-From the perspective of Nizzal-

  When we eventually got back to the restaurant, what we found there was surprising. The es were indeed defeated, but it was clear from a single ghat at least half of their injuries were not made by a lightsaber. Instead of that, their armor seemed to be broken by a brute physical force.

  I looked at one of the nearby corpses with curiosity. The sight was simir to bullet holes created by old-fashioned onry. Those that were using physical bullets instead of psma or energy beams.

  I couldn't remember how much time has passed since I st saw anything like that, besides a lot of holo movies and historical dots. Also, this particur on must have some absurd caliber to break the pstoid posite armor in such a manner.

  Obi'Wan also checked the bodies lying about. His curiosity was raised by the unusual injuries. He also realized that they were made by physical bullets, but didn't know what exact type of on would cause it. Nor did I, but it must be a monster gun.

  He, however, noted another observation that I didn’t think of.

  -It is actually not that bad of ao use something like this. The armors in produ nowadays focus on defleg energy ons, and for that reason most of the lower quality ones are weaker to physical damage than energy based damage.

  I nodded silently. It was an astute observation. Oher hand, I was not sure if anything would survive a bullet of this size, and from the injuries, it might even have some explosive qualities. It was scary... I wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of that gun. You would expect that using the force to stop physical bullets is retively easy, and I admit, it is much easier to do that than to freeze energy based ones. However, there are other ways to deal with them, like abs the energy and such. You ’t do that with physical bullets.

  You ’t use yhtsaber to block them either. As the bullet would not melt that quickly and flew through the psma beam of the saber, or even if it melts, you will be spshed with molteal that is not much better than being hit…

  Of course, if you are strong enough in the force, you might be able to simply stop the shroud of bullets shot at you and drop them to the floor without being injured. However, that is always a gamble. Just as there are high caliber psma ons of which shots you ’t deflect because of their momentum a. So there are higher caliber bullets that you won’t be able to slow pletely.

  People with little knowledge about the force will ofteo see trained force wielders as almost invulnerable godlike warriors. Only those with proper battle experience against such fighters will realize how vulnerable we be towards certain types of attacks.

  Especially the jedi, who, in their arrogance, pletely disregarded the use of armor… I would literally never would head into battle without a proper armor… As a force wielder, you are always dang on the edge of a bde, most of the time on the frontline. A single error, a mistake caused by tiredness or ued enviroal hazards, would cost you your life in such sarios. Armor must be worn, si allows you to possibly survive those mistakes.

  Obi'Wan straightened up after he crouched down to take a closer look at a dead e. He seemed more tired than ever. Now I was feeling bad for throwing him into the trash pile... Ugh... but what is done is done...

  With that thought, I shook my head and turowards the restaurant. Oh, no... the building was damaged. Its outer exterior was filled with bster bullet burns, and more than a few windows were blown in. There was a loud argument going on inside. People were shouting at each other quite emotionally.

  I heard Anakin's voice, and Ava's too, with Luminara's voice shouting over the petition from times to times. There was a loud bang, likely a door forcefully closed. Soon I saw Luminara's form appear in the door, lookiremely frustrated.

  Our eyes suddenly met, and her already dreadful expression mao darken even more. She poi me, pletely ign Obi'Wan standing only a few steps from me, and shouted in a shrill voice that caused me to win disfort.

  -YOU! You little pipsqueak, stht there! No, better yet... e over here, right now! No suspiovements or anything!

  I blinked. I didn't need any sort of fht to see that going there would not end well for me... as the jedi master was clearly beyond e the moment. I looked at Obi'Wan, hoping that he would help me out, but the bastard took a single g the situation, saw the extreme frustration that surrounded Luminara, and simply turned away. Cheg over another dead e, this one was killed by a lightsaber.

  My mouth fell open, seeing the shameless, cowardly a pying out in front of me.

  Without any warning, I was grabbed by my left arm roughly and pulled towards Luminara. I looked at my arm, which was being pulled by an invisible force, but clearly not the mysterious type.

