School is a workshop where the thoughts of the younger generation are formed. You must hold her tightly if you do not want to let go of the future.
Santal - youngling! After a long and intense interview with the Jedi Council, which gives permission, the girl is enrolled in the Order! At the same time, Sabura herself was able to please the adult Jedi. But the joy is clouded by a conversation with an adoptive aunt, who, apparently, is not satisfied with this turn of events. And now Santal is sleeping peacefully in his new bed, not suspecting that the surprises are not over.
Santal Sabura, at five minutes youngling, slept like a dead woman for once. Finally, she fell asleep in a normal bed, not in a drawer, on a couch or on the sand. On a comfortable bed. Not too soft, but okay.
The girl woke up because she simply could no longer sleep. She rolled a little and got up. She felt cheerful and rested. After standing, the girl sat down opposite the door and waited for the green eared master.
Finally, the door opened, and Santal saw the one she expected to see. "Good morning, youngling Santal," said Yoda.
Good morning.
Ready for something new?
Yes. - In fact, the girl was worried. Who will she study with? What do her classmates look like? How will they react to her? And how will she react to them?
This time the walk was short. The two Jedi quickly reached the desired hall. There were only fourteen children in the clan. Moreover, the company is quite diverse: six people (three boys and three girls), two twi'lecs, which Santal was very happy about. Two more strange children who had many, many processes on their heads. The only difference was that the second had them wavy. A bunch of some kind. The first eye reminded the eyes of that blue uncle, the second human. There was also a peer covered with wool. A child with small horns on his head, a Rodian, and one with red skin with white patterns on his face and a lekku with a white and blue stripe.
Your new clan member. - Yoda pointed at the girl with his paw. "Her name is Santal Sabura. I ask you to love and favor.
Hello, Santal, - the children greeted amicably.
"Hello," Santal replied quietly. However, she was heard anyway.
Then Yoda ordered everyone to line up in three. The lesson began. The first lesson in a girl's life. The first is at the very beginning of the journey.
Let's review the Jedi Code.
No emotion - there is peace, There is no ignorance - there is knowledge No passions - there is peace There is no chaos - there is harmony There is no death - there is only the Great Power.
Santal listened in silence and tried to grasp the meaning of what was said. So far, nothing is clear. Yoda then revealed that there are three more required Jedi disciplines - Strength, Knowledge, and Self-Control.
After the lesson, the girl approached the teacher and asked to explain the code. To which the green master smiled affectionately and replied:
Patience, youngling. Everything has its time. You will have time to understand the code. Just remember: the meaning of what is said does not always lie on the surface. Now I must leave you. Learn with the rest.
Yoda left, and Santal was left alone with his peers, who took the opportunity to meet.
Hi, I'm Green Prine. - The first to introduce herself was a girl with wavy bunches on the sides of her head. The skin itself was green. Her gaze struck Santal as a little angry.
Landa Selmura. - Turquoise twi'lek with dark blue eyes.
Max Navarre. - A boy with short, straight black hair with small bangs and blue eyes.
Grace Young. - Curly blonde girl.
Anna Minara. - A swarthy girl with brown hair and blue eyes.
Trilla Suduri. - A girl with black hair, green eyes and a mocking voice.
Adrian Keteris. - The boy is blond with green eyes.
Fion Taluka. "This youngling looked like a humanoid cat.
Denia's body. - A boy with brown eyes without pupils.
Svante Solborne. - A Rodian with blue-green skin.
Justin Corso. - A boy with hair like Santal, but lighter.
Nick Swell. - White twi'lek with blue eyes.
Daria Ossaki. - A red-skinned girl with a blue and white striped lekku.
Risha Sloane. - The last to introduce herself was a horned girl with fair skin with a pattern on her face.
Santal shook hands with everyone. Then everyone went to the next lesson. On the way, the girl did not forget to look around to learn the route. Daria seemed to guess her thoughts and said:
Do not be afraid. You will remember.
"I wonder what she is talking about? About names or a schedule with a route? " Thought Santal.
