Before - Legends The Triad Chronicles (Book III now in progress, OC's, Qui-Gon) ~~ Updated 4/11~~

The wizened Master hobbled closer to the little ones and put a hand on Me'telnen next. "Good heart he has underneath the darkness. Uncovered fully, it can be, but time it will take."

That touch electrified something in him, and Me'telnen quickly jerked back, the budding traces of vision fading from his eyesight as he pulled away. That had never happened. Yet he had never been in contact with someone as strong as the Master. He could feel it pulsing in the air around them, and though it bothered him with how unfamiliar it was, he wasn't afraid.

The Master regarded Me'telnen for a long moment before he said to Zephir, "Speak with you alone, later, I must. For now, care these young ones need."

Zephir nodded, laying a hand once more on Me'telnen's shoulder, as well as Kyran's, "Of course, Master Yoda. I will come by later," he ignored any look Han'yaie might have sent him.

"Necessary that is not, visit you later I will," the small master cackled knowing Han'yaie was sending Zephir deadly looks.

"I doubt to be there very long," Zephir gave Han'yaie a glance.

"See we will, see we will," the master snickered to himself as he began hobbling away.

Nicely done! I look forward to seeing what happens next. You've created some amazing OCs here.

 

Lithiniel Awww they weren't that scary were they? It's okay if you can't read with us but once a week, we do have a pretty busy posting schedule after all Thanks for making time to post and stick with us!

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Dianethx You'd think they would But I guess Jedi are more stubborn cause they have the Force and they think they can repair themselves without help or something like that Thanks so much for commenting!

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Chapter Fourteen: Wounds and Musings

Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. ~Josephine Hart


"Looks like someone did a good job on you, Rixar," Han'yaie commented wryly as he examined Drex's leg. "Ripped muscles and sliced ligaments, you're going to be staying awhile, and it looks like it's been strained even since the original injury... you've been walking on this... haven't you?"

Drex looked slightly sheepish even as he avoided the Healer's eye. "Maybe?" he said lamely.

Han'yaie shook his head. "No maybe, don't think you can fool me," he said shaking a finger at him. "Looks like some possible nerve damage too. Full mobility will be difficult to regain. You'll have to work to get it strong again."

As this was going on, Me'telnen watched from Drex's other side. He didn't understand everything they said, but he had a good idea, considering the injury. Biting his lip, he restrained himself from asking anything, merely contenting himself to look mildly worried. It was odd however, the healer seemed to believe there was a way to repair the leg, when Me'telnen knew better. No one recovered from such injuries.

Drex made a face at that, grimacing. "Well it's better than hover-chairing it the rest of my career," he said sardonically. "I guess I haven't much choice."

"Indeed not," Han'yaie remarked. "We'll see about trying to regenerate the damaged parts of the nerves and reconstructing some of the damaged pathways. You'll be in bacta for a day for the other lacerations. You're lucky you didn't have much worse once this injury got you down."

Drex nodded soberly. He had indeed been lucky that the fight had ended when it had. Otherwise well...he could be a lot more injured than he was. He glanced over at the little one wondering how he was taking all of this.

Me'telnen glanced up to him, before ducking his head. He still wasn't sure of all that was being said, but he hoped for the Master's sake, that things went well.

"Well let's get started. The sooner we do, the sooner you can leave," Han'yaie said with a small smile. He moved out of the way and his assistant FX-7 droid moved in Drex's line of sight. "Wait Han'yaie," Drex held up a hand motioning for the droid to stop. "Me'telnen would trust you more if I was awake during his exam."

Han'yaie considered, glancing at the child again and he nodded once. "I suppose that's a good idea, though don't think you're off the hook," he said arching a brow.

"I'll be perfectly behaved," Drex said innocently.

"Mmm and I'm the Supreme Chancellor," Han'yaie said shaking his head. He turned his attention to the small boy with Drex. "Hello Me'telnen," he said kindly.

