Valiens Nantaris
Head Admin
Shockwaves.
It had been a day for shockwaves. News had just arrived that Rhommamool and Osarian were…gone. Destroyed. Not just the people, but the star system, the sun, everything. It was if a Death Star had gone crazy and wiped out everything. It was a tragedy, and she had already been scrambling.
And then the next report. If those two planets vanishing were bad, this was even worse.
Exarch Tegaea Alcori pressed a buzzer on her desk. A moment later her aide and friend Anya Venari entered. The Crown Princess already looked troubled, but on seeing Tegaea she winced.
“What has happened?”
Tegaea looked at the ceiling for a moment, then back at the Eldorai. “I have just received a disturbing report. The Lady Protector is…gone.”
“Gone? Gone where?”
Tegaea frowned. “Lady Protector Cira was a woman of many secrets, Anya. However, I am not blind, and I have my sources. I never revealed anything because that’s not my job, and she is free to have her secrets if she wishes them. But one secret was that she was a Force user. Less of a secret than she suspected perhaps, considering Naboo.”
“I knew about that. I saw her in action.”
“As did I. The other, less known secret, is that she used her powers as a part Shi’do to change her form for the purposes of private investigations and such. It seems as though one of these…investigations has gone wrong. She’s been gone for several days and a distress beacon has been activated. Her team has searched, with no effect.”
“Should we send a team to help?”
“Already done. Lieutenant Lavina Taldir has been dispatched with a whole company of Pyre 4th Battalion. However, the situation seems like they will not find her. Therefore, we need to act quickly to form a caretaker government until…if…Cira comes back.”
“Shall I contact Linna?”
“Please. We need to discuss this matter thoroughly.”
“I’m sorry, Tegs,” Anya said softly.
“Me too. I never wanted to be Protector. But…I must do what I must do.”
When Anya was gone Tegaea stared out over Fondor. The Protectorate had been rather stable compared with other states. In the almost seven years she had been with the Pyre and later the Protectorate they had not had a change of leadership. Until now.
Doubt, always an unpleasant sensation, assailed her. Should she have waited longer, conducted a larger search? Should she take the title? Would she be able to handle the role as Cira had?
Closing her eyes she tried to force her mind to stay on topic. She could not afford distractions like this.
The console beeped behind her signalling that @[member="Linna Beorht"] was on the line.
She turned and tried to compose herself. “Minister, good morning….”
It had been a day for shockwaves. News had just arrived that Rhommamool and Osarian were…gone. Destroyed. Not just the people, but the star system, the sun, everything. It was if a Death Star had gone crazy and wiped out everything. It was a tragedy, and she had already been scrambling.
And then the next report. If those two planets vanishing were bad, this was even worse.
Exarch Tegaea Alcori pressed a buzzer on her desk. A moment later her aide and friend Anya Venari entered. The Crown Princess already looked troubled, but on seeing Tegaea she winced.
“What has happened?”
Tegaea looked at the ceiling for a moment, then back at the Eldorai. “I have just received a disturbing report. The Lady Protector is…gone.”
“Gone? Gone where?”
Tegaea frowned. “Lady Protector Cira was a woman of many secrets, Anya. However, I am not blind, and I have my sources. I never revealed anything because that’s not my job, and she is free to have her secrets if she wishes them. But one secret was that she was a Force user. Less of a secret than she suspected perhaps, considering Naboo.”
“I knew about that. I saw her in action.”
“As did I. The other, less known secret, is that she used her powers as a part Shi’do to change her form for the purposes of private investigations and such. It seems as though one of these…investigations has gone wrong. She’s been gone for several days and a distress beacon has been activated. Her team has searched, with no effect.”
“Should we send a team to help?”
“Already done. Lieutenant Lavina Taldir has been dispatched with a whole company of Pyre 4th Battalion. However, the situation seems like they will not find her. Therefore, we need to act quickly to form a caretaker government until…if…Cira comes back.”
“Shall I contact Linna?”
“Please. We need to discuss this matter thoroughly.”
“I’m sorry, Tegs,” Anya said softly.
“Me too. I never wanted to be Protector. But…I must do what I must do.”
When Anya was gone Tegaea stared out over Fondor. The Protectorate had been rather stable compared with other states. In the almost seven years she had been with the Pyre and later the Protectorate they had not had a change of leadership. Until now.
Doubt, always an unpleasant sensation, assailed her. Should she have waited longer, conducted a larger search? Should she take the title? Would she be able to handle the role as Cira had?
Closing her eyes she tried to force her mind to stay on topic. She could not afford distractions like this.
The console beeped behind her signalling that @[member="Linna Beorht"] was on the line.
She turned and tried to compose herself. “Minister, good morning….”