[center][b][color=7bcdc8]Xeviiy Sinclair[/color]
[color=7ea7d8]Leon Athos[/color][/b]
[b][color=f7976a]Coruscant[/color][/b][/center]

Leon smirked when Xeviiy's face lit up, if nothing had changed since he had last been in the Jedi Temple, then he knew that she probably wasn't allowed to leave it frivolously what with her still being a padawan. “Oh thank you masters!” Xeviiy exclaimed, bowing to them quickly and then started to head towards the exit, Leon and Anna not too far behind, “Don't worry masters, we'll look after her and make sure she doesn't get into trouble.” He half waved as they began exiting out of the council chambers with Xeviiy.

Xeviiy glanced back when Anna started to speak to her, “Eh, don't worry about it, I get it to some degree, but I'm not just some little kid that can't protect herself, I'm with the order, they've trained me since I was little...I'm sorry though for being rude, sometimes words escape my mouth faster than my brain thinks.” She smiled with a small chuckle.

“So...how do you know the council? I didn't manage to catch that bit when you guys were talking.” Xeviiy spoke up after the short silence as the three of them continued walking through the temple.

“I used to be a padawan such as yourself.”

“What really?” Xeviiy couldn't help but respond with a shocked expression on her face.

“Yep, if you're wondering why I'm not with the order now, it's because I felt I wasn't good enough for the order, see I have a difficult time manipulating the force externally, so such things as telekinesis or force push and pull are a little more difficult for me. The one thing that I was better than most at was using the force to enhance my body's natural abilities, but I never thought that would be really useful to the Jedi Order, so I sort of put a self imposed exile on myself, then someone from the Republic recruited me and that's how I got to where I am now.”

“Wow, well I guess that would explain those stories I've heard about you, if you are that guy that did all those incredible things in the war against Exar Kun.” She responded.

“Yeah, some people think me a bit of a legend, though I don't really see it, I just did what anyone else would've.” Leon answered back, a little quieter as he thought back to some of his past battles he was in years ago.

“Well you had the force with you, that already gave you more of an advantage than most of the other soldiers you were with.”

“Perhaps, but that doesn't mean they didn't save my life as much as I saved theirs, the force is a powerful ally, but so are the people you fight with, the force alone can't allow you to do everything by yourself.”

They soon made it out of the temple and then began walking towards the headquarters, thankfully it wasn't too far away, no doubt one of the reasons it was built so close to the Jedi Temple, so news could be sent to them quickly.

“Oh no!” Leon exclaimed, smacking his forehead as he let out a sigh.

“What is it, sir?” The Lieutenant asked, finding his outburst to be random.

“I just remembered Lieutenant, I'm going to have a ton of paperwork when I get back.” He let out a slight chuckle.

“Well you're the one who had to take one of your infamous breaks and then the whole news with the Jedi, you've got no one to blame but yourself.” Anna responded cheekily.

“Yeah yeah Lieutenant, no need to rub it in my face.” He sighed, he hated paperwork, it always seemed like it was never ending, at least on the battlefield he usually didn't have to worry about that.

“I take it he does this a lot then?” Xeviiy spoke, noticing the two seemed to have a unique bond, if they weren't together, they would be, at least that's how Xeviiy saw it.

“Yeah, I have to remind him all the time about his work, I feel like his mother a lot of the time more than his Lieutenant.” She chuckled, glad that she and Xeviiy were starting to get along better than than had moments before.

“What did you say, Lieutenant?” He gave a serious glare to her, Xeviiy feeling a bit nervous when his demeanor changed, though she started to relax when Anna rolled her lips in, trying to avoid laughing, though it was unavoidable. “You really think that facade works on me anymore, it's not like how it was on day one.” Leon's struggled to keep the facade anger expression on his face, but soon a smile cracked from it, “Well I thought it was worth a try, at least I managed to trick the baby Jedi.” He chuckled, glancing over to Xeviiy.

“Baby Jedi huh? Well I bet this 'baby Jedi' could trounce you in a sparring match.” She smiled to him with a determined look on her face, something in her being brought when she talked to him, plus it also had something to do with when she had that vision session with that strange woman.

“Perhaps after we get to Republic HQ and I inform a general about this, just make sure to not bother the other soldiers who are busy with paperwork.” He spoke to her.

