Temple Life
Substitute Luminara
Obi Wan rounded the corner of the med Star.
"Hello Master Kenobi," Caleb said as he saw the Jedi master walk by.
Obi Wan jumped not expecting the kid to come out of the door. He looked at the young boy.
"Well, hello there Padawan Dume." Obi Wan says. It took him a little while to remember why the young Padawan was there. "Checking on your master?"
"Yeah, I've been waiting on the sub. Wait it's not you is it Master Kenobi?" Caleb replied.
"Unfortunately no. As much as I would love to fill in for master Billaba, Anakin and I have to leave soon. We just stopped by on the way to Mandolor." The Jedi master answered.
"So if it's not you or master Skywalker do you know who it is?" The Padawan asked. "Hanging out with the clones is fun and all, but I'm not old enough to drink yet. Also I kinda want someone that doesn't look like Stance to talk to."
"Well Master Luminara Unduli is here for a few days, and Master Wendu will be here in a couple days for all I know. Master Unduli would be happy to teach you something until Master Windu gets here." Obi Wan answered.
"Thank you Master. I think I'll go looking for her." The boy said.
"If you happen to see Anakin tell him his former Padawan is waiting on us to bring her her troops." Obi Wan suggested as the Padawan ran off.
Caleb used the front to try and identify and locate Luminara. Unfortunately he had never met her so it was a little difficult. He did recognize Anakin through the force though who appeared to be arguing with another Jedi because the force signature. It had to be Luminara's because according to Obi Wan she was the only other Jedi on board that wasn't in a Bacta tank.
Caleb headed down the hall towards the direction of the two signatures. The door to the room was open, and he could now hear the argument.
"Ahsoka was reckless and disobeyed orders. She let her emotions get in her way and formed attachments. Something I'd say she gets from you. It's probably better that she left the order before she finished her training. She never would have passed her trials." Luminara said.
"She did pass them, and she'd be a knight already after what your Padawan put her through if she stayed. At least my Padawan didn't turn to the dark side like Barrius did." Anakin yelled back.
"What you blame me for my Padawan's bad choices?" Luminara asked.
At this point Caleb had entered the room unnoticed by the knight or the master.
"Perhaps if you were a better master she wouldn't have done what she did and both our Padawans would be at our sides right now!" Anakin yelled.
"That was not my fault. It could have happened to anyone Skywalker. My teachings had nothing to do with Barrius's fall or Ahsoka leaving. It just happened, or are you saying that Master Yoda is responsible for Count Douko's fall as well?" Luminara retorted.
"Not at all that happened long after he had been knighted or became a master. He just has a twisted point of view." Anakin said.
"Um Master Skywalker? Master Unduli?" Caleb said attempting to get their attention.
Both Jedi stopped their argument and looked at the young Padawan.
"Hello Padawan Dume, may we help you?" Anakin asked breaking the silence.
"Master Kenobi told me to tell you your former Padawan is waiting." Caleb replied.
"Well it looks like your Padawan is still helping us." Luminara says.
"Well as young Caleb here said Ahsoka's waiting on me. I better grab the troops and be off to Mandolor ." Anakin replied. A slight smile on his face as he thought of his young student that was like a daughter to him.
"Well, so your the curious Padawan of Master Billaba's I've heard so much about?" Luminara said turning to Caleb.
"Is that a bad thing?" The boy asked.
"Not at all, Padawan. It shows your willing to learn. That should make you easy to teach." The Jedi master replied.
"What was that with Master Skywalker?" he asked.
"I'm sorry you had to hear that. My Padawan caused some trouble a while back that lead to his leaving the order. He blames me." She explains.
"Was it your fault?"
"In part. I failed to teach her how to resist the temptation of the dark side in this war. She fell, and it affected others. However, it was time for both of us to let go of them."
"His Padawan was affected by your Padawan's actions?" Caleb said looking up at her.
"She was blamed at first, but proven innocent by her master. She almost lost her life because of it. She found a way to help outside of the order though." She replied then looked at him. "I heard you lost a friend in your last battle."
"I have, Stance. He saved my life and I couldn't save his." Caleb responded while crossing his arms.
"You were tempted by the dark side because of it?" Luminara questioned.
"I felt it as I killed the man that killed him."
"It was your first loss and first kill. You have been though a lot in such a short time. On top of that your master being injured." She replied.
She gestured for him to sit down on a nearby bench. He sat down.
"I might not be Master Billaba, but would you mind telling me what happened and how you felt?" She asked.
Caleb explained everything that had happened in the past few days. He told her about how he felt when he lost his friend. She heard how he knew that his actions following the event were rash, and that it was not a way of life he wanted to live.
"There was no victory in that kill." He said with his head down. "Master Billaba said at Stance's funeral that the loss of life is never a victory."
"It's not, but loss is unavoidable sometimes." Luminara says. "Sometimes we have to let go of someone sooner than we think. Other times we have to take the lives of someone to save our own. That's just the cost of war. Our job right now is to restore the peace. Only way to do that right now is to continue to fight." She explains.
The two get up and walk together.
"People get injured, some die. That's just part of life. It's no ones fault." She says as they walk.
"Others are scared." Caleb said.
"Sometimes in ways that can't be seen. It's part of what makes us who we are." Luminara added.
The next few days were similar. In the mornings and evenings he would visit his master while she was in the Bacta tank. Master Unduli often met him there and walked him back.
He would train with her twice a day for those three days. Often they were talks like the first one. Other times she helped him with some of his force skills.
During his break he would hang out with the clone troopers. They would tease him a little, but nothing that bothered him to much. It was just for fun.
Then Master Windu arrived. Master Unduli was sent on a mission. Caleb was cleared to return to the field. They even received their next assignment & were scheduled to leave as soon as Billaba was released.
•Ok Mace's chapter is next. I need stories for him to tell. He is going to spar with Caleb and tell him stories like he promised he would. If anyone has any suggestions let me know in the review. Luminara won out because it flows better this way. It was pretty much a tie for both on who's chapter was first. I had to consultant a friend who told me to see how they flowed. He suggested Luminara because of the topic she covers.
•May the force be with you always
•Cass