But baby it's cold outside.

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

outside the hidden location​

Zreame panted as she went through her training with her bloodswords in her little hidey hole in the galaxy. She was using both at the same time as she did a few flips and acrobatic moves as she also sliced into the air at imaginary opponents. After two hours of this she stopped and motioned for a droid that had waited patiently for her to finish as it held onto her bloodswords's sheaths which Zreame put the swords into and then ordered the droid to put them into her room and get her a towel and something to drink.
Her white hair was all over her body as it stuck to the sweat laden body, she was clothed in cargo pants made into shorts and a sports bra as she moved to meet the droid that handed her a water bottle and a towel. After drying of some of her sweat she moved to walk lazily into her bases living room and with a hand gesture a large holo-display came up and she looked over what work had piled up for her at armatech. There wasn't that much just a few questions on projects to proceed and who to scrap. After she was done with that she sent her boss a small message. "Hey come to my other "office" bring gym gear love Zreame~♥ P.S. I have a hot tub now!" She sent with a smirk as she looked around the place she had been cooped up in for over a week either training or working on her projects she had scattered around the lower levels.
After a quick shower and changing into clean gym wear she brought up the holo display again to see the facility and moved her ship to the lower storage hangar under the only hanger into the facility. She then put the sensors up on alert to notify her if a ship entered the system while she walked to cook herself something good to eat.

@Deaco vareen

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I wasn't sure about what Zreame wanted, but I had no problem visiting her. It had been too long since we had last spoke as it was, and well, I liked to try and keep tabs on her. Since I hadn't heard from her why, and really her message hadn't been clear other than I should bring clothes for the gym. I wasn't entirely aware she had a gym on Saqqar, but I didn't have a problem going to see her, even as cryptic as the message was due to it being vague.

A few short hours later my ship slipped into the system, angling towards her little home away from home. I had my armor and weapons with me, but more importantly I had my wits about me for the first time in a few days. I had snapped mentally a while back and went into seclusion for a short time. Tearing apart a Sith had helped, the Jedi Healers had helped more, but mostly being given a purpose had saved me from myself. A side mission wasn't the end of the world. Practice makes perfect anyway. And I needed to be better as it was. There was a Sith Lord on my list and I needed to be capable of handling him once I found him.

"This is Draco, calling for Zreame. I'm here when you are ready for me."

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame was sitting in her living room with a large plate of spiced meat in her hands as she was watching a show she had found on the holo-net, one of the few times she actually relaxed besides sleeping. When the call came she answered it with a wide smile. "By all means come on in I'll meet you in the hangar." She said as she finished her plate and placed it on the table in front of her and opened the hangar while she stood at the widow that faced that side of the mountain. Once [member="Draco Vereen"]'s ship came into sight she walked to the turbolift and went down to the hangar.
Once at the hangar though she waited for the hangar to close and the heating system to kick in as she wasn't dressed for the cold outside on Saqqar. Once that was done she'd walk out of the lift wearing a loosely worn shirt over her sports bra and large baggy cargo pants around her legs. "Hey there boss how have you been? I lost contact with you for a while there." She said her tone showing worry for her boss and friend as she walked up to him to hug him tightly.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

"I was dealing with some personal issues is all. Nothing to worry about, I handled it for now." I told her as I returned her hug. For now I wore simple Gym shorts and a sleeveless shirt, especially since I didn't know exactly what I was here for. I pondered her intentions and spread my influence in the Force. I had been improving for some time. My sphere of influence had not extended as far as my masters' was, but it covered a good few square miles passively, and when I focused on it I could pick up on a great number of things about each person within a smaller sphere. For now, simply getting the brief glimpse of her intentions. Other than her genuine concern I didn't delve any deeper.

"I have just been busy with things dealing with the Sith in Mandalorian Space, it wears on you after a while." I asked with a smile. It could be a great number of things. Two sabaticals and a war had been undertaken since she and I had last been able to talk in person. "But that is the past. You didn't ask me out here just to check in, so what is it you did call me out for?"

