AHeartlessNobody

The Force is Strong

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Odette continued to watch in curiosity as the ship landed. Soon the ramp to the ship was down and the expected boy began walking out. At his look her way, she felt a little uncomfortable from some unknown reason, turning her gaze from him. The boy hadn't even said a word to her, so why did she feel that way? Perhaps it was the curious and wary look in his expression that made her so sheepish. She looked up to her master and standing on her tip toes went to ask him something quietly as the lad began walking down the ramp, "Is his family not going to come out to greet you, Master?"

Luke chuckled and placed a hand on her shoulder, whispering softly back to her, "No. It has already been discussed. His parents stayed behind and he came on his own. We wish to get the boy settled in quickly so that tomorrow his training can begin. They wanted a quick goodbye to allow him to do so and that means him taking the journey here on his own." The old man approached the boy, meeting him half way as the boy said his own greeting. Luke's greeting was more warm, drawing him in a hug, smiling down at him, "It's good to see you, Ben." Luke said with a smile and a nod. He could tell with one look at his nephew that the boy was apprehensive about everything that was in store. He felt sympathy for the boy being away from his family for the first time. But, he understood his sister's worries and why she wanted her son to stay with him and be trained. He was sure that sooner or later the boy would grow use to all this and hopefully come to enjoy training. After all, training at first and leaving everything behind was never easy. It hadn't been easy for him when he had left Tatooine and it hadn't been easy for young Odette to be left here either. Yet, after the initial sadness and worries, he had come to enjoy his Jedi training, and so had Odette the longer she was here.

Ben had looked to the young girl behind Luke, the girl looking to him with nervous blue eyes, though appraoched when she was adressed, shaking his hand, "Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you."

It seemed Odette was just as nervous about all this as Ben. This made him chuckle a little. The girl was so sheltered here, having living here with him for most of her life, she hadn't seen another person besides himself in many years, so seeing another person was probably intimidating and exciting for the girl all in one. At Ben's question, he nodded in response, "This is Odette Kenobi." The girl looked liek a deer in headlights as she looked from her master to the boy, though Luke placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, "She has been training here with me for a few years now. I have a feeling she can surely help you get adjusted here and maybe even help you to understand some of the basics of the Force in your time together."

Odette looked up to her master in confusion, as he hadn't mentioned that to her before. She was going to helping with this boy? But, she was still in training herself. Yet, she supposed what he was doing here did make sense. She was close to the boy's age so perhaps he would be more comfortable that way. And it wasn't like she was actually going to be teaching him. More of a peer tutor she supposed.

Luke looked to Ben once more, "We will start with training tomorrow young padawan. Today we will rest and allow you to get accustomed to your surroundings." He looked to Odette and nodded to her, "Lead him to our home. I will go fetch some things for dinner tonight."

"Yes Master." She said shyly and quietly, giving a nod and then looked to Ben, nodding for him to follow her, walking back into the woods, hopping over the fallen trees and ducking under branches, just as she had done on the way to the clearing. Soon they had come upon a clearing smaller than the one Ben's ship had landed in. In this clearing was a small hut of a house and on the side of the house was a small garden where they grew their food. It was a simple and self sustaining life, one that had done she and Master Luke well. And now would be the life Ben would live until further arrangements were made by Luke, "I know it's small and not much." Odette stated quietly, glancing over at Ben from over her shoulder, finally speaking since they had left Luke in that clearing, "But it works at keeping us safe and healthy. Luke spoke off possibly building another place, not too far off from this area. Where we could have more room to have other padawans come. We will have to one day after all, if we are to re-establish the new Jedi Order. But, until then, this is home."

The Force is Strong

No problem. Sorry it took so long to respond. I was waiting for your post, only to realize I never subscribed to the thread XD

Also, being that Ben is 14, I'll likely change Odette's age to 12, that way there's not much of an age gap.
Speaking of Rey, being that we have Ben and Odette as a pairing, who did we want to pair Rey up with? Fin or an OC?