The history lesson turned out to be no less interesting than Yoda's lesson. Since childhood, Sabura loved different stories. And this time she listened with rapture to the theme "How the galaxy was born." So she learned that a long time ago, at the dawn of time, nothing had happened yet. And then at some point there was a Big Bang that shaped the universe. In the very first moments time and space, energy and matter appeared. As the universe expanded, it cooled down. Its particles formed stars, planets. The galaxy where Santal lives was formed about thirteen billion years ago. Before the beginning of the chronicle, the first known political entity to sweep the galaxy was the Rakat Infinite Empire, which emerged thirty-five thousand years ago. Its existence ceased long before the formation of the so-called "galactic civilization" twenty-five thousand two hundred years ago. Even before that, living creatures such as the columi traveled to interstellar space and built artifacts. The two oldest known artifacts were the Pelgrin Oracle (c. Two million years ago) and the Balancer Station, which was created by the mysterious celestials, also known as the Celestians (c. One million years ago).
The galaxy as an official entity began millennia later, when humans discovered hyperspace travel and came into contact with alien races. When several worlds and species learned about each other, they formed a free community, which adopted common laws and monetary unit. Thus twenty-five thousand fifty-three years ago the Galactic Republic became the "official" form of government in the Galaxy.
But the surprises didn't end there. After the lesson, Santal first met the head of her clan - a creature with a long tail and an extended head and a cane.
"Hello, Tera Sainube," the children greeted.
Hello guys.
"This is our curator," Santal whispered in Land's ear.
And who are you? I do not remember you. Tera counted the younglings and noticed that there were one more of them. He narrowed his eyes as if trying to remember.
He will study with us. New, - Max answered immediately.
My name is Santal Sabura. - The girl introduced herself as if on command and bowed slightly.
Oh, I remembered! Yoda had warned. Well, welcome, Santal. - The teacher smiled good-naturedly, which made the girl feel better.
Thanks.
"Now it's time for you all to go to the dining room. We need to gain strength before physical training.
On the way, Santal learned from Landa that the Younglings meditate five times a day. Learn to control the Force, exercise. The girl was delighted. Finally, she will begin to control her, so as not to harm anyone.
The food was delicious in the dining room. Surprisingly, the menu consisted mostly of the food Santal ate. In addition to a bowl of soup and a drink, the girl asked for some moldy mushrooms and ricrit meat. The cook, greatly surprised, finally gave out mold-free mushrooms and stewed ricritium. Well, thanks for that. But why the woman reacted this way, the girl did not understand. She probably believed that people do not eat that. Maybe the Coruscant ones are not, but the Rilotians yes. Although Santal did not meet people on her home planet. Neither small nor large. Only tweets. And even then they are exceptionally large.
All her life, the young Jedi lived surrounded by adults, which is why she easily found a common language with them. I could calmly come up and ask something, take an interest. But at the same time she did not know how to communicate with her peers at all. Santal just had no idea how to do it. Is it necessary as with adults or do you have your own subtleties? The girl did not know this, because until recently, thanks to her aunt, she did not go anywhere further at home, she played only in the yard, she did not even see her neighbors. Complete isolation. And then she got to the Temple. Despite the fact that so far everything has turned out well, she was still scared. And there was nothing surprising in this. She's been here recently, she doesn't know anyone yet. First met creatures of the same age.
Santal found an empty table and sat down. Having managed to overcome half a bowl of soup, she heard a voice.
Can I come to you?
The girl looked up from the meal, raised her head and saw Dasha, Landa, Nick and Anna.
Yes.
Hi Santal! - A cheerful Nick sat next to the girl. "Hello everyone," Sabura replied with a smile.
Nick smiled even wider.
You are a little strange. He even chuckled slightly.
Why? - Santal was surprised and frightened. What did she say or did wrong?
Yes, relax! It's just that I personally have never met a girl who would say hello like that. Say hello. "Hello," Santal repeated.
Well, how do you like the Temple? Like? - continued interrogation Nick.
Yes. Rather, it's hard to say. I'm only here for the second day. - Santal did not understand what he was getting at.
