Crystal Cave

Jair watched as Dalo was drawn to a particular crystal deposit. It was as if he was responding to a call. Jair could not hear the words that Dalo could hear, but as he observed Dalo receive the crystal, he could feel the currents of the Force in alignment within that moment. Yes. This was confirmation of what he had sensed earlier going into the caves. When Dalo finally spoke, Jair looked at him a bit quizzically.

"Why?" Jair pondered for a moment how to answer this question. It was a deep, personal, and heavy question. But it was also a question not easily answered, due to the enigmatic nature of the Force. "The Force will always do what it wills. If the Force has chosen you, then the Force has chosen you. Regardless of how much, or how little faith you place in yourself. That will not stop the currents of the Force from moving."

Jair met Dalos sincere glance. "I know that might not be the most satisfying answer, but... the ways of the Force are mysterious. All we can really know is that the Force has called out to you. And you are strong in the Force. I sense that you know, in many ways, how to trust the Force. But now, you must learn, in time, to have faith in yourself."

Jair could not help but laugh at Dalos remark. Perhaps it's because Jair didn't really consider himself to be all that wise. But perhaps Jair needed to heed his own words? He chuckled again to himself, slightly. "Well... you would think it would be easier to find some little crystals to use for training sabers than it would be to find such a unique crystal as you just did. But apparently the Force continues to work in mysterious ways." Jair remarked with a smirk as he continued his search for very simple small crystals.

Ah! Finally, a couple of small crystals. Usually they were easier to find. But Jair noticed that Dalo had found some too. Jair chuckled at Dalo's questions. "Well... truthfully, a lot has happened. Towards the end of the Chaos Wars, the Jedi all unified. Dunta Coral was our Grandmaster until he died in a duel. Eventually Aerandir Calmcacil would be elected the new Grandmaster. Felucia is now the headquarters for all the Jedi. Master Alora, Anna, and several others went off world to keep another menace named Legion, at bay. We have had no problems with the entity since, but I do worry about Raven sometimes, and Anna. I haven't seen them since... And then, there was a major Sith attack on the Jedi Base. It was catastrophically damaged from the attack. Had to be completely renovated... but we ended up building a new proper Jedi Temple."

As Jair finished collecting the crystals, he realized he hadn't really answered Dalo's question. He had asked what he had been up to, not the history of what had happened on Felucia. He shook his head and chuckled again. "Well, as for me... funnily enough I'm dealing with a bit of a problem. There's a gap in my memory. It's very odd."

Jair pondered for a moment as he started leading them back to the cave entrance. "It's not a concussion. It's evidently not anything physical, because I've had it checked out, numerous times. Nothing ever shows up. Everything is clear. Normal. I strongly suspect it to be by means of the Force. I'm not too worried. If it was by means of the Force... then the Force will eventually reveal things to me. In time."

At least a few months were missing. That much he did know. And it was before the old Jedi Base was raided. But Jair didn't want to worry Dalo unnecessarily. He wasn't too concerned about it himself. At least, not now. "That reminds me..." He added, as they finally reached the cave entrance, not realizing that Dalo wouldn't have been able to put the connection together like Jair did in context... "When the Sith raided the base, Master Gadriel left me an artifact to look after. I'm supposed to give it to Master Alora. Problem is, nobody knows where she went. Thankfully, the book hasn't caused me any issues." Jair thought a heads up about it would be wise. The reason he didn't have any issues with that book is because he left it well enough alone, and didn't mess with it.

"Oh, I've already told Aerandir about my condition. His advice was to meditate on it and let him know if anything odd shows up. Thus far, nothing odd though." Jair stated, quite casually. Dalo might find it odd that the Jedi wasn't taking it more seriously, and he might find the Grandmasters advice to be cliche, but truth be told, Jair thought the advice to be sound. There really wasn't much more to be done about it but wait and see what the Force would reveal. "As for the book... it's caused me no issues thus far. And I have a strong suspicion that is specifically because I've left it alone. I've made a conscious choice not to mess with it. And it's caused me no trouble as a result. That thing is a relic from the Chaos Wars, so... you probably understand why I have no desire, whatsoever, to mess with it."

They were back outside on the path headed towards where their ships were now. Jair pondered another thing Dalo had asked. "I won't be tasked to look for her, because we have already tried that. She has intentionally made herself difficult to find, I think. But it makes sense. I understand her motives. She's protecting the planet from Legion." Legion was not to be confused with Ramius and the Chaos Wars. It was probably a lot to keep track of. Jair didn't want to overload Dalo with information, but, it was a habit he had sometimes without noticing.

That was a very good question. One that Jair wished he knew the answer to. Were it so easy. Raven would not have even found it necessary to leave Felucia. He tried to explain to Dalo as best he could, but Legion was even more of an anomaly than Ramius was.

"Well... I should preface by saying that we haven't had any trouble from Legion for a very long time. Years, even. But as for what he is... I'm not entirely sure. Our best guess so far is that he's some type of shade... like, a concentration of dark side energy made manifest and sentient to a degree. I don't know exactly how they've managed to do it, but Raven and Anna have held him at bay. And we've had no issues with that ever since."

Jair hoped this explanation would quell Dalo's concerns, because it was quite literally the best explanation he could give of that whole situation.

It was at that point that Jair realized just how many crystals they had taken. He laughed at the idea of taking them all back in his A-Wing. "Well... I wasn't exactly prepared to bring back quite this many, but, I think Aerandir will be happy to have an extra supply." Jair added with a grin, before pausing and contemplating the implications of what Dalo had just said...

"Does this mean... are you considering coming back to Felucia? To the Jedi?" There was a reason he hadn't asked Dalo this question yet. He didn't want to press anything too much. Dalo had been through a lot. But the implications of loading the crystals onto his ship led Jair to a logical conclusion that Dalo was considering helping him take the crystals back. Had Dalo even been back to Felucia since he last left? Was this something Dalo thought deeply about? Jair wasn't sure. So he just kept the question simple for now. As casual as can be, so not to pressure him to make any big decisions too soon.

Jair once again did not pick up on anything Dalo was trying to hide. Even if he did, Dalo would probably be surprised to find that Jair was quite forgiving. But it was a moot point as Jair was still not going to probe Dalo's mind. There was no need for that. What he could sense, naturally, without probing anything in the Force, was that just returning to Felucia was a big step for Dalo, so for now, the Jedi beamed at the very notion that he would be willing to return at all.

"Well, whatever you end up deciding to do, know that there's no pressure from me. Take your time. Let the Force guide your moves. But for the time being, we probably should head off world. The longer we stay, the likelier we are to encounter Imperials."