Winter put the spatula she was holding down, and she looked at Elias.
“Would ya look at that? He’s like us. Used, hunted, and traumatized!”
Elias elbowed Winter and looked at Hiro apologetically.
“Sorry about that. What Win means to say, is that we understand. We both come from very tragic backgrounds. Like both clans of our people were murdered by the empire. And before you say anything about that being heavy, we know, we’ve moved past that as best as we could. All we want is for Frost to grow up as peacefully as he can, and us moving past our past is one of the ways we can give that to him. But we do understand touchy subjects. We’re not going to push it.”
Winter took some pancakes off the griddle.
“You can tell us whenever you feel ready. Meanwhile, here’s a few winter berry pancakes. I’m making Frost’s favorite right now. Pancakes with chocolate chunks. Did you know chocolate is hard to come by, even for senators? However, I do know one really good place. Even though it might not be the most legal.”
Hiro chuckled, a blackened cloud leaving the side of his mouth. “ the saber on my belt killed my parents.”
Winter stopped mid pancake flip, and Elias nearly choked on his pancake. Winter looked at Hiro.
“Well that’s a new one. The cloud and the saber type dealios. If we’re talking weird, my eyes glow and ice covers my body in armor and I can make weapons with my hands.”
Elias set his fork down.
“I can do that too, except I can’t really make weapons. I can however, heal most wounds and I glow green. Kinda like a light saber… Frost does his own little ice thing and glows when he sleeps. He’s his own kind of night light deal. He’s just weird.”
Elias received a smack on the head from a spatula.
“Elias leave Frost alone. He’s your son and he gets all his weirdness from you. Anyways, what you’re saying is that saber has history right?”
“Yeah..” he said and sat down, opening his arms for frost cuddles.
Frost happily walked over and crawled into Hiro’s lap as he waited on his pancakes. Elias just shook his head, and Winter just watched her son’s antics.
Hiro smiled, waiting for pancakes as well. Though while he was waiting, he was teaching frost how to move more intricate parts in the force ball hed given him earlier
Frost was fiddling with the ball making it move and whir around. Elias watched with interest, until more winter berry pancakes were set in front of him. Winter set down the chocolate chunk pancakes and immediately got Frost’s attention.
“Alrighty everyone eat up! Pancakes are ready!”
Hiro set a plate for frost and himself, giving him the option to move or stay in the same spot
Frost scooted over of Hiro’s lap, but stayed close by. He started tearing into the pancakes. Winter looked at Elias.
“I swear that boy gets his appetite from you. I’m going to be eaten out of house and home if I ever have another child.”
Elias looked at Winter.
“You know another kid is entirely possible. We just have to wait until Frost is a little bit older.”
Winter rolled her eyes.
“Hiro are you hearing this? This is crazy. Elias is crazy.”
“He's really not, “ he said, taking elias’s side.
Winter looked at Hiro and laughed.
“You’re just as crazy as Elias is!”
She looked at Frost who was chowing down on his pancakes.
“I would love for Frost to have a younger sibling, sometime down the road but I’ve already had to deal with a baby and being hunted down in the galaxy at the same time. I’m waiting till all of that cools down. Ya know. The works.”
Hiro nodded, and sighed softly. “ I don't think I could ever find love though..”
Elias couldn’t help but laugh.
“Hiro, you’re human. We are going to Coruscant. On Coruscant, if you sneeze, different alien women and men even if you don’t like that or not are going to fawn over you. There’s something about humans on Coruscant. They’re the galaxies most versatile species. You’ll find love whether you’re looking for it or not. It’s up to you or not if the relationship is healthy. And that’s the most important thing.”
Hiro gave a soft smile “ think so?” he asked, sounding a bit hopeful
Hiro gave a soft smile “ think so?” he asked, sounding a bit hopeful
Elias smiled.
“Oh kid I know so. You might get lucky and a senator’s daughter or some royal princess might find you to be very attractive. You never know.”
“I'm more into princes,” he said softly as his face flushed heavily
Elias raised his eyebrows.
“Isn’t that something. Senator Leia Solo Organa’s brother, the Jedi, has an apprentice. He’s a prince. From Artorias.
His name is Finn Galfridian. A cute blondie. He’s around your age. He’s Force sensitive, and he’s with Leia’s brother because he’s seeking the help of the senate to aid his home world. Artorias is under attack from the Yuuzhan Vong. And he’s seeking the help of the senate to send a galactic force to help take his planet back. He’s incredibly nice. He brought Frost back to us when he ran off and he was the one who let Leia’s brother know that Frost was Force sensitive. And Leia’s brother led us to the Tano chick. This prince might be someone you could look into. Winter and I already think he’s into princes too. He never really talks to the female senators or princesses.”
Winter stopped mid pancake bite and pointed her fork at Hiro.
“Listen, take your shot. He’s adorable. And you’re Mandalorian. Your every man, woman, and species dream boy. I don’t see anything wrong with it.”
“How is it I never knew I was this much of a pickup card,” he said, laughing softly. “ I could never pick any guy up as a mechanic “
Winter laughed.
“Well… You’ve kind of been in hiding for a little bit. And now you can, well, tell people you’re Mandalorian and Force sensitive now. That’s an added plus.”
“Cool,” he said with a chuckle
Elias finished off his pancakes.
“You’re going to be in high demand. Especially if you come rolling in with us. We rarely show up to the senate. And if we show up with someone in tow? You’re automatically the most intriguing thing anyone in the senate will want to see.
“And, you guys will stay with me.. Right?” he asked
Elias put his feet up on the table and Winter frowned at him.
“We should be. Unless the Mandos decide they want you and they take you. But fortunately we are on good terms with the Mandalorians. And we have already thrown our chips in, if the Mandalorians decide they’re going to Artorias to fight, then we’re going. We love a good fight, and we also promised the Pantorans, the Mandalorians, and the Alderanians that if they were to go fight, we would go with them. So we have that going for us.”
Winter pushed Elias’ feet off the table.
“That is correct. And the Mandalorians and the Pantorans are itching to go fight on Artorias. So you may catch the eye of a certain prince. If we go fight. Which is a high possibility.”
“If we fight them I'm helping.” he said “ I may not know my home but I'm sure as hell not going to let them fight on their own”
