A Prospective World

[Kyyrk]

Voph sat in the ops room of the Aquila-class corvette that was currently serving as his flagship. The Arbitration was coming along nicely, but there was still a considerable amount of work to be done. And, this was a social visit. Hardly a thing worth showing up in a Star Destroyer for. The sleek lines of the Aquila created a much less hostile image. There were personnel milling about, but there was only one person that Voph cared about. The chief tactical officer of this particular ship had brought it to his attention. Donus, it was called.

"...on the edge of the expansion region. Looks to be on the edge of Confederacy space, so perhaps we'll have to do naught but wait." He said this with a wry smile. "However, Donus does seem to be an up and coming world. Particularly located where it is, I think it would be an excellent foothold for the Galactic South."

Voph nodded thoughtfully, as the flight crew sent the call out over the intercom. Three minutes to planetfall. Voph glanced up from the datapad he was reviewing. "I concur. You did well to bring this to my attention. Grant you, this close to Confederacy space may prove an issue. I'm not sure how territorial they are yet. Particularly considering our...ideological differences. But, Octarchy is spread thin across the Sith Border." Voph glanced back at the datapad. "The world is...Matriarchy?" "Monarchy." Voph nodded. "Monarchy. Not wholly unusual. The Nubians were somewhat civil and likable. Even if that princess was something of a--" Voph's next words were drowned out by the tactical officer coughed.

Voph waved a hand. "You would have agreed, were you there." "As you say, sir." Voph stood, and held his arms out to his sides. "Been some time since I had to make an impression with people like this. How do I look?" The tactical officer looked his form over, before stepping forward to brush a speck of dust off of Voph's shoulder. He stepped back for a moment, then nodded. Voph dropped his arms and stepped forward towards the boarding ramp. The ship was touching down now. "I don't know who they're sending to speak with you. Likely one of their generals, given the nature of our proposal." "What did you tell them?" "Nothing more than that we wish to offer them an alliance." Voph nodded as he reached up to adjust the bone crest resting where his eyes should have been. The ship lurched gently as it touched down, and the boarding ramp began to lower after a momentary pause. The officer patted Voph's shoulder as he turned to leave back to the Ops room. Voph sighed quietly, then stepped down into the gentle morning light of Donus, black metallic armor shining in the sun, and the bright silver cylinder that was his Lightsaber hanging at his waist. Voph offered a polite smile as he stepped towards the welcoming party...

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

The transport shuttle would cut through the sky of Donus, as the morning sun rose from the east and the fauna of the planet began to arise in the non-urbanized sectors of the world the shuttle continued on to the landing site. Onboard this shuttle was the Princess of the Donian royal family, Princess Mira-Jin, who was on her way to a diplomatic meeting between a new possible ally to the Donian State. "Mistress, we are approaching the landing zone, your guest is also entering the system as of now and will be at the location in twenty Minutes." A protocol droid would announce to Mira along with to the entire crew. "Excellent.. I will prepare myself then for this engagement in my quarters, call me when landing procedure is underway." Mira would respond to her droid as she would head off into her personal quarters onboard her ship.

As fifteen minutes passed Mira had finally equipped her diplomatic outfit which was a somewhat revealing but luxurious black gown, and cleaned up her hair to look nice. Moreover, the shuttle had arrived at the landing zone between the two foreign parties which, was a government embassy for any diplomatic agents outside of Morren city. As the shuttle opened up Mira along with her crew of 6 Royal guards exited from the shuttle and moved over to the meeting cite where they would simply wait for their guest(s) to arrive. "Guards, lay your weapons down we do not want them thinking they will be in for an ambush.." as she spoke the guards nodded lowering or holstering their advanced blasters to an at ease position.

Two minutes had passed and finally the foreign corvette owned by [member="Voph"] had arrived at the landing zone, as the landing sequence began Mira stood nervous. While being a shrewd negotiator and accomplished diplomat in the sector, she was still very new to galactic diplomacy. Nevertheless Mira still knew to stand with some pride, and to show that she was confident in the engagement. As the armored figure had exited from his corvette Mira bowed revealing herself from the formation of the royal guards. Seeing the man in the armor she did have some fears of the first impression however she still knew her job. "Greetings.. I am Princess Mira-Jin of the Keen'v royal family, and daughter of the king of Donus. It is a ple- Pleasure to greet you to our world."

