23- Displacing Pain
_ **"Much as I wish I could, there is no means through the Force to take away what has happened to you in the past; even erasing your memories, which I would never do, will not undo your scars."** _ _ **"Have I any hope?"** _ _ **"Always. Trust in...
21- Fractures
_ **"If you cannot afford to lose, you should not play the game."** __~Prince Xizor_ Talrik grunted as he climbed up the steep incline, ears folded back in pain and fear as he heard more shouts and swearing from the brigands below. A sharp crack rang...
20- Conflagration
_ **"It is a vast criminal syndicate... its influence felt on every planet from the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim. Black Sun has existed for hundreds of years, and embedded itself in the very fiber of the galaxy. The resources at its disposal are almost...
19- The Gardeners
_ **"Beauty is easy to tarnish; when it's made of wood, it's easier to set aflame."** _ _~__Unknown Sith Inquisitor_ No natural light showed in the captain's quarters. Kajex had always preferred it to be dimly lit, his natural night-sight eliminating...
17- The Third
**_"... Aren't you a little_** **short** _ **for a stormtrooper?"** _ _~ Princess Leia Organa_ In the space of 30 seconds, both student and teacher had managed to reduce what had been a remarkably well-kept and elaborate lobby area, into rubble...
16- Friend, Lover, Mentor
**_"In my view, it's possible to know too much about combat and the Force- if it means you know next to nothing about intelligence gathering, computer slicing, technological surveillance, or espionage. Sentinels approach these disciplines from the...
15- Better, Lower Standards
**_"I must've hit pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh, kid?"_** **_~_** _Han Solo_ Syrra found it difficult to restrain her satisfaction, such that she had bounce to her step as she headed back to the hangar. Hearing...
TEASER- Reading One's Feelings
If one were to ask if I had constant contact with the world of humans, I'd ask what kind of idiot they were- as a gryphon, the obvious answer is 'yes'. Within the range we set for ourselves, it's impossible not to. In some 'kingdoms' (for lack of...
68- Well In Hand
_ **"My training, I learned a few years ago, was anything but formal. Master Yoda couldn't afford to bank on the traditions of the old Jedi Order, not where I was concerned; not when his time was running short."** _ _ **"How would you best describe...
Dragon's Howl: Caravan
The Orange Road held no shortage of dense vegetation, located near the fringes of the Great Forest of Cyrodiil; nor did it lack an abundance of caves, lying near the roots of the Jerall Mountains. The northern Cyrodiil packs of the Lykaios knew these...
Situational Adjustment
_Adjust._ A finger slipped beneath the plate, tugging it a centimeter lower. ... _No, adjust it again._ Her finger dug at the linking band between the center and side plates, pulling it to the side until the central plate was against her sternum,...
41- The Black Tomb
_ **"**** Can you not feel the **_** potency _of this place?"_** _~Freedon Nadd_ On the edge of one of Dakua's many jungles, a small, black-feathered avian creature darted between the branches of a tree, its talons carrying a barely moving rat-like...