Private A Queen's Favor

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Appearance: Link
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

The Queen didn't seem to really pay much attention to Kahlil's last comment. She had her ways to get what she wanted, without framing it in a way that'd make her new allies upset. First, though, she wanted that tour of the Temple and that'd hopefully give her an impression about what the rest of the Jedi were like.

She was more than aware that the Sword and Shield weren't the average Jedi Knights.

Meanwhile, Valery looked stunned when Kahlil just took her hand and pulled her along. "Dinner? I uh, you don't... mind what happened?" she asked carefully. It was a good thing, in a way, because she was feeling awfully self-conscious about it. To a point that she curled up on herself a little, and rubbed the side of her arm.

"I just feel like she's not looking for a husband, but just a child — a daughter — and the way she talked and was looking at you... I thought she was going to ask, you know..." she frowned and every part of her screamed that she was uncomfortable thinking about it. She didn't know why, but it made her feel weird? Scared? Insecure? She didn't know, but she did know it was stupid — she knew Kahlil and just how strong their relationship was.

And was she over explaining and overthinking it, even though he just moved on from it? Maybe, but it'd eat her up if she didn't say anything.

"...pancakes?" she squeaked with an awkward smile.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I don't, no. Nor do you have to explain yourself to me."

He chuckled a little, leaning over to kiss her forehead. Just gently, lovingly, as they got back up onto the Bastion. Their business here was mostly done. The ships would be retrofitted, rebuilt, and remade for the Epicanthix to use. Many were already well prepared to man the ships as soldiers. That's what it meant to be Epicanthix. Always be ready to fight, always be ready to defend. But now he just took her hand in his, squeezed gently, and pulled her along.

"Pancakes it is, love."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"I know..." Valery said with a smile again. "I just felt embarrassed and I don't want you to think I'm crazy. Just... protective." Very much so, but he knew that. He was just as protective about her, and that always made her feel safe and comfortable. Even more so, when he took her hand and gently squeezed it to pull her along.

The little things mattered a lot.

"When the uh, Queen comes to visit the Temple... I'd like to be there too," Valery said as they headed back to the ship. "I still feel weird about her request and her true intentions for visiting."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I don't think you're crazy, love."

He never would. He squeezed her hand again, just to reaffirm that thought. Then let her hand go to find his way to the kitchen within the Bastion and get those pancakes going. There was nothing like pancakes to make the day end better, at least in his mind.

"I'd like you there. It might keep her in check with her.. Well, desires I guess. I don't mind her coming to visit the temple, but she's certainly not going to do so just to shop around for a potential father of her children."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Outfit: Factory Link | Wedding Ring
Appearance: Link
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

The squeeze of her hand made her smile a little, but Valery still stayed awfully close and followed him into the kitchen. She gave him just enough space to start making pancakes, but she was definitely even more needy than usual. "You really are the best, you know," Valery said after just watching him start making pancakes for a moment. She blinked, blushed, and stepped back to lean against the counter behind him, so she didn't get in the way.

"I'm definitely going to keep her in check if I have to. I understand her...needs, but she can't abuse her power to get what she wants." Valery pushed away from the counter and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind. It made his work harder, but she just felt like hugging him.

"Would have been something, huh? If I had attacked the Queen for thinking she was trying something with you." She was finally able to chuckle over it. "I would have if she did."

"You're mine~"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I would expect nothing less from my Queen, you know."

Kahlil smirked, glancing over his shoulder. If anyone tried something with him, he certainly hoped she'd beat them up. He would of course do the same in the opposite situation. Had, actually. And certainly had every intention of doing it again.

"For now, though, let's focus on pancakes. There's going to be a lot to do after all this."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Outfit: Factory Link | Wedding Ring
Appearance: Link
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"Your Queen, hm?" Oh, now she was grinning again and pulled back from the hug only so he could turn around with the plates of pancakes. It was the weirdest thing maybe, for the two warriors to enjoy some pancakes the most for dinner. But it was their family thing, and that alone made it better than any other meal. First, though, she wanted something else.

He had kissed her in the tunnel, in front of a Hapan soldier no less, so now she wanted one without blushing like a schoolgirl. She leaned in close, parted her lips and-

"Masters Noble?" the voice of an Epicanthix soldier who had entered their ship rudely interrupted her. "Sorry I'm bothering you in your... private time," he said as he cleared his throat, having noticed the death glare from Valery.

"We heard back from home. They've picked up on signals that hint at those from beyond our Galaxy looking to make a return."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil turned his gaze to the screen with just a little chuckle. Yes, they were certainly interrupting. And the laugh was only there to hopefully keep Valery from plotting the poor man's death. A chuckle that turned grim as the news was given. "What of the ships? Are they ready? How soon until they return?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

Valery kept herself quiet.

She was eager for some time alone with her husband, especially after her little slip-up earlier. So as important as this seemed, she was a bit distracted too. That wasn't going to go away until after she had gotten what she wanted. The Epicanthix warrior, however, was unaware of it and just nodded at Kahlil.

"A few days, but our fleet will be ready in time to meet them. The Hapans have taken our designs and are making a lot of progress. It seems you two have left a good impression, Masters Jedi."

This time, Valery snorted, and the soldier just looked more confused than anything.

"Do we position the fleet over Niv Hani? It will warn the enemy that we're ready. Or do we try a different plan?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I'd prefer to keep our people safe over all else. If the city can be evacuated without them realizing it is, lay a trap. Bring only a few of the ships so they make the jump in to attack. The rest will arrive shortly after to box them in properly so they don't get a chance to retreat."

Well, making it so they can't retreat involved a lot more than just boxing them in. But it'd be a start.