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph paused as the young woman addressed him, his carved bone crest turning back and forth to indicate his looking around the landing pad at the assembled party. He offered the young woman, Mira-Jin, a bow. "An honor, your highness. On behalf of the Octarchy Covenant, I thank you for your warm welcome." He straightened back up, offering the girl a smile that...in spite of seeming quite genuine...looked...out of place. Clearly, this was a man that did not often smile. Though why that may be was not immediately apparent. He did, however, seem to be in a good mood. His hands folded behind his back in a neat, almost military fashion. And...while clearly not a dedicated military individual, the Miralukan did seem to carry the experience of a seasoned commander.

"I am Voph Sitdrisa'yr, Lord of Brelor and High Councilor of the Octarchy Covenant." His brow furrowed as he spoke. It was dawning on him that the young woman before him was Force Sensitive. Quite noticeably so. And yet, the way she carried herself suggested that she had been raised as a royal first, and a force sensitive second, if at all. He pushed such thoughts from his mind. They had already granted him an audience and she had not given the word to open fire on him. Clearly this Donus world was not inhabited by savages who saw the force as evil or witchcraft. "Your world was brought to my attention some two weeks ago. My advisors believe you to be a good candidate for our initiative, and so I wished to speak with you personally on the matter."

Voph fell silent, forcing his face back to a neutral expression. He watched [member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"] quietly as he awaited her response, figuring she would soon dictate some other location for their meeting. After all, he didn't imagine she'd want to simply stand here and speak with him on the landing pad...

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

While [member="Voph"] spoke on Mira took her time observing him, curious by this first impression she was given, however this curiosity of hers is what had always gotten her into trouble in the past. Nevertheless, she snapped back to her senses as he finished speaking. One thing she did appreciate was the respect to her royal heritage with the courtesy of the bow and the finer etiquette of his speaking.

"Ah yes, come. We have drinks and food prepared for the meeting inside the diplomatic embassy" The young women asked her guest as she walked of into the grand embassy which was connected to the landing pad in which they were on issuing her guest to follow.

As the group entered the embassy the royal guards would break of formation and stand present at the door, allowing the young princess to lead the way. As the two walked throughout the hallways of the embassy, the interior of the structure was serene, a mix of Nubian, Naboo, and Mandalorian design was present in the embassy. Obviously this embassy had been a product of mass spending as the Donian government believed that if successful diplomacy was to be made than the setting for these diplomatic encounters would have to be made out to be pleasurable to the eyes, and through amenities which, this building also had.

As the two entered a more secretive room, a large and luxurious office quarters the young princess would sit down at her desk, issuing for her guest to take a seat. "Ah, here we are. Apologies for the long walk, the engineering department placed my office far away from the entrance to allow the guests to take in the architecture of the interior. Nevertheless here we are, once again I thank you for coming. May I interest you in a meal.. Nerf steak, Bantha Mignon, Ohh, Maybe some Donian Wine?" She asked as she set up her personal datapad to prepare for any requests from her guests. Along with that she set up her other datapad to write down anything important that took place in the meeting. As prepared as she seemed however, to the trained and more experienced eye it was obvious this young woman did seem scared, and showed it through the occasional shift or shake in her stature.

[member="Voph"]

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph followed the young woman quietly, head turning this way and that as he took in the impressive design of the building around him. He was sure it was a sight to behold, for beings who cared for such things. Sadly, as a Miralukan, his species had long since evolved beyond appreciation of the physical realm. He walked into the office behind Mira, and sat down opposite the desk. Voph, of course, recognized the girl's nervousness, but said nothing for the time being. She was likely new to this, particularly given her age. Voph's face involuntarily creased at her mention of Bantha...anything. He waved a dismissive hand. "No, I've been fed well enough on my journey here. Though your offer of wine is tempting."

His gaze flitted about the room for a moment, before landing back on the young woman. "An interesting message you choose to send to your guests. Grace and nobility of Naboo, but the ferocity of the clans?" He smiled at what might have been a joke. In truth, even he was not sure how much of a joke that would be. The astute observer, which he assumed the girl to be, might notice that his tone suggested a level of familiarity with the Mandalorians. And in fact, his armor bore some resemblance to their own. "A thoroughly bothersome people to keep civil, but I find that there is no greater ally to have at your side than a battle hungry Mandalorian. At least...such was the case on the few occasions which granted me the honor of fighting along side them."

