Miri was inclined to agree with Jasper's assessment, but she also didn't like the idea of leaving Alema behind. Or at least, she didn't want to be seen as too quick to abandon the Jedi Master, especially since the woman had been antagonizing her ever since they arrived on Cophrigin V. It might look like a vindictive decision made out of malice, but it was not. The boneworms were a terrifying threat, and they had a job to do.
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Fine. Let's go.>
Miri led the way, her eyes scanning the halls of the complex, expecting to find more worms coming after them at any second. But as they headed deeper into the tomb, the atmosphere changed. She felt oddly stifled, confused, and lost. Doubt coiled in her belly. Was she going the right way? Had she done the right thing by leaving Alema behind? Should she have come here at all?
She shook her head. No, something was messing with her. Making her doubt herself. She had thought Transitus taking on the title of
Lord of Doubt was rather silly, but now she understood it better.
Her realization also more or less confirmed that Transitus was on the loose, freed from his amber prison.
They finally reached a sealed door, beyond which was the chamber where Transitus was held. Miri quickly punched in the codes, and the door slid open. The room beyond it was a long, narrow chamber carved from stone. At the far end was a raised platform, which held Transitus' body entrapped in alchemized amber—a substance which Transitus himself had created. Poetic irony that it had been used against him.
When they entered the chamber, Miri froze. The amber prison was gone, melted back into sap. Darth Transitus lay sprawled across the platform. The Half-Bothan Sith Lord's body was slick with melted resin, making him look curiously like a newborn. Crouching beside him was a human figure, a young man with dark hair. Miri recognized him instantly.
"
Vaslav!' she exclaimed. "
What have you done?"
Vaslav glanced over his shoulder at her, his expression unreadable. He did not respond at first. Miri halted just shy of ascending the actual platform, not sure what to do. She knew she'd be no match for either of them if they attacked her, let alone both.