Me'telnen blinked uneasily at him, before glancing once more Rixar, as if for reassurance. Kyran and Zephir had been taken away some time ago, and he had been left with the Master, who was the only one he could trust. This healer, though, far from dangerous looking, was still unfamiliar, and set him on edge, "Hello," he said softly.

'It's all right, ne',' Drex said softly catching his nervousness. 'He just wants to help you.'

Bowing his head a little, Me'telnen nodded. He knew the Master was right, he didn't sense any danger here. Just natural instinct told him to be careful.

Drex considered the boy thoughtfully before he scooted over slightly to make room for the little one. 'Why don't you come sit with me,' he suggested. The boy might let Han'yaie lo

 

Loved this little exchange:

Han'yaie considered, glancing at the child again and he nodded once. "I suppose that's a good idea, though don't think you're off the hook," he said arching a brow.

"I'll be perfectly behaved," Drex said innocently.

"Mmm and I'm the Supreme Chancellor," Han'yaie said shaking his head. He turned his attention to the small boy with Drex. "Hello Me'telnen," he said kindly.

And the ending gave me warm feelings in my heart.

 

That was cute. Ah, the trials of a Healer. Stubborn the lot of them. They should know better. If they stay at the Healers to finish getting better faster, then they can be better Jedi and work for the Force more quickly. Silly Jedi.

Sad about Shane, though, thinking that it would get better. Of course, he would think that since he knew nothing else. Loved Drex's solution. Silly Jedi.

Looking forward to more.

 

VaderLVR Glad we could give you the warm fuzzies, those are always nice Thanks for commenting!

Dianethx Indeed, poor Han'yaie, dealing with stubborn Jedi on a regular basis. And they should know better Too bad they don't He's never had good medical care so he assumed that things were fine and Drex's reverse psychology didn't work as well as he had hoped Here's more for you! Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule and commenting! How's your husband feeling lately? We hope his healing is progressing well


Chapter Fifteen: The Counselors

Failure and success seem to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting with their star or against it, and in the whole universe the only really interesting movement is this wriggle. ~E.M. Forester




The meeting was almost over, Sehan noted. Waiting a few moments, after the current discussion finished, Sehan addressed the Council on the other matter they had been called for, "In conclusion of that last business, I have find we had best get down to the true nature of this meeting. Namely Master Yoda's visions, the sending of a crechling into danger, and the bringing back of a darkling."

Master Quix Zarkcot, sitting a few places beyond Master Sehan said, "I concur. It was most unusual, Master Yoda, and completely against normal procedure. Why were we not informed first before you allowed Kyran Josel to be taken into such danger that he was not ready for?" His blue skin was darker than normal, indicating that he was greatly annoyed by this lapse of protocol.

"Normal procedures changed must be if survive the Order will," The small councilor stood from his hair and hobbled to the center before them. It was most unusual for Yoda to stand during a Council chamber session, and this demonstrated the fact that he wanted their full attention. "The first to have visions I am not. Wiped out once the Jedi nearly were. Great care we must take. In motion the future is, this I know. However if nothing we did with gifts we are given to direct our future, then deserve we would the visions I have seen."

"What exactly have you seen, Master Yoda?" Master Sal Beto asked respectfully. for Yoda had not yet revealed all to the Council. The Ikotchi master had seen nothing himself with his limited precognition.

"Two visions I have had," the Master said glancing to the rest of the Council, his eyes narrowing. "One, destruction...death, of those of our own, destroyed this Temple will be, blackened by an inferno, betrayed by one we call our own." He paused to let that sink in before he continued on. "And two, the Temple still standing, unblemished and whole, and a triangle of life, fire and ice in the center of the tallest spire."

Frowns decorated many of the faces of the Masters there, before Beto spoke again, a troubled, yet thoughtful look upon his own face, "What do you think this means exactly?"