Voph leaned back in his chair, allowing his carved bone mantle to focus in on Mira. His hair moved as he turned, and a loose lock fell over his crest, curling over the center of his forehead. Jet black, and neatly trimmed if worn longer than the average male. He studied her quietly for a moment, before commenting, "But, I suppose you did not agree to host this meeting to hear an old man ramble on about wars of eons past." An odd comment to be sure, given he did not appear much older than Mira herself. Perhaps only four...five years older.

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

Mira would listen in to her guest, pouring herself some wine as she could no resist, and of course to ease her nerves. Moreover, as her guest made the joke on mandalore she did chuckle a bit responding back "Ah yes.. well to me I've always thought it was a strange mix, however the architect stated it had some.. symbolic sense to it in that 'while we keep to our pacifist and graceful manner, in war with will fight with the same amount of ferocity" The young woman stated back to [member="Voph"] before taking a drink of her wine. As Voph had continued on speaking on the Mandalorians Mira would listen in, as the interaction became more informal it was easy to see that Mira also started to become more comfortable and at ease. Moreover, when Voph had finally stated the strange fact about him being.. an old man she had grown to have a confused look on her face.

"Well.. I wouldn't say you're much of an old man, you barely seem older than me.. however, experience does age people, so what do I know..." She would respond back before once again taking another drink, finishing her glass and pouring herself some more out of the bottle. "Well.. If you don't have any other stories to tell, which by all means I wouldn't mind listening in, shall we get down to your preposition?" she would ask you while sitting taller in her chair to try and display a new sense of confidence to regain the formality of the interaction between the two. While being new to the foreign diplomacy, she had been very experienced with courtesy and local diplomacy on the planet-side so once the chills of a new face were over-came she easily fixed her position and presented herself in a more confident light by of course subtly sprucing up her dress and standing up taller to present herself more.

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph chuckled quietly at Mira's mention that he wasn't an old man. He took the offered glass of wine and gave it a careful sip, muttering, "Older than you think, princess..." He cleared his throat as he held his wine balanced on the arm of his chair. "I have a life time of stories, each more harrowing than the last. But, as I do not wish to bore you, perhaps we ought tend to the reason of my visit." Voph settled back in his chair, his brow furrowing and arching as he talked. He was carefully considering each and every word.

"Your world was brought to my attention as it might serve a worthy ally of my people, the Octarchy Covenant. This is, however, neither the first time the Covenant has been formed, nor the first time I have lead it. We were founded in the ashes of one of the great wars, during a time of great need and suffering. The galaxy as we knew it was gone. The effects were...catastrophic. Those of us that found ourselves able to put aside petty disputes, Jedi and Sith alike, came together to do what must be done. To ensure the galaxy would never face a hardship such as that again."

Voph paused and took a sip of wine, allowing [member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"] a moment to process this. "This was...suffice to say, some years ago. When I found myself...unfit to lead the Covenant, it crumbled away into obscurity. Not entirely unwarranted, there was little need of our services in the days following...my illness. With the First Order and Sith Empire rising uncontested....I feel it is time to reignite the Covenant, spurred on by the wishes of our lone remaining supporter, the planet of Commenor."

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

Mira would finish her second glass of Donian wine, placing the glass down before pouring herself her third glass. One thing that was common between all Donian Humans was their love of drinking and eating, as a race in whole as genetically Donian humans had grown to have a very high metabolism. Moreover, Mira would had happily lit up after hearing her guest's offer "Oh great! From what I had been informed on by my advisors we feared you came too simply give us an ultimatum for total annexation, however this is a lovely surprise for us.. Likewise, I would love to simply accept to your offer right away." Mira would with a quick gesture pull out a datapad pulling it infront of her and writing down declaration of allegiance. However, something had occurred in her, which was visible to [member="Voph"] as the once timid young woman had finally snapped 180 degrees into a new person, giving off a more confident presence. She stopped writing on her datapad and looked over to her guest, looking him straight in the eyes. "Now, before I simply agree to this alliance like that, I want to know a few things.." She prepared herself with a list of questions on her datapad before looking back at her guest. "First of all, What is the exact mandate of this Alliance..? Second, what do you want for it, and what will we get in return.. and lastly unless I find any other questions.. what use do you have for Donus?" She would finish her statement before realizing something else, something very important to the culture and people of Donus, its neutrality. "Sorry, before you continue.. I'm fearful this agreement might harm the neutrality of our world, is there any solution to my fear?" The young princess would finish up before looking back at her guest happily waiting a response. While she had been a bit inquisitive she still had kept her calm presence and seemed still very happy and welcoming to Voph, as she did genuinely enjoy his presence, trusting his word even though they had only recently met.

