While the apprentices attempted to get the nav unit in working order, Aria voiced her concerns about the potential pitfalls that they could encounter at the Academy. He chuckled at her description of the temple guardian, sighing in mock nostalgic longing. 
"Those were such fun times, weren't they? Hanging precariously from ledges and doing other death-defying stunts." Another chuckle came at Kytra's innocent assumption about how far the Sith would go to protect their secrets, adding to Aria's comments:
"What from what we've seen, the Sith and slash or the True Sith are VERY keen on making sure that only those who can jump through their deadly hoops without incident can have access to their secrets." He heard his wife's thought echo across their bond along with the anxiety that memories from Quensu brought. It had been a long time since he had thought about the beginning of their journey together(it HAD been around three years), but his wife's recollections brought back a few unpleasant memories of his own. If this Academy had any sort of defense system like the original True Sith temple on Quensu, they would have to be even more alert than they had been. Yerbol cast a glance down towards Aria, about to share his concern when Ethan told them that the nav unit had managed to get working. 
"That's either a magnificent display of your ability with machines or a straight up miracle from the Force." Ethan bristled a bit, looking at his Master with miffed indigence. 
"Maybe a bit of both would be more appropriate of a description?" The Champion smirked, searching for a retort when he felt a wet muzzle bump his hand, a question uttered from Taral. 
"Indeed. I know you're not exactly the biggest fan of the planet, but we'll be off world soon. Before you know it..." He took a knee, scratching the hound behind the ear.
"You'll be back on Zinuthra hunting acolytes in no time." Taral snorted happily in reply, the party then exiting the ship with no mishaps(thankfully) and Ethan even managed to revive the nav unit one more time before pointing them in the direction just opposite of where they had started the descent into the valley. He could feel the apprentices chafing a bit at Aria's commands, so he added:
"We're on a world known for harboring massive Force signatures and played host to one of the worst war atrocities in known history. You'd better stay sharp. I'm not going back to the Council and telling them that we lost our apprentices because they were careless." Ethan's shoulders, visible from behind thanks to his position at pointman, sagged a bit as they plodded forward. 

Good. Sag. Better than getting your head chopped off. 

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After climbing back up out of the valley, the party worked their way forward, snaking cautiously around fissures and cavernous openings that emitted the same noxiously colored gas that the valley featured. There were a handful of instances when Yerbol could just...feel something on the edge of his senses, but when he stopped and reached out to his surroundings, nothing was found. Taral too was a bit more cautious than normal, choosing to slink back from his mate's side and stay alongside the rear guard that Yerbol served as. It made the Champion feel slightly better that the hound felt something was off as well, even if they couldn't identify what(or who?) was causing ripples in the Force.

It wasn't long before their path once again was flanked by cliffside, although this didn't last as long as their initial exploration of the planet. Instead of being greeted by a valley, they were looking down at a winding path that went from gravely sheet of rock to faded, yet ornate marble colored white and light green, colors swirled in a semi-circular pattern that was also present on the facade of the visible structure. An opening into the building was also visible, yet as they drew ever closer, rubble and debris marred what would have been a breath-taking entrance hall. When the group arrived just within a few hundred feet of the entrance, Yerbol swayed backward, then-

[i]So many came here for her. Did they, did you leave with what you sought? 

Pause. 

No. Left with more questions that were answered apart from her.

Understandable. She wa-

The two of them stood just beyond, faces betraying concern. They knew what was here.

And they were afraid. [/i]

His eyes opened to find the apprentices nervously staring at him, Kytra's whiskers trembling slightly. 
"Did you see?" They exchanged looks with each other before Ethan spoke with a tremor in his voice:
"It was...it was Revan, wasn't it?" Yerbol nodded.
"Meetra, too." The name sounded so familiar, like conjuring up the memory of an old friend who he hadn't seen for just a bit too long. 
"The visions are only going to get stronger as proceed further into the Academy." He took a moment to close his eyes, refocusing his mind, his energy to ensure that he could withstand the potential trials and visions that were to come. It was then he remembered how much he had expended in helping them get planet-side and was suddenly less inclined to try and take any more of a beating from the Force. 

But what choice did they have? When was there ever a choice to stop? 

Shaking his head, he nodded to Aria, telling her through this bond:
[i]We stay strong and we stay together. Right?[/i]