Desh企喺會議廳前,佢露出燦爛嘅笑容,睇到排利牙。「你又好似平時咁遲到喎。」
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Ventress望到Vos見返佢個好朋友之後,好似精神返。Desh想拍一拍Vos膊頭,見到佢袍下面嘅繃帶,又停低。佢即刻收返埋佢份興奮。「開心嘅,我哋留返返去先再講。」
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「多謝你,」Vos試住笑笑口咁答。
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點解佢哋無人感覺到?Ventress覺得好怪。雖然Vos對眼無變過色,一次都無,但係原力嘅黑暗就好似身上件絕地袍咁包實佢。每次佢懷疑係自己錯,一次又一次再問原力,佢個心就再碎一次。Vos——佢嘅Vos——已經死咗。係Dooku親手殺死佢......而且,Ventress必須承認,亦都係因為佢。佢以為自己呃佢係Dooku殺死佢師父會幫到佢,點知呢個大話會變成Dooku最完美嘅武器。
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再者,當時Vos仲未準備好面對瞑蛟。係佢逼Vos,逼得太緊,逼得太急。佢需要多啲時間,多啲時間去熟習同時運用光明同黑暗,去搵到兩者間嘅平衡,去學識達成目標又唔會迷失自我。
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如果嗰晚,佢哋兩個一齊死喺Dooku手下,就唔會受咁多苦。
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「Ventress?」Skywalker語氣聽落已經叫咗佢幾次。Ventress回過神嚟,跟住佢哋行入會議廳。在座人猜疑嘅目光佢全部留意到,班絕地除咗Vos同Yoda,個個都摸住把光劍。
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「Quinlan Vos大師,」Yoda用溫柔嘅語氣講。「你返到嚟,我哋好高興。」
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「多謝你,Yoda大師。返到嚟真係好。」
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「受好多苦,呢段時間你都。堅持落去,你好努力。」
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「大部分人都應該抵受唔住Dooku嘅......指導,」Mace Windu講,「Kenobi大師同Skywalker都同我哋保證你身上無啲咁嘅事。」
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Ventress緊緊咁咬住嘴唇。佢警告過佢哋。如果佢而家跳出嚟駁嘴,佢哋肯定唔信佢。佢只可以希望遲啲Vos自己會忍唔住露出尾巴。反正呢班絕地睇唔到,都唔到佢打救。
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「Asajj Ventress,」Yoda講。Ventress抬返高頭,直望Yoda雙眼。「我哋失去嘅,你幫我哋搵返。好多謝你。」
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「為咗表達我哋對你嘅感謝,」Windu木口木面咁講,「根據我哋之前嘅協議,議會決定你之前所犯一切罪行,我哋唔會再追究。由呢一刻開始,你可以做返一個普通人。」
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Ventress感覺到Vos望住佢。佢唔想再見到Vos。Ventress只係鬆下膊頭,Windu啱先個句,哽耳到。「真係......多謝曬你咁大方。」佢把聲自己聽返都覺尷尬,見其他人表情,大家咁話。Ventress完全唔介意佢哋點睇,佢只係想有咁快得咁快離開呢間死人房。
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離開呢個掛住佢愛人面孔嘅怪物。
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「願原力與你同在,」Yoda祝福佢。
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Ventress求求其鞠咗個躬,轉身就離開間房,離開班絕地,離開Vos。佢經過Desh身邊,Desh問:「喂,無嘢呀嘛你?」
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Ventress停低。「有嘢,」佢答。「佢都有。」
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Desh好疑惑咁望住佢。Ventress無理佢,繼續向大廳方向行,忍住唔跑走。佢已經唔係一個罪犯,佢唔使走。佢聽到後面有腳步聲,皺一皺眉。早知就唔好同隻Mahran講咁多嘢。
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「Desh,」Ventress轉身講,然後佢諗唔到點接落去。
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係Vos。「我可唔可以單獨同你講兩句,」佢講。「麻煩你。」
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Ventress極速轉身,繼續行落去大廳。「唔得閒,唔想知,唔想聽。」
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「一陣都唔得?」Vos跑過Ventress截住佢。佢又感覺到Vos勉強自己身體而痛,但係唔係之前嗰種令人窒息嘅黑暗。Ventress停喺度,望住Vos對眼。佢見唔到惡魔咁嘅黃色,或者血紅色,只有之前一對佢曾經深陷嘅暖啡色眼睛。
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Ventress明知故犯,岋咗一下頭。Vos向住石牆擢下個頭,Ventress跟住佢行去柱後面。Vos望到Ventress實一實,Ventress終於肯聽,佢反而唔知點講。
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「點?」Ventress講。
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「對唔住。」
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Ventress反咗佢白眼。「收皮啦你。」佢推開佢行開。
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「喂,」Vos一手捉住Ventress。
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Ventress莫名火起,擰返轉身。「麻煩你縮開你隻手。」
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Vos乖乖咁放開隻手,然後舉高雙手。「唔該你,」Vos話。「我......我求下你,你聽我講。」
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Ventress放棄避開佢,但係佢望都唔望下佢。Vos深深吸咗一啖氣,Ventress知道佢仲未搵到啱嘅字眼。對Vos嚟講,呢一刻好重要,但係佢唔知Vos呢一刻係真心,定係真心想再呃佢。諗到呢度,佢個心又好似被刀插咗一下咁。
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「我揀錯咗,你嚟救我嗰下,我就應該跟你走。我以為,如果我留低嘅話,我可以完成到個任務。我從來無咁諗你,我唔知你會以為我真係走火入魔。如果因為咁無咗你嘅話,我會後悔一世。係呢個世界入面,無嘢重要得過你。我希望你可以原諒我,就好似我原諒你呃我咁。」
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呃佢?無錯,佢係好自私咁專登呃佢。Ventress可以繼續同自己講,呃佢係為咗個任務,但從心底裏,佢知道呢句都係一句大話。
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「Asajj......我哋所經歷嘅都係真心真意。而家都係,我對你從來無變到。」
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雖然唔想承認,但係Ventress都有心動嘅感覺。而家佢畀自己望佢一眼。佢透過原力感受到Vos嘅心意,一切都係真心。唔通佢之前睇錯咗?