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph laughed again. "No. I've no interest in annexation. Particularly not this close to Confederacy space. I have commanded cities, realms, nations, planets, and empires in my day. None of that concerns me now." He took another sip of the Donian wine, and turned his eyeless gaze to stare blankly back at Mira as she looked directly at him. "For all intents and purposes, your neutrality would remain intact. The only forces that would view joining the Covenant as breaking neutrality are the forces that would not care for your neutrality in the first place. Or must I remind you of the recent Sith occupation on Commenor, another steadfastly neutral world?"

Voph leaned forward in his chair. He paused for a moment, looking as though he was trying to decide on something. ​"We ask for nothing more than the land to establish a base of operations, from which our battle group can assist Donus and any other world deemed worthy of our assistance in the region. In return, you would have the full and unyielding support of the Covenant in those inevitable times of war. Our mandate is, and always has been, the defense of the people. Be it against the Sith, First Order, or anyone else who seeks ill against the citizens of the galaxy."

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

Hearing all of this, in her heart she knew it was for the best. Although, it would and could break the neutrality of Donus in which they held for a milenia, Neutrality was a thing of the past and a concept sadly forgotten by these war raging empires. So in her head she knew there was simply two choices, deny the access and prolong Donus' inevitable takeover by one of the approaching hostile powers.. or, Agree to the plan and create our first ally.. A difficult choice indeed as it would shift the tide of power and the fate of Donus as a whole being that it would enter an age of alliance rather than neutrality. However over her time of thinking, she finnaly had made up her mind.

With a small sigh of relief, as she was first hesitant on this desicision Mira would look back up to her guest, [member="Voph"], "I've come to my decision on your preposition.. I will agree to the alliance, and allow for the purchase of a plot of land on the south eastern ridge of the planet, far away from Morren city but close to the embassy and the Royal Estate. Along with that you will have full access to the Donian Shipyards on land and in space for contracting. Lastly, we will allow for the purchase of a space station or outpost to keep a small fleet of no more than 10 ship at a time. All Donus asks for is that the Covenant will protect Donian sovereignty diligently against all odds. Do you agree to these terms?" Without a moment of hesitation she would slide a datapad over to him with the terms and the parchment of agreeance on it.

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph watched her quietly for a moment, then simply stated, "No." He took the datapad ad began making adjustments to the agreement. "Octarchy will be permitted six ships, not ten, stationed around a planet or moon of the host's choosing. The planetary garrison shall be established as you say, I shall have one of my aides handle the details. The orbital station will be unnecessary. During peace time, the soldiers are only permitted to wear full armor on the premises of the garrison, at all other times they are to be in plain clothes or their security uniforms. Your people are welcome to contract them as you see fit to augment your own law enforcement personnel. In times of war, Octarchy will be allowed to utilize as many ships as the council deems necessary for the defense of the planet."

He paused, and looked up at Mira for a moment. "Unless you think six ships is sufficient for the entire defense." He looked back to the database and continued to alter the agreement. "In the event that Donus is able yet unwilling to rally their own defensive force, the Covenant will consider our agreement dissolved until such a time as we can renegotiate the terms of our covenant."

He put his signature on the bottom of the amended document, and slid it back towards the girl. "And we'll not need your manufacturing services, I already have a contract with a very satisfactory individual, and have no reason to conclude business with him."

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

Being completely at ease with this resolution she smiled at her guest. Happy that her first galactic diplomatic encounter went through successfully, with both sides easily benefiting through this encounter. Mira would grab the datapad and without a moment of hesitation she signed her signature on her side of the agreement affirming the alliance between the two sides. She then created a copy of the document and handed it off to her guest and keeping her copy as proof of the agreement placing the agreement in the desk. "Well.. this went swimmingly, honestly don't think it could've gone better.."She smiled as she stood up and rounded her desk approaching her guest to shake his hand

For better or for worst this moment in donian history marked the moment that it left its state of neutrality in which It remained in for the past millennia, entering a state of diplomatic encounters and possible warfare. For good or for worse this one simple encounter is what changed Donus for the future.

[member="Voph"]

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph stood. "So you say, little one. It is apparent that this is your first venture of this type. That was the easy part." He shook her hand gently, and smiled grimly. "After all, you're not the one that has to submit mountains of paperwork, requisition orders, recruit new soldiers, pilots, officers, train said officers..." He folded his hands behind his back. "The struggle never ceases. Also not to mention that your people won't have to worry about funding such a venture." He chuckled quietly, his blind gaze turning back to look at the room around them.