"Getting to that I am, " the small Councilor's ears twitched again. "Told me Master Anya did of dreams that young Josel had. Dreams he had of the Saren culture and people and one child for him reached. Accurate were his dreams of the Saren culture and never been there or studied them has he. Meditate long I did and felt I should that go with Masters Rixar and Zephir to Saren Seven, Josel should. Come to pass, did those things that the child dreamed about long before he ever came. Remember these visions now, he does not. Faded the dreams did from his memory, but remain the fact does that came to pass it did."

Sehan considered the information, "So that answers why, for much of it. Though, it was never recordered that Josel might have precognition, considering his connections to the Force are an odd mixture."

"He seems to have a fair balance of both unifying and the living Force aspects," Sumi Gisk'yla spoke up, his fur rippling slightly as he considered. "Though it appears in this case the unifying aspect was the stronger of the two. Has he had any other visions besides t

 

Lots going on in this post. I would imagine that the Council will be watching the pair of kids, even more so with Shane tainted with darkness. So Rixar is going to be his master or do you have a twist coming up? LOL.

Interesting that Crion was taken over by another and yet he seemed to be perfectly okay with it. I wonder if he has the Order's continuation in mind or something else. We shall see.

And then Sidious and his plotting. The man never sleeps it would seem. Plus I liked that you brought in the cloning aspect (Dark Empire maybe?).

Good job all around. Lots to think about.

And my husband is doing much, much better thanks. He's almost back to normal.

 

Well, when Sidious is around that's never good news! I like the aspect of cloning as well, it will be interesting to see where you take that.

Lovely update!

 

Dianethx Yep, there is lots going on We're basically rewriting canon from the ground up you know We're laying the foundations now for what's to come later. As far as Rixar being Shane's master....if we had a twist, it wouldn't do to spoil it for you now would it?

Indeed you'll have to see, though why would he want what the Sith does? Remember the beginning we had Merrick and Theron both discussing fate

As far as Sidious, I was really nervous about writing that part. I've never written Sidious before and I wasn't sure I had him quite right. I know I didn't capture him half as well as you do in Betrayal, but I hope he was at least true to canon Glad you liked the cloning aspect, I was kind of nervous there but I figured he had to be laying foundations for that early for it to work (and yes Dark Empire is what I was hinting at ) So glad your husband is doing better! That was quite the accident.

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Chapter Sixteen: Inside and Out


If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. ~Samuel Johnson


Not for the first time did Drex wish he were someplace else. The surgery on his leg would be in a few hours and he was as tense as a sandcat on Tatooine. He hated the idea of surgery, even when he knew it was necessary.

There was a soft knock at the door, before it swept open, to reveal Zephir, who smiled a little wanly as he entered, "You look like a man ready for death."

"Funny, I feel like it too," Drex replied dryly. "What are you doing up out of bed?'

"I escaped. You would think these healers were guarding an unwell man," Zephir smirked a bit.

Drex blinked in concern and gestured to his call button. "You didn't really did you?" he asked in worry.

That raised a silver eyebrow, "You act as if I would die if I did. I know Han'yaie can be scary, Drex, but we're not kids anymore."

"I merely worry for the severity of those wounds, Stubborn One," Drex retorted. "Han'yaie told me that you'd neglected them to the point of them being a class one infection."

Zephir waved his hand, and settled himself in a chair beside his bed, "I've had worse. Han'yaie worries too much."

"That's his job, you know, if you escaped and he catches you in here, you'll be in for a longer stay," Drex smirked. "Not to mention another lecture."

Zephir shook his head a little, "It's not as if I haven't heard it a thousand times before. Besides, I deem it worth it."

"To visit a crippled a few doors down?" Drex arched a brow.

"To visit my friend," Zephir corrected, looking vaguely amused, "Even if you don't deserve me."

Drex put a hand to his chest. "You wound me, and here I was thinking it was the other way around."

Zephir tsked, still looking humored, "We're a fine pair."

"Indeed we are," he said leaning back. "Did Master Yoda visit yet?"

Zephir nodded, "He did. I told him roughly what happened."

Drex nodded thoughtfully. "What did he say?"