The Force is Strong

Name:
Odette Kenobi

Light Saber:
Her first ever light saber was her grandfather's blue saber, but that broke on one of her first missions and she after word constructed a purple saber. Later on she upgraded it, making it into her dual bladed saber.


Fears:
As ironic as it is, she fears the dark. She is also very claustrophobic and hates enclosed spaces. Those two things coupled together is her worse nightmare.

Strengths:
She is very knowledgeable when it comes to other planets, different species, and with languages. She also pays strong attention to the Force and tries to listen to it every chance she gets. This has made her able to work off of her instincts very well and make quick decisions as well, though her critical analysis makes her far from street smart and lacking in that sort of thing, her having to lean on Ben and Master Skywalker in that area when needed.

Biography:
Odette was born to the son of a once great Jedi. And that Jedi was Obi Wan Kenobi. Her father had told her many tales about him, even though she herself had never known him, seeing as he had died quite a few years before she was born. Still, she found herself feeling close to her grandfather somehow. It was as though through those stories she actually did know him, and she looked up to him. She used to wonder what it was like to be a Jedi, fight the Sith, and live such a life of adventure.

And, she got her wish. She would know what such a thing was like.

When she was just seven years old, a great attack had befallen her home planet, her mother killed and her father gravely injured. Yet, though the man was dying, he had managed to drag himself and her aboard a ship, where he had a pair of droids take them to a planet not too far away. And on this planet was none other than the great Luke Skywalker. She had heard of the man in man stories, but to think he was real? It was a shock for the little girl, and even more so that her father knew him. His dying wish told to Skywalker was for him to care for her and train her.

Her father died and on that day Luke Skywalker became her Guardian. He was her Jedi Master and she his padawan. Anywhere eh went, she followed closely, watching his every action and learning from it, soaking in all the information her young mind could. The little girl trained with him, growing better and better each day. But, things were sort of lonely. All the company she had was Master Luke, and though he wasn't bad company, she missed the socialization of having other people around. Especially those her own age. That was why when Master Luke told her his young nephew, a boy just a few years older than herself, she was estatic.

Yet, meeting this boy was just the beginning of the two young Jedis' long journey.

Other:
Her fear of dark enclosed spaces comes from the initial attack on her home planet that had killed her mother and many of her people. Her mother had hidden her away in a small hidden room. Enclosed off from all light in this cramped space, she had been able to hear every scream outside of her safe place, including those of her dying mother. Her father had released her from the hidden area shortly after when they went to escape, but to this day it has scarred her and being in a similar situation of darkness and cramped spaces sends her into a panic.

The Force is Strong

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It had been four long years that ten year old Odette had become apprenticed to Master Luke. It had been a very long and trying few years, where she had to learn many traits of the Force and how to handle herself in certain situations. Of course, the way to handle herself was always the same. With a calm and careful approach. One where she thought on and calculated what each outcome would mean for her those around her. But, as trying as it was, it was all worth it and had helped her grow as a person. She was kind and compassionate just as any Jedi should be, though still had a bit of spunk in her all the same that the average ten year old might have. Not that she had anyone to use some of that spunk on. There was the occasional moment where she would say something smart to her master, but that was rare and most of the time it when she did it was in a light and joking manner. Other than that, well, who else did she have to smart off at when the only two people hidden away on this planet was herself and Master Luke?

But, she knew this was about to change. For Master Luke had told her of someone coming to them that very day. Someone to join them and stay with Luke just as she was. He would train along side her and learn the ways of the Force. She was rather curious to see what this new padawan was like. Would he be someone she could be friends with? Or would he be someone she wouldn't get along with? She was anxious and excited all in one just to have someone so close to her age, give or take a few years, coming to stay with them.

The young girl happily followed behind her master as they headed toward the meeting point on the planet where the ship as to land, her long blonde hair, which was pulled back into a poneytail, and clothes blowing in the light winds as they climbed over rocks and over tree stumps, the adolescent girl speaking the old man as she went along, "So, this boy...he's your...nephew?"

There was a chuckle, "Yes, Odette. My sister's son."

