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| Ana_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012, 4:07 PM | Message # 1 |
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| "I'm sorry, Irlilia, did I hear that right?" Ana said incredulously as she entered the room that Irlilia and Tarin were speaking in. They were speaking in hushed tones, but Ana had walked in at just the right moment. "Someone tried to kill Alyn?" A thousand thoughts were in her mind at that moment. Who and why being the first thoughts. It didn't matter, she just knew, that despite the fact that he wanted to keep her away from it and safe, she needed to go.
"Ma'am, I...." Tarin started, though he could tell by her expression that she was done listening. Perhaps Irlilia could do better, so he stepped back to allow the two women to talk. He wasn't suited for "girl talk", as it were, and often just kept a watchful eye nearby, as was his charge.
"Ana, it's not so bad, really." Irlilia said. "Apparently it was just some Separatist with a grudge and...nothing came of it. They thought it was something to do with the political uprising on Lorrd, but it wasn't." Tarin cleared his throat behind her, and was shaking his head.
"The what?" Ana said, having heard nothing of this during her time away from Alyn. It certainly explained his few calls or communications, but they still could have told her. She rarely watched the news, so she wouldn't have heard of it in that manner. 'Nevermind. I want to go to Lorrd....now. I do not care if Stark told you to keep me away for whatever reason. I want to go." She said firmly. "And if you won't take me, I will find another way and trust me...no one will be happy about that option."
Irlilia at least knew that Ana was serious enough and had the capability of slipping away from them, not that Stark would ever be told about that little adventure. "Alright. Go pack your things. We'll go." A brief hug later, Ana was gone and Tarin was staring at Irlilia disapprovingly. "What? It was either that or what? Let her slip out in the middle of the night and take a public transport. You know what would happen if we let that go down." Irlilia shrugged and went off to help Ana.
And a while from there, the Wings of Destiny was zipping through hyperspace towards Lorrd.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012, 6:28 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Ana would be greeted by the sight of Lorrd's massive Cardan station, as well as the Acclamator-II that was never far from it. A number of vessels flew about in orbit, either taking off or landing from trade ports, being checked through by customs or waiting to be checked. The pair of craft that arrived were scanned and given clearance due from diplomatic status to descend to Lorrd. Unless Ana specified another site, the ships would land at Castle Stark to allow their precious cargo to disembark and enter within. Stark himself had been kept out of the loop, it seemed, and was not expecting Ana.
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012, 6:44 PM | Message # 3 |
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| Irlilia had watched Ana the entire trip, and let her vent about being kept so sheltered. "I love him....you get that, right, Irlilia? So really, you should have just told me...." She had lectured. Now that they had landed, however, Irlilia watched Ana leave the ship and stayed a few steps behind her, and would until the woman was safe in the company of Alyn Stark.
Mrs. Miteya came scurrying out to meet her, flustered that she hadn't been informed that Ana was arriving. "Please, Mrs. Miteya, less fussing. Where is Mr. Stark?" Ana asked as she let the woman take her coat and she pulled her gloves off gently. Of course she didn't know. And Stark Castle was not entirely familiar to Ana, despite the few days she spent trying to explore the home.
"Never mind....thank you..." She smiled kindly and rushed off in the direction of Alyn's private rooms, moving past regular guard and Shadowguard alike, barely paying attention. "Alyn...?" She called out as she opened the door to the antechamber and stepped inside. If he wasn't there, she did have other places she knew to try, such as the training/meditation room he had shown her.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 6:36 AM | Message # 4 |
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| Stark was indeed inside his rooms, having just returned from giving a rather fine speech and certain orders. He was in the midst of changing but thankfully, as she called his name while opening the door, he did not react in a startled manner, which might well have scared her. Instead, still holding the new shirt he intended to wear, he turned around with a large smile on his face. "Ana! This is the best surprise a man could ask for!" He tossed the shirt to the bed and strode across the room to enfold her in a large hug, pulling her tight against him. "I've missed you so much, my love."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 6:59 AM | Message # 5 |
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| She was not smiling, but she wasnt frowning either. "I heard what happened, are you alright?" She asked after pulling back slightly from the tight embrace. Ana looked him over worriedly, even though she knew he was fine. She knew he could take care of himself.
"Irlilia didn't like not telling you we were coming, but I was afraid you would tell me not to if you knew. What is going on?". Of course she had taken he time to catch up on the news as they were traveling, and it was slightly dismaying. "What can I do to help you?". Yes, she was worried about him, but the Lorridians also now. Uprisings and revolutions usually did not end well if they occurred.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 7:17 AM | Message # 6 |
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| "I'm fine, my love." He settled his hand atop her shoulders and looked down into her eyes. "Little spot of trouble here and there. Fools and their talk of trying to overturn the system, trying to vilify me, call me a tyrant. It's all the same and nothing new, I suppose. I'm glad to see you back from Naboo... I have missed you more than you know." Stark dropped his hands and moved back to his bed to don his shirt.