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame frowned a little as he said she must have an agenda by calling him over. "Well true I did want to get your help in teaching me a bit about the force but that was only a small part of it." She said as she took his arm into hers and she lead him towards the turbolift. "I heard that the passed few days and weeks have been pretty rough on you and I just wanted to let you know that you can always count on me when you need me and a little training and meditation might do you good to de-stress and unwind a little." She then said as she looked [member="Draco Vereen"] over and saw that he must have really had it rough for a while now.
She looked at him as one of her first friends since she had left Cernunnos three years ago and thanks to him, her life had gone through a dramatic change for the better. If she couldn't do anything for him in return she wouldn't be much of a friend even if it was just to help him get his mind of things and have a little much needed fun it seemed once in a while.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I smiled at her, she wasn't really a friend. Not to me. She was more like a little sister. "Well, I can help you learn some. I specialized in Mentalism, and I have no hand for Telekinesis, but I can at least teach you about the Force." When she continued I thought for a moment. "Yeah. I was out. I got married for a while..." I had to pause for a moment. "I guess we are still married. She, ah..." Again it was hard to say, but Zreame deserved the truth. "she went missing awhile back and all roads point that she was dead. I didn't take it so well. I hurt a few people I shouldn't have and took a vacation from myself. I'm doing better now though." I could still remember what it felt like making Anija relive her worst nightmare, over and over again. At the time it had felt amazing to wield that awesome power, but now, it made my stomach churn. "I got some help from a few Jedi. I just have a few personal things to see to over the next few weeks. I'm afraid I won't be able to stay long, there are some people I have to track down if i can once I get my feet under me and get back to where I was before."

As far as the Force goes, I had always viewed it as a weapon, a very powerful weapon to be respected and understood, but I didn't buy into any of the religious aspects of the energy. It was awe inspiring no doubt, but nothing more than a potent tool and a powerful weapon to those that knew how to use it.

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

When Zreame heard what [member="Draco Vereen"] had been through she hugged him again. "If I can help in anyway don't hesitate to let me know all right, besides I'd like to meet missus Vereen when you find her." She said with a reassuring smile. After Lady Kay had left she had grown a little distant and had coped herself up in her little lair for a week or so but it also made her realize just how much Draco looked out for them and it sort of made him seem like the overprotective father or big-brother, which only endeared him more to Zreame. Once they were inside the Turbolift she pressed the button for the top floor. "Darco promise me one thing though while you look for those people take care of yourself you'll be of no use to yourself if you burn out." She then said as her expression showed how much she worried about him.

Once they were on the top floor the doors opened and they walked into a very large and well decorated living room with quite a view of the tundra outside the mountain, with a few of the planets ruined towers looming over the tundras. Once she lead him inside she pressed a button on one of the columns and a door opened leading to a large meditation chamber/gym type room. Inside were a two of the guard droids he'd given her that she had converted to training droids for use when she had to blow of some steam. There were also a few objects that could be used to train Telekinesis while meditating. "So what do you think?" She then said with a proud smile on her face.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I let her speak on the way up. "I won't burn out. I'm getting help from some friends on Mandalore. They keep a good eye on me and take care of me fairly well. And, assuming she isn't dead, I would like that. I think you and her would get along well together." I said. It was a long shot and not very likely, but it was possible. And that little specter of hope was all I had right now so I clung to it like a starving dog clings to nerf steak. I was protective of those close to me, and so the fact that I had failed the one closest to me that I held most dear had shattered me for a while and I was just starting to pick up the pieces.

When she lead me through her rather auspicous home I couldn't help but appreciate it. It was secluded, way off away from anything of real importance to the rest of the Galaxy. Stuck between the Ravens and the Hutt Cartel, but neither had taken notice of the frozen planet or had any care for it, and knowing what I knew, it wasn't likely to draw attention soon. "I love it. You really out did yourself here. Plenty of space, lovely decor, training rooms." A thought had been brewing in my mind for a while about finding a place to go to ground, and having seen her little hiding place I thought was a good time to ask. I intended to build my own eventually, but that might not be ready when I needed it. "There is one thing you could do for me. How do you feel about kids?"

