12 Emerald Jade (2/2)
”Hey there,” A compassionate tone erupted from her lips. She was purposely walking with a seductive posture. She was assuming her power was consuming him, his intellect. Yet just as she grabbed his uniform and pressed his against the alley wall, she found a gloved hand holding her lightsaber; pressing its mouth against her neck. ”How did...”
”Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand.” He smirked as he stared down at her, his other hand moved up to grasp her beneath the chin. His brown eyes looking into her emerald hues. Suddenly his force sensitivity was unmasked, allowing her to feet the Neutral Vergence which surrounded him.
Mara Jade was known for holding her composure in almost any situation, but she felt her nerves tingling all over the place. ”This was a trap,” she stated the obvious, her hands slowly loosening their hold on his uniform.
”Yup,” with his response she would suddenly find herself suspended a meter off the ground and pressed against the opposite wall, pinned by the force. Her body spread out in an open anatomical position. Her hands pressed against the walls.
Even with her degree of training from beneath Palpatine, she found herself unable to resist his hold. ”This wasn't in your dossier!” She yelped as she took a note of his capacity to use the force and the fact he was practically a walking nexus.
”Yes... Yes I know, I've been keeping it hidden.” Tobias blurted it out as he tilted his head to the side. ”Looking for Skywalker are we? He's not here,” he mused with a teasing tone as he walked over to her.
He stepped forward and took the E-11 Carbine from her hip and placed it on his own. A small smile still grasping his lips as he watched her try to struggle against the wall.
Mara just remained silent after hearing him tease her, telling her that Luke Skywalker wasn't present on the planet nor coming anytime soon. Her eyes just remained trained on him.
Yet he simply returned the gaze with his own, empty brown eyes.
In that moment he felt that she was disillusioned with the Empire like so many others. Yet it didn't show on her face, nor her body language. Through the force however, he could feel that she learned that she wasn't doing anything for the Greater Good like she had once believed.
”The Empire as you know it will perish in two months time,” The Grand Moff informed as he'd drop her to her knees, forcing her down into a kowtow. ”Will you preserve the ideals of an Empire? Or will you let it drown out in the twilight?”
She didn't fight the pressure on her back which kept her to the ground. She could tell he wasn't doing this out of superiority, it had a purpose. He was asking her if she would join him in some capacity. All she knew was to be an Assassin, but she had skills with the force and without it as well.
She used the force to resistist his hold, looking up at him with her bright emerald green eyes. ”I will preserve the ideals of an Empire, for the Greater Good, of the Galaxy.” Jade honorably asserted, a blank expression on her face. Her eyes piercing right through him.
”Welcome to the Shadows, Mara Jade. Report to my Theta shuttle, wait for me there.” His eyes tagged along her attire, his facial expression was rather vacant. ”Or would you like to accompany me to the Royal Palace?”
He dropped her lightsaber beside her, which she quickly caught before it hit the ground, with her open palm ready to intercept. She hooked it back onto her hip and did the same with the rifle which was on his belt.
”I am so glad you didn't kill me, when I found you.” With the understanding that he was a powerful force sensitive, capable of continuing her cultivation in the force, she knew he had known of her being around well before she started following him. ”I'll join you. There's nothing better to do,” her tone this time around sounded playful towards him.
His eyes squinted slightly, did she have an ulterior motive to trying to seduce him? Maybe she was looking for a safe haven in the first place, or was trying to get into a place of power. He couldn't quite sense it, nor put his finger on it.