  I felt as if I hysically grabbed by a hand, ohat I could not see, and this took me by surprise. There was n from the force either, and that fused me even more. An invisible person, hidden from both force sight and normal sight. Such a person was extremely dangerous... If that person wao kill me a few seds ago, they could have done so easily...

  I gulped down my accumuted saliva as this realizatioled in my chest. As I was now, it was extremely rare for me to meet with a potential dahat I had literally no way to handle or protect myself against it. I was far from invincible, but I had my tools to face most dangers and at least run away from it fidently.

  I silently vowed to myself that whoever this person was, I must not get on his... or her bad side...

  While I was thinking in such a way, I was unknowingly led in front of Luminara. The moment I realized what had happened was when her shadowy and angry form was t over me. I looked up at the frustrated woman, who was looking down at me with such scrutiny that I shuddered from it.

  What... what was her problem now... Is she still going to try to lock me up? I won’t let that happen, even if I had to throw her into the trash pile this time.

  -So...

  She started to speak at st.

  -I heard from Anakin just now... that you are the girl from this mysterious Temple of Grey, and you are Obi'Wan's padawan while being here... You could have told me that earlier, and we would have resolved a misuanding much easier.

  I nodded, feeling agreeable for the moment, but I had serious doubts if she would simply believe such statements… She accepted my nod and tinued.

  -I also hear that Anakin visited your temple just now, and he said that you are not Sith, but something different, even though you use dark side teiques... I would reend you to avoid using them while staying here... some jedi, like me, might take that as a provocation and actally attack you, like I did. These are extremely troubled days… so you shouldn’t be surprised if someone mistook you for a Sith.

  Was that supposed to be an attempt at apologizing?

  She whispered silently, more to herself than to me.

  -Not that I am vihat you are ’t one…

  This woman… sigh. Probably it wasn’t. Even so she was right…

  I nodded once more, feeling kind of stupid... Being at home for so long, I got used to not hiding my abilities and in the moment of chaos I fot to hide or not use them in front of others... It's so easy to get used to being zy and not g about sunoying things.

  I saw that Luminara was getting angrier with every word, while Obi'Wan was still occupied with looking around the street. Shameless bastard! Was he praying for the fallen soldiers’ souls or what?

  I saw as Luminara's left eye ticked dangerously after I refocused my attention on her. She also saw that I was distracted by what Kenobi was doing and was even more annoyed by this.

  She gri me and asked ominously.

  -I also heard what you shouted at the es a few minutes ago... You lying little devil…

  A dangerous glint crossed her eyes that made the small hairs on the bay neck stand up.

  My eyes widened in fear. As a force warning rihrough my skull, I tried to step back, but the invisible arm from earlier was still holding me.

  I panicked.

  Luminara stepped even closer to me, while giving off a threatening aura.

  -So... do you think of me as some sort of goril that rampages through Corust's streets, breaking into restaurants aroying them?

  I was shaking my head crazily to deny su accusation. While also denying it with my words.

  -No... naturally not...

  -So you say that I misheard of what you said? Now you are acg me of lying?

  -I... ehm... no...

  -So you said what I heard after all?

  -...

  I looked at my feet guiltily... This versation wasn't going my way at all.

  A sed ter, ahis time a much clearer force warning hit my senses. I looked up in fear, then I felt both of my cheeks pinched painfully.

  I was in denial.

  What...? Is this really happening? Why? I am a Grandmaster... a Grandmaster of aire Order that is expanded over multiple gaxies! How could this humiliation happen to me?!

  This was the first thought jumping into my sind as I uood what had happehe extremely angry woman was shaking my head left and right, while ping my fabsp;

  This was pletely ridiculous! I screamed internally.

  Then I heard her voice ring out in my ears...

  -Well, aren't you going to apologize!?

  This... this is torture... I hate her. Why is she doing this!? And why should I apologize to her?