After a moment, he turned his attention back to Mira. Well, at least physically. His attention was always on her, but eyed beings found it polite to turn their faces towards the being they were speaking with, and it was a simple enough social nicety for Voph to observe. "So. I must ask, what...culture does your people observe of the Force? Or do you even call it such? Your..." Voph gestured to [member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"] idly for a moment, before folding his arm back behind his back. "...Gift."

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

She would smile, knowing with her job, at least she didn't have to worry about the oodles of paperwork in which had to be dealt with usually after these diplomatic encounters, luckily for her she was simply the one who brokered trade deals, peace deals, alliances, etc, to put it kindly, she had the more talkative part of the diplomatic job. "Ah yes this is my first time.. I was a local diplomat dealing with problem on the planeside like racial disputes and quarrels between some of the racial minorities here, however I only recently was promoted to galactic diplomat after our last politician was killed by rancor on Tatooine." She would say before listening back into what [member="Voph"] had to say to her. Listening in intently as her guest intrigued her very much so.

As the conversation continued on and the prospect of the force was brought up she lit up, as in her family it was never really talked about as she was the only one strangely in her family that had any connection to the force. The other simply had no connection what so ever so the thought of being able to finnaly learn about the power in which she possessed lit her up, "Oh yes! We respect its existance, however I was never taught much about it accept for simple things like jedi and sith history in my college years. I know I posses it, maybe not that much of a presence but I know I posses something, I've learned how to lift simple things or push objects like so" In that moment she would turn to her wine glass before extending her hand and focusing.. lifting the wine glass from the desk and lifting it back down using the force to control it. "See, however that's the most that I can do.." She said as she went over to sit down on a couch in her office leaving her desk.

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph furrowed his brow. The confusion was readily apparent on his face. She must be hiding her true nature from him. She had to be. There was no way that a being as gifted with the force as she was hardly capable of mere parlor tricks. "I...see. Hmph. The Jedi and the Sith...Frankly I can't say you've missed much. I've been entangled in entirely too many wars between the two. There is more to the force than just those two...narrow minded schools of imbeciles. Beings who can conjure lightning with the mere flick of a wrist. Weave great storms, with little more than a thought...I've even seen an entire dreadnought ripped in two by nothing but the power of the Force alone."

Voph's expression softened. "It is a great and terrible gift that we share in. And a conduit such as yourself...Well, it's bound to attract attention. But, I find it odd that your world has no form of force scholars. Even an offshoot of the Jedi or Sith. I take it force sensitivity is not common among your people?" Voph bit back a wave of nausea. The images of that dreadnought hung fresh in his mind like it was only yesterday. It sickened him to his core. He told the girl of it, true. But he did not tell her who had done it. Even with the aid of his meditation chamber, the effort had nearly killed him. And he was not keen to repeat the effort...

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

She listened in, intrigued by all these stories and information about the force in general. "Well, you're right, the Donian people are not very attuned to the force typically as historically our people left the republic a long time ago to avoid the Jedi order, disliking its presence and 'grip' over the Republic." She said to her guest as she sat back on the couch relaxing. In another moment she would pull out and scroll through it looking for a census report of the planet. "From this report only... 1 in a million people on this planet are typically gifted with the force, I mean its a rarity that even I have the force being that nobody in my family posses it." She said showing you the census report from the datapad.

"And.. Ripping a dreadnought in half.. wow, truly an incredible feat for something that is produced from a non material object.. truly incredible power." She would say in pure amusement with the power of the force as a whole and the capabilities of what the force had to offer. It was clear that she was curious in fact if she could ever posses such strength to pull mountains apart or separate the ocean through simple moves of power, nevertheless she shook her head and listened back in for what [member="Voph"] had to say.

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph folded his arms over his chest, a metallic clanking sound occurring as the metal plates contacted each other. "Hmph. One in one million? That does seem rather small... But then I hail from a planet and people that had very nearly one hundred percent sensitivity rate. And a vastly smaller sample size than yours." Voph paused for a moment, then turned, and began pacing about the room, studying the decorations that Mira had seen fit to litter about. "Given your...general acceptance of my appearance, I can only assume that you have met Miraluka in the past. If not read of them in your studies." He turned his gaze towards her as he said this. "My people do not perceive the world as you do. Which, I am sure, is quite obvious given..." Voph gestured to the crest covering his face.

