Dearic

Ashara smiled, looking forward and glancing at Kalene every now and then, until she had finished speaking, at which point the Lightspawn turned her head to the girl.

You will fit in very well at the temple, I think. You have many gifts, yet are humble about them. I encourage you not to lose that humility.

Ashara, for the first time in their brief time knowing one another, looked surprised, when Kalene asked to know more about her. Their was little to tell, well, anything that would keep the mood cheery.

Well, I have been a member of the Temple for quite some time. I believe I am the only of my kind, but the Temple has provided me with a family, though I don't believe I can imagine what it must feel like to have such a beautiful family like yours. But I suppose you wish to know about my interests? I spend much of my time meditating, but I am also spend time reading. My favorite are theatrical scripts.

That last detail was something she never told anyone, mostly because no one had asked before.

Ashara's smile faded a bit as Kalene made the comment on her being the only one of her kind. It was true, though Ashara knew what it had taken to produce only her, she could not imagine the suffering that would take place to make more. Pushing those thoughts away she replied simply, a small smile back on her face.

=Ashara=
Yes I suppose it's a little sad, but at least I'm guaranteed to be unique in at least one way.

Moving her attention back to the scripts, she knew it was a little odd, not to watch the show, but read it instead. The Lightspawn shook her head as she replied.

=Ashara=
It does lose a little something, but the ability to make your own casting decisions, set design, and all the rest, in the theatre of your mind, makes for its own fascinating experience. Also, I can't usually go out to see a show, I block to many peoples views. She reached up and tapped one of her horns.

Soon the speeder was pulling into the hanger of the Temple, where it would drop them off.

Dearic Capital - Office of the President


Being a workaholic, President Burkhart Trauner's first stop after returning from an exhausting week-long trip to Tralus to sit down with the Prime Ministers of the Federation of the Double Worlds and leaders to the Liberation Party to try and find a way to resolve a conflict that, in light of everything else impacting the lives of citizens on the Double Worlds and the economy, was ultimately in no-one's best interest to allow to continue is his office rather than his home.

As he sits at his desk and starts going through the reports to be read and other matters that have been waiting for him to review or address them, never having been one to procrastinate when one never knows what new items will be added to one's plate, Burkhart reflects on the rough road that has led him to his current position. Chairman of the Trauner Group, a Talus-based investment group that invests in public and private companies across a range of industries that includes energy, financial services, and healthcare, Burkhart never had the slightest interest in entering the political arena until, in the wake of the collapse of the Corellian Coalition after the First Order attacks on the Five Worlds, he saw a need for someone to step up try to start getting the Double Worlds' proverbial house in order without the all too common greed and corruption muddying the waters. Funding his campaign, when the public outcry for new leadership had gotten so loud it could not be denied without risking an uprising, for the Office President out of his own pocket, ensuring he didn't owe any political favors to anyone, and running on the primary promise of restoring the economic stability of the Double Worlds, Burkhart found that his untarnished reputation as a businessman and strong relationships with the leaders of industry that he dealt with in the course of doing business resonated with the average citizens on Talus and Tralus, and steadily gained enough support that, when the elections were held, he narrowly beat his opponent, a career politician that Burkhart suspects lost primarily because the man was simply less charismatic and projected less confidence than he himself did.

While the road to the office of President had been rough, his first months were even more so as Burkhart was forced to learn the ropes of his new role while dealing with the aftermath of the First Order's attack as well as the Double Worlds' own troubles. Fortunately for everyone, Sabina Gaultieri had come into her role as the Diktat of Corellia shortly after Burkhart took office, and her call for the Five Brothers to work together was accepted by the inhabited worlds of the Corellian system, making many things easier for all involved in a relatively short time as trade between the worlds was restored, CDF Forces were deployed to aid in civilian relief, and things began to get a little closer to normal for the citizens of the Five Worlds.

The Liberation Party matter had been stewing for so long that Burkhart supposes it was naive to think getting everyone to sit down and try to come to an understanding, and is still somewhat surprised that it worked. Getting the Prime Ministers and Liberation Party leaders to the sit down had not been easy, but once they were all in the same room, and had a chance to air things out, Burkhart had proposed a solution he thought was as close to making everyone happy as was possible; agreeing to let the Prime Minister of Tralus effectively lead their world's governance without the President stepping in unless invited or in times of war or crisis had been the first thing everyone could agree on, and he had no problem giving up a bit of power if it meant ending the tension the conflict between the government of the Double Worlds and the Liberation Party. The second step had been the rockier one, getting the current Prime Minister of Tralus agree to step down so that one that the Liberation Party agreed on could be instated something that took awhile for everyone to accept, and then settling on a candidate for the role that was suitable in the eyes of everyone took even longer, but in the end it happened and, in the coming days, will be put into motion.