longshot. charger. bronco. . . echo. the three naval officers they had meant to rescue. left unburied and free to the reign of the elements of harsh lola sayu. left seemingly unmourned , there is a not a moment to spare to grieve for their fallen brothers, for the mission takes precedence as always no matter how much the cost may drain them. pressing forward beyond the losses and not a moment of thought for the fallen troops, not a mournful word parting either skaywalker's or kenobi's lips in genuine sorrow.
it is very much a rarity that jedi view the losses that are not . . . intertwined with them.
'i'll remember them, cody. . . longshot, bronco , charger . . . and even echo and the others who i didn't know well . they were my friends. ' ruri is the one to utter solemn words and she comes to cody as even piell's body is welcomed into the molten gold that is the lava on this wretched world. she says it solemnly to him, fingers clinging nervously to the lava bitten tunic. he forces back a shaken, grief laden sigh before coming to stand closer to her.
' they are . . . were good brothers. never forgotten by us. 'his voice is nearly a rasp when he breaks the silence between them, the image of their deaths still fresh in his mind. they will forever be fresh to him, each and every fallen brother. even if they are never gifted moments of mourning or even recognition upon the battlefield — the very place where they sacrifice everything that they possessed. and all for what? the question that has come to long haunt cody lately , a question for which he possesses no answer.
' i wanted to stop for them, you know. . . but master kenobi said we had to keep moving forward. ' ruri peers down at her feet , fingers still clasping her all too big robes ( from the first day as a padawan , cody has known her to be a tiny little thing . not meant for this war . like his brothers . )
' there is a mission we need to complete, after all. '
' but they deserve to be remembered properly . it's not fair that master piell is the one that's mourned the most. ' ruri tips her chin up at him , golden pantoran eyes dark with both determination and grief. ruri is a timid and gentle girl and it was most unlike her to make an argument much less raise her voice even briefly . ' our friends and our brothers . . . just as important as anyone else .
cody will always mourn and remember his brothers . that much is absolute . but with each and every passing moment does he realize how much they are truly valued in the eyes of those that command them.
' . . . yes. ' he finds that his voice is lost in a storm of grief and realization that his brothers will always pass on as tragedies left unspoken of. only granted recognition by those that truly knew them, though they deserved for all to recognize what they have sacrificed. gently does he run a hand over the lavender head, an assurancfe for both her and himself .
he won't allow his brothers to go forgotton or unmourned witout a word again.
