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Jedi-Princess-Solo
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6/17/02 8:16am
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RE: Serenity (Sequel to Devotion); Updated 6/16 (#3)
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Finishing it now, JJF 
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Siri_Tahiri
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6/17/02 8:20am
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RE: Serenity (Sequel to Devotion); Updated 6/16 (#3)
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Hey! I love your work. Keep it up.
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Kathryn
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6/17/02 8:24am
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RE: Serenity (Sequel to Devotion); Updated 6/16 (#3)
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More soon? Yay!
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Jedi-Princess-Solo
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6/17/02 8:26am
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Thanks ST  Glad to have you with us Have you read the first story, devotion, yet? 
Morning, Kathryn! When can we get a new One post?
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Kathryn
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6/17/02 8:28am
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Morning. Very shortly, actually. Nearly done.
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Siri_Tahiri
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6/17/02 8:43am
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Yes I have read Devotion. That was a great story too. I can't wait for more.
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Lt_Jaina_Solo
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6/17/02 8:44am
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more soon?
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Kathryn
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6/17/02 8:48am
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Ok. I'm done now. Next short bit is up. Just waiting for your next post.
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Jedi-Princess-Solo
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6/17/02 8:51am
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RE: Serenity (Sequel to Devotion); Updated 6/16 (#3)
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Almost done, Kathryn
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6/17/02 9:22am
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Ord Mantel was not a planet for sightseeing.
The planets itself was bland, average, with mountains, forests and swamps dotting the landscape. Along the equilateral line, however, was a vein of spaceports, famous for their no-questions-asked policy.
Which was exactly what they needed.
The bustling metropolis around them was made up of blocky prefab buildings with large flat rooftops and extended balconies. The balconies, Jaina had explained, were designed to let a small personal craft to launch secretly in the dead of night.
Smugglers, Valin thought to himself. Well, if we're pretending to be smugglers, I guess this is the place to be.
Jaina glanced at him and smiled, and Valin wondered if he had been broadcasting without realizing it. He gave Jaina a rueful smile, and she winked at him before turning her attention back to what Kyp was saying.
Valin felt his cheeks flush slightly. He liked Jaina, she was a great commander and a good friend. His first crush had been on her, and even though he no longer harbored any romantic feelings for Jaina, he still thought she was incredible. She was smart and beautiful, brave and daring, and she always cared about him and his opinions.
Even with her hair turned blond by the color crawlers, with her brown eyes now an icy blue, Valin thought Jaina looked amazing. She reminded him of his own girlfriend Syal Antilles, who had inherited her mother's long dark blond hair and blue eyes, only older and with a bit of Han Solo, Princess Leia and Master Skywalker mixed together.
Syal adored Jaina, which made Valin happy. He knew that some women were threatened by their boyfriend or husband flying under such an attractive commander, but Syal had never had any problems with it. She even teased him mercilessly about the mynock sized crush he used to have on her cousin's wife. If there was one downside to being with Syal it was that he didn't have to worry about anyone telling her stories about all the embarrassing childhood events, she had been there to witness them herself.
Valin's father and Syal's father had been shocked when their children suddenly had a new interest in one another, but Valin thought his mother and Iella had known all along what would happen. And they're not even Jedi, he thought with a smirk. Their mothers made no secret about the fact that they were thrilled to see their children together, and Syal's father, General Antilles, had even joked once that if Valin and Syal ever got married, they would have successfully tied all of the major families together in one gigantic web. Just imagine the family reunions we'd have, Valin's father had snickered. The Solos, the Fels, the Skywalkers, the Antilles and the Horns, all in one room. Our family tree would be longer than the Corellian Run.
In truth Valin thought he was still too young for them to talk about marriage, he was only twenty and Syal was only nineteen. They had only been seeing one another for about two years, with scattered visits in between Valin's missions and Syal's schooling. But that hadn't deterred his mother. She and Iella had snickered and reminded them that Jaina and Jag had gotten married when they were that age.
Valin felt a flicker of sadness well up inside of him at being so far away from Syal, but he quickly dampened it out. Now was not the time to be distracted by longing. Besides, he wasn't the only one missing someone. Jaina had to miss Jag even more. He was, after all, her husband.
And so are you, a voice in the back of his head reminded him. At least in theory for now. So play your part.
"Arwyn?" he asked, hesitancy creeping into his voice.
Jaina turned to look at him. "Yes, Letien?"
"I could really go for a drink," Valin said, trying to look cocky. He flashed her his own version of Han Solo's trademark smile. "Why don't we head into one of the pubs? Race and I can get ourselves some whiskey while you partake in some aggressive negotiations."
Jaina rolled her eyes but grinned at him. "You boys and your alcohol." She linked arms with Valin and batted her eyelashes up at him, in a manner that was inevitably fetching. "Lead the way, sweetheart," she drawled.
Valin couldn't help but smile at the "sweetheart" part. It was all he could do not to laugh.
"You're buying, Let," Kyp said. "I gave the last of my credits to my Sithspawned greedy little sister here." He nudged Jaina with his arm, a playful scowl on his face.
"I needed to get spare parts for the Bandit," Jaina snapped, in character. "Unless you wanted to do the repairs yourself, Race."
Kyp raised his hands in surrender. "I'll pass. No one does repairs better than Arwyn Sunflare."
Jaina smirked, and Valin wondered if it was at Kyp's performance or the surname. At first Valin had not seen the significance of it, but then it had occurred to him that it was a spinoff of her mother-in-law's stage name, Wynssa Starflare.
