EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Rukeewei nodded to Ariel, then took Danee's hand in his to keep her from lagging behind. "Okay, there should be enough rooms. I think I will even make a special dinner for us tonight for when you get there, just for the occasion."

Meesei had no doubt that Ariel wanted to spend time with her sister right away, but since not herself, Sabine, nor Karl were in any particular rush, there was no need for Ariel to sacrifice the needs of her clients just to get to it sooner. Rukeewei took the lead to guide them out of the district, and into some more familiar parts of the city.

"I shouldn't have a problem getting at least two rooms for you all. This isn't the busiest of seasons, so I rarely have all of my rooms filled at the same time." Rukeewei explained as they were moving through the crowd. "And don't worry about coin. Family doesn't pay...unless I'm really desperate. But, my business has been doing well too. I have employees now that aren't my brother. He actually finally worked up the courage to take a risk and open a brewery of his own. Or, half a brewery, I guess. One of the few close friends he actually does have was willing to go in half on the investment, and run half of the business. He's just happy to finally not have to work directly with the customers. Anyways, um, is there anything specific you would want? For your stay, that is?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I'm not sure that I ever named Rukeewei's brother.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

There may be some other, small scenes I can insert at different times. There are a few things relating to the invasion that I'd like to do, but I wouldn't want to dedicate too much time to. Don't want to slow the pace too much, or we'll never get to the end.

Now, I need to go back and find character names.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth was reluctant to depart so quickly, but she knew that she needed to not only to make the ground they needed by nightfall, but also to keep herself from finding reasons to delay. She was afraid to return to her home, but she still hoped that Ariel was correct about her family. She knew how she expected her father to react, but there was a lot that could have changed in all the time that had passed. Eventually, after everyone had a chance to give their goodbyes, the three of them headed out of the shop to start on the road ahead of them.

Even with Kaleeth, Janius, and Julan gone, the counter they were all gathered around still felt crowded. While not as numerous as the whole of Meesei's pack combines, Ariel still had quite a large family of her own. And that was not even considering Rukeewei's extended family, only one of which Meesei had actually met. "I feel there is so much for us to catch up on; although, I know our arrival was somewhat unexpected. Will we need to wait until your shop closes? I would understand if you could not change your schedule on such short notice." Meesei asked.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I think, for the sake of time, we could probably do Kaleeth and Janius' thing at the same time as Ahnasha and Fendros', as it would take them a week or two to find them. For now, we can just focus on Sabine, Ariel, and the rest of them.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"Me? Oh, I'm Kaj-Julan." He answered. The girls were strange to Julan, especially with how they spoke. They had stronger Argonian accents than he did, and it was likely that their Jel would sound at least a bit more natural than his. He wished that he could stay longer and learn more about the city, and Ariel's family, but he was sure that his parents would want to get moving soon enough. Part of him was excited to see more of Black Marsh, but the traveling itself did not sound too fun. It was apparently dangerous, and he would not even have Rhazii to keep him company.

Meesei had not expected that Ariel would have been met with open arms by the entirety of the city. With as many people as lived in Thorn, there would have to be some groups that would care enough to make their opinions known. Still, it was evident that there was not enough opposition to prevent them from having a thriving business. "Well, if you ever do find yourself in any trouble, you know who will support you. Mere coin could never be enough to repay what you did for us. Even the rest of our...kin in Black Marsh would be willing to give you as much help as you need. Any of us in Tamriel, really."

"Hopefully, you will never need any help." Kaleeth commented. "You are definitely part of our family too, though. I wish we could see you more often. I...think we do need to go, though. I want to get far enough west of here by nightfall that we'll be in territory that is familiar to me. Hopefully it hasn't changed too much since I was young."

Last of the Jedi (EliteCommander and Sep)

The figure dropped down onto the ground, lightsaber in hand, and seemed to give a glance towards the now-disabled droids. Although, it was difficult to tell for certain through his helmet. He was in black and grey full-body armor with no identifiable markings, as well as a full helmet with overlapping plates that obscured his face. All that Mevann could determine from appearances was that he was a large male, either Human or near-Human, and that he was, of course, quite force sensitive.

