Once everyone had arrived and settled into their seats, the meeting comminced. This time in addition to Naosha, Varcanna was present as well. They started out by filling those two in on the events that brought about this meeting.

"First the Coalition...now the Jedi Order itself..." Naosha said with a sigh. "Is there no one we can trust to stay together besides the Serens and the Wookiees?"

"It certainly isn't making our task of iimproving our image any easier." Varcanna remarked with a gruff.

"As for this thing with the Rebellion, I'm afraid the Council as a whole won't go for it: there's too much at stake to openly oppose the Empire right now. With several Clans having opposed our joining the Coalition, a couple of them suggesting we join the Empire instead, there is little doubt they would snitch any direct involvement with Rebellion to the Empire. Until we can silence the opposing factions, it would be too risky to do so. However, individual T'Doshok can join the Rebellion as they see fit, but I would caution them against bragging about to just anyone for the same reasons. The rogue Clans would likely use anythign ot try to over throw the current status quo."

Rissonik gave Lavality a slight 'told you so' look but didn't say anything.

"The next issue is this problem with these Force Hunters that have come up." Trazu said. "There's little doubt they've heard of my presence at the trial not long ago and our seeking my identity, if they hadn't already found it. With that in mind, Silonik and Mortor won't be safe here."

"As fortified as this place is?" Natira said. "Why not?"

"The most desperate and resourceful of assassins can get in anywhere...despite the security measures installed." Asri replied. "I know...cause I dwelt with a couple of those kinds of jobs years ago."

"Aye, even something as simple as a cloaking device, which have been used against us before, can cause us problems." Trazu said. "I won't always be available to detect such threats."

"Plus if they get a real bug of their ass they could somehow shoot a bomb our way..." Tiosk grumbled. "We have no defence against that."

"But where do we hide the little ones?" Naosha said. "With the Jedi Order gone, there's really no safe place for them."

"I'm am making a safe bet that the Rebellion will likely have Jedi helping them." Rane offered. "If so, we can leave the pair in their charge: they'll have both protection and someone to continue their training."

"Agreed, but until we can confirm this, those two will have to stay here under constant guard." Trazu said.

Lavality tapped her chin while listening, then responded. "Or... they could be placed under protective care under the Serendivus, a part of the headquarters is restricted to officer personnel, and school wise, they'd have a great education. We have 'some' jedi amongst our organization, although only myself and the other admirals know of them."

She tapped her chin once more before continuing. "But..... until we repair the damage to the base... I can't afford to risk having children on board, even after the battle had ended, I had given the order to temporarily evacuate all the children from the base. They are currently on board four large transports orbiting the systems sun, thank god for advanced enviromental shields or that wouldn't be possible...." she said and stared at the ground. Something was bugging her, "something... isn't right though..." she said in a low tone and turned toward the door.

She glanced to her right, and then again to her left. I feel a presence... b... but I don't see anyone or anything.... she thought to herself before contiueing. "I think the best thing we can do right now, would be to root out the current problems on this world. I can provide some assisstance with that, a mixed squad of Wookie's and Trandoshans," she said and looked at Natira. "Even before I meet Sha'tor Rissonik and Counculor Naosha, my organization has had Trandoshans and Wookie's working together for a common goal," she said to the female Trandoshan.

She then let out a sigh. "So... whats your call?" she asked. She wasn't to sure whether they would comment on her offer to help hide the two jedi children, although she hoped they would since the children would be inside a base that would be so heavily guarded, that if it wasn't for Rissonik and Naosha knowing her, it'd probably take them two weeks just to get the clearance...

“I think that will work.” Asri said. “The forces of the Rebellion would no doubt have to move many times to keep the Empire wiping them out: not exactly a stable environment for learning.”

“Good point.” Trazu said with a sigh. “That’s what the old Rebellion had to do.” He looked at his parents, whom nodded in agreement. “We’ll accept this arrangement Lavality, thank you.”

“With that little problem settled, we have just two more to figure out.” Tiosk muttered.

“Really only one, since we all basically agreed it would be a bad idea to have Trandosha support the Rebellion officially and directly.”

“Oh yes…the Force Hunters….and the other rogue factions in my opinion.” Tiosk growled. “As long as they are active any big plans and actions would risk being exposed to the Empire by them.”

“Before we continue, there’s something more immediate I think we should address.” Rane said before looking at Lavality. “Are you well Lavality? You’ve been trembling ever since we arrived at the station and I don’t think it’s from anxiety or nervousness of this meeting since you are familiar with almost everyone here. I’ve also noticed you looking around like something, or someone else should be here but isn’t.”

Asri looked at her widened eyes. “Hun…you are shaking….”

She blinked and looked away from them. "E-everything is fine... really..." she said and walked toward a chair and sat down. "I-its just that I've felt another presence as of late, thats all...." she lied, trying not to worry the people in the room, but after a minute or two she sighed, but that didn't stop her nervousness.

"Back on the station... shortly after we departed for this world... I began to feel.. ill I guess you could call it. Having no time to talk to the doctor I just casted it aside as me being over-worked.." she said, she knew that was a lie, for she knew 'exactly' what was causing these problems.. but she feared if she said it was the dorment virus in her, it might cause the group to fear contamination. Even though she knew them, she didn't know if thats how they would normally respond.

In a corner of the room, a bluish spirit appeared her arms folded and her legs crossed in the center. She was that of a Trandoshan, wearing a jedi robe that covered up much of her assets. She watched Lavality, and waited for the right moment to interven and reveal the truth behind her sudden 'illness' as she called it.

Asri looked extremely concerned and Trazu's eyes narrowed.

