As their ship neared their destination, Komari looked through the bay window of the corridor where she stood, stargazing.
They had been on their way to Coruscante for two weeks. Thanks to Yaddle's force healing, she could continue to move as long as she didn't force herself too much. From what she understood, it would take her several weeks to fully heal.
Physical exercises were forbidden, the Jedi had imposed on him to stay a minimum number of hours in the infirmary under the supervision of the medical droid.
If physically she was recovering from her injuries mentally, that was another matter.
She had strongly rejected any attempt by the two Jedi to intrude into her mind. It had surprised the Jedi that she could reject them and it had surprised her herself, she didn't really know how she did it, but she refused to have anyone in her head, whether for a good reason or not.
Those thoughts are sorrow and her emotions were the dogs and they wouldn't share them with anyone else.
She was painfully aware of the deplorable mental state she was in. "It's in your head, it's in your head," she repeated to herself, suddenly seeing one of her brothers in the reflection of the bay window.
It wasn't the first time she'd seen ghosts, they'd started to manifest alarm sounds. They looked at her without a word, she felt their judgment, their disappointment.
As if that wasn't enough, the whispers she heard in her head were now embellished with their voices. If the whispers could be incomprehensible in accordance with these visions, on the other hand their voices she clearly discerned them. It wouldn't necessarily make sense but she could hear their voices, at times their laughter and other moments cry for them.
She closed her eyes to finally open them again a few seconds later, the ghost that was then standing in the reflection of the glass had disappeared but she didn't feel better for all that.
The legendary coruscante was beginning to appear. It was a planet as terrible as it was beautiful, a planet city entirely covered in concrete without an ounce of natural space.
It was the beating heart of the galaxy, the galaxy capital.
A part of her wondered how the planet managed to survive without the natural cycle of nature, forgetting that nar shadda was also a world city.
These questions were going to have to wait for you as their ship began its descent into the planet's atmosphere. By piercing the clouds and being able to see the Jedi temple, a huge building even for a world city such as Coruscante. He stood out against the imposing, arrogant horizon.
Their ship headed for a docking dock not far from the temple, one of the many annexes that the Jedi Order had on Coruscant. From there they took a shuttle bus to the temple itself.
"Komari: The Council is waiting for our report, and then they'll want to meet you," Dooku informed him, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Try to control yourself, although I agree with you on many things, it's better to have a clean sheet," he advised him.
She stared before nodding, she wasn't sure if she was following his advice but she understood him. Her words and deeds to the point of getting her into a lot of trouble if she didn't control them.
Unconsciously she put a hand to her vibro-blade, this gesture had become habitual with her, it had the gift of reassuring her in these moments of uncertainty.
"Komari the council is waiting for our report and will want to meet you, we will speak on your behalf," Dooku informed him, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Try to master your words, although I agree on many things, it is better to present your credentials," the Jedi Master advised him.
Komari nodded, although she had doubts about the order and its methods, antagonizing it would be a bad idea.
Being trained by them was surely the best solution she had at the moment, although she was not very happy about it for several reasons. On the other hand, it could give her time to think about her future plans and protect her from certain threats.
Seeing the temple from the ship and seeing it from the shuttle were two diametrically different things. Even though the temple seemed large to him from the bay window of the Jedi ship, seeing it from the shuttle allowed him to realize its true dimensions.
It was a stone behemoth erected in honor and glory of the Jedi, it seemed all the bigger because there was nothing around that could match it in size. One could easily discern the 5 towers that adorned the structure of the temple, four were of equal size while a 5th protruded from them in the middle.
"The central spire is called the Temple Spire," Yaddle explained, "it was built to house our ancient founding texts. It also serves as the chamber of the conclave that brings together all the councils of the Jedi Order for annual meetings. ».
