Colette
Return to Roots
It felt good to be selfish. No more council, no more Jedi Order, and no more restlessness. They would no doubt return later, but after having spent so long doing something she didn’t enjoy, it was finally time to grant herself a moment to let everything go.
That used to mean hunting. The thrill of chasing something dangerous. Protective hunting was a necessary evil, and even more so for planets where the rich and foolish brought invasive species through personal backdoors.
This was such a planet. Large, lush forests, and yet the predator and prey dichotomy had seemed to lean so heavily into the favor of the prey that their natural response to threats was to do almost nothing. Imagine then a nexu being introduced to the mix and it was like a hungry predator’s sweetest dream.
Too bad for it, Colette had been called to ‘expel’ it.
The contractor was some local wildlife manager, and given the amount of souls waiting in the room alongside Colette it was fair to assume she hadn’t been the only one called. Some were grizzled veterans, others looked like nervous newbies. All of the waiting for whoever the contract giver was speaking with to wrap up already so they could get the details themselves.
A few moments later and the doors opened. Colette’s eyes wandered over to the other hunter and…
“Valery?” She shot out of her seat confused. “What the-”
That used to mean hunting. The thrill of chasing something dangerous. Protective hunting was a necessary evil, and even more so for planets where the rich and foolish brought invasive species through personal backdoors.
This was such a planet. Large, lush forests, and yet the predator and prey dichotomy had seemed to lean so heavily into the favor of the prey that their natural response to threats was to do almost nothing. Imagine then a nexu being introduced to the mix and it was like a hungry predator’s sweetest dream.
Too bad for it, Colette had been called to ‘expel’ it.
The contractor was some local wildlife manager, and given the amount of souls waiting in the room alongside Colette it was fair to assume she hadn’t been the only one called. Some were grizzled veterans, others looked like nervous newbies. All of the waiting for whoever the contract giver was speaking with to wrap up already so they could get the details themselves.
A few moments later and the doors opened. Colette’s eyes wandered over to the other hunter and…
“Valery?” She shot out of her seat confused. “What the-”