Well, what are you afraid of? - Dasha smiled affectionately this time.
Where did you get it?
Dasha is a congenital empath, - explained Nick.
Yes, I'm afraid. I'm a beginner.
Do not be afraid. We will not bite. They all laughed. Even Santal.
Okay. Let's go to class, "Landa decided when everyone had finished.
At first glance, meditation seemed easy. Sit in the right position with your eyes closed and focus. Santal did just that. And ... she saw something again. Santal ended up on Tatooine. At first she was shocked. She was just in the room in the Temple. And then I thought, probably, another dream, like the one on the ship. Okay, let's see what this time. Wait a minute ... What kind of dream is this? She might have thought so before, but now that she knows about the Force, maybe she is sending it all to her. However, enough reflections, it is better to postpone them for later.
The girl found herself in herself. It sounds strange, but it was so. That is, the mind is in place, but the body did not obey. As if it were separate. Grabbing it around the belt, that uncle carried it. Santal herself looked around. Nearby sat, walked and talked a variety of creatures. There were very few people.
Here is a man entered some stuffy room. A little more, and Santal saw a huge fat creature with large, stretched out eyes, small arms and a thick tail.
"These are probably those giant slugs that my aunt was talking about. Fu, abomination, "the girl thought and shuddered.
The slug said something in his own language.
What do you want, hunter? - translated the droid. To which the uncle replied:
Would you like to buy a slave? - Blue pushed the child closer. - Still small. We won't buy, "the droid translated again.
Yes, still a baby. But he will grow up, - the man replied carelessly, raising the girl to the level of his eyes. At that moment Santal jerked and kicked the one who held her. She broke free, turned around and ran.
And the uncle follows her.
The baby was running as fast as ever. She was constantly hiding behind some boxes. Completely exhausted, hid. Carefully spied, the man carefully looked around. Probably will run further.
"The meditation is over," said the teacher's voice.
Santal opened her eyes. Tatooine disappeared as if he had never been. Spacious room with high ceiling. Nearby, the members of the clan sit in the same position as herself.
"And remember," the green-skinned woman instructed, "meditation is not just an opportunity to strengthen a connection with the Force. It allows us to know ourselves much better. And through this, we learn to better control our thoughts and emotions. Peace. Serenity. Harmony. We must know ourselves before embarking on the knowledge of the Force.
In the next lesson, each was given a small stone. He had to be raised using telekinesis. After watching the rest for two minutes, Santal began to repeat. She stretched out her hand and concentrated. She was able to throw those away. And surprisingly she succeeded. True, not immediately. It took several minutes to raise the stone to arm level. The girl looked at the others. For example, Max completed the task in no time. And he managed to lift the Body a little later than her.
The exercise was repeated. This time with a thin rectangular metal plate. This time Santal did a little faster. It's always easier to follow the beaten track. But the teacher made the task more difficult: the board had to stand either vertically, then horizontally, then obliquely. So I had to work hard.
Then Yoda asked for a series of physical exercises. Everything went well initially. Glory to Sila, my aunt taught her niece to do a little morning exercises. But very soon the girl realized that this exercise was different from home. There is more exercise, so the youngling is tired at the end. And secondly, sometimes they were forced to do something that the baby was afraid or could not, as she believed, do. That's why she didn't want to. But Yoda was not angry with the girl. New girl.
Do not worry. Such things are not for everyone and not always at once. Moreover, you have the first day,
Santal Dasha consoled later, referring to telekinesis.
Interestingly, without the last sentence, the girl would have thought that the red man was making fun of her. Like, I can the first time, but you can't. Although why did Santal decide that? Dasha is good. And all Jedi are good. Nobody wishes her any harm. So why doesn't she trust? Or reacts painfully to comfort?
Maybe because the daughter of the Jedi? And who are Dasha's parents? And the rest? I have to ask.
Dasha, who are your parents? The girl thought about it.
I don't remember much. The only thing I know is that my father is a worker on the planet Shealy. And my mother ... I don't remember. You see, I was very young when they found potential in me and brought me here. We are all like that. Except for Landa. It...