"He didn't seem surprised. He told me the bond isn't complete yet," Zephir informed him.

Drex looked bewildered. "Not complete? But you told me they'd been using it..."

"They have been, and it's very strong. But it seems there is a missing piece, from what Yoda said."

"Another one from Saren?" Drex asked curiously.

"I dearly hope not

 

Lots going on. I liked the conversation with Drex and Zephir, shows their friendship goes a long way. It was nice that Drex was trying to help Zephir deal with his loss and yet he was still worried about being the right master to Shane.

I liked the little girl trying to talk to Shane as well. Poor kid. He doesn't like bacta tanks - which I can totally agree with. It looks so claustrophobic in there even though you can see through them. I hope that the two of them can be friends in time.

Good job.

 

I felt so sorry for Shane. I would hate that, too!

Lovely update.

 

Dianethx Zephir and Drex still have their history from book 2 that we wrote, that much hasn't been changed we're just not portraying it here. Drex is incredibly worried because of what happened with Ren. He still carries the guilt that he should have let the boy be reassigned to another master when he was not suitable for his line of work, but he loved him too much to let him go, and Ren paid the price, in his mind. As far as Nuri and Shane, I do think they'll be friends

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Chapter Seventeen: Noble Mother

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes


Te'mahte' I'sa came to the medical wing and located the right room with the help of her escort. It had been some time since she had been to the Temple and she did not trust herself to be able to find the medical wing without getting lost somewhere at the heart of the Temple without being able to get out. She knocked gently on the door, hoping she wasn't disturbing the occupant within from sleep.

'Come in,' the call was almost reluctant, and in Saren basic, the owner of that voice knowing who was at his door.

The door swished open and she went in. "You've been a long time away, Master Jedi."

Zephir was sitting up as best as he could, sheet drawn to his chest as if to hide the loose medical cover. Looking as regal as he possibly could, though it wasn't much with his pale skin, and tired eyes, he tried to smile for her, "That I have, I'sa. But it was a fruitful quest."

"I am grateful to the gods that it was," she said sincerely, her wings fluffing up slightly. She sat down next to his bed.

"As am I," Zephir assured, "I do thank you for talking to the Council in the South, and getting permission from both North and South for us to go there."

"You are very welcome, I am only glad that your trip was fruitful. I would have hated for you to come home empty handed, though I very uncertain of the chances for success."

"As were we," Zephir assured, "Yet, we did indeed find him."

She nodded thoughtfully. "And how did all fare on your journey?" she asked.

"As well as can be expected, for traveling near the belt line," he answered.

She grimaced faintly at that. "I hope there were no injuries that were too grievous."

"Rixar and the little one got the worst of it," he admitted, grimacing a little.

"What happened?" She asked in concern.

"We were attacked by the child's gang and his Ke'," Zephir informed her, "However, we should all heal from this."

"I only hope that you heal quickly," she said earnestly. A thought occurred to her. "May I see the little one you brought back?"

He nodded a little, "It might be best if you do. He's still greatly confused, as this is a large change for him."

She pushed her hair behind her ears. "What is his name?"

"Me'telnen Le'taine'..." he paused on the last, though he knew she would know who it was. Le'taine' had also been great during the rebellion, "Kemra."

She glanced at him, shocked. "But I thought the last of the Kemra house was destroyed."

Zephir looked to his hands, "As did I. I thought perhaps Ta'la'me had possibly survived with her son. I was not aware of this other child of her's."

She put a hand on his arm gently. "I am sure he will be an asset to your Order."

He lay a hand over hers, "I know he will be, I'sa," he smiled a little, "He's like her, in many ways."

She smiled. "Then I especially long to see him for myself."

"I imagine so," Zephir agreed, "Perhaps next time you can bring Kieran to meet him. It might do them both good."

She looked thoughtful. "Indeed. The children perhaps could

 

Oooh....finally caught up.

Nice updates, all of them. Now I'm curious...