For a few moments, there was silence between them as the man stared Mevann down, taking on an aggressive posture before he finally spoke. "Who I am does not matter. You are...a test."

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"An order from Coruscant? I cannot imagine what that would be." Kresst commented with some degree of confusion. "The Republic just finished destroying half of the Separatist fleet at Coruscant, so I highly doubt they're back there again. Regardless, we are at least a week out from being able to get back to the Core at our fastest, so I doubt an extra hour or two here will matter in the long run. Hmph, perhaps the Separatists have surrendered and the war is over. Wouldn't that be some wonderful news to return to?" He chuckled.

For Kresst, emerging from the tunnel into view of the temple was quite a sight. As the Captain had described, it was a large pyramid structure. It was not the largest that Kresst had heard of, but it was still something to behold in person. For a historian such as himself, he could easily lose months examining all of the fine details of its architecture. Even to a casual observer, the pyramid held an impressive, if ominous, presence to it. Even before they had made their way underground, Kresst could feel the dark force energy that radiated from it.

As much as Kresst would have liked to take his time, the Separatist presence did put him in something of a rush. "Well, he had best get started quickly. The most logical place to start would be where you first found the relic. Could you please take us there, Captain?"

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Between Meesei and Kaleeth both, they smiled at the sight of the girls. Whether they were nervous or excited, all of them were simply cute in different ways. "Well, it is just a pleasure to meet all three of you. And good to see you again as well Rukeewei, naturally." Meesei greeted once they were introduced.

There was a part of Kaleeth that wanted to pick up one of the girls and squeeze them with a hug, but she restrained herself for the moment. "Now I wish we could stay longer. We will have to catch up for longer once we get back to Thorn, if we can."

Julan was the only one who looked like he had any sort of confusion, and without much thought, ended up blurting out his curiosity somewhat reflexively. "I've never met a Human with an Argonian name before. I didn't know you could have those." He said, looking directly at Danee, despite her anxiety.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Rukeewei was quite understandably distracted as he shepherded the three girls from the street into the store. He was hardly able to give a glance towards Ariel before he had to stop, reach down, and grab something out of the youngest girl's hand. It looked to just be a broken piece of a ceramic pot, but he still tossed it out of the door regardless before closing it. "No, you can't have this. No picking up things from the street; you have no idea where it's been." He said in Jel sternly, though not angrily.

Rukeewei was almost completely up to the counter before he was finally able to focus back on Ariel. "Sorry, I'm a bit late. The girls were apparently hide and seek before I went to get them, so I had to..." He began, trailing off at the point where he finally took notice of everyone around him. "Oh, Sabine! And everyone else it looks like. Or at least half of you. I knew you were coming at some point, but I didn't think it would be so soon. Um...hello." He added somewhat awkwardly, obviously having been caught off-guard.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei hummed lightly to herself, her eyes still upon the now-closed vial until Ariel put it away. "Ah, I suppose that makes sense. I wondered why it seemed familiar to me. Argonian bloodwine is made with bergamot seeds. Speaking of wine, I hope your husband's business has fared just as well as your own."

The whole phenomena still seemed like magic to Julan, but he supposed Ariel knew what she was talking about. He had seen the things that could be done with alchemy, thanks to his aunt Sabine, but it amazed him that people would want to put just as much effort just into making scents. As strange as the world outside the clans was to him, there was a part of him that was curious to see more of it. "I...guess that makes sense. The city still seems weird to me, but...do you think you would want to show us more of it? The city, I mean? I never really get to see cities. Do we have time to look at the city?" He asked, turning back towards his parents.

Kaleeth sighed briefly and shook her head. "We...really don't have time for that, Julan. I'm sorry. We need to get to my village before they move, and I've known them to move as early in the year as two weeks from now. We are going to need to get going soon, unfortunately."

Julan was obviously disappointed, but he was far form giving up. "Okay, but...we're coming back here once we're done, right? Could we do it when we come back?"

Kaleeth could not help but to chuckle at his persistence. "I guess we would have time then, but only if Ariel wants to when we get here."