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

"Well if you want your always welcome here if you want to relax and get away for a while." She said after he had complimented her home away from home like that, though he hadn't even seen the lower levels yet but they were pretty much a scientists/engineers wet dream so he might not find it that interesting but who knew, she wanted to get to know him better. Zreame stared at him and blushed heavily. "Wha? Well I'm not that against them but... why are you asking?" She then asked him and it was clear she might be taking the question a bit in the wrong way.

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I saw her blush and realized I hadn't been very clear. She might think I was asking if she wanted kids. "I'm sorry, I should have clarified. I need somewhere to keep my daughter when I get her back. Nobody knows about this place and its off in the middle of nowhere so I figured it would be a good place until I can build a place of my own for her. She comes with a nurse-maid of course. Its not like I expect you to take care of her. I just need a place to hide her while I'm off looking for her mother." I said. I guess me getting married and adopting my wife's child should have come up earlier, but I had played our relationship close to the vest. She had had a lot of enemies that sought to do her harm, and in order to protect me and Maliha, she hadn't really told anyone, so neither had I. It was beneficial in some ways, but it had also left me feeling alone once she died.

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame stared at him for a few moments. "Wait so you have a daughter?! how old is she? What's her name? Is she cute?!" She then asked as she grew a smile, stopping herself before she'd drown him in questions, she thought that she might actually be in a way an aunt. "Sure you can bring her here, I'm don't think I'll be leaving here for a while since I have a direct line back to Armatech HQ so I've been working when the work has piled up enough." She said with a smile as she began to remember a little of her time with her younger siblings and the fun she had baby sitting them as children. [member="Draco Vereen"] was full of surprises and Zreame had forgotten how fun it was to be around him.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

Her smile was fairly reassuring, and then her excitedness about Maliha bubbled out and her questions reassured me that this would be where I took her until I could find a more permanent home. "Yes I have a daughter, she has been in hiding since her mother went missing for protection. She's only a few months old right now, but you know, they get older as time goes by. Her name is Maliha, but I don't know the significance of that other than it is her name. And yes she is cute, she is beautiful orange like her mother, and well tempered." I smiled in return. I liked talking about my family, especially about Maliha, but that came natural to new fathers I presume.

"I'm sure she'll be fine here until I can get a place of my own to keep her. Since her mother passed she has been kept in hiding, so it will be good to have a few other people around her. I will retrieve her later though. You wanted training in the Force for today. Lets start by breathing exercises before we move to the more complex abilities." I said, centering my own presence and drawing the Force into myself with a deep breath. Slowing and taking deep, rhythmic breaths of my own.

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame's smile was still wide, having a cute little one running around would definitely liven up the place, of course she hoped [member="Draco Vereen"] would always know he was always welcome not to mention since it was his daughter he more than welcome to stay with her. When Draco spoke about centering herself she moved to the middle of the room and got down into a meditative stance and began to breathe in and out in a steady rhythm.
She felt the force gather around them as she drew it into herself feeling it inside her body. It certainly was an amazing feeling but she simply enjoyed the feeling as she breathed in and out as she centered herself.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

"Alright, expand your awareness" I said softly, "Feel the intricate web of energy that connects everything to everything else. The subtle ebb and flow of the Force like the tides, the gently gusts through the wind. The Force is in all of it regardless of whether its being influenced or manipulated." I expanded my own senses to their limits, spreading a considerable distance measured in city blocks rather than meters. Even still, my own master had been able to sense and entire city, but I didn't expect anything of the sort. Zreame was gifted and naturally talented in many ways. I expected her to be more than capable in this as she had been in many other fields. I focused much of my attention on her, studying her own presence in the Force, feeling the weave of energy that flowed through her and hoping to help guide her through the first lesson.

"Its simple, just focus and expand your awareness in the Force. Close your eyes and rely on the Force for this. It gets easier the more you practice. Trust me there." I said jokingly trying to lighten the mood as I moved and took a seat in front of her in the meditation chamber. "When you think you have a strong grasp, you can try focusing on me."