She then pointed to the other 4 towers: "The southwest spire is called the tower of the high council, this is where we will go to meet the high council of Jedi. The Council of the First Acquaintance, they are the ones in charge of the management of the temple. Opposite is the tower of the Reinfection Council which is in charge of managing the work of the young initiates. And finally, to the south-east is the Reconciliation Tower, which is our diplomatic body. She pointed to the towers in question, one after the other.
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As she entered the vast halls of the temple, Komari observed with interest everything that was unfolding before her eyes, but after a few minutes following the two Jedi she realized one thing. Of course, the temple was beautiful, but why were there so few people?
She had even begun to find it a little dull and empty, like a past glory trying to cling to its golden age.
It was with a calculating eye that she observed the rich decorums in the corridors, the whole thing is set with marbling and impressive gilding that titillated the senses of street girls.
"Don't even think about it, Komari," Yaddle called her to order as he watched her get closer with interest. Even if she couldn't clearly feel the girl's emotions, she could see the return of her thief reflexes thanks to her sense of observation.
Komari caught in the act could only make a big smile followed by a whistle taking up the tune of the thieves of Nar shadda.
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While the two Jedi Masters explained the events of Nar Shadda to the rest of the Jedi High Council, Komari had to wait several hours in front of the door.
Tired of walking the whole way and feeling her wounds getting in the way, she decided to sit against the wall.
The whispers in his head told him to pay attention to what was being said behind the great closed doors of the Council.
She hesitated, weighing the pros and cons but it says that if for once she followed the advice of the whispers her would leave in peace at least a few hours.
Slowly she let the force guide her, without being intrusive she could feel the echoes of certain paths that resonated through the force.
But before she could understand or grasp more than bridles, her attempt was gently rebuffed, by what she perceived as two echoes of different forces.
Her attempt having failed, she decided not to tempt the devil and to be content to pass the time.
After a few more hours she was invited to enter the Council chamber, just in time because one more second and she would start to see if she could not scratch the gilding of the door.
Yaddle, opening the door, had given him a very explicit look that meant, I see you, don't do it.
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She felt nervous as she entered the Council chamber, in front of her stood 12 Jedi of all kinds. She recognized some of them as being present in her dreams and visions. Others, on the other hand, were completely unknown to him.
She was surprised by the hostility of some of the looks, her hand naturally went back to her vibro-blade.
It was clear that some people here don't like her presence, she was totally hostile to him.
Still dressed in her ragged clothes that had kept the traces of the blasters, she stopped in the middle of the room.
When the door closed she had only one thought, "What the hell am I doing here?", she regretted being here somewhat.
"Komari Vosa, welcome you, the Jedi High Council wants," said the little Jedi, whom she immediately identified as Master Yoda, one of the most powerful Jedi of his time. The latter continued "to tell of terrible sufferings, Dooku and Yaddle on. Grieve us by your suffering. ».
Komari nodded in that direction, but before she could open her mouth to thank him, the Jedi with dark skin and bald head she identified as Jedi Master Mace Windu.
"They also told us about your talent for mastering the force," he crossed his fingers in front of him. "As well as your outburst of fury."
Komari was surprised if he immediately got into the subject, she had expected him to present her with the Jedi Order before talking about these gifts of strength.
She didn't really know what to say, not to mention that she still felt this hostility in some people. Then she did what she judged safest for herself, she kept silence.
Moreover, she didn't like it, she felt judged for reasons they didn't understand. He had been made to wait for hours and suddenly he was being told about his mastery of the force without even being offered a seat first. Inwardly she withdrew a few points for politeness.
She felt something getting closer to her mind, it was the same sensation as when Yaddle and Dooku brushed her mind during her meditations. They had stayed on the surface, they had just probed these feelings, now we were trying to get into his head.
She had pretty much figured out how she had managed to repel Yaddle and Dooku, this time she violently threw a wall between her mind and the attempted intrusion.
"That's rude of you," she growled, unhappy that someone was trying to violate her mind. Despite the pain she felt in her body, she puffed out her chest to stand up straight. it sought to look down on the members of the Council without much success.
