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Chapter 13 by OneManStudio OneManStudio

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History of the entire Empire, I guess

The next hours were filled with Luke telling the Jedi pretty much everything that has happened since his birth. It took longer than he thought it would. He didn't realize that a lot of things that were common knowledge to him, were completely new to them. Things he mentioned only as side note captured their interest and he had to elaborate on that much further than he intended to. They all absorbed new information like a sponge. Only the Padawan seemed a bit bored at times. But eventually it was over.
"S-So there are no Jedi anymore? The Jedi Order is dead?", Serra said with a sad voice, more to herself than anyone else.
"Don't worry Padawan. We are not dead yet. As long as there are Jedi, we can always rebuild the Order.", Shaak Ti calmed her.
"Yes! That was why I brought you here.", Luke exclaimed, eager to see his dreams come true.
"But how? There is nothing more left. How can we rebuild the Jedi Order.", Serra was on the verge of tears.
"To rebuild the Order, we first have to rebuild ourselves. Do not concern yourself with those fears, let this be a problem for another tiem.", said Aayla.
"Rebuild ourselves?", Serra asked.
"We must first find our place in this world again. Restore our connection with the ****.", Aayla explained.
"Yes. You are right. Enough has been done for today, we need to rest now. Everything else will be discussed tomorrow.", said Shaak Ti and stood up from her seat.
"Great, we have organized free rooms for you in the upper levels. I can take you there.", Luke offered.
"That is a very generous offer, but the Temple is our home. We will return to our old chamber.", Shaak Ti politely declined.
Luke wanted to protest, but he knew that there was no point in arguing with a Jedi Masters faith, so he just silently accompanied them to their chambers.
After making sure the Jedi were fine Luke was about to leave the temple for the night, but as he walked past the Jedi Council he noticed the carbonite of Barriss Offee still standing there. His first thought was to open the carbonite but then he remembered what Shaak Ti had told him. She seemed pretty vocal about being cautious around this expelled Jedi, but at the same time she was really confused from being so long in the carbonite. Maybe he should ask someone else about Barriss? Just to have an extra opinion. Aayla was a Master as well, surely she must know what to do.
Luke turned around on the spot and went back to Aayla's chambers to consult with her. Not wasting any time he opened the doors to her chamber and was greeted with a spectacular sight.

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Please log in to view the imageIt appears that Aayla had immediately started changing once the doors were closed. The moment she saw Luke enter she hastily covered herself with a startled expression on her face. Luke quickly closed his eyes and turned around.
"Apologies. I... I should've knocked..."
"Don't worry, everything's fine. I just didn't expect you.", she said calmly.
Luke dared to look again but to his surprise she was still naked.
"A-Are you not gonna change?", he asked.
"I have nothing to hied. And I trust you can handle a bit of nudity. After all you're a trained Jedi, aren't you?"
"Y-Yes.", Luke stammered before gulping heavily.
"So what is it that you want from me in this late hour?", she asked.
"I'm sure you've noticed the fourth carbonite?"
"I did. Yes.", Aayla replied.
"It holds the expelled Jedi Barriss Offee."
A concerned look hushed across Aaylas face, just for a fracture of a second, but still long enough so that Luke could notice it.
"That is... quite interesting, indeed. But what has this to do with me?", she wanted to know.
"Shaa Ti said that she has fallen to the Dark Side and that we should be cautious about releasing her. I wanted to her your opinion on this."
"She is right. Even though she helped me to neutralize the toxin in Felucia's water supply, she still is leaning towards the Dark Side. But I think that it is only a matter of time and training to get her back to the Light Side."
"So you're saying we should free her?"
"Wait until tomorrow, when everyone is present and well rested. The we may awake her from her slumber.", Aayla explained.
"Thank you for your advice Master", Luke thanked her and turned around to leave.
"Luke!", Aayla called just as he was about to open the doors.
"Yes?", he questioned.
"I enjoyed our little talk. We should repeat it sometime."
"That's a great Idea.", Luke said and left.

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