone in her pocket before finally meeting his eyes again.

"You don't think I want all this stuff to be true?" She said. "Of course I do, but false hope just makes things worse than they already are."

The pain was evident in Kaura's voice. Savi looked at her with empathy in his eyes.

"You want proof?" Savi asked her. "Follow me."

Once again Kaura didn't say a word but followed him. He led her to a dimly lit room with a huge table taking up most of it. Around the table were a bunch of work places set up. Most of it was covered in a dense layer of dust.

"I believe in Jedi because I used to know some." Savi said.

Kaura looked up at Savi intently and listened to every word he said carefully.

"I used to help them build their lightsabers. This is is where they did it." Savi said.

Kaura tried her best to process that information. If what Savi was saying was true, that meant Jedi were real after all and Kaura was actually possedwd abilities to use the force. The story of a Jedi named Rey still could of been made up, but this made it more likely. And some kind of resistance must have existed at some point.

Kaura examined Savi's face carefully. He seemed like he was telling the truth. Why would he lie?

Starting to believe Savi, Kaura slowly pulled the stone out of her pocket.

"This is the symbol for the resistance, isn't it?" Kaura asked, holding it up.

"Yes," Savi said, a small smile forming on his face.

"My mother used to wear this symbol." Kaura said.

Savi nodded as he was starting to understand Kaura and why she acted the way she did.

"Hope is not a crime." Savi said simply. "And I think you could help spread it to a lot of people."

Kaura looked at Savi curiously, trying to figure out what he meant by that.

"Would you like me to help you build your lightsaber?" He asked.