Dominion Slimy places, Slimy People (OPA Dominion of Kitarkin/Mijos)

[Eldin Daine]

Eldin watched the old Jedi Master with a furrow on his brow, he was being more cryptic then he had been before. But letting the words wash over him for a while as he too, picked himself up and followed the old Master further into the swamp. What he was looking for, Eldin did not know, surely it can't be tea. He followed quietly for a while, pacing through the muddy ground not really caring about his boots, they were already muddy anyway and more will not make a difference.

His mind turned to Jek, the last days with him old mentor and all the planning they had done to find his family's killer. All Eldin wanted to do was help his friend, to find some sort of peace with himself but as the days passed and that day grew nearer, peace was not achieved. Eldin knew this by the way he would sit silently, his eyes almost blank from life and only when addressed by him, did Jek show any form of response. Eldin had put it down to the taste of revenge, oh so near but it wasn't that at all.

Could he have stopped his mentor from killing himself? maybe but it would have only been temporary, Jek would have done it later when Eldin was not around. But why did he have to do it in front of him? This made Eldin angry again, to be so selfish to ruin another's life, giving them memories that would haunt someone and turn them inward and push others away. Was he punishing Eldin for something? he did not know what that could have been, Eldin loved his old friend. Love him enough to help him kill the man that took everything from him.

"How could me destroy my life, just as much as he did his own?", the question spoke aloud unwittingly. At this moment, the force grew strong around him, he could sense it for the first time without trying. It was soothing in settling Eldin for a moment, even if brief, it was welcomed. He looked up to see the back of the old Master, wondered where the old guy was taking him.

"I can feel it", he said, but hearing it was not yet achieved.


Tiland Kortun

 

[Tiland Kortun]

Eldin Daine

They were close. That he could feel now, quite clearly. His pace slowed and Tiland bent forward to examine the ground beneath their feet. He shifted course by a few degrees. Not more than a hundred meters by the feel of it, which meant the plant he sought could be found anywhere around them. Tiland stopped and let his gaze wander the swamp around them. It was much the same, although more trees were fallen in the area, with thick moss draping off them. The plant grew through the moss, with roots in the nutrient-rich material beneath.

Eldin spoke and Tiland stood, turning to face him with a radiant smile. "You've taken the first steps into a much bigger universe. You've begun the process of creating peace within yourself and immersing yourself in the Force. This is just the beginning of your journey, but I suspect you will find it one most fulfilling and satisfying."

"Now," Tiland mused, squinting around them after continuing on further towards the center of the pooling of the Force. It was a water-meadow, with clear water covered in water-lilies and lily pads, with insects darting across the water, and countless flower shining the light. "To find the plant I am here to find."

 

[Eldin Daine]

Although Eldin was far from feeling at peace with himself, the old Jedi did say it would take time, for now he felt at ease in this place and that was a start. A journey? he felt like he had been on some sort of a path from his years in Tatoonie, maybe that was part of it, had to go through the rough times in order to get out at the other end. Some that started on similar journeys did not succeed, Jek had been one he witnessed first hand and it destroyed him. Eldin did not wish to follow, he liked living. But living with himself was yet to be realised. The old Jedi Master gave him hope, something Eldin had not had in a very long time. A grin broke on his face, and the beginnings of admiration for the Jedi welled in his heart.

Was this meeting planned by the Force? why does this journey throw up more questions than answers?

"Fulfilling, satisfying, and frustrating too probably", he followed close behind not wanting the Jedi to get too far ahead. He moved up alongside of the Jedi.

"So what plant are you looking for?", maybe he could help in the search.

Tiland Kortun

 

[Kimiko Taiyou]

Location: Surface of Mijos
Objective III: BYOO - Work on the site of a military base
Party: Vouvry

She chuckled, Vouv's humor always made her smile. He was a welcomed change of pace to her typical dry days governing her people.

Ki nodded as he expressed his plans to explore the area a bit, bowing her head politely as he stepped away.

She returned her attention to her people, who were beginning to gather back. Good she thought to herself, it would appear as though they were nearing completion.