Kader let a deep sigh escape his lips, he didn’t like having to be around his… siblings. More importantly, one that Wyndel seemed to care about more than him, and that -in-itself made him angry, “Not in the mood.” He grumbled out lowly, “Just not in the mood.”
Revan didn’t even bat an eye as her son snuggled her, despite the fact that she was in the midst of a particularly difficult negotiations. Instead, her arms wrapped around Kader, one hand moving to gently pet his hair.
A light purr escaped Kader’s lips as he moved to lean into her hand, “I love you mommy.” He muttered out as lightly as possible.
A low whimper escaped his lips as he moved to cling to Revan, the young boy didn’t want to go to bed as he shook his head even though he didn’t really want to sleep.
“I wanna stay up!” He managed to get out lowly.
“That’s what I thought.” she told him, continuing to pet his hair and smiling softly when he pressed into her hand. “Perhaps if you do well on your next assessment I’ll take you for a trip to Korriban.”
“I will!” He managed to squeak out before letting out a slight giggle, “I like Korriban. We should go there more often.”
Kader casually moves to sit on Revan’s lap and snuggle up to her.
A low whimper escaped his lips as he moved to cling to Revan, the young boy didn’t want to go to bed as he shook his head even though he didn’t really want to sleep.
“I wanna stay up!” He managed to get out lowly.
Revan hummed softly, pausing in her walking to press a kiss to the top his head.
Resuming her walk towards his quarters, she began to lovingly pet his hair. “There’s a good boy, Kader.”
Kader let out a deep sigh as he snuggled into her hand, he was a good boy, and he had to keep being a good boy no matter what.
“I am a good boy.” He managed to mutter out.
A low whimper escaped his lips as he moved to cling to Revan, the young boy didn’t want to go to bed as he shook his head even though he didn’t really want to sleep.
“I wanna stay up!” He managed to get out lowly.
Her eyebrow rose at her son. “You don’t want to learn how to control the Force?” she asked, clearly displeased by even just the thought of it. “Well, if that is the case, I will request that you are no longer consider Heir to the Empire.” Revan was serious too. She wasn’t about to a non-Force-user sit on the Eternal Throne. There was a reason she and Valkorion were so loved by their people, and part of it was because she had to strength and power to back up their claims.
“No!” He managed to get out as he ended up clinging to her even tighter, “I mean, there is no one else, and I mean…” He tried to find the words as he ended up just letting out a deep sigh, “I will do my lessons.”
A low whimper escaped his lips as he moved to cling to Revan, the young boy didn’t want to go to bed as he shook his head even though he didn’t really want to sleep.
“I wanna stay up!” He managed to get out lowly.
Revan sighed softly, reaching to begin petting his hair softly in an effort to calm him as much as she could as she began to make her way towards his private quarters. “Perhaps I’d be willing to indulge you some other night, but not this one. You’ve got to get up early tomorrow—-your lessons begin early and you don’t want to be sleepy for that, now do you?”
He kept clinging to her as she walked, he didn’t want to go to bed, and he wasn’t even tired.
“I don’t wanna go to them —- I just wanna relax. Why do I even need to go to my lessons?”
Kader glanced up at Tari for a few moments, “Wyndel doesn’t like talking about things — especially now. He also has stinky feet.”
“His feet always stink! He doesn’t even clean them. He says he doesn’t need to.” Kader smirked, “Wyndel even said he doesn’t need to talk about it… at all.”
Of course, he could have said more, but for now he was simply going to ignore everything else, and look up at Tari, “What was he like before now?”
Eris hummed softly. “What kinds of games did we play? Oh, a great many—-but my favorite.” And here a smirk curled across her mouth and her eyes glittered. “was always seeing just how much someone could take before they broke.”
She hummed again in thought. “Kader, is it? How did you end up with a name like that, I wonder.”
The young child tilted his head at Eris for a moment, “I don’t know.” Kader wanted to know exactly why he got that name, but he didn’t ever try to ask. When he did, Wyndel always tried to get away from the subject, and that was a reason why he never tried to ask anymore.
