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The Princess & The Pauper 2/8/2022
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
Hadaza wasn't sure if it was the terror or the pain that woke her. She had apparently kicking the wall during her unremembered night terror and exacerbated the as yet unhealed injury. "Dammit", she muttered, rubbing the muscle in her thigh. "Well, I'm up. There's nothing for it now." she says as she sits up on the side of the bed. "I may as well see if Far Durro's magical tea can help." She slips into her robe and then out the door on the way to the galley.
Walking gingerly down the hall, she sees an exhausted Astra coming from the helm. She must have just finished her shift as navigator. Moving as quickly as she is able, she rushes to the younger girl's side and slips her shoulder under @Princess Astra Korraay's arm. to help support her" Are you alright, Your Highness? You look fragged. Is there anything I can do?"
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
Astra blinked a little surprised it took her a few moments to recognize Hadaza. " Hi im just a little run down Pileting the ship takes alot. Are you ok? how your leg? I'm sorry I have not had a chance to talk to you yet." Astra asked. She looked at Hadaza consurned.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
Hadaza is flabbergasted. "The leg is nothing, Highness. Don't worry about it." She adjusts her robe to hide the bandage that Tesara had set.
"Where are you headed? I can help get you there so you don't fall."
@Princess Astra Korraay
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
" It not nothing Hadaza you were limping earlier, I was going to head to my room. I'm kinda trying to Avoid the professor if that makes sense. Your welcome to come hang out. Perhaps I can try healing you leg after I have had a chance to recover. Give my sister a hand with that. " She said with a smile.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
She frowns, "Don't worry about it. It's nothing." she repeats. "Let's say that its a reminder to ask for help and let time teach affirm it in my psyche."
Haj changes direction to take Astra to her quarters. "Speaking of Professor Kenobi ...", she looks around. One never knew where the old fox was hiding. "Tell you what, let's talk when we get back to your quarters. Not that I'm afraid of being overheard, but some conversations are better behind closed doors."
The ladies wobble off towards the area of Gungnir where their private quarters are located.
@Princess Astra Korraay
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
" Yes Tesara told me about it. I am vary sorry for what Ashinti did. I'm not totally sure what happened. I can tell you this she has only ever protected me. So I don't think he meant for any harm to come to you or the professor" She said gently. She felt the need to apologize.
" Ok" Astra said. She did not have it in her to argue to much. She fell silen the rest of the way back to Astra's Quarters.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
Once Hadaza got Astra firmly ensconced into bed, she sets herself down on the end so that they can talk.
"I won't take up much of your time. First of all, I want to clarify that Ashanti didn't do ...", she rubs the gash on her thigh, "this. I did. Long story that I don't feel like revisiting right now. I'm fine. More, I'm better than I was. Tesara and I had a long, long talk and the scar I choose to carry here will be a reminder of that whole event."
Haj curls around herself, rubbing her hands up and down her arms, at the memory, or what she had of it. She had come closer than she wanted to admit to herself to losing everything she had worked so hard for since she had been here and it scared her to her core.
"But speaking of Ashanti, it's no secret that I don't like her, and with very good reason. Multiple good reasons", she amends, remembering the blood pouring from the Professor's gut.. "But what Professor Kenobi did to you was wrong and I told him as much. I threw it in his face that he trusts a stranger who is potentially more of a danger to him, his mission, and this crew than he is of someone he has known. You have ....", she searches for the right word, "challenges. We all do. And I understand his reasons for why he did what he did. But that doesn't give him the right to force you to take medication against your will."
She sighs, "That said, he is within his rights to ask you to leave. It's his ship and if he feels that there is a threat to him or what is his, he has a right to protect it. Can you understand that? I'm not asking you to agree, Highness, just to understand."
Still curled on the end of the bed, she waits with baited breath for @Princess Astra Korraay's response.
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
Astra chooses to sit in her bed so she is as close to eye level with Hadaza as she can. When Hadaza curls around herself. Astra uses the force to hold an black and white stuffed bunny in front of her.
" I don't blame you for having you issues with Ashinti. I understand that. As for you leg I believe Tesara said it was an accident wail you were practicing or sumthing.
" the only reason Ashinti was a danger to him in the first place is because of that medication. It was harming them and dulling my senses and abilitys. She saw it as an attack on us. I can't promise that you will never see her again but I can tell you I will do my best to keep them under control. The professor and Durro seam to have talked about this as handy man showed up with the antidote to the medication I was taking. I mad him prove it was not the same medication befor I actually took it. I don't Trest the professor right now." She said gently.
