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Harry frowned and made to speak again, but Qui-Gon had already turned away, heading back inside, his head held high and his eyes bright with purpose. "That was… odd." He said, looking down at Aayla who shook her head, her lekku twitching lightly against Harry's chest, sending a shiver down his spine.
"I've never heard of this Chosen One stuff, although if I did well I'd probably think you were the Chosen One Harry for many different reasons," Aayla replied with a smirk.
"Oh spare me that, please, not another kriffing prophecy!" Harry laughed, and Aayla joined him quickly. But the two soon subsided. Anakin was nice enough, and they could tell he was powerful in the Force, but they didn't really care about this whole Chosen One thing. Nor were the issues facing the group tomorrow worth their attention.
Within moments the two of them were once again lost in their own mental world. They had begun talking in Aayla's space-going rock fortress at first as they went over the memories of her training at the Temple, with Aayla pointing out the ones she felt were most important, though they had moved over to Harry's by this point. They walked through his crystal garden as Aayla described this last mission from start to finish, watching Harry's expression carefully.
It his mind the air around them would sometimes darken like a thundercloud was moving across the horizon to block out the sun. He didn't feel any anger towards any one individual, not really, but he felt righteous indignation right now. "I can't believe the Order would be so blind as to send you into a situation which might lead to, to what almost happened! I know that they couldn't have anticipated that kind of thing, but they should have at least realized that there was a possibility!"
"It could've been a lot worse and without you it would have been, Harry," Aayla said with a shrug. "If anyone else had been sent, they wouldn't have been able to use my ability to change my skin color like that, and wouldn't have been believed if they tried the whole skin disease thing to get out of being abused. They might have used their Force Stealth, then been spotted by Sing."
"I know but…" As Aayla squeezed his hand Harry shook his head. "I won't dwell on it, but I won't forget it either. The Jedi Order sometimes acts way too much like it believes what it thinks is right is actual reality without checking up on it later. And as an institution the Order doesn't show enough care to the individuals that constitute it. I can't believe that Master Yoda would've been part of that decision!"
"Master Yoda wasn't there. He was has knee deep… er…" Aayla paused, and smirked as Harry laughed aloud. "Okay, so maybe I should say he was well above his head and drowning in discussions with the Senate pushing to rescind the arming rights for the Trade Federation after the debacle of the trade summit on Eriadu."
"I hope this latest effrontery will be enough incentive for the Senate to demand the TF disarm." Harry said shaking his head as he gestured towards his newest memory crystal, which was a dusky tan in color shot through with veins of pink. It would signify his memories of Tatooine in its entirety for now, though he might separate his memories of Aayla from it into their own crystal later on. For a brief moment the two of them saw the memory of a few hours previous, where Padme explained her planet's plight to them.
Behind the two Inside the Skywalker house everyone had gone to sleep already and both of their bodies had closed their eyes feigning sleep but Master Fay was not fooled. "Don't stay up too late you two," she said, coming out of the Skywalker house to look down at the two of them where they lay against the wall, covered now by a single cloak, her voice bringing them back to the physical plane. "Catching up is all well and good, but you'll have time to do that while we decide where to go from here."
Harry looked up abruptly. "Master, I thought we would just go back to Sorenno! I know my training with Master Dooku is nowhere near done."
"The study of a lightsaber is the study of a lifetime," Aayla quoted, nodding her head.
Behind Fay Dooku actually let loose a chuckle. That had been a phrase that he had recorded among his teachings which he had left behind in the Temple after deciding to retire to Sorenno with his apprentice. "True enough Padawan Secura. But the Jedi high Council will no doubt want you and your Master to return to them. Vos also has reams of data he needs to give them which will aid in their ongoing efforts against the illegal slave trade. Not to mention a few prisoners who may help the Order with its inquiries."
Both teens flinched, and Dooku held up a hand. He was still somewhat disquieted by the connection between these two, but he couldn't deny that it was most definitely a Light Side construction. "We will not separate you two, but explaining the why of it will be difficult without letting the Masters see your connection themselves."
Harry looked at Master Fay and then over at his mother hovering behind the woman, having just come out from having teased Anakin about something, which had left Padme giggling madly and Anakin looking like a gaping fish. "Does that mean we will have to go back to the temple?"
"Perhaps," Dooku said frowning. He too looked at Master Fay.
That worthy frowned, shaking her head. "I will meditate on that tonight. If the Force is still telling me that taking you to Coruscant will result in disaster, we won't, no matter what pressures the Jedi Council puts on us. My own reading of the Force will suffice for them, but what that will mean for you both, that we shall see."
Harry nodded, and watched the adults move back inside. When they were gone he turned to look at Aayla, whose hazel eyes locked with his, worry and concern for the future overriding their joy in the present for a few moments.
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