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The Jedi Temple is a mysterious place. The twisting halls are full of secret rooms and passageways that have long since been forgotten by most. One of these rooms is a small garden. A waterfall trickles down into a lake that is barely big enough to swim in. Tall trees grow all around with trailing vines dangling from the branches. The ground is covered in a rich carpet of verdant green moss and brightly colored flowers add splashes of joyful hues to the room. The walls once echoed with the sound of laughter but now only one remembers to visit. He comes at least once a week to sit by the lake and remember happier times. It was here that he felt closest to the two who had shared this special place with him and were now gone. One was missing, presumed dead, and the other had moved on to the next step of his life. That was exactly what the long being was thinking about: taking the next step. He would be thirteen in a few short weeks and so he had to have a master soon. He had held out hope for three years that the one he wanted would return from the dead by some miracle but he could no longer wait. He had to let go of his past and move on. One Master had offered to take him as a Padawan and he was going to have to accept it though his heart still longed for the one who was gone. When he left this room his life would be changed, for better or worse he could not say. But for now he could just enjoy the peace, solitude, and memories this forgotten garden offered.