It had been a years since Ben had come to the Jedi Praxeum. He had grown strong in the Force and was the best student at the Praxeum. Luke was proud of him, and because he excelled in all of his classes he decided to train Ben on a different level. Luke gave Ben his old lightsaber and began training him one on one.
Ben was skilled in one on one combat and learned all the moves quickly. He enjoyed learning the skills but he often felt lonely and longed to see his parents. Ben's parents had not visited him at all during that year, and he felt neglected. The cold pain he had felt many months ago he could feel again and more often. It troubled Ben. He didn't sleep well and often he would have outbursts of rage. Luke sensed his turmoil and encouraged him to meditate often. Ben did meditate but it didn't seem to help. He still felt cold.
Even though he felt cold and neglected he still enjoyed being with Philip. Their relationship had grown quite a bit through the year. They were more like brothers than friends. Ben had poured his soul to Philip. He had told him everything. He told him about his parents, him shaking the house, even the cold pain he felt so often. Philip was good to listen. Ben liked that. He couldn't remember the last time someone just listened to him. Philip was good about making sure Ben was happy. He hated to see him unhappy and tried his best to make Ben laugh as much as he could.
Luke sensed Ben's turmoil. He feared that he would turn to the dark side. He knew Ben was strong. Stronger than he realized and he knew that Ben had the potentiality to be a great Jedi. But he feared that someone would twist his mind and turn him towards the darkness. Luke knew what he would have to do if Ben turned evil, but tried not to think about it.
