A Surprise Visit

[Anastasia Rade]

The young woman slid across the floor as she was thrown back in her prisoner after one of her sessions. Slowly she raised her head up from the ground to meet the face of the Graug she had come to known quite well. He was one of the nicer ones as he hadn't beat her just for sport. Anastasia's captures were allowed to do as they pleased with her as long as they didn't kill her. The priests needed her for their experiments and she was bait to keep her brother in line. She hadn't seen him in over fifteen years and wondered if he was alright.

Groaning she got up the rest of the way off the floor and headed to her makeshift bed that had become accustomed to. Anastasia was in great pain however she had grown past crying or showing any emotion at all. If she had learned anything it was that showing emotion was a sign of weakness.

Anastasia knew nothing other than the dungeon that she lived in. Never had she been given the opportunity to go outside in the sun. The closest she ever got was looking out the window for which she was beaten. She was for in all intense purposes alone in this galaxy. She had no friends and nobody cared what happened to her.

[member="Lord Eclipsion"]

 

[Lord Eclipsion]

Light footsteps echoed in the grimy hallways of the Graug dungeon. The Sith Knight Eclipsion was here to visit one [member=Anastasia Rade], and the Graug weren't very happy for this. A large man lumbered forward threw a heavy and powerful punch, yet she barely managed to catch the fist, then the Graug collapsed to the floor. He was scratching at his throat, as he began coughing and gagging.

He collapsed, as she continued forward. As she neared the cell of Anastasia, a Graug man growled, but he noticed the unconscious body behind her, and let her pass. Eclipsion entered the cell, as she saw the girl lying in bed. "Excuse me, but I wish to talk to you." The Sith Lord asked in a kind and gentle voice, using some of the force persuasion she often applied to various situations.

 

[Anastasia Rade]

Sitting up she blinked slightly as she looked at [member="Lord Eclipsion"] near her cage. She didn't look familiar or like a Graug at all which made her wonder what she was doing here. It couldn't be to actually see her, it had to be a trick or another beating of some kind. She couldn't help but be curious though in hopes that perhaps she did have a visitor. As far as she knew only her brother knew she was locked away somewhere. "Who are you? What do you want?"

Leaning against the wall she pulled her legs up to her chest hugging them. Her legs were bruised and scratched up from all that she had been through. Her back was worse but those scars were something she would never show anyone.

[member="Lord Eclipsion"]

 

[Lord Eclipsion]

Lord Eclipsion's mind pondered the girl in front of her, as she stood up. " C-Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you, I'm here to help you. " The knight held out her hand, as a warm smile lay on her face. She used some of her skills with force persuasion in her last phrase, trying to get the girl open up. The Sith Lord frowned, when she pointed to her scratches, cuts and bruises. " The Graug did that, didn't they? " Eclipsion asked [member=Anastasia Rade].

 

[Anastasia Rade]

"Help me?" The girl blinked a few times as that sunk in. Others had told her that they would help her before but they had lied. They only wanted to use her in hopes of getting something in return be it a glimpse in the past or information. She assumed that this woman was no different after all, why should she be? There was no gain for her if she helped the captive learn something. The Emperor would find out and that wouldn't look good on her part.

She shrugged a bit as she was asked about the scars. It was something that she had gotten used to after being locked up for over fifteen years. Anastasia had found the more she cried the more pain she received which was why she learned to turn off her emotions. "Why do you want to help me?"


[member="Lord Eclipsion"]

 

[Lord Eclipsion]

Lord Eclipsion watched [member=Anastasia Rade] went through her chain of thought, most likely coming to the fact that Eclipsion would try to manipulate her. And, she was right, but the Chiss was subtle. Eclipsion was skilled in mental manipulation, learning how to hide emotions easily and how to convey emotions she wasn't feeling without giving a single tell. " I want to help you, because I know the Graug. They are cruel, manipulative beasts, and hearing the fact that a person was under their care for 15 years seemed inhumane, even for a Sith. I've met some of you're family, and you have 2 brothers. They seem to have taken up the ways of Graug cruelty, yet hide under a façade of kindness. This, is something that cannot stand under my watch. " She used some of her skills in force manipulation, trying to coerce Anastasia to agree with her.