"And he's coming to train with us?"

"That is correct."

"But isn't it a little...late for someone at such an age to start training to become a Jedi?" She inquired, looking over at him as she pulled herself over a rather large fallen tree trunk, "I thought one was supposed to start training at an early age to become a Jedi?"

"That is true by tradition. But," He used his saber to cut back some low branches to make a path for the two of them, "If we were going by tradition, you would have not been trained either. Even I would not have been trained. You see, in the past years, long ago, Jedi were trained starting at the age of four. You came to me when you were six and I was trained at a much older age than you are even now. If one is strong enough in the Force, age will not stop the person from being trained and becoming great in the ways of the Jedi."

"And this boy is very strong with the Force, Master?" She asked, raising an eyebrow in curiosity.

He nodded in response, "Yes. My family tends to be very strong in the Force. And young Ben is no exception. This is why my sister and his father wish for me to train him." He stopped in his walking as they came to a large clearing and nodded to himself once again, "Ah, here we are. This is where they should land. Now, we wait." Luke sat upon a rock while young Odette sat in the tall grass of the clearing, sitting cross legged and taking in the nature around her. It was quiet and peaceful. A perfect place to mediate for a bit.

Which is what she did. She closed her eyes, taking deep and slow breaths as she sat there, tuning in with the best of her ability to the Force, reaching out and feeling everything around her. She did this for a short while, in her own little world, until the sound of a rather loud ship came to her ears, breaking the peace of the surrounding land as, what looked like a rather old ship, landed. Luke stood up and so did she, standing beside the old man with curiosity in her gaze as she waited for the people to come out.​

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Hearing that no one else had found the boy was a relief to Cassie. As she got her food with Serix, she listened in on everything that the others were saying. Ryan spoke about sealing off the main exit, to which Hunter and Monty volunteered on the job. Ryan assigned Gunner to help with unmarked tunnels, Gunner whistling for Dash who came along obediently. Seeing Gunner looking for unmarked passages with his dog worried her slightly. If the lad was still in the caves, what if the dog sniffed him out? She could only hope the boy managed to find a really good hiding spot if he was still in the caves.

Everyone headed off and she turned her gaze to Serix as he spoke, suggesting that they take the rest of the day to rest. He had a point. If no one had found him yet, they probably wouldn't. It would likely take the need for food or water to bring the boy out of his hiding spot, and hopefully by then they would have figured something out to make sure Ryan didn't kill the boy for escaping. She gave a small nod to Serix's suggestion and stood up to give her and Serix's tray to Terra.

She noticed Terra watching both she and Serix, though Cassie didn't feel any malicious intent in the look. Perhaps the girl was just wary, and after the girl's loss of her brother, she didn't blame her for keeping an eye on things. Yet, looking to the girl, she realized that the look didn't seem quite wary either. More of observant.

She gave a smile to the girl, hoping to cheer the girl up a little after all that had happened today, then turned to Serix, taking his hand and took his hand, "Let's go get some rest. I think it's been a long day for everyone." Making their way back to their room, she sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, looking over to him, "What are we going to do, Serix? They won't look for the boy forever. We've got to think of something to stop those interrogations from happening."

“Yes,” Came Jaxil's answer to her question, “But it’s never been my favorite activity.” He looked at the book she had handed him, though didn't seem too pleased with the idea of reading, “Learning about history wasn’t something I particularly enjoyed in my classes. Do humans study for fun?”

She looked at him curiously at that answer. So then...Lunairans only read to learn? Sure, it was okay to read to learn, it was her own way of learning things since they didn't have school in the caves. But that wasn't why she read, "Well," She began, taking the book back into her grasp, giving a shrug, "We do read history, though it's not always for fun. It's important to know the things of the past, so that we can make a better future. But, history isn't all we read." She looked to him, giving him a smile, "Humans create stories and write them down for others to read. Stories to entertain, but also to teach lessons. Reading these stories is my favorite thing to do."

