Ember Pallin strode up to the glass doors of the Riverview Clinic and pulled them open. He walked into the busy lobby and headed right for the receptionists desk. He gave the lady a roguish smile.

"I am here to see Director Maranya Valkonan. I have several medical supply and equipment donations to offer to her. Here is a list of things she may choose from for free. You may send them to her ahead of time."

The receptionist looked at him with a little annoyance. Why did she seem to get the weird ones demanding Maranya" She took the clipboard, scanned the lists and handed the papers back to Ember.

"Mr. Pallin, the Director is very busy today. Without an appointment you may have to wait a few hours. Is this okay?"

Ember just smiled. "Point me to the nearest cafeteria and I will be out of everyones hair until she can see me."

He noted her directions and left for something to drink and a good meal that was not space rations.

The receptionist left a message for Maranya on her phone and sent a email with the list scans as follows:

Equipment and Supplies offered free of charge as gifts. Please Choose as many as you wish:

4 Bacta Tanks: Good for cellular regeneration and burn patients.

2 Complete Medical Scan bays: Handles all scan types. Easy interface, all enclosed for ease of space management.

1 Prosthetics design computer and precision lab: anyone can design prosthetics with this beauty in a matter of hours.

4 High Class Medical Droids: Capable of handling and treating all species of all ages.

1 Nano Factory, Small Scale: Allows replications of chemicals, drugs, nanites, and other small scale needs under 4 ft in length, 4 ft in height, and 4 ft in width.

4 complete field hospitals in a box: You name it, it's in the box.

5 cases of Bacta gel for Bacta Tubes: Nano Factory can replicate more Bacta with a sample.

10 cases universal plasma

10 cases of various pre assembled prosthetic parts.

10 Holographic units for display or entertainment.

10 Pallets of bandages and linens.

10 Pallets of Syringes, Needles, and I.V.s

50 Pallets of supplies unknown to me.

P.S. Whisper Paws Clinic has already been given a choice for these supplies. Their Chief, Fleet Wolf, has taken half of what is listed. He wanted the other half to be offered to you. He will take whatever excess is left over.

Yours: Ember Pallin.

P.S.S. I still owe you a shuttle ride among the stars.

Ember sat back and relaxed at a cafeteria table. A good cup of coffee in one metal hand, the other metal hand flipped a view metallic cards over. He was playing some solitare with Sabbaac cards. He paused during one round and continued eating his shepherds pie with gravy.

"Indeed better than space rations." he chuckled to himself.

Gray eyes swept around the cafeteria and noted patients, families, and workers all alike here. He just smiled more. It was nice to sit back and watch the energy in a room that was not a perpetual pit of chaos. The energy was calm, and tranquil. Only a ripple here or there where sorrow or unfortunate news reached waiting ears.

He nodded to himself. That was calmness being balanced slightly by a touch of chaos. The energy was balanced well in this hospital. He caught some motion near his table. A few little ones were looking in awe at his metal arms and hands. He flashed them a warm smile.

"Ah, good afternoon younglings. I see my metal arms have caught your attention. Let me show you something even more fascinating."

With that the, the sabaac cards floated off the table and began dancing around the children. He smiled more as the laughed and tried to catch the cards.

*Paging Ember Pallin. Paging Ember Pallin. Will Ember Pallin proceed to Director Maranya Valkonans office. Once again, paging Ember Pallin to report to Director Maranya Valkonans office.*

Ember looked up at the ceiling and then around the cafeteria. The sabaac cards stopped their dancing and flew back to the table into a neat stack. He placed the cards in a pocket of the robe and smiled at the kids.

"I must go now younglings. You take care." he stood and walked out of the cafeteria.

His boot steps were heard down the hallways. He didn't ask for directions or look at any of the maps. He was following the energy of Maranya. It was a visible red trail among the other energy waves. He nodded to those close by, and stopped outside the office door. His metal hand gave the knocks a metallic tone.

He stepped back and waited for Maranya to answer.

Ember pushed the door open softly as Maranya bade him to come in. He smiled to her and approached her desk. He stood by the chair a client would set at and remained politely standing.

"So glad to be able to see you today. I trust things are not too chaotic in the administrative department, Maranya. I hope you received a list of medical supplies I was allowed to salvage from a recent battleground. The items listed are what I have left over after Healer Fleet Wolf took what was needed. I hope I can offer some of them to you, free of course. They were after all, a compensation for the other more hazardous military hardware salvaged for the primary contractor."

He remained standing and waited for an answer. He looked out her office window to the sky.

"The stars are quite lovely when you get past the river of blue."

He smiled and took a seat.

"Fleet Wolf has taken what he needs. He said he knows your clinic is in more desperate need of advanced equipment than his small clinic. He will be happy to take anything left over if you have no need of it."

He leaned back and gazed at Anya. He folded metal hands together and just smiled.

"Worried about all of the paper work, the lives, and the needs of this hospital? You need a small break. You're going to snap from strain. My shuttle the Addaptus, is sitting just outside your hospital. 30 minutes should be a long enough brake to help clear your mind."

Another smile as he waited to see what she would do and also see how her energy rose or fell.

He heard her whisper. Maranya's energy also plummeted as if in defeat. Ember put metal fingers together in thought for a moment. Gray eyes just stared at Maranya and how she kept looking out the window at the sky.

