Another Day On The Streets

[Evania Charr]

Evania steak was gone rather fast. The child had a habit of eating like she would never see food again, which had been a very real fear for her most of her life. She frowned at her empty plate and sat back in her chair, waiting patiently for Solan to finish eating. She was absentmindedly twirling her steak knife between her fingertips. It was something of a nervous twitch for her. Whenever she found herself in an awkward situation with a knife hand she was either preparing to throw it, or letting in spin between the tips of her fingers. The first few times she had tried it Evania had cut herself, but now she did it with the same expert precision she had use in tearing apart that steak. The blade never once slipped, fell, or cut her. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

He watched her and smiled as he continued to sit there and before she would get a chance to continue with the knife he asked a very simple question. "Would you like something more to eat?" He smiled at her, the question simple but true in its meaning. He understood what going hungry was like and how much you could eat afterwards, so he looked at her now with the question in the air. He couldn't help but smile though as he sat there. His own hand removing another piece of his steak and eating it while he sat there with his daughter.

 

[Evania Charr]

"I'm still a little hungry," she admitted, not even pausing in twirling the blade as she answered his question. Her muscles had memorized the movement, she didn't have to think about them anymore. She wasn't sure what else was available for her to eat, so she'd let Solan decide. So far he hadn't steered her wrong. Her eyes kept finding their way to the scythe at his back though. The unusual weapon intrigued her now that she had gotten over her initial fears. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

"Get her some potatoes please..." He smiled at a waiter that passed them at the time of his asking and then turned his head back at her as he caught her looking at the weapon. "Like it... its ironically called the Nameless Blade... if you get the joke nice. Anyways, its a weapon an old friend of mine used to use but now doesn't really show up much. So i have kind of went about using it. I can't really show you what it can do right now, but if you want to see later i can show you. Its kind of a fun weapon to have around but takes alot of practice and muscles to use."

 

[Evania Charr]

"Could I learn to use one if it was smaller?" she asked, a curious tone entering her usually monotone voice. The young girl was interested in seeing how it was supposed to be used, and what if could do. She had never seen a weapon like it before. Evania had a great interest in weapons. She was fascinated by everything from knives to blasters to lightsabers, and now apparently scythes. She wanted to learn to wield them all one day. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

"Maybe... but not any time soon. You are far too small for anything like this even if i made you a smaller version. Its a weighting and movement issue rather than the actual length of it Evania, but i will teach you if you want. You just wont get to use one anytime soon Evania..." He smiled as she talked about wanting to learn how to use it. He was more than sure she inherited more than a few things from him. 'Her mother's looks and her father's personality... a dangerous combination.' He said to himself in his mind. To tell the truth, it was very true.

 

[Evania Charr]

Evania wanted to argue but she bit her lip. She'd find a way around the issues her mentioned, and then she'd argue with him. Her mashed potatoes arrived and she ate those rather quickly too, though she was no longer hungry when she finished. The young girl, glanced up for her once again empty plate to see if Solan was done eating too. She was eager to see just what the planet he apparently ruled was like. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

He saw her finish and did so himself before totaling up the prince in his head and smiling as he pulled out and placed a pile of credits on the table with fifteen percent more. Mathematics were but trivial to him, a simple mind exercise in which he would never have to worry about such small numbers when he had ships to build and droids to program. Tsk tsk on his ever needing to wait for a check when he could do it in his head. "Lets go see if we can find my ship Evania... its going to be a bit of a trip to get back to Kesh."

 

[Evania Charr]

Evania nodded and got up. She was eager to see his ship. "Is it big?" she asked as she walked beside him, clinging to his hand. She was talking about the ship, though for all he knew she could have been asking about Kesh or their 'home'. The little girl was eager to see both. She had never left Nar Shadda before, and had no idea what any other planets in the galaxy were like. She was excited at the thought of being able to travel. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

"Less crowded than here... that much could be said. There are mountains, forests... things you have probably never heard about... but the most important thing is the waters of the oceans. Beautiful and sparkling. Things someone would die to see once in their lives." He smiled at her as he looked at his daughter and thought for a moment. "Unless you meant my ship, if so no. Its a old junker i still use out of habit and the fact i hate to show up to places in giant diplomat shuttles... too much attention."

 

[Evania Charr]

Evania smiled as they neared one of the many hangars found in this section of Nar Shadda. The little girl smiled eagerly as they got closer to it. "Is there a place I can take a bath on this ship? I feel... gross," the little girl said after a few minutes. She looked up at her father as she waited for an answer to the question. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

"There is a shower... if you want a bath Evania you are gonna have to wait till we get back to Kesh where i can get one set up for you. I never really saw the point of a bath though... Its kind of boring." His hands moved along until they reached the hanger to reveal... just what he said. The ship was literally an old junker from the days of the clone wars, maybe older. Something that would usually never be seen in the hands of a king much less anything of a nobility figure.

 

[Evania Charr]

"A shower is fine. I just wanna wash my hair and stuff... Like I said, I feel gross," the little girl explained as she followed him onto the ship. It may have been old but the young Vahla thought it was nice. She had never been on a ship before and was excited to see what it was like. She followed after Solan eagerly, trying to figure out the layout of the ship as he showed her around. [member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Evania Charr"]

He smiled and gave her a quick tour. One bed, a medical area, a refresher and the cockpit. It wasn't the most roomy of crafts and he was just fine with that to tell the truth, it gave him more time to get work done if he didn't have too many distractions. "Oh and Evania, please don't touch anything without asking first, i don't want you to get hurt ok?" He looked at her, unsure if she really needed him to say that but he smiled at her just incase she did. He couldn't help but feel a bit more protective of her than anyone else.

 

[Evania Charr]

Evania nodded and immediately headed off for the refresher. She took a rather long shower, washing her hair and everything before changing back into the dress [member="Solan Charr"] had bought her, this time with the white sash tied around her waist instead of in her hair. She smiled up at him as she entered the cockpit and looked for a place to sit down. She had nothing better to do, so she figured she may as well sit with her father.