Two days had passed since the attack on Lasan. Garazeb Orrelios sat head in his hands feeling a sadness that made him almost sick. Just hours before despite his injuries, he buried his parents under graves of debris from his family home. Each piece of stone felt like a stab into his broken heart. He lay between the graves and cried until there were no আরো tears left, only a numbing sadness.
All of a sudden Garazeb heard the sounds of a ship flying overhead. He thought the Empire was coming back and he grabbed his bo-rifle ready to kill anyone that approached.
This ship was a small freighter and flew on দ্বারা apparently searching for survivors.
Garazeb got up slowly leaning on the bo-rifle his broken leg nearly useless. He didn't feel any pain in it anymore just a tingling twinge once in awhile.
He needed to let the ones on the ship know he was still alive.
"I'm.....here....." he called out in a hoarse voice. "I'm here......help....."
He collapsed on the ground, no strength left.
"Please........help.......me......."
The sounds of the ship faded and so did Garazeb's spirits. He sobbed wheezing with every breath. He knew they weren't coming back and he would die. He didn't care, his family was dead, his people were dead, his planet was dead.
Garazeb closed his eyes his will to live fading......
He figured he was near death until his sensitive ears heard the sounds of the ship coming back and landing nearby.
Footsteps sounded পরবর্তি and then he felt a hand on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and saw a tall human male kneeling পরবর্তি to him, then closed them again. I must be dreaming অথবা I'm dead, he thought until he heard the human's voice.
"Hera! Get over here quick! We got a survivor and he's hurt bad!"
Garazeb opened his eyes again and saw a Twi-lek female kneeling পরবর্তি to the human. Her face reflected warmth and sympathy at his injuries.
"Lets get him aboard the ship before something else happens."
"We'll need a floating stretcher....." was the last thing Garazeb heard before he passed out.
He awoke on the ship in what he figured was a medical উপসাগর of some kind. The Twi-lek was bandaging some of the deep lacerations on his left side and the one on his head.
"He's হারিয়ে গেছে a lot of blood, Kanan," she ব্যক্ত and checked Garazeb's pulse. "His heartbeat is erratic."
"That's not the worst of it, Hera," Kanan added, "This leg fracture needs to be set and quick."
He looked down at Garazeb and his face reflected concern.
"We have to set this break, and it will hurt."
"I.....I......don't.....care...." Garazeb whispered his voice getting weaker.
"Hera......hold on to his shoulders.....here goes..."
The fracture snapped into place and Garazeb let out a wail of pain, tears streaming from his eyes.
"Ssh....sssh, easy now," Hera ব্যক্ত as she caressed his head while Kanan placed a cast-like brace on the leg. Then he gave Garazeb a shot for the pain.
It didn't take long for the medication to take effect. Garazeb calmed down and looked up at his benefactors.
"Who are you?" he asked starting to get a little sleepy.
"I'm Kanan," the human male said.
"I'm Hera," the Twi-lek replied, "What's your name?"
"Garazeb Orrelios," the injured Lasat answered, "Where am I?"
"Well.......Zeb, আপনি are on our ship the GHOST. We saw the destruction of your world and along with a Wookiee crew in another ship we decided to see if any other Lasats survived," Kanan said.
Garazeb noticed that the human was using the nickname that only his family used and it made him miss them all the more.
"Did any of my people...survive?" he asked his big green eyes wide and pleading.
Hera bowed her head and placed a hand against his face.
"Not many...."
Garazeb heard the regret in her voice and he swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry, Zeb," she whispered and caressed his cheek.
He turned his head away and they saw his shoulders shaking knowing the big Lasat was crying.
"Let's let him rest," Kanan ব্যক্ত to Hera.
"No," she said, "I'll stay here to make sure he's okay. The last thing Zeb needs is for someone to leave him alone. He has just endured the worst thing that could happen to any living being, the near extermination of his species."
Kanan knew he couldn't make here budge. That's what he loved about Hera, her caring heart.
"All right, I'll get the ship back into orbit, and check with the Wookiees on where they are taking the injured Lasats to. Some of them were critical."
After Kanan left the medical bay, Hera pulled up a chair and took Garazeb's good hand in hers. The Lasat turned his head towards here and he saw her smile. That made him feel better and he closed his eyes as the medications finally kicked in.
The last thing he felt was her touching his cheek....