Who or what is Zamir? You referred to him as an immortal, which to me spells out some sort of god or demi-god (or perhaps just a demagogue, but then I like odd wordplay at times. *wink*)

It's all good, I know the answers will come in time...

I'm liking it thus far. Pacing is good, still a little leisurely, but that's not a bad thing. Keep it up!

(And blame evil work for me having not much time to comment. At least I stole the first slot this time!)

 

I'sa seems nice and would certainly help with the transition to the Temple and the Jedi. I liked how she was able to get Shane to eat at least a little bit. I wonder if Kieran and Shane will become friends.

Lovely cover art, too.

Good job.

 

Lovely cover art! And I'm glad Shane ate a bit.

 

Lithiniel Glad you are getting curious, that's our goal after all Now if you recall a few chapters back, Drex asked Zamir if being dead made him forget basic etiquette. Zamir is a vampire. First Jairdan thought he was a god and now you His ego is never going to be back in line again And very glad pacing is leisurely, not too fast and not too slow Work is indeed evil, sucks that we all have to make a living Thanks for taking time to comment!

Dianethx I'sa will definitely be good at helping Shane adjust and Kieran was originally Palpatine's ward and we eventually decided that Palpatine would never take in a ward, even for a good publicity stunt. He's just not the type, so hence we created I'sa. She'll be very useful, especially later down the road. Thanks for reviewing!


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Chapter Eighteen: Dust and Ashes

?A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.? ~ Oscar Wilde

Shane woke, a silent scream constricting his throat as he lay in the darkness of his nest, trembling almost violently in the aftermath of what was not a dream, or nightmare. Even now, the after image of fire played across his eyes, the sounds of blasters echoed in his ears, the stench of death and burning flesh was in his nose. Sitting up, slowly, stiffly, he crawled from his nest, and stood. The room was black, yet his night sighted eyes picked out the door, which he instinctively moved towards. It slid open at his approach,revealing a dimly lit hall. Not the burning one in his dreams.


Taking a deep, almost gulping breath, the kidling reached out, touching the darkness within that so welcomed his fear, but could find no true comfort in its cold embrace. It chilled, almost hurt, as it never had done, and he withdrew from it, though it clung to him. Suppressing his whimpers. he almost moved back to his bed, when something seemed to draw him from his doorway, out into the hall. Something was calling, though it was vague, almost a whisper to his soul, a dying one that he could barely pick up. He slightly recognized it, as he drew closer, and finally came to the room where it was coming from.

Entering on silent feet, he approached the bed, and was relieved to find in it, the dark Master. However, he was resting, and Shane hesitated to disturb him. Yet, something pushed him on, eventually, and he climbed up into first the seat, then into the bed, burrowing under the covers to tuck himself securely against the Master's side, while being hidden by the white sheets.

The Master stirred at feeling his movements and Drex blinked in the darkness as he came too wondering what had awakened him. If it was Han'yaie in the middle of the night, he was going to throw something. He glanced around sleepily before he finally noticed that Shane had crawled up in his bed. He smiled tiredly. 'What are you doing, ne?' he asked gently.

Peeking out of the covers, Shane looked a little guilty, "Sorry....Didn't want to wake you."

"It's all right, "Drex assured. "Been sleeping too long anyways, sithin drugs," he said yawning.

Taking a moment to accept that, Shane cuddled up a bit higher on his chest, "Hate them too."

"Why are you not in your own room?" he asked around another yawn.

"Wanted to see you," it was true, in some ways.

Drex felt the boy's half-truth but he didn't comment. "I'm all right," he assured him. "Master Han'yaie is working his magic on my leg and it'll be better soon," he assured.

Looking a little guilty again, Shane looked away, "How bad is it?"

Drex realized then that Shane felt guilty because of his injury and he lifted his chin up forcing the boy to meet his eyes. "Young one, this was not your fault. I could have picked a better method to get my point across. Even we masters make mistakes sometimes. We are not saints, but seekers. I should not have gambled with my own health with that idea of mine. "

 

Oooh....the plot thickens.... hehe

Of course those of us familiar with the movies know what the visions are about, but it's still easy to suspend that knowledge with this story.