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然後佢望到Obi-Wan Kenobi幫Vos披住嘅絕地袍。議會非常高興Vos返返嚟,而佢無同佢哋坦誠對Ventress嘅感覺。所以最後,就算一切都係真,都唔代表啲咩。
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Ventress伸手彈下Vos身上件啡袍。「乜咁叫絕地咩?你一早揀好咗啦。」
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Ventress越行越遠。佢感受到Vos嘅眼神,佢眼中同樣嘗到苦澀嘅淚水。不過,佢無望返轉頭。
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Anakin又搵到位,偷偷鼠走去Padmé屋企,仲唔使三更半夜。因為Vos返返嚟,幾乎所有人都集中喺佢身上,佢先有時間出嚟唞下氣。佢行到入客廳,見到Padmé準備緊宵夜。佢跑埋去一手攬住佢,就嚟一個深情嘅吻。
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「Anakin!」Padmé見到Anakin嗰時,對眼閃閃發光。Anakin笑住咁慢慢放Padmé落嚟。聽到Padmé叫佢個名,就好似銀河入面最好嘅音樂。
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「唔通你等緊第二個?」Anakin笑佢。
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Padmé輕輕咁打咗佢心口一下。「我等緊我老公吖嘛。不過估唔到佢咁快返到嚟,我好開心。」
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佢哋兩個坐喺梳化,Anakin斟咗兩杯酒,然後Anakin講下Vos經歷咗啲咩,同點樣救走佢。至於Vos個任務嘅目的,佢發揮咗少少想像力。佢都幾肯定佢眼前呢個參議員唔多鍾意「刺殺」呢個字,所以佢將個任務改成「捉拿」。單嘢歸類為絕地行動,Palpatine議長都唔知情。Anakin唔知咁做啱唔啱,但係佢成日覺得絕地收收埋埋啲嘢唔畀議長知唔係咁好;但係呢件事,同其他嘢一樣,都唔到佢決定。Padmé同Vos有過一面之緣,除此之外,佢對Vos無似其他絕地咁熟。所以聽返Anakin講故仔,Padmé先知有件咁嘅事。
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Padmé好留心咁聽,聽到眼仔碌碌。去到收尾,Padmé傷心咁嘆氣。「你呢?你點睇?」
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「亂,一片混亂,」Anakin搖下頭。「我一開始就反對Ventress插手,不過無人問我。」
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「但係你同Obi-Wan都感應唔到Vos墮落。你覺得點解Ventress感應到?」
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「咁好明顯係佢一手推佢落火坑。佢就係一個咁嘅人。」
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「你又知?」Padmé扮到好認真,都忍唔住唧一聲笑出嚟。Anakin好鍾意佢玩玩下呢個樣,喺佢平時咁正經嘅老婆面上好少見。真亦假時,假亦真。捉摸唔到嘅感覺,佢覺得好好玩。Ankain撥一撥Padmé嘅啡髮。
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「我聽返嚟㗎咋,」Anakin答,「你試下聽下佢同Obi-Wan打個時點耍花槍,嘩,」Anakin認真咁答。「如果Vos墮入黑暗面,我肯定係呢個女人嘅錯。佢自己都話佢想Vos再強啲,係Vos控制唔到。所以由始至終,Vos都唔應該痴埋佢度。」
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「但係你話Ventress自己都好似唔多開心喎。」
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「係呀,我都係第一次見佢唔係殺人都咁上心。但係咁唔代表佢就唔係壞人。不過,重點係,絕地唔應該......嗯......」
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Anakin講到一半,先發現有口話人,無口話自己。Padmé溫柔咁望住佢,淺淺苦笑。「我哋唔同,」Anakin講。「我哋係相愛。」
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Padmé摸住Anakin面珠登。「無錯,」Padmé講,「或者佢哋都係呢。」
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「Ventress份人咁自私,佢點會知咩叫做愛,」Anakin串串地咁講。「Vos都無可能愛上一個好似佢咁樣嘅冷血殺手,更何況係Ventress推佢入黑暗面。」
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Padmé鬆下膊頭。「呢個世界咩事都有可能發生。如果,佢真係愛Vos,咁Vos返得到嚟都係因為佢。」
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