  However, as the seds passed in su unbearable mahe shame slowly became absurd. In the end, I decided to be the one who gave out, especially as the woman was clearly not in her right mind.

  -Okay, okay!... I am sowwyyy... let me go aw'eady!

  After that, I waited to be released from this pinch, but that simply did not happen.

  This woman! Did she lose her mind!? I cursed internally… then I heard Kenobi’s voice finally appear behind me.

  -That's... quite enough Luminara, you shoulde this situation any further...

  Stated Obi'Wan in a calm act...

  Hearing those words, my face was finally let go.

  I looked at the bastard with a hateful gaze. He clearly had a hard time holding back his ughter. Especially after he watched me c my painfully pulsing cheeks...

  Luminara, after letting me go, turowards Obi'Wan.

  -Escate, you say... don't make me ugh! Would you remind me Kenobi, whose ex padawan is fug with the Naboo senator exactly? Hmm? Isn't that the prime jedi... you?

  Obi'Wan looked like he hysically spped at least three times in a row, listening to those snarky words. His face was even redder than mine now... I ughed internally. That’s what you deserve for letting me suffer... I grinned while watg him squirm like a worm uhe terrifying gaze of Master Luminara.

  Luminara tio roast Obi'Wan without mercy.

  -Now, I see that your new padawan is just as stupid as the earlier one was...

  What!? I... I hear you... you know...

  -If there is anything remaining of the jedi cil... They will hear about this... and this time it will be you, who had to expin quite a few things... I look forward to your expnation!

  Obi'Wan swallowed drily, then started to speak.

  -Luminara, Anakin will take responsibility for his mistakes, just as I will... But you shouldn't hope that your failure iing the senator be kidnapped from her own residence will be fotten just because of these ret events.

  Now Luminara seemed to be the one who ped.

  Their argument tinued, but I was not ied in it anymore. Instead, I reached out with my free arm and curiously touched the invisible arm that was holding me.

  Just when I did that, the person hidden uhe strange cloaking teology turned off the effed appeared out of thin air, shouting into my face, while simultaneously letting go of my arm.

  -Boo!

  This ued lunatic like behavior, and the ck of any force warning scared me really badly. My keenly honed reflexes activated, and I stepped back immediately. Unfortunately, this person was anticipating this move, and had already put out her leg to trip me over.

  So I fell on my butt with all the grace of a dropped bag of potatoes.

  Thud.

  -Ouch...

  My face burned in embarrassment.

  I heard the sounds of smirks around me.

  What is wrong with all these idiots today...

  I looked up in annoyand saw that familiar merary from earlier croug over me with a wide grin pstered over her face.

  -So you came back to py, little girl?

  Her eyes looked down at my chest... I followed her gaze and realized that in my fall; the cloak fell off of me.

  The woman's eyes glinted like ones belonging to a predator.

  -Aww... you have such a cute bra. It’s a shame that there is not muder it. How suitable for a scared kitten like you. I swear I never saw anybody running out of a building as fast as you did...

  I blushed... Damn; I guess I already mao get under her skin... she is quite pissed off, probably didn't like that I was initially pnning to let her be sold by Hondo... Fuck... And did she just insult me like that... this bitch... I am still young... it’s unfair!

  I scrambled to pick up the cloak from the ground and cover myself in it hastily.

  She ughed, seeing my flustered rea.

  -Hah, someone is embarrassed. Did you rip your shirt while running away? Hmm? Sigh... no matter, your alien friend will probably have something for you to wear. Follow me, kitten.

  I asked, annoyed by her calling me names...

  -Why are you calling me like that?

  Is she stupid?

  -I will call you whatever I want.

  -I have a name, you know...

  I pined, but still stood up to follow her, as I was far from fortable with a half ripped off shirt dangling from my body.

  -That's usually how it used to be.

  I felt fused.

  -What?

  -Having a name, I mean.

  I rolled my eyes in disbelief, and people called me a weirdo! Look at her!