Lovin' it!

And... awwwww...ain't Shane just kawaii??

 

Superb update!!! I'd say more but I'm supposed to be painting.

 

Oh caught up finally. So good ladies. I am loving all the characters more and more. I like the mystery of the immortals. Makes me want more. I am looking forward to the next update. Keep up the good work.

 

The plot begins to thicken as Shane bonds further with Drex. His nightmares were pretty horrible and to know that they aren't nightmares but things that might happen is even worse.

Good job.

 

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PrincessChattyCathy Yay! So glad to see you finally got to catch up with us Very glad we are making you love the characters and that you're curious about the immortals and their part to play Well you don't have to wait longer, here it is!

Dianethx Shane does begin to bond with Drex and knowing that they aren't nightmares makes it about a hundred times worse...but we'll just have to wait and see if he manages to avoid the said visions or not Thanks for commenting!


Chapter Nineteen: Sweet Healing

All you need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. ~ Charles M. Schulz




It was time for evening meal and Nuri Aiyden frowned as she carried the two trays in her hands. One was for her from the dining hall, the other was for Shane. She was supposed to eat dinner with him and he wasn't here anymore in this room. Had he gotten moved and nobody told her?

She could figure this mess out. She went back to the kitchens in the ward to check the meal charts. She scanned for his name and then found it. Ahh, he had moved. He was now in Master Rixar's room. She frowned wondering what he was doing there and glanced at her tray wondering with some slight amount of sadness if she would still be welcome. She left to go to the right room.

When she came to the door she balanced one tray awkwardly against her hip and levitated the other one as she knocked.

"Come in," Master Rixar's voice answered.

The door swished open and she came in balancing her two trays. Her face fell slightly when she realized that Shane was asleep curled up next to the Master. "Oh, sorry," she whispered. "I didn't think he'd be sleeping."

"It's all right," He said in the same voice. "He stayed up almost all night."

She hesitated at that and nodded. "I can put his tray here and he can have it when he wakes up," she suggested finally.

"Thank you Nuri," Drex replied. "I'll see to it that he eats some of it," he said and she nodded. "Well I'll see you later then," she said as she turned to leave.

Drex watched her go, wondering what was up. Zeltrons, especially when young had difficulty controlling negative emotions, and he could sense that she was disappointed at finding Shane sleeping. He had his own tray on the table in front of him that he was eating slowly, trying not to wake the boy.

Eventually, Shane stirred, at first muttering tiredly as he buried himself deeper into Drex's warmth, seeking oblivion once more. Only to it to elude him, as his mind woke further, causing his eyes to creak open, and look around.

Drex glanced down hearing the boy's tired muttering. "How are you feeling?"

Blinking up to him, Shane couldn't help but smile tiredly, a soft purr coming from him as he pressed his face into the side of Drex's neck, in answer.

"There's food for you if you're hungry," Drex said, sounding slightly amused.

Something seemed to spark in Shane, as he pulled himself away a little, looking slightly troubled, "Nuri was coming..."

"She did, but you needed the rest," Drex assured him. "She doesn't mind. She'll come back later."

There was almost a pout, as much as Shane could, as he looked a little troubled, "We were going to eat together."

"Well yes, ne, but you were sleeping rather heavily. She left your food for you," he said.

Looking slightly disappointed, Shane sighed a little, "She'll come back later?"

"Of course," Drex said soothingly. "She knows you need rest. You're sick."

Accepting that, the boy settled back down, "Not sick."

Drex gave a small sigh. "Injured then," he amended.

"Am fine," Shane insisted.

Drex only smiled. "Not yet, but you will be soon. Here, eat some of this. It's still good and hot."

He glanced over to the t

 

I have often wished I could purr after eating a yummy brownie. Chocolate is just a bit of heaven. I hope it doesn't always make him so sleepy though it could be used as a weapon against him.

