After the elders had told her about the House of Raun, Rey was on edge, waiting patiently for the sun to begin it's descent from the sky.
"You know, it's kind of funny when you think about it," Finn stated from beside her.
"What is?" She asked while watching the red sun fall slowly towards the horizon.
"That while we both were raised in completely different circumstances, we both consider this to be the exact opposite of what we knew."
"I suppose you're right," She said as she saw the horizon begin to show the pastel colours of an early sunset.
She stared at the village below them for a few moments, where other members of the Resistance were playing a game, before she jumped from the straw-thatched roof that she was on to the deck below. After she finished assisting Finn on his way down she began her way towards the westernmost shrine of the village, where she would be gifted with different tools to help her on her quest. several members of the Resistance were already waiting for her when she got there, as well as the elders of the village. When she stepped up to the shrine she saw carvings of people kneeling to the elders before she decided that it was wisest that she do so as well.
As soon as her knee hit the ground the oldest of them began speaking, "Lady Rey, last of the Jedi, savior of worlds, we gift upon you three ancient Jedi artifacts in the hope that they shall aid you in your quest. First, the lantern of knowledge, may its undying flame help to guide you in your quest for information," as he said this a lantern was placed to her right with a small, orange flame safely nestled in the center, "Second, we grant you the ring of peace, may its connection to the force enable a sense of calm within through the perils of the jungle," once he had said this he set a small grey ring to her left that contained a small green kyber crystal on its front, " and lastly, we gift to you the sword of light, may it enable you to protect yourself from the harms of the temple, forest, and galaxy." once he had said this he laid a song blade into her hands.
The blade appeared to be made of liquid metal that was as solid as durasteel, and as deadly as a lightsaber.
The assistant of the elders from earlier spoke to her and said, "You are now granted 10 minutes of informal inquiry and last conversations with your friends prior to the completion of the sunset."
As permission was granted to her she went to the elder who had run the ceremony and asked him, "Why do you not carry a lightsaber? it seems as though it would do all of the tasks of these items more efficiently."
"The ancient Jedi had no proper holding device for the crystal, so they maintained order by carrying these items with them. While that practice ended thousands of years ago, the most recent Jedi to visit our village said that the three separate items were more useful, as several of the trials required singular aspects to be separated from one another so as to unlock all of the secrets of the House of Raun," he answered.
Finding this answer to make perfect sense Rey went to Finn to talk with him.
"That ceremony was pretty crazy," Finn said as she approached him.
"I know, right? I honestly had no idea what I was supposed to do," Rey stated as she looked past Finn to see that Poe was approaching them.
"Hello!" Poe exclaimed in his usually happy tone.
"What is it that you are carrying?" Finn asked with curiosity and excitement lacing his voice.
"Nothing much, just three days worth of supplies for the Lady," He said jokingly while giving Rey a mock bow.
"Three days?! But it's supposed to take two at the most!" She exclaimed with bewilderment as the heavy backpack was thrust into her arms, nearly causing her to drop it.
"Relax, it's just a safety measure in case you get lost or something. Don't worry about it. It is just standard procedure you know," Poe stated with amusement in his voice.
"Well I think that it's slightly excessive, even if it is just the way things operate around here," She said while slowly placing the heavy pack onto her back.
"Look, if you get lost out there we will start a manhunt, after three days of course so don't worry," Poe stated before walking back over to the few pilots that survived Crait.
After her conversation with Poe the sun was deemed low enough for her to begin the ancient journey that many before her had taken.
She stepped out into the wilderness, waiting to see what would become of her in the House of Raun.
