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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 2925689" data-attributes="member: 10079">Chapter 376: Thanks[Wake up.]    Jyren was not asleep. However, his eyes were closed as he was doing his best to attempt some kind of Force healing, despite how horrible he was at it. But he knew that voice. Be it in his head, or in his ears...it wasn’t one that he would ever have trouble identifying.    Marix stood next to the bed he was resting in within the Arradon’s medical ward...and it had been so long since he’d seen her as a human, it took a second longer to really put all of the pieces together. Of course, this was partly because his head was still spinning slightly, but Jyren wasn’t going to admit that to anyone.    “Mar...” he trailed off a moment, suddenly wondering if she was using her name or not as his eyes caught sight of the two armed guards standing not too far away. She sent a simple feeling through the link, and he couldn’t help a smile, “Marix.”    But she said nothing. Well, not openly. The link was ablaze with activity, mainly feeding him all of the important information he would need to know so as not to get them into any more trouble. It only took a matter of seconds, and so the silence didn’t seem all that unnatural to whoever all was keeping an eye on them. Of course, part of the reason she said nothing was due to the general discomfort she felt with all of the people around...but that was something that she wasn’t going to admit to anyone.    “I see you’ve made some friends already,” Jyren said a bit quietly as he sat up in the bed, cringing as a few quick jolts of pain shot up his back.     Glancing over her shoulder, Marix shrugged, “You’ve always said I have a way with people.”    “It would definitely explain why they’re keeping their distance.”    That got a hint of a smile on her face.    Jyren reached up and took her hand, causing her to jump slightly at the sudden touch, but before she could say anything, he adopted a more serious tone, “You shouldn’t be here.”    Marix’s eyes met his and gave him a look that could have caused stars to go supernova, “We’d be dead if I wasn’t,” she shook her head, the shorter, jet-black hair now obscuring her vision slightly, “One of us has made the wrong choice in our actions.”    A cryptic statement that Jyren knew the meaning of only thanks to the link. He sighed. To a point, she was probably right. Being apart such great distances for any length of time was difficult. Not just in the abstract sense, but there was a concrete, almost physical lack of...of...completion was the only word Jyren could think of, but it wasn’t even wholly accurate.    “I need to be here,” he said finally, trying to hold a stern voice while still matching that gaze.    To his surprise, Marix shrugged, “Maybe you do...” she trailed off a moment, allowing him to realize what she meant, but then quickly added, “But I don’t.”    And she was right. He was thinking of himself and not the two of them...and, of all people in the galaxy, he should have been used to thinking about the both of them instead of just one. So maybe he’d made the wrong choice coming back...maybe...no! No, Jyren was sure this was the right place for him. He was doing the right thing but...    A stray thought through the link caught his attention suddenly. Considering what it was, to know that it came from Marix and not himself was at least slightly surprising. And, even though she knew he picked up on it, for some reason, Jyren knew it was best to speak up and prove that he wasn’t just pretending. With another sigh, he looked down and said quietly, “Toby doesn’t need to be here.”    Marix nodded, but didn’t respond otherwise. She would have, but Jyren’s eyes darted past her and she glanced over her should to see one of the guards take two steps closer. He didn’t speak either, but the point got across.    They would have to talk later...it seemed like the officers aboard the ship were getting impatient.    Also understanding this, Jyren squeezed her hand gently before letting go of it, “I have a debriefing in a little while...we’ll talk after.”    Again, Marix simply nodded. Even the link was kept fairly static for whatever reason and she forced a neutral face again and turned to be lead back to the hangar with the two guards. But, as she stepped out of the room, Jyren said. [Thank you.]    Through the link, she sent a wave of warmth, which was a surprising but welcome gesture. [You know you don’t need to thank me.]    [But I always will.]</blockquote>

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