After saying goodbye to the Avengers team, Luminara was about to leave on her own, but her apprentice suddenly blocked her way.

"Master Luminara, would you allow me to talk to you privately for a moment?" Barris asked earnestly.

"Of course, my Padawan," Luminara responded in a calm tone. She realized that she was not alone, and she had War Machine with her.

"Colonel, why are you here?" Luminara asked puzzledly.

War Machine replied with a serious look, "I promised to help her with something, Lumi." Then, a heaviness appeared in his words, "There is something we need to tell you."

Luminara frowned, she noticed that Padawan had a conflicted and struggling expression on his face, while War Machine had a serious look on his face, which made her worried about the emotions of the two people in front of her.

"Okay." She nodded slowly, "Where do we want to have this conversation?"

Barriss gripped her arm with an unusual urgency that made Luminara feel uneasy, but she remained calm and composed, allowing her student to lead her, with War Machine following silently behind them.

Meanwhile, the Captain kept his eye on Ella, who stood alone by the door with her back to him. Her posture betrayed a sense of discomfort, perhaps inner turmoil. He walked over to her and stood quietly, neither of them speaking.

Cap saw out of the corner of his eye that Ayla's eyes flickered to him briefly before returning to the ground. They stood there in silence for a few seconds until Cap broke the silence.

"Ella, are you...everything okay?" he asked softly.

He noticed Ella turned around and locked eyes with him. "I really can't give you a definite answer, Steve," Ella admitted, shaking his head. "I suddenly feel very tired."

"I propose that you hold a review meeting to examine what you should do next and what to avoid." Captain America made this suggestion with a hint of humor in his words, but Aayla responded with a subtle snort and a sarcastic tone. Their communication style was unique and interesting.

Cap smiled at her reaction and shook his head, a comfortable silence falling between the two of them. Despite the chatter of the other Avengers behind them and their Jedi friends calling out to them, they chose to stay where they were, lost in their own world.

"What's troubling you?" Captain America asked.

"Didn't I already tell you?"

Captain America just shook his head again, and turned to the beautiful, elf-like Ella, "Ella, I believe you. Is there something troubling you?"

She didn't answer immediately, but stared at Captain America, as if to penetrate his eyes and reach his heart. Then, she sighed deeply and said, "I guess I'm just... I'm trying to understand everything that's happened recently. Ultron, the chip, and what Vision showed us are confusing to me."

Captain America nodded silently, indicating that he understood the fear. It could indeed be frightening. He said softly, "But you don't think that's your only problem, right?"

Ella admitted frankly, "Yeah, I have other problems. I just...I need some peace of mind. I need something to help me clear my mind, because lately, I haven't been able to do that."

"I understand that feeling," he said sympathetically. "I actually have the same problem."

He saw Ella looking at him in confusion, so he said, "This is how I felt when I woke up from the ice again."

After hearing Captain America's amazing and bizarre history, Ella suddenly understood. She snorted softly, with a smile and sympathy, "From a different time to a different galaxy. You are really lucky."

Captain America shook his head, "It's really strange. Even when things seem calm, they always change in some way or form. The irony is that a tired person can never truly rest."

The two fell into silence again. In the quiet night, only the conversation of the Avengers and the chatter of the Jedi Knights served as the background sound.

Captain America heard Ella quietly ask, "How did you do that?"

He turned his head and raised his eyebrows, as if asking her what she meant by this sentence.

Ayla shrugged with a relaxed attitude and explained, "My mentors, Torm, Voss, and Master Tha, taught me to stay calm in any difficult situation. But more importantly, they taught me that control is actually an illusion, and that people should let themselves be guided by the storm in order to reach their destination."

Captain America didn't respond immediately, he felt there was a deeper meaning behind Ella's words.

“But how can they allow themselves to be so easily led when the storm they find themselves in is so turbulent?”

"Like a hurricane," Cap commented, seeing Aayla nod in agreement.

"Or a galactic storm."

"What will a galactic storm look like?" Captain America asked curiously.

"Maybe it's like the sight of many stars exploding." Ella replied.

“Wouldn’t that be a disaster?”

"possible."

Captain America shook his head with a bitter smile. At this moment, Ella laughed sweetly.

"Maybe we just need to sit down and talk," Cap suggested, "either with each other or anyone who'll listen."

Ella agreed softly, "Maybe."

Then, Captain America felt Ella's hand gently grasp his wrist, stopping him from leaving. "No, stay, Steve. I'm not refusing the offer to talk." Ella pleaded in a joking tone.

He turned around, saw her pleading look, and gently pulled away from her hand. Captain America's smile instantly broke the annoyed appearance, and he and Aayla smiled at each other, and the other Avengers had noticed them. Despite this, there was a more relaxed atmosphere between them.

So they quieted down and shared this more pleasant atmosphere. During their conversation, it seemed as if the whole world had become quiet.

Aayla's words revealed an invitation. She gently pushed open the door frame and suggested, "How about we go enjoy a nice meal?"

Her proposal received a positive response from Captain America.

Captain America smiled and said, "Great. I just happen to have a new recipe from Earth that I'm sure you'll like."

Upon hearing the news, Ella's face immediately broke into a bright smile, and her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Oh~~Tell me about it." she asked eagerly.

However, Captain America just shook his finger in front of her and smiled mysteriously: "This is a surprise, you go and find it yourself. Believe me, you will like it. Come on, we always reserve a seat for diners like you who love to explore."

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