126. Sith Academy - Raezyr

Anya

"Master, my name is Anya Tachi. I'm from Corellia. My father worked in a hyperdrive factory, but he was a drunk and missed work alot. My mom was cantina waitress, but she had a large birthmark on her face so only the real dives would hire her.

"My parents never wanted kids. They barely had enough creds to support my father's habit, let alone feed another mouth.

"Anyway, when I was about 7 or 8, I guess I correctly predicted a small earthquake. Well my parents got all excited and went through a big hassle and got me all excited, telling me I was going to be a Jedi, and that I was going to go to Coruscant and travel all over the galaxy and go on big adventures and stuff.

"Well they came.... and I was all packed and ready to go with them. Then they said I wasn't strong enough and I was too old, and that training me would be a waste of their time.

"The rejection of the Jedi was basically a prison sentence for me.

"I remember my mom begging them to reconsider, and my dad actually tried to pay them. 100 credits each, he said," she shook her head.

"It was then that I realized just how little I meant to my parents," she said as tears of anger began to build in her eyes at the memories.

"A couple of years after that, I began to.... 'develop.' My parents made me work in mom's seedy cantina, washing dishes and serving customers. Within a year, the owner had convinced my parents to hire me out as a "serving girl" in a brothel. Serving girl was their polite euphemism for 'whore in training.' They planned to 'promote' me as soon as I turned 16.

"Around that time I learned of of the Sith and of Darth Revan and Darth Malak and their war on the Republic. The only part that really mattered to me was that they were the enemy of the Jedi and the Sith were recruiting.

"It wasn't until I was 17, almost a full year after my "promotion" that I was able to save enough money to runaway and pay for transport to Korriban.

"When I got here, there was only one person in this building. I told him why I was here and he told me he'd train me.

"He worked with me for about 2 weeks, then one day he tossed me this light saber, told me to keep the Academy safe until he returned.

"The next people to show up nearly a year later, other than a few Czerka officers from Dreshdae, were Trychon and Raezyr."

She knealt down before Eiron, tears of anger pouring down her face. "Please, my Lord, don't turn me out. Train me, let me have my revenge on my parents and the Jedi for what they did to me, and I will be your servant forever."

125. Sith Academy - Eiron

Eiron looked at Anya, his hands still folded.

"You rushed blindly into that fight," he said, his expression stern. "That could have gotten you killed. And then you stopped and reassessed what was going on. Doing that in the middle of a fight of that nature could get you killed." He sighed. "Assess, then engage. Work on that, girl. I'll not have my students making stupid mistakes."

He did not wait for her to promise him that she would follow his instructions. Instead, he continued on, "And now, I want to know a little about you. Who are you? Why are you here?"

124. Sith Academy - Trychon

Trychon looked at the other two as they left the room, pocketing his prize...

"I don't know about you two... but I want to spend my free time in the archive."

123. Sith Academy - Trychon

Anya walked forwards toward the man that Raezyr had referred to as 'Master' as the three men walked out.

"Yes... Master?"

122. Sith Academy - Eiron

Eiron looked down at the kneeling form of Trychon and nodded. "You have done well." He reached into his robes and handed the young man a black crystal.

"This is for a well-completed task. Victory is to be rewarded. Rise, Trychon."

As Trychon stood, Eiron regarded the four of them assembled in front of him. "I know all I need to know about you four now."

"You, girl," he said, pointing at Anya. "You lack discipline and reserve, but you can develop those skills, and when you saw an opening, you took it. You have the beginnings of cunning, if only your mind would keep up."

"Tyr, you were surprised by Raezyr's move. You had a moment of weakness, but you compensated for it and succeeded in that respect. Well done."

"Raezyr. It seems you have the most formal training but you were the first out. That is a valuable lesson. The weak will always band together to displace the strong. When Tyr and Trychon worked against you, you could have maneuvered yourself to eliminate the advantage of their numbers, but you will learn that in time. You, too, did well."

"And Trychon. Not the best here, but the better in the end, because of circumstances. You took advantage of those circumstances and they worked in your favor, and that was very wise. Simple, but wise nevertheless."

Eiron, as he was oft to do, folded his hands. "The time is now yours. Venture to the Valley of the Dark Lords if you wish, or get food, or train, or rest. Tomorrow, we have a mission. Until that time, do as you will."

"Oh, and Anya...a word away from the others."