It was a simple affair. A bone plate of sorts, carved with all manner of intricate designs, most of which appeared meaningless, simply placed for the sake of appearance. It rested across the bridge of his nose, completely covering the empty eye sockets behind it. He smiled, and turned back to his inspection of the room. "Instead, we see the world as the Force wills us to see it. Full of life, energy...Some, such as myself, have even learned to see that which is not of the Force. Droids. Inorganic materials. The like. And yet, there is one thing that resonates with my kind above all else." He stopped, and turned to face her. "The Force itself. And to be frank, Your Highness, it has been some time since I have encountered an individual with the potential you posses. The things you might accomplish...Well, your little...parlor trick with the wine glass? It would become just so: A parlor trick used to impress children and fools. Perhaps, if your parents are willing, you had best find a teacher, and begin training yourself. The galaxy is a dangerous place for one such as you. Any number of Sith would see you as quite a valuable asset to bend and warp to their purposes. And while I do not propose that you become a hardened killer, you may wish to prepare yourself for such an encounter all the same."

[member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"]

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

"Well, during my studies your species was one of my classes, I even wrote a paper on the logic and purity of your way of perception.. Its something I very much so respect" She would say, sitting on her couch, a protocol droid would enter with a new glass of wine pouring both parties a glass before leaving. Prompting Mira to lay back and continue drinking her wine as her guest continued on.

Listening in, Mira looked down as she had pondered this for a while.. the idea of leaving home and.. Learning the ways of the force did interest her, it interested her very much. Ever sence discovering her abilities she had always wanted to travel the galaxy learning more about her untapped power knowing she was gifted. However, she knew that she couldn't possibly as she held responsibilities on her home planet in which she always needed to attend to. Responsibilities that.. did annoy her at times, and respobsibilities in which.. she wished to get away from. Likewise, they were also responsibilities that she loved, as she loved her job and appreciated every minute of it which truly created conflict in her.

"Well.. I've always thought about learning more about the force, however the problem isn't the fact of me being busy, its that I hold too much responsibility to simply go out and learn how to become a force user, I'm a princess, not to add.. the heir the to throne of the Planet, and.. the king, my father, is going to die soon so I can't simply go off on a trip to teach myself.. the force." She would say, with a feeling of disappointment in her voice as the force was something that had always amazed and interested her in many ways.

[member="Voph"]

 

[Kyyrk]

Voph had to bite back a laugh. Leave the planet? Run off and study the force? But no, as humorous as he found it...best not to laugh. "I am sorry to hear that. The loss of a loved one is...difficult. Even when you believe you have time to prepare for it." Voph seemed...distant. As if he were lost in a thousand-yard stare, in spite of having no eyes. Probably on someone he'd lost as well. He snapped back to the present. "But, at least you have time to say your goodbyes." He turned to her, her disappointment becoming apparent. "However, you may still be able to learn our ways. You wouldn't have to leave the planet. Just...find someone to teach you. Here."

He folded his arms behind his back, glancing at the refreshed cup of wine. He stepped over to where he left his resting on the desk, and picked it up for another sip. "Contrary to popular opinion, the Force is not some thing that only hermits and monks are capable of learning. Speaking as someone who has been trained in its ways from childhood...It's far more mundane than most beings would believe." He turned his gaze towards [member="Mira-Jin Keen'v"] again. "And...not only would you find someone who could train you...chances are high that they would make an excellent adviser. I speak from experience when I say that a monarch is only as good as the people they surround themselves with."

 

[Mira-Jin Keen'v]

"You're right.. and.. I luckily got to spend a lot of time with him before his time came, and maybe he'll survive, who knows.." She would say in agreeance, however it was obvious she was still.. sad, to say the least about the situation being that as [member="Voph"] had said, it is hard to lose a loved one.. especially a father that had raised and loved her. Nevertheless Mira listened back into her guest intrigued for what he had to say, hopefully something that could cheer her back up or at least distract her from the thought of her father.

"Well.. hmm.. Biggest problem with that is.. its a little hard to find somebody on this world to teach me, likewise find anyone in the galaxy I could hire or interest to teach me how to use the force.. Unless you know anybody?" She would look back up to Voph, the same curiosity lit up in her eyes as it did earlier, however this time it seemed.. re-invigorated, and fueled with a hope to actually achieve this goal in which she longed for so long.. And, it wouldn't stop her from her responsibilities on Donus as a diplomat, and.. the possible future queen.