Silence

[Kainan Wolfe]

Attn: [member="Jairdain"]​

• Frozen Wasteland
  Unknown Planet, Arkanis Sector

The warlord sighed. "Your beliefs do not matter to me, because they can not. They must not," he said, his voice low, almost like a whisper. As if he was telling this to himself as much as he was telling her. "I can not allow myself to be sidetracked. You have no idea how much hangs in the balance. To that end, I must make the sacrifices that others can not, because, no matter what happens, my plan must succeed."

Straightening up, he looked her in the eyes. "Because of this, I must not let my decisions be ruled by what feels right, or what is considered good. I must do the things that are necessary, in order to carry this through, no matter the costs that I, or anyone, would have to pay. I must be the one to face the uncomfortable truths and make the hard decisions, because it is the only way to rid the galaxy of the greatest and most insidious threat it has ever faced," he explained. "This is my burden. This is my sacrifice and my war to wage. What your beliefs are do not matter, because to me, there must only ever be one purpose, alone."

And that was all Wolfe had to say about the subject. It was not a matter of her being less than he was. That idea simply didn't factor into his thinking at all. It was simply about what he knew was necessary. She was right about one thing, though. That beacon needed to be set up and fast, then there was the matter of salvaging whatever was left of the ship.

He worked in silence as he set up the transmitter, making sure it was placed as high up as possible, while also being sheltered from the snow and wind. This was not an easy task, but Wolfe was no stranger to hard work. He salvaged several of their supplies in order to fasten the transmitter onto a rock face, deciding that he would use the spare thermal blanket as a makeshift sling for the transmitter to hang in, rather than risk it being knocked off by a gust of wind and dashed against the rocks below. Besides, he had his cloak. While not exactly keeping all the cold out, it would do the job well enough and he was used to harsh conditions, anyway.

While he worked, he thought about things. The Force was a chain, indeed. It was a cruel slaver, which subverted the galaxy to its whims and he was one of the few people in history that had ever seen the truth. He had understood this since a young age and in that truth, he found his purpose and the strength to carry through. He would find a way to shatter this horrible chain, once and for all, no matter what it took.

 

[Jairdain]

"One person does not carry the entire load of the galaxy on his shoulders. Sacrifices must be made in the lives of everybody for different reasons. Whatever your self appointed goal or purpose...your war and plan can be shared. Now I'm not saying for you to include me in your grand plan. Besides, I don't think you would even if I asked. You're a closed man and not one to open easily. Somebody would have to work really hard to crack that shell you have around yourself."

Jairdain was empathic and saw through emotion, he had displayed so very little. Having a small vision of who he was inside granted her the ability to read him better than somebody with vision most likely.

Suddenly she realized something. If he allowed her to, she could use the Force to carry him to the ground below, however, she was stuck at the top. With no ropes or safety equipment there was not a way for her to get down. To make the suggestion Kainan use the Force to help her himself was out of the question for her. While he had control over himself, he had only just learned he could touch the Force. Maybe even then only in anger. Luckily she did have a way to keep herself alive if he left her on top of the cliff. Not mentioning this to him she watched as he set the beacon up and helped when she could.

"I can help you down, but will stay up here to make sure nothing disturbs the beacon."

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[Kainan Wolfe]

Attn: [member="Jairdain"]​

• Frozen Wasteland
  Unknown Planet, Arkanis Sector

Wolfe sighed, shaking his head. "You don't understand. And you can't possibly understand. You are a Jedi and as such, you are blind to a lot of things," he said, looking up at her. "You have not seen what I have seen, all those years ago. You do not understand how insidious, manipulative and dangerous this threat is. For thousands of years, it has wormed its way into and permeated every aspect of society, while remaining hidden from the scrutiny of all but a very few."

"You see, Jair, I have no choice but to carry this burden alone. Too few have the strength of will to do what is necessary. Too many are easily corrupted and swayed by the promise of power. I can not trust anybody until this war is ended," he explained cryptically.