The temperature in the room dropped a few degrees, the hostility she had felt towards her increased.
"You seem to want to close your mind to us. Is there a reason for this? A member of the Council asked suspiciously.
"There is no particular Jedi reason. My spirit is my own and no one has the right to put their paws in it for any reason whatsoever. She replied, shrugging her shoulders and judging him with her eyes. "Is there a reason for your attempted intrusion?"
On the one hand she cursed her sharp tongue, on the other she gave the Jedi the intellectual arm of honor.
To break the class, it was Yaddle who spoke, as a member of the Council she could steer the discussions.
"Excuse this ill-advised attempt on our part. It is a reflex that we have to observe the thoughts and feelings of the young initiates of our order. »
"I accept the apology, but I will not budge from my position, my mind is out of bounds," Komari replied firmly, who was not ready to give in on this point.
"Novices you are in the strength, good mastery you have," continued the little green master named Yoda. "But strange is the strength in you."
she raised her hand to interrupt him, "Jedi, don't beat around the bush. I'm tired, I'm in pain, so come actually. ».
"You see, young girl, we have a special interest in you, because until now we had never seen a person of your age with such a presence in the force. This does not correspond to anything we have seen so far. Moreover, your family situation echoes in our eyes an ancient prophecy. Mace Windu says as he resumes the thread of the conversation.
"Can you confirm that you never knew your biological parents?"
"My adoptive mother found me on the street. And so there's nothing exceptional about that in the lower districts, babies or children left abandoned you have in spades. She confirmed to him. She seemed to know what he was getting at, "I'll stop you right now, Jedi. I have no interest in prophecies of any kind. I do not wish to be associated with them and I do not wish to know them. ».
The Jedi Master raised an eyebrow in surprise at her reaction, with a nod he agreed not to broach the subject with her.
"What worries me, young girl, is what you've done so far." The voice was filled with hostility, it came from a Jedi sitting next to Yaddle. "I have doubts about your morale and your ability."
"I guess you're talking about the fact that I killed. That I sank into what you call the dark side to take revenge. »
all the Jedi in the room nodded in agreement, looking serious. Come on again, the feeling of the spikes of hostility coming from several members of the Council.
She was starting to hurt from standing, her legs were tired, and she felt a deep weariness of this growing hostility.
"In that case, I'll repeat to you what I said to put Yaddle." she inhaled and exhaled. Those big green eyes stared at the Jedi present in turn as she let her emotions come out.
"We don't live in the same worlds. I killed for survival and I killed for revenge and this is only justice. Where I come from, this is not a problem. »
she lifted the top of her garment to show them Blaster's traces, still fresh and healing. "They took my family from me, I took their lives, end of story."
Feeling a deep weariness, she greeted them before stepping back towards the door.
"Where are you going, young girl?"
"I'm leaving, at first I was ready to listen to what you had to say. But I notice that you were judging me without even listening to me. You already have your opinion on the matter so what's the point. Our values are far too different. She foamed her lips, "I'm interested in mastering force, but not at the cost of my opinions or my free will. »
"Yet it is your opinions that have led you to dark power. If we have these rules, it is to avoid this. You shouldn't reject them and listen to us. quickly went on to join the Council.
In an attempt to calm things down, Yaddle intervened again, "Let's calm down, Komari understands, that the extreme acts you have carried out worry us. Far be it from us to judge you. We are not asking you to deny your opinions or to curb your free will. ».
His attempt at appeasement was unfortunately broken by the intervention of the same Jedi as earlier. "And with such an opinion you want to join the order to become a Jedi!?"
"No, as I said, I had better take control of the force. I understand neither your dogmas nor your philosophy. If I can't learn from you, I won't cause a scandal, I'll simply go somewhere else. »
"We have no obligation to each other," she finished.
Before she left the room Yoda asked her one last question, "Where would you go?" Their eyes met, she shrugged her shoulders, "Surely to the Mandalorians." and then walked out of the council chamber.