"Think that's something we can make happen?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Outfit: Factory Link | Wedding Ring
Appearance: Link
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"We can easily manage that," the Epicanthix soldier reassured him. "We'll have those capable of fighting transferred to our new fleet, and those who can't fight will stay at a safe distance." It wasn't really an evacuation of the colony, not when over half of the people there were going to just be ready on the ships to attack the invaders.

It was a tactical retreat — a trap.

"I'll get right to it and leave you both to..." he cleared his throat. "To your own business." With that, he very quickly turned away, and Valery just let out a sigh, before she tapped Kahlil on the shoulder. Once he turned around, she pulled him into a much longer kiss than she had originally planned.

To make up for being interrupted again.

"You ready to stop the invaders when they arrive?" Valery asked with a satisfied grin after the kiss broke. Yeah, she was the smug one right now, and nobody was stopping her.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Then that will be our plan."

They were warriors, through and through. He wouldn't insult them by stopping them from protecting their home. Just so long as those who can't are able to escape before the fighting started. He flashed a brief smile before the com was cut. It would be good to not interrupt again, that much he agreed with. He pretty happily returned the kiss before pulling back with a smirk. A very wide smirk.

"I am, yes. Are you?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"Once we've eaten those pancakes, I think I'm having you for dessert," Valery said after the kiss broke, still very much needy after being interrupted. She was even grinning back just as wide, and gently let her hand shift across his chest. There was almost a desire in her to just skip the pancakes altogether, and pull him along somewhere more private.

But she could be patient.

"I'm always ready, my love. But... where would you like me?" She asked, having decided he's the leading commander. "I could be in the group of ships we use to set the trap? Or do you prefer me with you on the main group?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"We won't get back immediately, so I'm sure there's all the time in the world for dessert." Kahlil just raised a brow with a grin, but first, pancakes. He plated those up and sat down to at least start eating. There wasn't going to be that much time before they'd reach the colony and have to fight these invaders, whoever they were.

"Splitting us up might be better. If something goes wrong on either end we can always just get to the others side to fix it, but if we're together and something goes wrong it won't be as quick. I'm sure they'll be expecting me to be in the city too, so we'll have to account for that."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Weapons: Blasters | Lightsaber
Tag: Kahlil Noble

"All the time in the world, hm?" Valery's hands shifted up to his cheek now, and with quite the smirk on her face, she let her thumbs move through his beard. "I can work with that." She tapped against his right cheek, then stepped away to leave them both with thoughts for later.

First, pancake time.

"That's a good point, so let's split up," Valery said with a muffled voice from having stuffed her face with pancakes. Her cheeks were puffed up, syrup was dripping down her pursed lips, and she had quite a dumb grin on her face. She wouldn't ever be this gremlin around strangers, but he got the full experience.

"But uh, let's have you in the city or with the fleet as bait, then?" She clearly didn't like that. She much preferred being bait herself, because putting family in the line of fire just... she hated it.

"I'll be your savior this time~" She tried as a joke, but it was clearly still not a plan she liked. But sometimes the best plans weren't the most comfortable ones.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil raised a brow right up. He didn't expect her to have him be the bait, considering how she felt about it. It did make sense, though. Of the two, he was the most likely to be able to defend the people. A shield, a barrier. That was his forte, not hers. He did chuckle though, reaching out to pat her head. She was being adorable, despite being such an absolute gremlin.

"You're already my savior, you know. There's no such thing as 'this time'."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Tag: Kahlil Noble

Valery stopped chewing once his hand reached the top of his head, and managed just a little smile at what he said. She then swallowed her absurdly large bite, and moved her feet underneath the table to wrap around his legs a little. It was silly, she knew, but she liked showing her affection through phyiscal touch.

Or through a smile.

"I know it's silly, but it's just important to me that I'm there for you as well. And... yeah, I do hate the idea of you being bait. Or well, I feel weirdly anxious whenever you go into battle without me in general. Not because I don't trust you, and I also don't at all feel like you need me, but..." she sighed, realizing that she was rambling.

"After losing you once, it's hard to feel powerless when you stand up against threats alone. If that makes sense?" She smiled sheepishly and tried to hide her embarrassment a little by stuffing her face with some more pancakes.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"It makes sense. More than you know." He smiled faintly, looked up to watch her from his plate of pancakes. That was his life for a bit. Watching as she fought the war without him. Watching as Vera was targeted by assassins. He couldn't leave the Wellspring to help. It was depressing, frustrating, fear inducing. But there wasn't anything that could change it. He reached out to take her hand, squeezing gently.

"It's not the same, anymore. We've got this. Focus on that."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

Kavan

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Tag: Kahlil Noble

Valery let out a sigh, and her feet seemed a little restless despite his reassurancing, "I know, I know. This probably sounds silly. You've...been through a lot worse yourself." She smiled almost apologetically, now that she realized just how powerless he had felt for all those years within the Wellspring.

She was being selfish now.

"I do try to focus on just how much we get done together. But you coming home with a broken arm from fighting Mandalorians, or a blaster shot you took... I hate the feeling that comes from it. It makes me want to go after who caused it, or...I don't know." She squeezed his hand a little and pouted.

"It's also why I pamper you so much after battle and get upset when you want to go back to being an awesome Jedi quicker than my heart can handle."

"Kinda silly, huh?" She asked with a nervous chuckle.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"It doesn't sound silly. It's real. I understand how you feel, I'm not trying to make light of what you're going through." There was nothing selfish about how Valery felt. And for a rare moment, that seemed to frustrate Kahlil. He wasn't trying to make her feel like she needed to get over it because he went through something she believed was worse. But he let that emotion go, smiled instead.

"Nothing about what you do is silly, love. Don't ever think like that."

Valery Noble