He listened to her proposal to get him down and shook his head. "The beacon is as secure as it will ever be. And this place isn't exactly sheltered from the elements. If you stay up here alone, you will die before nightfall," he said. As annoying as she had been, he couldn't exactly abandon her like this. He might need her once they reach the crash site of the ship. He needed to come up with another plan. Looking at the cliff below them, his eyes scanned for something, anything.

"Sithspit. If only this blasted survival kit included a rope. Whoever designed it, was a complete idiot," he said, cursing under his breath. An idea crossed his mind, one so outlandish that he dismissed it at first, then reconsidered it. "I could climb back down on my own. It would be dangerous, but I see no other option. If you could get me down, could you get yourself down? Use your abilities to somehow slow yourself down?" he asked.

 

[Jairdain]

She listened to what Kainan said and allowed him to finish what he was saying. Before he could mention the beacon though, she spoke up. There was no real anger in her voice, but a sense of hardness much like his.

"Do not assume I am Jedi, Kainan. What you have gone through is your own path and same for me. The things you have seen, I may not have. However, do not think I wouldn't or couldn't understand."

Leaving it at that, Jairdain heard what he had to say about the beacon and nodded. It was as secure as it was going to get. What he said about her dying was wrong though. Given he had not wanted to listen to her before on how to live in this weather without protection, she wondered if he would now. Giving a small half smile before speaking, she blinked her eyes slightly and lost that little smile. Her tone was no longer hard when she opened her mouth again.

"If you had been willing to listen to me in that escape pod, I tried to tell you then I know of a way to survive in this weather."

In answer to his question, she shrugged slightly.

"I can get you down with no problem at all, if you allow me to use the Force on you and carry you down. However, I don't have wings and to ask you to try and carry me down the same way would be the same as jumping off the cliff. You can control you own emotions and hold them close, but not the Force yet."

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• Frozen Wasteland
  Unknown Planet, Arkanis Sector

Wolfe sighed, slowly shaking his head in disappointment. Clearly, there was no way to dissuade this woman from a suicidal course of action. He had no doubt that if he left her here, he would find only a frozen corpse when he returned, if the local predators didn't get to her first. The trek to the site of the shipwreck would take him a few days and she would be stuck here with no shelter for the entirety of it. Her casual confidence irritated him.

"Its your funeral, then," he said to her, his tone more than a little flippant. He was done trying to talk some sense into her. Sifting through the supplies, he left her half, then packed up the other half for himself. He also left her the plasma cutter, since he could use his lightsaber for that purpose.

Her proposal also annoyed him. He did not survive for so long by putting his life in the hands of others, he was not about to do so now, especially when it involved the Force. "I'd much rather prefer it if you showed me how its done," he said to her, keeping his thoughts to himself.

The wind picked up slightly, prompting Wolfe to scan the horizon. Spotting the clouds building up, he sighed as he realized there was going to be another storm soon. This was going to be a long day, but he would not risk remaining here when that storm hit. As soon as she showed him the basics of her telekinetic ability, he would set off.

 

[Jairdain]

The young woman not only had a way to live in the frigid weather, but if a beast did approach her, Jairdain also had a way to tame them and keep them from attacking her. She might even be able to convince it to stay and keep her warm, but if that didn't work, it wouldn't attack her. Kainan did not know that nor would he. When he said it would be her funeral if she stayed, she just shook her head.

He requested she show him how to get himself down with the Force and she shook her.

"It doesn't work like that, Kainan. If it did, I wouldn't be stuck up here. I can show you how to move objects no problem, however you only just learned you can even use the Force. I find it highly unlikely you'd be able to levitate a snowflake, let alone me."

Sitting down on the ground near the beacon, Jairdain gathered up some of the snow and packed it into a snowball. Setting it on the ground, she would go through the motion of holding out her hand and acted like she was physically picking it up. As she did this, the ball levitated and moved in the direction of Kainan.

"Do you know how to even actively touch the Force yet?"

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