This is a great ending -you managed to tie up any loose endings, even if there is more of a story to be told. Poor Vinka, she has such a sad past, and I think out of all the characters in this story, she's my favorite. I look forwards to more chapters, if you find the time and motivation to write them!

I certainly like this story as a whole and I don´t think that you should add any more chapters - it may disrupt the complete picture readers get from it.

The part with bonding ceremony was...well, interesting.I really thought that Vinka was going to reject Jián for a while.

And the last paragraph...that really is a masterpiece in itself. Maybe you can consider using it as a summarization of this story. In my opinion, it was written just to do it.

Whether this is the end of the tale or not, it was completely believable that some Jedi would cobble together a new Order as best they could. Your characters, good luck to them! I especially liked the minute-by-minute approach to the story, detailing the emotions and gradual coming together of their new lives. Mentions of the canon Jedi didn't hurt either.

You're detailing her emotions and sense of flailing along quite well; it would be such a trauma, to lose all one's support system except for a few fellows, whom she doesn't even know all that well. Excellent point about her not being able to think of her Padawan in that place.

Hooded man? Tsk, that one sounds like Dooku hiring Jango...but how much choice one has when he wants to hide himself??

But nice inter-chapter. Just part of the story.

Good chapter! Things are starting to pick up now. Jián continues to be a tough, realistic character -I'm envious of your ability to make such strong OCs. I also enjoyed the reactions she had to the HoloNets' reports -it makes you wonder how many Jedi just lost hope, and how many continued having faith, like she did.

Great job!

Talking to her Padawan again, good for her mental health, and dealing with being a leader, hooboy. The different characters' personalities are being tested in this new fire, and all sorts of things are cropping up. I think that would be tough to handle, even for a Jedi. They'd probably all split up and be destroyed individually if they were non-Jedi.

Great update! You write very realistic dialogue, and in particular I enjoyed the beginning of the chapter when the characters discussed how the Jedi were being portrayed on the HoloNet: While the aftermath of Order 66 gets covered frequently in fanfiction, you rarely read about just what normal citizens thought about the event.

This time, I will only point out the part I really like - Jian´s memories of her Master´s remarks - "Careful, she bites pretty hard." is also my favourite one.:)

The character interaction is going very well, and the diversity angle I hadn't thought of - it says something about the Jedi that they accept everyone force-sensitive and that the new regime is showing itself to be human-centric. That might come up later, but the reason this chappie stood out is that each time Jian thinks about Merrek, she seems more and more understandable, more and more a real person striving to do the right thing as leader. And that cannot be easy, as you're showing.

Well...this is an interesting idea. I'm rather caught up in seeing what happens. And I feel so bad for the little guys! I always wonder if there were any Jedi who survived Order 66.

I'll be looking forward to reading the next chapter. ^^

Lovely chapter, Elemarth. I enjoyed where you mentioned how Twi'leks tend to be seen in the galaxy- even with the Jedi, i.e. Aayla Secura, they are noted first and foremost for their looks. And I also liked Jián's wondering about whether honesty or hope was more useful for answering Irik's question. Sometimes, you just have to face the truth, even if you don't want to.

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Oh, wow! Great story - I love it! The idea of it is so powerful and such a good story plot! I really feel bad whenever I watch Order 66 :( Your story really held the pain well - fantastic writing! I feel sympathy for these poor survivors really strongly. The line about candles is also really touching - great work on that!

Keep up the great work!

-RiverOtter1

Awesome chapter! Poor Vinka- you gave us a lot of information as to her character. I also really enjoyed the end: It highlighted the symbolism of the story's name, and your final line was just plain haunting.