Opening the book, she moved to where he sat and sat down beside him to show him the pages, being careful to hopefully not worry him and give him his personal space as well. They had all sorts of colorful and interesting pictures pertaining to the story, "My brother used to go on raids for supplies, and he would always bring me back a book. There aren't any other humans close to my age here in the caves to spend time with, so reading was sort of my way of keeping myself busy."

Turning to the first page in the book, she smiled. She loved bringing stories to life and when Sally and Charlie were younger she used to read to the two, making the stories come to life she read, putting emotion in her tone as she read the words off of the page. Looking over to Jaxil with another smile, she spoke, "This book is one of my favorites. It's called 'The Little Prince'. Here, listen," She looked down to the pages and began to read, her eyes bright as the story began,

"Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet scarcely bigger than himself and who had need for a friend.” She began her story, reading the book to him, the tale spinning as the words left her lips, speaking about an aviator crashing in the desert, who met a little boy. A little prince from a different planet with no way to return home. The two spent time in the desert, and while the aviator attempted to fix his plane, the little boy told the aviator tales of his travel, as well as his home planet, where a rose waited for him. A rose that he was in love with and needed to return back to.

"The thorns of a rose--what use are they?" Came the voice of the little prince one day.

I did not know. At that moment I was very busy trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck in my engine. I was very much worried, for it was becoming clear to me that the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious. And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.

"The thorns--what use are they?"

The little prince never let go of a question, once he had asked it. As for me, I was upset over that bolt. And I answered with the first thing that came into my head:

"The thorns are of no use at all. Flowers have thorns just for spite!"

There was a moment of complete silence. Then the little prince flashed back at me, with a kind of resentfulness:

"I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naïve. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons . . ."

"I am too busy to speak of such silly matters. You actually believe the that the flowers--"

"You talk just like the grown-ups!" That made me a little ashamed. But he went on, relentlessly: "You mix everything up together... You confuse everything..." He was really very angry. He tossed his golden curls in the breeze.

"I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures. And all day he says over and over, just like you: 'I am too busy to speak of such silly matters' And that makes him swell up with undeserved pride.

The little prince was now white with rage, "The flowers have been growing thorns for millions of years. For millions of years the sheep have been eating them just the same. And is it not silly to try to understand why the flowers go to so much trouble to grow thorns which are never of any use to them? Is the warfare between the sheep and the flowers not important? Is this not of more consequence than a fat red-faced gentleman's sums? And if I know--I, myself--one flower which is unique in the world, which grows nowhere but on my planet, but which one little sheep can destroy in a single bite some morning, without even noticing what he is doing-Oh! You think that is not important!"

His face turned from white to red in frustration as he continued, "If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, 'Somewhere, my flower is there...' But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened . . . And you think that is not important!"

He could not say anything more. His words were choked by sobbing.

The night had fallen. I had let my tools drop from my hands. Of what matter now was my hammer, my bolt, or thirst, or death? On one star, one planet, my planet, the Earth, there was a little prince to be comforted. I took him in my arms, and rocked him. It was then that he tearfully began to tell me the story of the little rose that still waited upon his planet, his first and only love..."

She stopped the story for now, though it was not over. Perhaps it was leaving it on a cliff hanger, the story only half way through, but it was getting rather late by now and there was no way she could finish the story tonight. Taking the bookmark within the book, she placed it on the page and closed the book, looking to him, "You should get some sleep and I should return to my own room. It's getting late."

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

This one makes me think of both Cassie and Serix, as well as Terra and Jax x3

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

When Jaxil questioned the safety of this hiding place, Terra looked about the area in thought. He was right. After all, she had been brave enough to come up here, or really it was the fear of being attacked if she turned her back to leave the river area that brought her up here. But still, if given reason, the others might do the same thing. She frowned slightly as she ran these thoughts through her head, looking to him in concern, "Well...I...I can't be 100% sure, I don't think any place in the caves would be completely safe for you. But, I can honestly say this is your best chance."