" It does seam like sumthing is bothering you do you want to talk about it" She asked.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
Haj takes the bunny and holds it close. She snickers as she says, "Accident while practicing. Sure, we'll go with that." The statement is designed specifically to drop the subject once and for all.
Overlat til Tesara å fortelle akkurat nok sannhet til å hindre folk i å stille flere spørsmål, she thinks and tucks that info away for later. Tesara, it seems, is not only a keeper of law.
"I know you don't trust him:, she starts. "And I understand why. I'm not hear to argue on his behalf or to change your mind. Gods Below know that he's more than capable of digging himself out of whatever holes he finds himself in. Its just that we need to find a way to build trust once more. This crew is so fractured. Separate missions. Separate ships. Separate agendas. When really, we have one goal and need to work together to attain it, regardless of what our personal thoughts may be about each other. That only happens if we learn to understand ourselves and each other. We may not have to agree, but we have to at least try to see the other person's side."
She shifts her legs; the curled position causing the skin to pull around the wound and causing it to weep just a little. "For what it's worth, I'm glad you aren't taking the medication any longer. It was a violation of your personal autonomy to make the demand and your boundaries are to be respected ... just like his are. The unfortunate thing is that those boundaries are not necessarily in agreement. Each of you is looking out for yourselves when you both should be looking out for the greater good."
She's not sure where all this is coming from. Maybe it's her own demand that her boundaries be honored, that twisted, self-destructive drive that keeps her so bottled up until she breaks. Maybe its her own need to make sure that everyone around her is treated with respect and dignity. But is important enough to not let @Princess Astra Korraay sleep until she has been heard.
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
Astra smiled she moved so she was sitting close enuff hug Hadaza. " I have no intention of not listening to him and I don't want to see harm come to anyone. If I felt that way I would have let him die rather then heal him." She said gently.
" Yes trust is broken and we are fractured for the moment. But things will not stay this way we will work it out. Our team is now we will have our growing pains as we each learn about each other and where we belong what our role in the team is, just because I don't trust someone on it doesn't mean I don't care for there well being. If he gets himself into trouble or hurt again I'll still come to his aid just like I would for you, Tesara and, Durro " she said gently.
She frowned looking at hadaza. " At least let me try to bring you some releaf from that pain, being stubborn is a dubble egged sword. Trust me I know from experience " She said. She was very concerned. She did not enjoy seeing Hadaza in pain especially when she could help.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
'If I felt that way I would have let him die rather then heal him' - the words are a balm to Haj's soul and a tension she didn't know she was holding left her body. She slumps over the stuffed rabbit, her eyes welling with unshed tears. There was hope that her new family would not implode around her.
Nå hvor kom den tanken fra?, she thinks, and then dismisses it.
"Thank you, Highness. That means more than you know. I'll leave you to your rest." She hugs @Princess Astra Korraay and rises gently from the bed, pulling down her robe to cover the bandage. "I'm off to find out of Durro left any of that calming tea in the galley. Good night, Highness.", she bows lightly and turns to leave the room and return to the mission that took her from her own bed.
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
" He most likely did Hadaza. Hay we all care about you when you need any of us you only need to call for help, though some of us my just know you will need help. But still we will be her for you." She said.
@Hadaza
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
"I appreciate that. It's ... very hard for me. For all that you have taken me in with open arms," she pauses as she thinks noen mer åpne enn andre and a smile crosses her lips as she blushes and looks down at the floor. She clears her throat and continues, "I still find it challenging to truly open up without cracking first. I'm sure it will be a hard habit to overcome. Rest assured that when I do, you will be one of the first that I come to."
She crosses the room to the exhausted girl and hands her back the bunny she had forgotten she was holding. "Now, sleep well. Sweet dreams, @Princess Astra Korraay" And with that, she leaves the room to seek out her own rest.
Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
Astra smiled weekly, this conversation would need to be registered. She half wanted to rush after Hadaza. But she did not have the strength at the moment. " Good night Hadaza sleep well" she called. No summer had Hadaza closed the door Astra was out cold like a light.
@Princess Astra Korraay
Hadaza — 02/08/2022
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Princess Astra Korraay — 02/08/2022
(Lol I meant to take you so you could read the end of the scean)))
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