"It's all about the people's opinion, my love. He tries to sway them and blind them and I try to show them the truth of what they do have. You need to get involved in this; it could get ugly and I'd not want to risk your name being slandered."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 7:37 AM | Message # 7 |
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| "Do you really think that having him arrested will help matters? I wonder I they could not use that to make you look worse." She mused as she took the shirt from him and held it so he could slide his arms into it.
"I am glad to be back also. I never wanted to leave home.....and a few days ago I realized that it wasn't home anymore." Ana was unsure if that would make sense to him, but it might.
"I am not worried,Alyn. We're in this together. And if we are still getting married, then you need to realize that you can't always shelter me from it."
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 9:05 AM | Message # 8 |
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| "Perhaps it was a bit hasty," Stark admitted, "But the man is damaging the effectiveness of the world. He runs all the damn media outlets in the province and if I stepped in to silence them, that would be a mistake." Once the shirt was on, he nodded approvingly to her. "A good call, though. And we are most certainly getting married.
"Lorrd hasn't felt like home without you here either, my darling." He moved forward to enfold her in a hug once more. "I only regret that you have to return to turbulent times."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 9:16 AM | Message # 9 |
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| "Please do not regret that,Alyn. I made the decision to come back on my own....and I was going to whether or not your shadow guards were going to let me. I'm better off here with you. Support, and all that." She said softly as she rested her head against his chest and drew in a deep breath.
"I wouldn't make that man a martyr though. Be careful, he could rally more to his cause with words from prison thn if he was free. I'm not telling you what to do here, just playing devils advocate." Ana would offer him a warm smiled as he looked up at him.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 10:39 AM | Message # 10 |
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| Stark squeezed her gently for a moment, then sighed. "It's good to have you here for support. I am glad you decided to return. As for Lennon... well, you have a point. I may have to release him, but what he preaches is against the tenets of the New Order. I can't quite understand why COMPNOR is backing him. If this does go beyond him, then there's a problem, but for now, I can only deal with one head of the hydra at a time.
"If nothing else, it will be good for you to be accustomed to the local populace. You need not feel like you must be shut up in Castle Stark all the time."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 11:43 AM | Message # 11 |
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| "What I need to do is make sure they like me enough that they won't use our relationship against you. So no, I shouldn't stay here. You should take me places with you, and I need to get involved in charity work....and I had been thinking in that a while. I just wasn't sure if you would let me. I know you worry....." Ana said before she dropped down to sit on the edge of his bed.
"I have a few ideas, but nothing definite. I was hoping you my have some suggestions ."
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 12:00 PM | Message # 12 |
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| "Well my dear, I can agree completely. I believe it would help indeed, and I am more than willing to hear what ideas you have and offer my advice." Moving away from her, he gestured that she should join him on the balcony, where a small table with two chairs sat. "Please, tell me what you have in mind."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 12:57 PM | Message # 13 |
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| Taking a moment before she followed him, Ana would grab her data pad from her purse. After that, she followed him out onto the balcony and say down next to him. "Please tell me if you think this is silly. It may be, but I started thinking about it a few days ago. I just really want to do something good for people, you know. "
Her cheeks were a little pinkish, as she felt slightly embarrassed about talking to him about what she wanted to do. "So I read a while back that during the Clone Wars, these mines were planted just under the ground and when someone stepped on them, well....". She glanced to know, sure that he knew, with his military record and all. "And well, on a lot of the planets in the Outer Rim, they're still there, and people are being killed by them still. The last thing I read was about a couple of kids...". Ana hesitated, then continued on. "So I was thinking firstly of a medical center, here on Lorrd, to help anyone injured by such a thing. No matter what world they are from.". There was more, but she would wait to see what he thought of that first.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 2:01 PM | Message # 14 |
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| "That's actually a splendid idea, my dear. You are correct, a large number of worlds as you mention still do have unexploded ordnance buried beneath the surface from the war. I will fully consent to back the construction of a medical center to help with such injuries. This is a very caring undertaking, my love." Stark nodded in approval. "I can see you've devoted quite some thought to this. Tell me the rest of your idea."
Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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| Ana_Stark | Date: Thursday, 12 Jul 2012, 2:10 PM | Message # 15 |
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| Ana blinked slowly and leaned back in her seat. "I've had so many ideas, Alyn, I can't possibly undertake all of them." She said as she watched him. "I want to, but I don't think I am enough person to do it, you know?" She bit her lower lip lightly as she thought about it a little further. "I was kind of hoping that maybe you might have a team of well...experts...or something like that, to go out and start removing those things and safely disposing of them." She said. "I know it's a huge undertaking...it's too much, isn't it?" Ana asked. "Or at least helping the planets government have them safely removed and disposed of? I haven't quite gotten that part figured out yet."
Some governments would completely resist the idea, due to cost, time, and labor issues. "Maybe I am trying too hard here."
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