Daria Ossaki! - the Twi'lek sternly rejected her. - In my opinion, my biography should not be fiddled with once again. Moreover, you promised. And all around the people.
Okay, calm down, mommy, - Dasha joked and returned to Santal. - Well, what about you? Who are your parents?
I do not know. Before getting here, I lived on Ryloth with my aunt and uncle. About mom and dad, I was always told that they were killed by hunters and that they gave their lives for me. It's all.
"Poor thing," Grace sympathized.
"But don't worry. The entire Order is now your family. A hand for friendship. - Dasha first held out her palm. The others followed her. As a result, a star was formed. At that moment, the mistrust and expectation of Santal's trick disappeared.
Well, guys, what are we going to do after school? Max asked.
Santal decided that she would take a walk around the Temple and get to know the surroundings better. By the way, on the way, after talking a little more with the guys, the girl realized that she seemed to be the only child whose parents were Jedi. Wow! Only she's so lucky. Or not. We need to figure this out too.
What is there! Santal wanted to sort out a lot. For example, her aunt wanted to tell her something important about her parents, what are their names. The girl even began to think: maybe her uncle and aunt were hiding something from her?
Okay, let's leave our relatives alone. That uncle ... Why did he want to do this to her? It is clear that the Force showed Santal what would have happened if that crowd had not wiped her from the blue skin and she had not yet escaped herself. It turns out that she saved herself. In both cases. That's it! And then and then she was able to escape. But why? It turns out that there are not so many differences.
So what's the difference? Obviously, in version two, Santal escaped a little later. I've seen more horrors before that. But the giant slug is nonsense. The worst thing is that my uncle tried to sell it. But why? Didn't he feel sorry for the little girl? Previously, she believed that evil does not exist, although her aunt scared her at night with various horror stories. But she did not believe that it was true, she considered it just a legend. But it turns out she was wrong.
How did the man talk? As if this wasn't the first time he'd done it. How many times has she begged to bring her home? Couldn't convince him. I even tried my eyebrows with a house. Did not work out. Well, uncle! As if made of metal. Outside and inside. But how does that happen? He seems to be smiling. Not iron to the touch.
Wait a minute, and that she is "uncle and uncle" all the time? Doesn't he have a name? Oh yeah, she never found out. And he probably never will. It's sad. Anyway. If he doesn't know, he can at least come up with it. To call it somehow. We must remember how it stands out. Maybe Uncle Hat? It's funny. Evil hat?
Resoundingly. Blue death? Enough. Nothing else comes into my head.
While Santal was thinking, she reached the library. From what he saw, his eyes lit up. There were so many wardrobes, just wow! The girl wanted to read literally everything! Only she could not read, so she asked to teach. A gray-haired woman in yellow clothes agreed to help the newcomer. This was not the first time she had faced such a problem. So often that it even ceased to be considered a problem. But Santal already had his own plan.
First of all, she wanted to find out as many names of the races inhabiting the galaxy as possible. And most importantly, what races her classmates belong to, except for those whom she already knew. But it is not enough to remember, you still need to learn the distinctive features. Yes, a lot more! There is so much to learn.
From Madame Jocasta Nu, and that was the name of the woman in yellow, the girl received the alphabet. And then the librarian took her to Sainuba to help her. And it turned out that it is not that difficult. Santal had an idea. She asked for several sheets of paper, cut them into rectangles with some help and drew a letter on each to make it easier to remember. In her room, she placed it on the table so that it catches the eye. Then the librarian gave a book to help and another "for all younglings", which was called "The Jedi Path: A Guide for Students of the Force."
By the evening, Santal found out which of her classmates was who. For example, Dasha is a Togruta. Fion is a Zigerrian.
Ugh, how tired she was all day. But this is only the very first, it will be more difficult further. I have to get up early tomorrow. No more sleep until you want to. Santal groaned, remembering this. Well, nothing, he will probably get used to it. Now it's time to go to bed. To be more alert, you need more hours of sleep.
Sabura lay down without undressing, and soon sleep overcame her.