Ky is still so adorable. I could just see him walking so carefully with his tray trying hard not to spill.

 

I also have the same reaction as Shane to the brownies - food of the gods! This was cute. I'm glad that Shane is beginning to accept his new situation. Drex being there to help him understand things will be a great help in future. Plus Ky's telepathic abilities with Shane should make it much easier.

Great job.

 

Ah brownies!!! We made some yesterday!

Shane looked it over, and shook his head, "Too much for me..." He looked to him, "Share?"

Drex laughed a little. "I have enough on my plate little one," he said, gesturing to the salad, nerf cutlets and dessert on his tray.

Blinking, Shane studied the food for a moment, before pointing, "What's that, and that?"

"This? It's called salad," Drex replied pouring some dressing on it. "And this that I'm putting on top is called dressing."

Sniffing again, Shane's nose wrinkled, understanding the scent as plant. Plants were used for building, not eating in his mind, but humans were weird... "And that?"

Loved it!

 

Loved the reaction to the chocolate. That was great, and well-written!

Can't wait to see what happens next!

(Sorry I had to keep it so short, I barely had time to read! Stupid work thing.)

 

PrincessChattyCathy Doesn't everyone want to purr after having some really good gooey chocolate treat? LOL It could couldn't it? Though he'll get used to it eventually Glad you could imagine it in your head, it's a real compliment to us that you can see it Thanks so much for your lovely comments!

Dianethx Brownies are amazing, especially with pecans Mmmmmmmmm, man I'm making myself hungry Drex definitely has helped Shane adjust. He feels safe around Drex and protected, which is important when easing into a new situation and little Ky was experimenting with that and he was thrilled beyond belief that it worked Thanks so much for commenting!

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Chapter Twenty: Connecting

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. ~Anäis Nin



Drex was moving slowly across the room without using a cane. Han'yaie had started him on physical therapy and he was trying to walk across the room without falling on his rear. The surgery on his leg had gone well, but the muscle and tendons still weren't at their normal strength, so he was conditioning to get his range of motion back.

Shane was watching, practically enraptured by the Master's struggles, amazed that he was even able to walk, considering he knew how bad it had been damaged.

"Come on now, that's it, just a bit further," Jani encouraged. The physical therapist was pleased with the amount of effort her patient was making though she had a long history with treating Drex from various injuries in his special operations unit and she knew he was never one to shirk. He always wanted to be up and around, most of the time his problem was doing too much, not too little.

She pushed her red hair back behind her shoulders as Drex collapsed in a chair at the opposite side of the room, rubbing his knee. "You've done well," She said projecting feelings of healing towards his knee. She was a Zeltron like Nuri and it greatly aided her abilities as a therapist.

Shane swiftly came over as soon as he saw Drex sit down. Moving to his side, he studied him for a moment, fledgling control reaching to offer strength, "Did good," he had to admit, impressed.

"Thank you young one," he said giving him a small smile, feeling the boy try and help him.

Shane gave a hesitant smile in return, though said nothing further.

Jani came over and bent down checking his knee, stretching Drex's leg in and out multiple times. "We'll try a few more times, before we finish for the day," she said and moved back to let him stand up.


Drex nodded at that and he tried to rise from the chair. He couldn't do it. His knee did not want to bend enough and support his weight at the same time. On the third try he eventually managed to get half way up and grab onto wood paneling to where he could steady himself.

Shane watched uneasily, willing and ready to help if he truly thought the Master needed it.

Bit by slow bit, he slowly made it yet again across the room. Though this time, his face was red from the effort and he was sweating heavily.


"I think we'll leave it there for today," Jani decided after checking Drex's leg one more time. "Any more effort and you might pull something we don't need pulled and set your healing back."

She gathered her datapad and began making notes after she helped Drex into bed. "We'll try again tomorrow. Make sure you rest," She added sternly. "Make sure he doesn't move," she instructed to Shane. "You tell me if he tries to move."

Shane nodded mutel