The Ring

He looked to Ripper with disgust in his eyes. "All you need do is sense the fear that he causes Ghost. Hers is a pain embedded deep within herself. A pain he is responsible for. Consider this, Quint... some people cannot, and should not, be saved..."

Ripper only glared back at Mar in silence until he left before using all his strength to grab onto Quint's hand she kept using to pet his hair and face. Closing his eye, he forced the memories into her mind - his wife's murder, his own death where he was torn apart from the inside out, how he woke up to being an immortal with no explanation for how, and he finally got it to settle on why he was the monster he had become...

The image of an elderly man sitting against a wall, slowly bleeding to death lingered. Looking up at Ripper with blue eyes the same color as Ghost's, the man smiled cruelly. "You know I never cared for that brat. She's just a means to an end...the program is going to take hold, make you hurt her over and over again...you'll become a monster and have no way out. No one will..." The man explained before the memory faded.

Ripper cringed as he released Quint's wrist, his hand falling down finally. "...don't...tell Ghost..." He choked out, staring up at her.

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Serenity Nodded and ran out of the room after Ghost. “ Ghost waght please come back” she called as she cought up to her. “ are you ok, Mar wants to know where you were sigesting we hide” she asked with a smile.

Ghost stopped when she heard Serenity calling her. Turning as she wiped away tears, she offered the padawan a smile. "I..." She bit at her bottom lip, a nervous habit. "Thank you for your concern, Serenity. You're very kind, but I will be fine. As for the planet, I was suggesting my old home. It's a cracked frozen planet surrounded by debris that is impossible to pass. We have a trump card to get there, though." She pointed to the Ring, who had decided to follow Serenity in an attempt to apologize for destroying the key.

Ears twitching, she nodded. "I know it was an accident..." She said, returning her attention to Serenity. "Ring here is very kind, despite who its owner is. It can easily teleport any ship past the debris and get us to the planet, but...that key was my only way into the underground facility. Ripper has the other key, but I think he embedded it somewhere in his chest. I can't get that close to him...I just...I can't..." The tears began to threaten to fall again.

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Mar left the room and went to find Rowan. Upon doing so he regarded the Mandalorian with a respectful nod. "I know you were eager to collect your bounty, but with the Inquisitors present, not to mention the Imperial Remnant on alert... I'd recommend going to ground, regrouping, and trying to come at these people from a more advantageous position. Do you agree? Plus it'd be good to find a place I can train the others so they are better prepared when we do make our move against Liden and Icerraine..." Mar shrugged. "And if that's the case... what world would be best for us to find refuge and regroup?"

VT-L2 hopped onto Mar's leg, clinging to it like a child. "Hi!" He waved up to both Rowan and Mar as if it were all very normal.