peacesoughtā,Ā Ā satineĀ kryze.
Ā Ā Ā Ā ššš šššššš ššš
ššš ššš ššš šššš šš, a glimmer of a grin briefly flashing over her at the promise offered. satine makes a mental note to speak to obi-wan about ahsoka, to voice the recognition that even amongst the most talented padawans sheās met, ahsoka is special, wise beyond her years in a way rarely seen. (he should proud of anakin and ahsoka, satine thinks, and briefly she finds herself wishing for the same, for someone to tutor, someone to mentor.)Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā satine blinks in surprise and the smile that settles on her lips is very nearly shy.Ā āyouāre very kind to say so, ahsoka,ā she replies softly in response,Ā āiāll admit, iām not used to hearing such even from amongst my own people, much less the jedi. iā¦,ā she exhales, brow furrowing as she struggles to choose the right words,Ā āchange frightens people, makes them cling to whatever is familiar, whatever makes them feel secure, even if it comes at great cost to others or themselves.āĀ
Ā Ā Ā Ā gaze lifts to the city once more, teeming with life, and she finds herself reminded how fragile this peace is, that its cost was so great as to make her heart ache all these years later.Ā āwar is a terrible thing, ahsoka,ā gaze drifts back to the padawan once more, eyes soft,Ā āi am sorry that and your peers should have to come of age in it.ā something in her expression shifts then, a sudden realization, and she gives a quick shake of her head,Ā ābut i apologize, this wasnāt meant to be such a somber evening, was it? i suspect you get enough lessons on morality back at the temple.ā observation is punctuated by a quick week, smile turning easy once more.Ā āeven the jedi deserve a night off, now and then.āĀ
ahsokaĀ findsĀ herĀ ownĀ laughĀ mixingĀ withĀ satineās,Ā herĀ mirthĀ almostĀ contagious.Ā thoughĀ theĀ laughĀ soonĀ dies,Ā herĀ smileĀ remains.Ā somewhatĀ Ā bashful,Ā aĀ feelingĀ notĀ commonĀ forĀ theĀ youngĀ padawan.Ā sheĀ wonātĀ pretendĀ toĀ beĀ overlyĀ versedĀ inĀ theĀ historyĀ ofĀ mandalore,Ā butĀ sheĀ knowsĀ enough.Ā bothĀ learnedĀ duringĀ herĀ lessonsĀ atĀ theĀ templeĀ andĀ taughtĀ byĀ mastersĀ skywalkerĀ andĀ kenobi.Ā theĀ latterĀ ofĀ whoseĀ investedĀ interestĀ suddenlyĀ makesĀ aĀ lotĀ moreĀ sense.Ā Ā
āĀ Ā theĀ jediĀ arenātĀ anĀ armyĀ Ā --Ā Ā Ā well,Ā theyāreĀ notĀ supposedĀ toĀ be. Ā Ā āĀ Ā theĀ warĀ hasĀ changedĀ soĀ much.Ā sheĀ wasĀ alwaysĀ taughtĀ thatĀ theĀ jediĀ wereĀ peopleĀ ofĀ peace.Ā yes,Ā theyĀ hadĀ weapons,Ā butĀ theyĀ werenātĀ soldiers.Ā theyĀ wereĀ onlyĀ toĀ fightĀ whenĀ theĀ balanceĀ ofĀ theĀ universeĀ wasĀ inĀ danger.Ā whichĀ itĀ is,Ā sheĀ supposes.Ā truly,Ā sheĀ doesnātĀ knowĀ muchĀ aboutĀ theĀ war.Ā stillĀ aĀ younglingĀ whenĀ itĀ brokeĀ out,Ā andĀ sentĀ straightĀ intoĀ battle.Ā sheĀ neverĀ questionedĀ herĀ orders,Ā onlyĀ triedĀ toĀ proveĀ sheĀ wasĀ capableĀ ofĀ them.Ā lipsĀ partĀ toĀ speak,Ā butĀ forĀ onceĀ sheĀ findsĀ sheĀ doesnātĀ reallyĀ knowĀ whatĀ toĀ say.
ā Ā Ā donātĀ letĀ masterĀ winduĀ hearĀ youĀ sayĀ that.Ā Ā āĀ Ā butĀ sheāsĀ right,Ā aĀ breakĀ wouldĀ beĀ nice.Ā toĀ getĀ herĀ mindĀ awayĀ fromĀ warĀ andĀ protocolsĀ andĀ lessons.Ā tonightĀ wasnātĀ aĀ nightĀ toĀ thinkĀ aboutĀ herĀ future.Ā gazeĀ flickersĀ aroundĀ theirĀ surroundingsĀ excitedly.Ā luckilyĀ noĀ oneĀ paysĀ themĀ anyĀ mind,Ā forĀ aĀ togrutaĀ wouldĀ surlyĀ stickĀ out.Ā suddenlyĀ herĀ stomachĀ rumbles,Ā handsĀ flyingĀ toĀ itĀ onĀ instinct.Ā wideĀ eyesĀ turnĀ theirĀ gazeĀ toĀ theĀ floor,Ā aĀ lightĀ laughĀ fallingĀ fromĀ herĀ lips.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā sorryĀ Ā --Ā Ā itāsĀ beenĀ aĀ whileĀ sinceĀ iĀ lastĀ ate. Ā Ā ā