Men and women searched and searched the outpost for days, finding nothing. Eventually, one man came out of the center tower, which had little remains.
"Sir Arthur! Contact the king's advisor! I know he's busy, but..." Arthur walks over to the man who opens a secret hatch in the ground. "...I think this is something the king himself must see."
Arthur rubbed his chin and looked back over to the broken mask on their examination table. 'Did you set this up, or were you taken out by something more powerful than yourself?'
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Emilia walked passed the 10 commando droids and into John's room. Walking over to the bath, she saw Charlotte's dirty clothes.
"Charlotte? I've brought you you're clothes." She laid them down, and noticed no response came. The water was still running. 'Did she drown herself?'
Emilia slammed the door open to Charlotte asleep on the edge of the bath. She woke her up and decided to help her bathe.
As Emilia washed Charlotte's hair, she asked a question. "Why did you all agree to follow that monster?"
Emilia stopped for a moment. "Honestly, I don't know. I think most of the kids were scared, but it could also be because at the time he had an army of bandits."
"He doesn't anymore?"
"No, now he has metal skeletons and soldiers in white armor with weapons that seem to fire magic at a medium range. He can also throw people about and has a strange saber."
The two sat in silence as Emilia finished helping her. "You're a prisoner, right?"
Charlotte nodded. "I could help you get out of here, Charlotte. I know when Lord Thane removes his metal skeletons."
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As Emilia gave Charlotte some food, John came back into the room. "Thank you, Emilia. You may go now."
She stood and bowed before leaving. "'I could help you get out of here, Charlotte.' That's what she said, correct?"
As he handcuffed Charlotte and stood her up, he walked her to the elevator. "What are you going to do to her?" They walked into an empty room that had only a bed.
John shook his head. "I have no intention of killing anyone who is not my enemy. Let me ask you something, Charlotte. What do you think your brother can not learn?"
"That... that magic Telekinesis thing you can do."
John smiled. "That'd be part of it. He wouldn't just learn that, but the ability to sense and feel across the planet. It's a power that is greater than even the strongest king." He reached into his inventory, grabbing the green crystal and extra lightsaber hilt. Using the force, he took off her cuffs her.
"I sense that you may also have the ability to use it." He laid the Kyber Crystal and hilt right in front of her. "If you can figure out how to deconstruct and reconstruct this weapon to make it work, I will let you leave."
John walked back to the door of the room. "This is where you will stay from now on. That door to your right is your bathroom. If you try to leave this room in any way, my droids will be alerted and will come after you."
Charlotte picked up the two items. "Is that what those metal skeletons are? Droids?"
John walked out and turned to her as the door began to shut. "Good luck, Charlotte."
As John began walking back to the elevator, he heard footsteps running up behind him. He turned around. "What is it Indigo?"
"Sir, someone just used a lightsaber and cut off Fix's arm!"
John's eyes widened. "I'll be out in a minute then." Indigo saluted and ran outside, reloading his blaster pistols. John opened his inventory and took out the suit of Sith Recluse Armor and put all of it on except the helmet.
He stared at the visor of the helmet. 'I hope this'll be fun.'