"A Sith would use the Force to make you leave. A Jedi would try to gently impose on you to take a break for your well being. I am neither but both. I do understand you are the heart of Riverview Clinnic and will not try to remove your vitality from it. However, Maranya, you are overworked. I can offer you a shuttle ride after hours if you would like, when you're not in the middle of administrative responsibilities."

Ember paused for a few moments to let that sink in. "I had a vision you would be moving down the path of not taking my offer. So, I have another, personal gift to serve as a raincheck for when your ready to relax."

He pulled from his sleeveless cloak a small box, plain, no wrapping and set it on her desk.

"Inside you will find a holographic cube with real time feed of what the stars look like and even Rhydin itself from on high. It is linked to one of many cameras on the Bi-Duran, my actual ship. Next to it will be a simple communicator keyed to my personal line. When you're ready to soar, let me know."

He just smiled and nodded to her politely. "Now then, back to business. What would you like on this list, and when?"

"Maranya, I give a precious gift to someone precious to this community. You are a treasure. You heal lives. Taking one who gives others the chance to see the sun and stars again and chance to be among the stars herself is but a small token I can offer."

He leaned back. "I do have on the Addaptus 2 of the Medical Droids and 2 cases of Universal Plasma. If you wish, you may come and inspect them, or I can bring them in."

He mirrored Maranya's steepled fingers with his own metal fingers. You cary so much on your shoulders Maranya. You would be wise to let others bear the load for a few moments of time to allow you to breath. Ember thought.

Ember stood as well and opened the door for her. As Maranya would pass, a metal hand would barely touch her shoulder imparting a small token of soothing Force energy. That was all he would offer without asking her for permission. He was a balancer, a gray Jedi, one kept the scales balanced and tipped them when needed.

He walked with Maranya down the main hall from her office lightly describing what each medical droid was able to do, the long list of species it knew, and so on. Once again he held the glass entry door to the clinic open for her. Chivalry, was not a foreign concept to him.

300 ft away from Riverview clinic, to ensure no debris was kicked up by the landing jets, stood the Addaptus. The Lhambda class shuttle, once in it's life was Imperial gray. Now it was a dazzling white Yin, Yang symbols on the main Ventral fin, and the two dorsal fins that folded up to meet the ventral fin. A set of las cannons bristled from the nose, and two small recessed ports on the sides of the underbelly. The only sign that advanced concussion missiles were within.

Ember sent the Force out as they walked and the rear loading hatch could be heard opening. Sun glinted off the mirrored view ports in the hull and cockpit.

"Maranya, I present the Addaptus. Not much in spacing terms, but she gets the job done. The supplies are in the rear bay." He walked slowly towards the rear bay hatch, metal fingers gliding along the belly of the ship.

Ember lead Maranya up the lowered ramp and into the small cargo bay. Two small pallets on antigrav sat to the left. They were stacked 6 boxes high, and 5 boxes long. 2 cases of universal plasma sat on top of them. He removed the cases and sat them on the decking for Maranya to inspect as he walked towards the right corner of the cargo bay and unlatched two tall, spindly looking robots festooned with arms. The arms were bare and would have the surgical implements attached to them after activation.

"Now then, the class E34X Medical Droid is unique. It can be charged and run for 3 days before needing 5 hours of charge time. Each droid comes with 15 appendages. Each one is specially outfitted giving the droid the full range of equipment found in any Emergency Room. The boxes on the two pallets are all of the equipment, supplies, and replacement power cells to keep these two droids running for 3 years. They will equip themselves once activated." His voice was soothing, somewhat technically edged, and a hint of pride.

Ember manually moved the droids to the entrance for inspection. "They have over 3,000 races stored in their internal CPU's. Any not found will be compared against the database for similarities and then adjusted for that race giving the E34X Medical Droid the function to learn. 2,000 more races can be stored as well."

He watched Maranya look over the plasma and then at the droids. He leaned against the cargo bay wall and just watched her. A mental sigh. I could easily will you to step in and enjoy the ride. Enjoy being a loose term for captive entertainment. But that is not who I am. I am a fried.

"Maranya, may I call you Anya? Also, now that you are here any second thoughts on an offer for a shuttle ride. 30 minutes is all that is needed. Call it stress rehabilitation therapy if you need to." he grinned wryly and scratched his red beard with his metal hand.

Ember's grin just broadened, an he clapped his metal hands together. "Well done Anya. You would make a fine Jedi with that will of yours. The medical equipment is yours by all rights. I am not a petty person to hold back valuable resources for a clinic in need."

He moved behind the anti grav lifters, coded them to follow him, and switched the Med droids to slave mode. He walked down the ramp with the supplies following him. "I will remember you have a raincheck for a shuttle ride. Forgive me for pressing. Now then, shall we go store your supplies?"

Ember followed Anya around to the east wing with the supplies. He hoped he hadn't pushed to hard on her. His social graces were rusty being amongst the stars. The Clinic was a grand place, full of healing energy. One day he would love to help. For now though, he felt a lot a disturbing things through the Force yet to come.

He kept his face calm, but those gray eyes of his glinted like steel with the unsettling events that kept coming to his mind. He needed to get away from this place of piece soon or he would have innocent blood on his hands. Wars were coming, and he was in a few of them. He couldn't tell why, the future always a cloudy thing. Ember followed Anya with his periphery vision while he thought on this things.