"Lavality...if there weren't two other Force adept people in this room your lie may have worked." Trazu said sternly. "I realize you may just be trying to keep us from worrying about you, but if this is a potentially life threatening ailment you can't afford to hide it."

"He's right hun." Asri said. "If you were to fall now, all the work you did to get the Serendivus back in order would be for naught. It may stay intact for a little while, but without you it woud surely crumble and succumb to rogue forces like it did before."

"As your friends and allies...." Rissonik added. "You need to trust us and we to trust you. We are not asking to know every secret: Goddess knows our Clan has or own."

Trazu then sensed the presence Lavality must have been. He recognized it as the spirit that normally resided within Lavality, but obviously wasn't right now. ~Aren't you normally in Lavality?~ He asked it via Force telepathy.

The spirit, Kasyyk, smiled and turned toward Trazu. ~normally yes, I left her body when I sensed a Sith onboard the station, but when I went to return to her I discovered that I couldn't... it was like her body is shielding her from any outside interference.~

Lavality nodded, she had forgotten about that. "While it is true that shortly before leaving I did begin to feel odd, I honestly don't know 'what' is causing 'it' to react again..." she said, averting her gaze to the wall. Oh how she had wished she had stayed on station to have the doc look over her, "'it' being the virus that's been dorment in my body since birth..." now she was curious about any reactions, espically from Natira.

“A virus…you mean like the one that’s in….” Natira started.

“Not likely.” Tiosk interrupted loudly. “The one you are referring to daughter has been active for years.” He leaned close to her and whispered harshly. “Watch your tongue daughter….of the people in this room, only Rissonik knows of it.”

“Oh….” Natira whispered, blushing with embarrassment. “I…I didn’t know….”

Tiosk sighed. “I should have told you that before….so I’m the one at fault.”

“How many people know of this?” Asri asked. “And is it curable?” A part of her doubted it since Lavality no doubt would have had it taken care of ages ago if that was so.

Meanwhile Trazu was in thought and glanced in the direction the spirit was. ~It was you that was suppressing it, weren’t you? That’s why the virus is acting up now isn’t it?~ He asked her via Force telepathy.

The spirit nodded her head. ~That's correct. If I hadn't, she'd have died long before even meeting Fikan. I could leave her body on occasion and it wouldn't be a problem... but something else happened...~

"Other than those in this room, Admiral Lumier and Angela..." Lavality said, she stopped briefing at the mention of Angela's name, she hadn't gotten a status report on the admiral for several weeks now and it was beginning to worry her. "As for a cure.... I don't know.... we don't know the name of the virus, partly because there is no mention of it within any database. So we don't even know what to even look for to be honest."

She let out a sigh and sat down, she rubbed her head. She was developing a headache now, one of the side effects of this virus.

~I'm at a loss of what to do now, I can't re-enter her body until whatever it is thats blocking it is removed... although I'm wondering 'how' it became active. I do remember from my days at that lab that Miknak created the virus as a way to depose of useless garbage, he had two ways of activating it - one was via a word, the other was via a useless chemical...~ the spirit said and began to rub her chin. ~I wonder..... if you can convince Lavality to see the doctor here.. I wonder what he'll find.~

“Have you considered having a doctor take a sample of this virus and studying it?” Trazu asked Lavality, going with the spirits suggestion. “At the very least, we can determine what kind of virus it is….”

“We do have a couple of scientists on the grounds that specialize in that kind of area.” Rissonik offered. “Mainly because, sadly, in this day and age we want to be prepared for any kind of attack. At best though, like with one of our own, the best we may be able to do is suppress it.”

One of our own? Trazu thought, he and Asri glancing at each other. Who is in talking about? He remembered how Natira was cut off so quickly by Tiosk when she was commenting on Lavality’s condition, followed by some no doubt harsh words to her in a low voice. Tiosk’s expression when Rissonik said his piece clued him in as well. Is it Tiosk? No…I’m sure the military would have forcibly retired him years ago. Natira? He studied her a moment. No, I don’t sense anything odd about her health wise, though I didn’t train myself to look for such things…that would leave….

His eyes widened slightly. Silliss! It makes sense….that man always seemed a bit lanky for someone of his blood. But why hide it from everyone? Another glance at Asri told him the answer. Of course: he would be shunned…even cast out by most of society if it became public knowledge, especially if his virus is contagious…. He turned this thoughts to his concern about Lavality. What puzzled him was why the spirit couldn’t get back into her. He knew there were things out there that could block the Force, but if that was the case Lavality wouldn’t be able to use the Force if it was on her person would she? The spirit said she got out of Lavality when she felt the presence of the Sith on the station, so either this ‘block’ occurred during the brief time the spirit was willingly out of her or it was applied at some point after the last time the spirit was able to go back inside. That was…on Korribon wasn’t it? ~When was the last time you were able to enter her without issue?~ He asked the spirit.

The spirit blinked and thought about it. ~Back during our time on Korribon... since then it had become harder and harder... she said before hearing Lavality.

"It would be nice if someone 'could' examine this... but according to my doctor, the one who treated me two years ago, he said that the virus, while contained within my body, is engineered so that if my blood isn't taken in a 'specific' way then the virus will be contagious.. but the thing is the only person who was able to do that was killed while on station during the revolt. So I have no way of finding someone who can study this, and perhaps, find a...." she said before stopping.

Again her mind wondered across the room, only this time she did see something. It was a shimmer near the door, a static field that was presnet in the air, it was only happening every few seconds - it took her a couple seconds to realize what it was.

She saw that whomever it was was holding something like a pistol and it was aimed at - "TRAZU GET DOWN!" Lavality shouted as she bolted from her position, a blast rang out in the air and struck Lavality in the chest just as she moved to shield Trazu, she fell to her side, blood flowing from her open wound.