She didn't know what would come of this. She couldn't hide him forever. They would have to figure out something sooner or later, someway to get him out of here without being spotted, "I'll do what I can to keep them from looking here. But I don't think any of them would risk coming up here. Anyone who ever has has almost fell in the river. One time we had to fish one of our guys from the river before he got carried away. It's a pretty known strict rule that under any circumstances we aren't supposed to--"

"Terra! You in here?!"

Terra's eyes went wide and the two teens moved in surprise, causing a little scuffling noise when through the cavern they could hear Jake's voice. They were hidden behind the cave walls but he was bound to check here after hearing the noise they had made. She looked quickly to Jaxil, rising her hands to calm him, speaking in a whisper that only he could hear, "Stay here and stay still." With that, she was moving, going toward the thin entrance of the upper river cavern, squeezing her way through,

"Yeah Jake! I'm here!" She came out of the cavern into the lower river cavern, "I was just checking out all the tunnels."

"Terra, what the hell were you doing up there? You know Ryan doesn't want anyone heading up there. The rapids are too rough. You could have slipped and been pulled under. None of us would have ever been able to find you."

Terra gave the older male a sheepish smile, "Yeah, I know. I'm sorry, I just wanted to check everywhere. Just to be sure."

"Just...don't go up there again. We can't loose another person today." He put a comforting arm around her shoulder, much like her brother used to do, and lead her from the river caverns, "Did you find anything?"

Shaking her head, Terra looked to him, "No, I checked all through the lower river caverns and all in the upper river caverns. He's not there."

Jake of course accepted this answer, relaying to her that so far they hadn't found him anywhere and no clues as well. Good, at least they hadn't gotten any leads as to where he might be. Now, she just had to help keep it that way. She could only hope he didn't do anything reckless to ruin that chance and he stayed hidden. She left the river cavern with Jake and back into the main cavern.

Everyone had returned from their searches and had met back in the eating area for dinner. She could tell some of the others were pretty frustrating, especially Ryan, Hunter, and Monty. She listened to them speak among each other about options as she moved to take her place in helping to prepare the food, which was her main job in the caves. As she worked with Victoria and Emily, her eyes drifted to the others, landing on Serix and Cassie. Both stayed from the others, though she could imagine why. After the battle with the Lunairans they both likely felt out of place. Yet, she could see a bit of relief in them at hearing no one had seen any trace of the boy.

She continued to make food and once everyone including herself had eaten, she took to cleaning up, telling Victoria and Emily she had it covered. After all, Victoria needed to go help Ray with the injured still and Emily had her son to care for. Besides, it gave her a chance to place the left over food in a bowl, sneaking it out of the kitchen when she was finished with clean up, heading to her room.

Once there, she paused, glancing over to the other half of her room. Wes's half. The two had shared the room since they were kids and now...it felt so empty. She sat on the edge of the bed, staring over at his side of the room, all his things left just as he like them. It took a long while for her to move over to that side of the room, and she had intended to take his blanket and pillow off of his bed, but....found herself unable to. Instead, she moved to her own bed and grabbed her pillow and blanket, as well as a book. She wrapped the blanket around her as though she were cold, hiding the pillow, bowl of food, and the book beneath it so it was out of sight as she walked. Some of the others saw her in passing, but didn't question how odd it was that she was walking with a blanket wrapped around her, assuming her to either just be very cold or that it was coping thing for her.

Finally, she made it back to the river cavern and, after checking around to make sure no one was there, she moved, heading through the small tunnels and up to the upper level caves, carefully moving along the slick thin ledges, until she made it back to the same spot as before, growing relieved to see he was still there. And when he looked in fear, she rose a hand, "It's me."

With that, she moved carefully forward until she sat in front of him, unwrapping the blanket from her, handing it to him, "It gets cold in here. I also brought a pillow, in case you manage to get to sleep." She lifted up the bowl, "And food. Serix eats our food, so I figured it wouldn't be harmful to you either." After handing him these three items, she was left with just the book in her hands, one entitled 'The Little Prince', though she hesitated, "I...wasn't sure if Lunairans read. But I brought a book just in case, to pass the time here so that you're not just sitting here." She looked at him questioning, "Do...Lunairans know how to read?"

