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[continuation from Lightsaber Training Grounds]

Zeraxul mulled over the words that were spoken to him as he continued working on his ship. She did have a point...and he actually was closer to being done than he thought he was. After making another couple of quick adjustments, he would set his tools aside and don his shirt and cloak once more, placing his saber on his belt. It would be about this time that he sensed Thanatos' usage of the Force...not that it was really that hard to notice. It would easily have been almost like a beacon for everyone on the planet who was Force sensitive, at the very least. He then silently began heading for the door, figuring Janlu would be following him, or at least already headed in that direction. It wouldn't be long before they got outside at all...and Zeraxul wasn't sure what to expect from Thanatos when they found him.

As the hunter saw Janlu and Zeraxul come into the clearing that he had "made". He immediately jumped up roaring his anger at their audacity for entering his territory. Before he could do anything more however, Thanatos's consciousness flared, demanding and overpowering the use of his body. Saying out loud though meaning to the hunter, "THIS IS MY BODY, AND YOU ARE ONLY A VESSEL!" As the power struggle continued, his body began to move sporadically before finally as a shower of electric current enveloped his body. When the cocoon dissipated, Thanatos after stretching his neck and recalled what Janlu said to him.
Figuring that some reparations were needed to begin again, Thanatos did gesture towards the Kath hounds. "by all means, choose which one you want"

Thanatos's body was really tired now, but the smell of food was a need he must fulfill. Turning back to the fire he began roasting the kath hound flesh. The meat making his mouth moisten. He did indeed ponder the question. His consciousness did not see what all the hunter did, however the roar raised some emotion to wake up Thanatos. He began explaining the hunter's thought process, "When territory is fought over and won, a beast will continue to fight over it. I believe that in the moment of your entrance the hunter thought that you were going to steal his kill." He did not elaborate further on who the hunter was.

Sensing that his serving of hound was cooked he began placing the next hound on the spit. As he bit into the meat, his stomach growled fiercely. The taste was like water to the thirsty. His ravenous appetite could no longer be ignored. After what seemed like a minute the meat of the Kath hound began disappearing, only bone was left as he finally satisfied his protesting hunger. Only then he addressed Zeraxul's next questions. His curiosity was back, and he usually only gave information when he was given information in turn. He said, "I'll tell you about my scars, if you tell me yours".
At that point Thanatos's eyes shone a different type of hunger, a hunger that makes all sith powerful. The hunt for knowledge.

Once more, his eyes glistened with anger...though not to the extreme of earlier at this time. He spoke slowly, deliberately, and in a dangerously low tone as his eyebrows furrowed into an icy glare directed at Thanatos.

"I do believe you forgot what just happened not too long ago in the hangar when you attempted to ask that. I reccommend dropping that particular subject and leaving it be, never to pester me of it again....if you do not wish to discuss what happened with you, so be it...but do -not- presume to ask me to reveal my history in return for your story."

With that, Zeraxul dropped into a fuming silence for the time being, his anger beginning to build once more...though he would easily calm down if he was left alone about this particular touchy subject. He was far from as angry as he was earlier after losing to Janlu. He had used the memories associated with the scar to fuel his fury before in order to give himself a boost necessary to win his fights...in fact, that's how he had taken out the two council members, as that fury had fueled his force lightning to remarkable levels. He had caught them off guard with the ferocity behind it, and as such lost their lives. He would not hesitate to put down others who badgered him about his personal history he did not wish to discuss.

Thanatos' words caused Zeraxul to snap...again. Though this time, he knew a better way to cause Thanatos harm than simply attacking. This time, he unleashed all his anger on the food that was around itself. Without warning, he thrust his hand towards all the food, sending it flying quite a rather impressive distance away from their little group using the Force. As a result, the food would quite likely end up getting ruined as it ended up crashing into various objects and skidding along the ground....most likely breaking apart in the end into small fragments of the lage chunks of meat it had once been. He then turned on his heel and began walking back towards the temple once more, determined even more to be alone once again. He spoke to Thanatos as he walked away, not even giving him the respect of looking over his shoulder as he did such...though he was, of course, tense enough to be ready to react to any attacks.

"You might want to watch your tongue...next time, I might do more than deprive you of a bit of food that you seem so fond of at this moment."

His anger was sparked fully again...but at this point, he felt Thanatos as a more innefiecient channeling for this anger than certain other activities...perhaps practicing his Force lightning in the training room might work better. He needed to exhaust himself to get rid of his anger, it seemed.

As Thanatos knew that Zeraxul's temper would do something childish to prove his earlier point. He was quite surprised at what form however, though his stomach was already sated. What a waste... but the meat served its purpose, and besides some some scrap eater will come and that will draw more animals in this direction. So it was not a total loss.
Being reprimanded though showed who ranked above whom to Thanatos as well. It seems that Janlu was one of the leaders here regardless of her ability. So Thanatos with his usual confidence said, " I rightfully agree with you, I was only trying to point out the weakness of anger in civilized discussion, and as such Zeraxul pointed this out by his own actions."
Turning his head more towards Zeraxul's way he said, "The meat had served its purpose, regretfully it is a waste. However this will expand my hunting ground, so while it was done out of spite. You are actually helping me."
A thought occurred to him just now and he turned back to Janlu, "while the time limit is now up for questions, I can hunt another beast for you if you are still hungry."
Thanatos felt back to his accustomed self, and was quite confident now. As he had surmised before, time has a way of repairing ones education.