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame smiled a little before her face went expressionless and she began to try and expand her senses. She had a hard time channeling the force into her senses she had an easier time just channeling it into her entire body than particular parts of it. It took her around eight minutes to expand her senses a little, His heart beat began to sound clearly in her ears as she began to feel him in the force. He felt well severely out of balance but she suspected it was mostly due to what had happened to him over the passed few weeks. However when she felt the dark part of him she felt uneasy as if that part of him scared her a little, it didn't really feel like her friend, boss and actual first real father like figure to her.
"D-Draco I think I'm managed it but there is something..." she began but didn't finish as a few sweat beads leaked down the side of her face.

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

I could feel her working on expanding her awareness and stretching her presence out to cover most of the chamber. When she focused her presence on me I could instantly feel her unease, her distaste for what she found. "You can feel the Dark Side of the Force can't you. Its all right. Its not as bad as it used to be. Be calm, at ease. There is nothing for you to fear from me." I added a little calming presence to the Force, and easing my own feelings. "I fell during my distress. I am on the way back. For now that is all there is. That is why I don't have Maliha with me, that is why I want her to stay here with you. I am not fit to raise a child yet. I will be, but I have not quite returned from where I should be." I added a soothing tone to my voice and adjusted my presence, focusing on my happy memories of my time with Chiasa and Maliha before they went missing, which lightened my presence, somewhat.

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame began to calm down as he spoke and soothed the presence of his dark side. She couldn't help but feel a little bad for [member="Draco Vereen"] over everything he had gone through and the hardships he had to endure but she was also glad and proud of him for coming back from it all and was recovering.
With her focus renewed she expanded her senses and once again made them encompass the entire chamber while keeping half of them focused entirely on Draco. "How am I doing?" She then asked out of curiosity.

 

[Laira Darkhold]

"You are doing fine. Pay attention to what you feel coming from me. The subtle alterations and shifts in the Force as I act. This is a form of Mind-Trick." I reached out and began focusing on influencing her physical senses into percieving something new. Really all I was doing was making it appear as though there were two of me sitting side by side. "You should be able to see something. It affects all of your senses and your mind. The stronger and more skilled the user, the more convincing he can make it to those he is targeting, the stronger the will he can overwhelm. I like to use it as a distraction." Each sentences appeared to be spoken by a different version of me, making it more comedic, lightening the mood. I was delving into her senses and the connection could be painful for both of us if she was too uncomfortable, more so for her if I tried to Force it. Right now though I was just tapping the surface for now, I didn't want to hurt her or anything. "Can you sense the changes in the Force?"

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]

 

[Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha]

Zreame's expression became confused as she sensed two of him, but she didn't open her eyes as she kept up her senses. "Uhh Draco why are there two of you?" She then said as she began to feel subtle tugs on her senses or rather like small bending spots in her force senses. 'He must be using that mind trick thing then.' She thought as she went with it and instead of fighting it welcomed it as she thought she might figure it out a little if she was able to observe it as someone that it was being used on.

[member="Draco Vereen"]

 

[Laira Darkhold]

"Well, that is what I am showing you. Focus on what you feel in the Force. Look for the differences in the Force now, then when you first started. Everything is connected, but somethings are more connected to others. Focus on the differences, and shove them out." I sat, relaxed. The gentle application of the ability wouldn't be difficult for her to remove once she found the area I was manipulating, and how. She needed to know what to look for and how it felt to have it used on her, or her potential victims. That thought sent a slight shudder down my spine and the memory of Atrapos came forward again. Force Fear was a very different ability, even if the principles were the same. "I can try analogies, but none of them are very good. Here, the Force is a river, let it flow through you. The Force is like a web and you must be the spider not the fly. Is that one any better?" I asked, kidding around with her while I kept the gentle pressure on her mind. The intricate weave of energy that connected us wavered slightly under the pressure.

[member="Zreame Ithrac Zeibitha"]