Force Heretic I - Remnant (The New Jedi Order, 17) by Sean Williams & Shane Dix

Author:Sean Williams & Shane Dix [Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Fiction
ISBN: 9780307795601
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2003-02-04T08:00:00+00:00

Jaina watched the holo through a third time. She still couldn’t believe what she was seeing—although the heavy feeling in her gut suggested that part of her was at least beginning to.

The holo came from Al’solib’minet’ri City Control, piped up to Pride of Selonia on a secure line. Jaina had returned to the frigate specifically to view it, at the request of her parents who felt she needed to see what had happened to Tahiri. It also gave her the opportunity to get her X-wing serviced and diagnostic checks done on her craft’s weapon systems while things were quiet.

The holo had been taken two hours before in the diplomatic quarters where her parents were staying with Jag, Tahiri, and C-3PO. It showed Tahiri being guided along a corridor by a small contingent of Fian security guards. According to the report Jaina had received from her mother, Tahiri had gone on a brief exploratory mission through the city, after slipping away, with Leia’s assistance, from the Fian escort. It seemed that she had led the guards on a merry chase before they had finally managed to track her down to one particular room where they’d found her lying on the floor in a seemingly dazed state. She had accompanied them without protest, allowing them to return her to the others in her party.

From the casual manner that they carried their blasters, and from their unconcerned expressions, it was obvious that the guards were not expecting any kind of trouble whatsoever. Nevertheless, their leader appeared less than impressed by the runaround that Tahiri had given them.

Jaina watched as Tahiri looked down at something she had clutched in her hand. The cam angle didn’t allow a good shot of what the object was, exactly, but Tahiri’s reaction upon seeing it was both startling and disturbing. The girl recoiled as though struck by a blaster bolt to the forehead, her expression one of absolute horror. In an instant, too fast for the cam to follow, her ice-blue lightsaber was out and at the ready, sweeping to cover her from any attack. The security guards fell back, themselves startled, bringing their blasters up to the ready. The leader barked a warning, but Tahiri didn’t seem to hear or see him. Her eyes were wide as they darted manically from side to side, exactly as if she was expecting an attack. Her lightsaber whipped around in a bright arc as she pirouetted to cover herself from some nonexistent attack from the rear. The guards jumped back a step or two farther at this, confused by the sudden change in the situation. Jaina could understand their fear, too. There was a look on Tahiri’s face that warned of what might happen if she was provoked.

The ranking security guard was marginally braver than the others. Despite his own obvious apprehensions regarding Tahiri, he cautiously stepped forward and demanded she deactivate her lightsaber. If she didn’t, he said, he would be forced to open fire upon her.

Jaina slowed the playback at that point, watching closely as Tahiri listened to the guard’s request.

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