Jag will find that amusing, Valin told himself, filing it away in his memory to share that with Jag the next time he saw him.
"Stang straight," Jaina nodded curtly.
Kyp led the way to a seedy looking cantina across the block and gestured Jaina forward. "Ladies first and all that stuff," he said dryly.
"She's no lady," Valin smirked. "She's my wife."
Jaina smacked him lightly on the chest. "Hey, you're not exactly a gentlemen yourself, sweetheart."
Valin just grinned as Jaina led them to the bar in the back of the cantina. A couple of heads turned as they entered, mostly to see who had come in, but no one paid them much attention, save the men drooling over Jaina. Real husband or not, Valin thought in annoyance. I'm tempted to use the Force to make them avert their eyes.
Deciding it would still be in character for him to do so, Valin stepped closer to Jaina, looping an arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him, away from prying eyes. Jaina blinked, startled, then smiled knowingly and gave him a light kiss on the cheek in gratitude.
"What can I get you?" the bartender, a grizzly human male, asked, draping his towel over his shoulder and eyeing them appraisingly.
"Two flasks of your finest whiskey," Jaina said without hesitation. "Corellian if you have it. And a nudge in the right direction to find some information."
Valin was surprised that she was so outright about what they really wanted, but the bartender didn't seem bothered by it. He turned away from the counter and went to get their drinks. Jaina settled back on one of the barstools, turning to face the cantina crowd, resting her arms on the counter and crossing her legs.
As she scanned the crowd with laser intense eyes, Valin shifted uncomfortably. He didn't like the way some, most, of the males in the bar were looking at Jaina. From the glare in his eyes, neither did Kyp.
Should we do something? Valin asked him.
You're the husband, Kyp retorted. If she was really your wife, would you do something?
That was an easy answer, and a very obvious one, too. Valin turned and glared at the spectators, using the full weight of the Force to make his gaze seem even more dangerous and challenging. He was pleased, and proud, to see most of the men go back to their drinks and shady business deals and card games. One or two bold ones continued to watch Jaina lustfully, but as soon as Valin drew back his vest to rest his hand on the blaster at his hip, they, too, averted their eyes.
Impressive, Jaina told him, with a mental wink.
Valin felt his chest puff up at the praise. He heard the clink of glass and turned to find the bartender placing two flasks full of amber liquid before them. "Here's your drinks," he said in a raspy voice. He looked at Jaina. "As for your information, there's only one place to get solid trails 'round here. You gotta go see Lady Andris."
As in andris spice? Valin wondered silently.
"Can you tell me where to find her?" Jaina asked, and Valin heard the infliction of the Force in her words.
"Back room," the bartender answered. "You'll know her when you see her. She'll be the one who looks ready to take your head off at any moment."
"Thank you," Jaina said, flipping a coin onto the bar.
"Gotta warn you, though," the bartender said, pocketing the credits. "Don't try any funny business with her, or you'll wind up loosing an arm before you can blink."
Valin snorted. The idea of a woman getting the better of three Jedi Knights, one of whom was a Jedi Master, was ridiculous.
Jaina must have thought so, too, but she nodded gravely. "We wouldn't dream of trying anything. Thank you for your help." Tossing a pointed look at Valin and Kyp, she started for the back of the bar. Picking up their drinks, the two men followed her, glaring at anyone daring enough to glance up as Jaina walked by.
Jaina led the way to a door, with the words "Private: Enter at your own risk" engraved on the nameplate.
"Thinks highly of herself, this Lady Andris," Kyp commented wryly. "Doesn't she?"
Valin nodded. "Seems that way."
Jaina knocked on the door, and a cool, sharp, but decidedly feminine, voice called out, "What do you want?"
"Information," Jaina replied. "We were told you were the one to see."
"My kind of information doesn't come cheap," the woman snickered.
"We can pay you whatever you ask," Jaina said. Although Valin knew that this was not the case. If the woman would not agree to the price Jaina offered, Kyp would merely wave his hand and make it be enough.
The door slid open and Jaina shot Valin a smirk, grabbed his hand, and walked into the small office. It was dimly lit by one of two specterlights in the corner, adding a mysterious shroud to the dangerous vibe the room gave off. Surprisingly, though, Valin did not sense any danger from the woman herself.
Yet, he reminded himself.
The woman had her back to them, standing and staring out the transparisteel. Long dark hair hung down her back to mid thigh, startling streaks of honey blond weaving their way through her thick mane of disheveled hair. She was dressed in a pair of brown fighting pants and a jade colored formfitting sleeveless top.
She turned to face them and Valin blinked, shocked at how alluring she was. Her face was narrow, her almond shaped eyes dark and confident. A patterned leather band wrapped around her forehead, keeping her wild hair out of her face.
Valin found his attention divided between staring at her, and at the tattoo on her right shoulder, a detailed image of a piranha beetle.
Jaina let out a dry laugh of amazement. "I don't believe it," she said, shaking her head, a smile crawling onto her face. "Anja Gallandro."
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"Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization
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RE: Serenity (Sequel to Devotion); Updated 6/17
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yay, Anja now joins the story! great post! i loved that bit about the family reunion!
i got first review!
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6/17/02 9:32am
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Great postie, JPS! *lol* I can't believe it was Anja in there. That's hilarious!
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Glad you liked it, LtJS Anja will be popping in some more later, too
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Well LB, I figured the last time Jaina went to Ord Mantel she saw Anja... why not again?
More will be up soon, just gotta type it out
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jags_gurl
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great post! can't wait for the next part!
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