“Why do you think I was named that?”
“He was always stuck on trying to destroy the Jedi. I always said the Order didn’t deserve a quick end.” her eyes narrowed and she growled. “But that’s what they got.”
Her anger passed quickly and she hummed softly. “We used to have such fun together, Xylek and I. Such games we played! Perhaps another time I’ll tell you about some of them. As for what he drinks…he prefers drinking tihaar over anything else, I would assume? He loves tihaar. And what’s your name, ad’ika?”
Kader lofted an eyebrow, “Games? What type of games?” Obviously, Wyndel didn’t tell him much about.. anything other than to stay hidden, and any training was done in small portions, but he was still curious.
“Oh, it’s Kader.”
Kader glanced up at Tari for a few moments, “Wyndel doesn’t like talking about things — especially now. He also has stinky feet.”
She nodded, her smirk twitching just a bit wider. “I’d suspect as much from your father—-you’re meant to be his secret.”
And then she seemed to realize something and she gave a soft laugh. “Ah, but where are my manners? I haven’t even told you my name…Has Xylek ever told you about a Sith by the name of Eris?”
Kader shook his head, “No, he hasn’t… he hasn’t told me much. He just goes on about how the Jedi are dead and he drinks a lot.”
There was a pause as Kader rubbed the back of his neck, “Xylek doesn’t like talking about others…not really at least.”
“Xylek might get mad at either one or both of us, but if he tries to shock you….”
The girl she’d been was now distressed and Eris found a growl rising in her throat, her eyes narrowing dangerously. “I’ll shock him right back.”
“He won’t like that.” He managed to get out lowly, “He won’t even teach me how to shock people. Say’s it’s too dangerous.” Kader whimpered for a moment, “He always says it’s too dangerous for anything.”
A smirk spread across her face and she leaned towards the young boy. “All the more reason to do it. And if he won’t teach you…how about I teach you how to shock people?” her corrupted eyes glittered. “What’s a bit of danger to a Sith? That is what you wish to be, isn’t it, ad’ika?”
Kader flinched as she leaned towards him, he didn’t like the idea of her being so close, but he couldn’t simply get away from her, “Y-yes.” Kader managed to squeak out as he took another step back, “He won’t like it if I shock anyone… no one is meant to know I am here.”
“Xylek might get mad at either one or both of us, but if he tries to shock you….”
The girl she’d been was now distressed and Eris found a growl rising in her throat, her eyes narrowing dangerously. “I’ll shock him right back.”
“He won’t like that.” He managed to get out lowly, “He won’t even teach me how to shock people. Say’s it’s too dangerous.” Kader whimpered for a moment, “He always says it’s too dangerous for anything.”
Given his words, this was indeed Wyndel’s son and she felt oddly compelled to be nice to him–some small part of the long-dead girl she used to be emerging in response to the boy. He looked so young and…perhaps not fragile, but she suspected that playing with him as she’d first wanted to was probably not a good idea. She had very little experience with young children, and all said, she probably didn’t like them all that much.
“Don’t be scared of me, ad’ika.” Eris murmured softly as she crouched down to look the boy in the eye. “I won’t do anything to you, I promise. And I’m looking for Xylek as well, so why don’t we go looking for him together?”
Kader took another step back, he wasn’t scared of her, but rather he was uncertain of her motives. Truth be told, he shouldn’t have even been out in the open, but here he was pressing his luck.
“He’s been gone too long.” He said softly, “He’s gonna be mad if I am with someone.”
“Don’t be scared of me, ad’ika.” Eris repeated. “I doubt he’ll get mad when I show up.” she paused before adding, “Or maybe he will. But I promise not to let him do anything to you.”
It was such a strange feeling–the long-dead girl in her just wanted to love and protect this small boy. She decided she wasn’t going to push the feeling down and see where it took her. Perhaps she could find a use for it, just as she had most of the other feelings and emotions that she felt.
“He will be mad.” He said again as he took yet another step back, “He’s always mad… if.. if I am found out.”
Kader lowered his head for a moment, “He’s going to shock me.”