18th day, 5th month, standard year 24934
Mapru didn't take Binn as an apprentice. He took Dilan instead. Nela told me about it today.
"They deserve each other!" I said.
"I know!" She smirked. "He's such a brat. They all are...Dilan and Savus and Vulna. Why don't they get thrown out?"
Vulna is a new 'sidekick' of Dilan's....he's younger than Dilan or Savus, and I bet he'd be a brilliant Jedi if he hadn't fallen in with them.
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I feel sick....where's my Master? He should be back by now...
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19th day, 5th monh, standard year 24934
In bed, and think I'm about to throw up.
I got a virus of some kind! Master thinks it's probably something some friend brought back from a mission....that happens a lot, actually. Just not often to me!
And just to top it off, Master's been called away on a solo mission! And it's supposed to be a dangerous sort of mission! I wanted to come! Even if I was sick! It isn't fair!
I think I'm going to be sick again, so I'd better put this down. I don't want to throw up on it.
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I fell asleep. Master put his hand on my shoulder to wake me up and when I looked up there was a woman standing with him. She was very pretty....human with blonde hair. She gave me a slightly timid smile and I liked her instantly....she seemed to radiate warmth. She was wearing a purple decoration in her hair, and while she wasn't thin like Tahl or Clee, she wasn't fat either.
"Padawan, this is Amiri," Master said. "A Padawan of Della Luthin."
I knew about Master Della....she was a good friend of Yoda's. She might have been a Padawan of his, I can't remember. She was kind, a great teacher, and very tall. She's one of the only people who ever called me short.
"She'll be looking after you while I'm away," Master said. "I shan't be long, Padawan, so you won't have to put up with her for long." He grinned at her.
For just one split second I felt jealous...he so rarely grinned at me. and I think he must have sensed it....because he leaned over and grinned at me too.
"Be nice to her, Qui-Gon."
He left, with a wave, and I was left with Amiri. She gave a laugh and sat on my bed (being careful not to sit on me)
"I know you," she said with a smile. "You're friends with Clee Rhara."
"Uh-huh," I said. (I didn't want to talk too much for fear of throwing up on her)
"And the dark-haired girl...Tahl. And you won the lightsabre tourament some time ago...."
I nodded while she talked. She talked a lot! And I talked too.
"I'm from Tatooine," she said. "I was a slave. I lived with my aunt, she was a slave and she was always beaten....I was never beaten. Too valuable." Her face hardened. When she was angry she looked even prettier.
"I used to dream about freeing slaves," she said thoughtfully. "I still do."
"I'll free them for you," I suggested, and then felt STUPID beyond belief.
She must have thought I was stupid too. She giggled. "I don't doubt you will. But I fear you'll find....like me....that there's other things you should be doing."
She slept in Master's quarters for the night. She snores!