Things between those two seemed a bit on the edgy side, and she sighed, shaking her head.

Tec was a friend, and Daren was jellous, and was only being polite because she was there.

"I'm glad the both of you agree on something." Raven told them both, offering a charming grin.

To be a diplomat on a night like this!

Her own charming grin remained in place, knowing he was risking comfort for the sake of both duty and current fashion.

Well, he looked damn good, and that made her chuckled breifly, and she started to pull away, pulling Daren with her.

"Tec, maybe I'll talk to you later?"

Just nod and smile then you've won the day.

Sometimes Daren really wished Luke, Leia, and all those other Republic forming hippies would just buzz off. Their diplomatic and political appeasals had done nothing but literally piss him off. Smile and nod, pah! It took more effort to smile than it did to fly an X-Wing in and out of the Death Star trench.

But...he maintaned. Then suddenly and out of nowhere he was grabbed by Raven and pulled away. Thank the Force!

As he spun with her he smiled...maybe they were going to dance. He looked up and down her dress and grinned. Of course...if they were going to dance it had better be slow...his current outfit didn't let him do any thing other than walk around really.

"So sir" what's your name? Tex asked. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> This man looks like he much prefers to take his sabor and, slice party goers arm's off as oppose to talking to them.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Tex thought. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> But as you said yourself Tex you do need to meet people. You are the new guy after all. I'll stick with this guy awhile <!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Tex thought. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> I just hope I don't regret my decision <!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Tec grunted as he watched the two walk away.

Yeah, Raven. I may be talking to ya, but it's not likely. Being who you are, and who your boyfriend is....

Tec then turned and chuckled to himself until he reached the front doors, and then he walked out of them and went to the far side of the palace.

When he reached the end, he noticed a balcony about a story up, and he decided that would be a good place to stay for a part of the night. If anyone really wanted to talk to him, they wouldn't stop looking, and they would find him.

Opening himself to the Force, he bent his legs, moved the Force into them, and jumped. He grabbed onto the railing and pulled himself over, and landed gracefully on the balcony.

Sitting down on a chair he found there, he looked out into the sky and watched the stars. They were so bright, beautiful, and most of all, a way of life in one way or another.

Owen led Cairo by the hand outside to the balcony so they could watch the stars. It was among their favorate things to do.

Owen was quite surprised when he came upon Tec Fireheart sitting by himelf outside.

"Oh, hello Tec. Why are you sitting by yourself out here?"

"My name is John", he stuided the younger man, feeling the apprehension. "Calm yourself, there is no worry here, at least nothing to worry about from me. Besides, you young folks are looking ready to start a game of sabbac, and it is a time honored tradition not to start a fight at a gaming table, unless of course you are Correllian..."

He smiled at the younger man again, sipping his wine....

Terex, Visible calms at the assurances of the older man he now knows as John.

"So tell me John why are you sitting by yourself at the biggest party of the year?" " If you prefer not to answer I understand." "It's just that I noticed you look like someone stole your ship." And, as far as the sabbac game goes your welcomed to join us."

"All the people i would have gone to a party with are long since dead...I just came to see the Old place restored. And as for stealing my ship, she gets cranky if anyone without me comes aboard, and there are only a few things in the stars i don't like to see, and her cranky is one of them."

"As for Sabbac, it has been a very long time since i played, but i can try a few hands. It is good to see Jedi wandering about, i feared they had fallen, but it is a reassurance of the day of my youth that the Jedi still wander the stars."

John kept sipping his wine, watching everyone, his deep blue eyes studying all of them, taking them each in turn, as if memorizing each and every detail of their faces, the contours, the structure of the nose, every last minuted detail.

" You were in the Palace before the reconstruction?" Terex asked. Were you here on some kind of mission? If I'm getting to personal just tell me. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> I can learn a lot from this guy Tex thought.I just hope he will discuss it. <!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Tex motioned to the bartender to bring another drink. Tex looked up surveying the room.Tex was looking for Tec Owen and, Jai but it seemed each were doing there own thing he would find them later.

"Kid, i was here a very long time ago." He stared into the younger man's eyes, letting the roll of long years flow. Another tear rolled down his cheek, and he turned away slightly....eyes wandering....

"But that was, as i said, a very long time ago, and that which has been lost is lost forever."