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

Name: Destiny
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race: Half Lunairan-Half Human
Family: Her mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
Appearance:

Destiny was named by her mother, the woman stating that she was destined for greatness. She had grown up with just her mother as family, her mother working very hard to take care of her. She used to ask her mother about her father, yet the woman would work around the question, telling her she would talk to her about it when she was older. Her mother didn't take her out much for some reason. And when she did, her mother made her put contacts into her eyes. She didn't know why. She liked her eyes and thought they were pretty. Her mother used to tell her that it was to keep them safe, whatever that had meant.
It was when she was ten years old that things went down hill and Destiny finally understood. Many people didn't see Lunairans that day, the disease being spread by mainly ships. But there were a few stationed Lunairans that took to spreading it on the ground. One lived right up the street. She had been playing out in the yard with her mother when the ships came in. Her mother grabbed her and she saw a woman with luminescent purple eyes using some sort of machine to blow a mist into the air. She remembered this woman and was even someone she would wave happily to on her walks, though when she remembered her, the woman had brown eyes. It was then that the ten year old girl put together that this woman had been hiding her eyes, just like her mother made her do. Only, this woman had been hiding for more malicious intentions.
She and her mother hid away, waiting for the worst to come and go. Within hours, all Lunairans and all ships had departed, leaving the stunned humans survivors scrambling to put their community back together.
As she and her mother helped where they could, Destiny couldn't help but think about her own eyes. She...had the same eyes as that woman. As those aliens. She came to the conclusion that, somehow, she was one of them. If only half that is, knowing her mother was a human.She had planned to ask her mother, to finally get her to tell her about the father she always failed to speak of. Yet, as she and her mother stood about, helping their neighbors, another lone ship came down, weapons blazing. She remembered her mother grabbing her and shielding her from the firing. She remembered her mother's scream, the sound of it forever planted in her brain.
It wasn't long before the lone ship was shot down, but the damage was done and her mother was dead. From there, things only went down hill further as the humans around her slowly went insane due to the virus. She could trust no one and found herself struggling. Especially when humans would see her eyes, thinking her to be a Lunairan. Many attempted to kill her for such a trait, and soon she found that she could trust no one.
When she was twelve, she came across a bird. It was a strange looking bird that she faintly remembered to be a type of pet, though she had never seen one in real life. The thing was wary of her, but due to a broken wing, couldn't fly away. It had panicked when she picked it up, but she just kept attempting to calm it, letting it know that she had it and wasn't going to harm it, saying over and over 'I gotcha.' As she took care of and helped bring the bird back to health, it would over nuzzle her, repeating the very phrase she had first said to him, repeating 'I gotcha' to her. That was how her best friend Gotcha got his name. Things became easier then. Gotcha scouted for her, looking for any people and letting her know when a route was dangerous. She learned how to create traps to get capture wild animals for food and to protect her hideaways from intruders. This is how she has survived over the years and is doing very well for herself despite the sudden reappearance of the Luanirans.

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Terra had not missed the expressions on this boy's face as she spoke, specifically when she had mentioned Serix and Cassie. Where as she thought the way Cassie and Serix loved each other despite their differences was sweet, he had an almost disgusted look at the mention of the Lunairan and Human being together romantically. As she spoke, the whole time she could see an inner struggle of sorts and she wondered just what was all running through his mind at this moment as she greeted him and introduced herself to him.

“Jaxil,” The boy in front of her said in return, “It’s, err… pleasant to meet you.”

Hearing his hesitant greeting for some reason brought a slight amused smile to Terra's lips. Perhaps it was the irony of his statement and she tilted her head to the side, "Well, you Lunairans must be pretty strange if it is a pleasure meeting someone in these conditions." She joked softly, an attempt to lighten the dark situation they were faced with, even if just a little.

