Thanks for all your support and replies! "So when Joshua finished, I just collapsed and went to sleep! He wore me out!" Kinna said excitedly to Seesha and Baby. "That's never happened before!" "I remember when you took on Rex Makee back when he worked for Peenk," The tall striped woman reminisced. "That's what chased the poor guy back to Concord Dawn, and his clan. He felt his manhood was safer working as a fighter pilot for the Aliit Bessa, than being bedded by you!" The three stopped abruptly as they walked into Mulk who stood in the middle of the passage. "You girls are going to talk about nothing but sex for the entire trip on Rancor, aren't you?" The two furred women glanced at one another and laughed. "Yes!" They both said. Mulk groaned. "Well, I guess Ano and I are going to have to bunk in a quiet area of the ship. The hanger bay, or engineering," The short Mazuran watched Ano as she stood staring at the deck. "You girls go get the bags. I need to talk to Ano about something," Kinna, Seesha, and Baby grinned and sprinted for their cabins. Mulk took the tall Human outside and waited until the other three had run out of the ship for the Spear class frigate that was to take him home, before he spoke. "You don't have to come Ano. I know what you feel for Baby. And I know how much it hurts knowing she's now with your brother." "I know," Ano said quietly. "But Zanna has been wanting to meet the two of us for so long. I don't want to disapoint her." "You can't disapoint her!" Mulk told her emphatically. "Even though she's only met Melee, she looks on all three of you as daughters." Slowly, a smile spread across Ano's face. "And what has Buir Zanna got to say about her future daughter-in-law, Saleena?" "She's not sure what to think, yet," Mulk said as his brows arched. "She was hoping that Max would find a Mazuran wife and give us many grandchildren. But I think she'll be just as happy with some who are adopted. What's got her worried are all the stories she's heard about how temperamental Saleena was." "They'll be fine," Ano said. "I don't know what it was Joshua told her, but Saleena's a whole new person. She actually acts normal, Buir." "You know," Mulk smiled and stared Ano in the eye. "That's the second time you've called me Buir." "Do you want me to stop?" She asked, suddenly worried that the Mazuran was rejecting her. But Mulk Tor Kerish just took her head in his hands and kissed her on her forehead. "You can call me Buir all you want," Mulk told her as she stood almost a head taller. "I didn't adopt you three just to keep you out of the Alliance's hands, little Ad Ano. Er, well, tall Ad Ano." "You know, you're a pretty nice guy for a being who was once a Sith." Ano said as she embraced him. "All the credit for that belongs to Master Hoth," Mulk said as he stared off into the distance for a few seconds. "Who captured me after the third battle at Ruusan, and turned me. Otherwise, I probably would have perished in those caverns with the other Sith when they were set up by Bane for destruction." "What was your Sith name Mulk?" Ano asked as they turned and walked to the ship. "I was known as Arcoud. It's an ancient Mazuran word no longer in use. Lord Kaan gave it to me himself. It means executioner." "Were you a powerful Sith?" "Yes, one of the most powerful of that time. I was one of Kaan's advisors. But when he became obsessed with defeating Master Hoth at Ruusan, he stopped listening to us," Mulk smiled. "He lost their empire because he was obsessed with besting Hoth and the Jedi there. I was so happy when Kyle Katarn told me he'd freed the souls of those who'd died, and were trapped in that cavern when Kaan set off that damned Thought Bomb." "Was Bane as strong as they say he was?" "Oh yes!" Mulk told her firly. "I've never met a Sith that strong with the Force. But then again, I never met Palpatine. I heard his mastery was phenomenal." "Who was the best Jedi?" "Who else!" Mulk stopped and grinned. "Your sister's favorite: Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was everything we should have been. He was very sure in his powers, but he was not arrogant. He always preffered to talk his way out of a situation, but was devestating when he had to fight. As Vader learned on Mustafar." "Did you know him?" "Yes!" Mulk replied with a grin. "I had the distinct honor of fighting alongside him in two battles. And had my ass handed to me by him in another. He knew who I was too. He begged me to return to the Order. But I told him that it wasn't time." "When will it be time?" Ano asked, glancing at the man who'd adopted her. After a brief pause, he nodded. "I do think now is the time," Mulk nodded again. "I'll present myself to young Skywalker when I return to Coruscant. They say he wants desperately to rebuild the Jedi Order." "Papa?" Ano glanced at the man who strode beside her. "Why did you turn from the dark side?" "Because I'd come to realize it was a dead end," He said as he shook his head slowly. "The fear, cruelty. It always brought about their downfall. And I wasn't the only one. Akta, Hegdin, and Mateesa all felt the same." "Mateesa?" Ano froze in her tracks. "The Mateesa who was the Sith master of Magenta's first husband, Boz Corrin?" "Yes. And he was my master as well." "But you're almost fourteen hundred years old!" Ano said as she sped her stride to catch up with Mulk. "And he is more than four thousand." This ends chapter 6 Sora.