“Don't worry Major, I'll stay with her and show her around the place, let her get a feel for what it's like in the Republic.” Anna interjected, Leon giving a nod. It wasn't that he expected her to misbehave, just it would be his ass if his superiors saw an unauthorized person inside the building, even if they were a Jedi who just barely had clearance with the military.

It started to become early dusk when they finally entered the HQ, Xeviiy was in awe of how busy it was, a man quickly rushing over to them, “Major! Where have you been, paperwork has been piling up.” Leon let out a sigh, “Relax Sergeant, I'm here now, just give me a few minutes and then I'll help take care of it.” The Sergeant saluted and then quickly rushed back to his desk as the three started to walk through the building, down a hall on the left until they reached a door, a name plate next to it reading 'General Rylken Sulmar'.

“Alright, here we go, no make sure to be respectful to the man, he's stern but not unreasonable.” Leon warned, a lot of the generals were like that, though he figured they had to be, otherwise the chain of command wouldn't be taken seriously if they were relaxed and care free.

He knocked on the door, “Come in.” An older voice came from the other side, the door sliding open as the three of them stepped inside, “Ah Leon, good to see you...” An older man with black hair, grey streaks on the side as well as a full beard spoke, looking to be in his late fifties, he paused when he saw Anna and Xeviiy, “...and you brought guests.” He smiled to them, Leon giving a quick salute, followed by Anna, though Xeviiy didn't. “Xeviiy...” Leon spoke in a hinting voice, trying to get her to do the same.

“It's quite alright Major, Jedi aren't truly known for military protocol, are they?” He asked her with a smile, she looking surprised in return, “You know I'm a Jedi?” She asked the older man curiously. “Well of course my dear, it's quite obvious what with your attire, not to mention that shiny hilt you have attached to your side.”

She looked down to her weapon before looking to Leon and then the older man once more, “You don't seem stern like the Major said.” She retorted, Leon's eyebrows shooting up before he lowered his head into his palm, shaking it. The General unable to help but let out a hearty laugh, “Well in my office I'm a bit more laid back, plus the Major and I are old friends, so he gets a break on that front, but I assume you're here with more important matters than a greeting?” He looked to Leon, quickly becoming more serious.

“Yes General, I visited the Jedi Temple, they had been expecting me, they bring news about Mandalorian raids on the Outer Rim supposedly on a conquest based on the information I've been given. They wish for my Lieutenant and I, as well as this young Jedi to accompany the scouting party they're going to send to investigate, they said we'd be meeting up with some others they've selected, here is the information they gave me.” He reached behind him, handing the datapad over to the aged General.

He began to review some of the data that was on it, his brow furrowing the more he read, “Why was this not simply sent to us via a secure channel?” He asked as he paused his reading to look at Leon.

“The Jedi Council were concerned that the channels weren't secure enough and didn't wish for this information to be leaked and potentially cause a panic or allow others to benefit off the chaos or alert any Mandalorians or their sympathizers.” Leon Responded.

The General nodded his head, “Yes, I understand now. They were right then to have this delivered personally, if such information were to get out without a calm explanation, no doubt there would be chaos that could severely harm the Republic...” He let out a sigh, “...I really hope this doesn't lead to another war, I'm only a few years from retirement, thank you for bringing this to me, I shall inform the other Generals and we'll bring this to the Senates attention.”

“Yes, sir!” Leon spoke loudly, saluting and began to head for the door before Anna approached the General, “Sir? I don't mean to take up anymore of your valuable time, but I was wondering if Major Athos could have someone else take over his paperwork, just so he isn't fatigued when the mission begins.” Leon was about to speak up when the General let out a chuckle, “Sure Lieutenant, can't have a  legend like our Major here to be fatigued, I'll have someone else take care of it, not to worry.” Anna smiled and the clapped her feet together, giving a salute, then started to exit the General's office with Leon and Xeviiy.

“Are you two trying to get me into trouble? You're just lucky he was in a good mood.” Leon spoke as he let out a sigh.

Xeviiy and Anna looking at each other before letting out a small giggle, “Nothing wrong with testing the waters, Major.” Xeviiy teased as they started to walk down the hallway, “How about we get some food from the cafeteria and then we can spar like you wanted.” Leon suggested, Xeviiy smiling and nodding eagerly, she definitely changed a little, she still believe in her idealism, but she wasn't so avert to combat now, at least if it was a sparring match.