As the boy in front of her thanked her, another soft smile came to her face, "Don't thank me." She shrugged, "It's...it's the right thing to do. Human or not, you're still a person. A life that matters." Her mind wandered back to the the others, the ones still locked away in those cells. Before coming to search for this Lunairan in front of her, she had caught word that interrogations were on hold for now, thanks to Cassie convincing Ryan to instead focus on their defenses. Should she....should she tell him?

Looking to him, she met his gaze again and decided that, yes she should. She thought to her brother, that if he was locked up and she had escaped, she would want to know he was alive. She should give this Lunairan the same grace, "You're teammates...they...um....they haven't been interrogated yet." Averting her gaze, she looked down her hands as she spoke, "It's been put on hold. Cassie managed to convince Ryan to wait until they've looked for you and have fortified the caves." She looked to him once more, "They're alive. And knowing Cassie and Serix, they'll continue to work to make sure it stays that way."

Stand Alone(Summers and AHeartlessNobody)

Seeing the boy in front of her nod, Terra's racing heart calmed just a bit. He was scared, body trembling as he looked to her. But then again, with the others looking for him, his life was at risk. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a thing? He was helpless and without a weapon to defend himself. Not to say he wasn't dangerous. He likely know how to fight in some shape or fashion, otherwise he wouldn't have been put into that battle. In a way, the fear on his face reminded her of herself, how scared she was with all of this. Normally when she was scared, her brother would comfort her and let her know everything was going to okay, but now he was...

She didn't need to think about that right now, least she start crying again. She took a settling breath and kept her gaze on the boy in front of her, who in turn asked her a question as well, “You are too… right?”

Hearing that, she swallowed and slowly nodded, "Yes. Very much so." Why wouldn't she be, when faced with the unknown of everything. Her brother was dead. There were Lunairans being held captive in the caves, ones that could very well be dangerous. And who knew if there were Lunairans besides this group that knew about their location? There were so many unknown factors and she was scared for her friends and her home. For all she knew, within weeks, or even days, everything she held dear could be gone and there was nothing she could do about it.

"War is....a scary thing." She mentioned quietly, shifting slight from her kneeling position to sit there on the cave floor, her gaze turning back to him, "I don't like it. I don't like seeing people die, no matter who they are." She mentioned and then glanced over her shoulder to the small crevice she had come from. The lower parts of the river used by her people were unseen thanks to the cave walls, leaving this place and them completely hidden to the eyes of her fellow survivors. She looked back to him, "Ryan told everyone a dangerous Lunairan escaped, and to kill on sight." She glanced down the gun in her hands and then moved it, but perhaps not to the place the boy might have thought. She set the gun down beside her rather than keeping it in her gasp, close enough in case he tried to attack, but not in a threatening manner, "I don't think that's right." She looked to him again, "You're afraid, running for your life. You shouldn't be killed for that."

She paused before she spoke again, "I don't think Lunairans are evil. There's a few other people in these caves that feel the same. We all know that peace between humans and Lunairans is possible. Cassie and Serix, the blonde girl and her Lunairan husband...or, you call them mates don't you?...those two are proof that peace between humans and Lunairans is possible." And of course, all of their parents are proof of that as well, but she left that out. She didn't know this boy well enough to give out such important details to their people, not wanting him to use the fact they are half Lunairan against them should he manage to get out of the caves.

"I'm not going to tell the others you're here. I've....seen enough death today to last a life time." She paused, taking a deep breath, "You...should be safe here. It's against our rules to come up into this part of the cave, the river being too dangerous up here. So you shouldn't be found." With that, she shifted slightly so that she was a little closer, but still with a few feet between them, sitting on her knees. She reached out her hand in the normal human greeting. Though seeing his confusion, she nodded to her hand, "It's a greeting." She knew this was dangerous. That he could very easily grab her hand and jerk her into the river for her to drown. But, something inside her told her such a thing wouldn't happen, and hopefully he wouldn't think such a thing of her either, considering she could have just shot him rather than struggle trying to get him into the water.

She waited and if he took her hand, she moved it slowly so as to not frighten him more, moving it up and down in a hand shake, "My name is Terra."