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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:26 pm
It was dark when Rebecca came to. Someone had found her and she was now in a hospital tent erected near the battlefield. Her hurts were healed, and she felt some semblance of normalcy, but she still hurt a lot.
Rolling out of bed no one noticed her stand and leave the tent. A pair of Scottish Army privates stood guard in their distinctive camo pattern uniforms. They nodded respectfully to her as she walked by. She returned the courtesy and disappeared into the sea of individuals.
The Jase'dasis camp wasn't far, but it was definitely separate from the rest. The younger knights and apprentices stared in aw at her. A few greeted her with "Master Talon," but for the most part she was left alone. She likely looked like he'll.
Approaching the master's tent she pushed the flap aside and entered. She sat down next to Master Jera Kol her hands folded into her lap. They sat in silence for several minutes before Kol spoke.
"You are troubled my friend."
"I am," Rebecca said honestly.
"And I can help?"
"You can. I understand you are familiar with the ritual for stripping someone of the ability to tap into the ijulna."
"I can do that." There was another long pause as Human and Bajoran sat in companionable silence. "I don't belive you are asking for someone else."
"I am not. I do not want this curse. It is nothing but pain, and every day it is harder to not fall to the path of the Ajem'dasis."
"Self-awareness is a great power for someone to have, but, know that struggle is there for us all."
"I nearly gave in today. I almost took it too far. I don't want this burden any longer. I may not be evil like Dominus, but I am also not pure of heart."
"You only know what's best for you."
Three hours later Rebecca was wearing a pair of blue jeans, and simple white tee shirt and cowboy boots as she walked away from the camp and the battlefield as a whole. It took her a better part of the rest of the night to make it home hitchhiking all the way.
She paid her nanny and made sure to add a heafty gratuity. Alone with the kids she turned to Young Ethan and Kim. "You two pack your things okay? Just clothes and anything that means a lot to you. Yes, Kim like your rabbit."
She wrote a few quick letters while the kids were in their rooms. She gave her ranch here and on Earth to Aimee. She sent her resignation as SecNav to Tony and the President. With that she lead the kids with their backpacks out the front door and locked it an hour later.
<England, Earth, 48 hours later>
Rebecca walked up to the door and hesitated. She didn't know that she was right for sure. Her research said she was, but research and practical application were often two different things.
Sighing she rang the bell. When the door opened she smiled, "Hello Nicholas. It's good to see you."
Rolling out of bed no one noticed her stand and leave the tent. A pair of Scottish Army privates stood guard in their distinctive camo pattern uniforms. They nodded respectfully to her as she walked by. She returned the courtesy and disappeared into the sea of individuals.
The Jase'dasis camp wasn't far, but it was definitely separate from the rest. The younger knights and apprentices stared in aw at her. A few greeted her with "Master Talon," but for the most part she was left alone. She likely looked like he'll.
Approaching the master's tent she pushed the flap aside and entered. She sat down next to Master Jera Kol her hands folded into her lap. They sat in silence for several minutes before Kol spoke.
"You are troubled my friend."
"I am," Rebecca said honestly.
"And I can help?"
"You can. I understand you are familiar with the ritual for stripping someone of the ability to tap into the ijulna."
"I can do that." There was another long pause as Human and Bajoran sat in companionable silence. "I don't belive you are asking for someone else."
"I am not. I do not want this curse. It is nothing but pain, and every day it is harder to not fall to the path of the Ajem'dasis."
"Self-awareness is a great power for someone to have, but, know that struggle is there for us all."
"I nearly gave in today. I almost took it too far. I don't want this burden any longer. I may not be evil like Dominus, but I am also not pure of heart."
"You only know what's best for you."
Three hours later Rebecca was wearing a pair of blue jeans, and simple white tee shirt and cowboy boots as she walked away from the camp and the battlefield as a whole. It took her a better part of the rest of the night to make it home hitchhiking all the way.
She paid her nanny and made sure to add a heafty gratuity. Alone with the kids she turned to Young Ethan and Kim. "You two pack your things okay? Just clothes and anything that means a lot to you. Yes, Kim like your rabbit."
She wrote a few quick letters while the kids were in their rooms. She gave her ranch here and on Earth to Aimee. She sent her resignation as SecNav to Tony and the President. With that she lead the kids with their backpacks out the front door and locked it an hour later.
<England, Earth, 48 hours later>
Rebecca walked up to the door and hesitated. She didn't know that she was right for sure. Her research said she was, but research and practical application were often two different things.
Sighing she rang the bell. When the door opened she smiled, "Hello Nicholas. It's good to see you."