Chapter14
A day of remembrance
The mess hall was abuzz with noise, a normal occurrence in the early morning, yet this morning was different. The shutters to the kitchens and serving area were still closed. Another thing different was that the staff table was full with all the teachers present. An early morning message had been sent out that all students should be present, though there were some gaps in the students.
Yang looked around the table the three teams normally used
"Where is Jaune, April and Nora?" She asked
"They were gone this morning when we woke up." Katya replied, her usual cheer in absence
Looking closer Yang noticed that all three sisters looked glum, and instead of wearing their usual clothes or school uniform they were dressed in black and not wearing any make up. She was about to comment on it when Ozpin stood up and tapped on the staff table with his cane. Another curious thing was that the staff were all dressed sombrely as well
"Miss Goodwitch?" He asked
"All accounted for." Goodwitch came in through the main doors and closed the doors behind her
Ozpin moved to the front of the staff table and leaned on his cane. He looked over the now quiet room
" Good morning Hunters and Huntresses. I am sure by now most of you, even the most sleep deprived, had noticed that today is a lot different than the usual Friday. There is a reason for that and no it is not because the support staff had gone on the strike they had been threatening with."
A few chuckles rippled through the room
" When we think of days of remembrance what springs to mind? Colour Day, Freedom Day , Dustmass. All days spent with loved ones with great joy and cheer. But what of the days that are remembered as days of sorrow? The loss of settlements, deaths of families?"
No one answered that
"We do not acknowledge those days except as very personal days for those invoved. A few days ago a student approached the faculty asking what was Beacons policy on such days. To our shock we found we have no policy on dealing with such days. When asked what brought this about the student explained that his peoples custom was to hold a day of remembrance for the day their people were driven from their home and for the losses they suffered that day."
Ozpin pointed to Oobleck
"Of course at this point there was no stopping the questions. And we learned a lot that day."
More chuckles rippled through the room, Oobleck seemed oblivious setting out several pens and notebooks before him
"The more we learned the more we saw that such days should be acknowledged as well. And as we thought about it we realised that though this day has a very poignant meaning to some, an acknowledgement of days of loss as a group could be very beneficial too all. In exchange for the knowledge on how the day is spent we granted the student permission to perform the rites of their people and we invite you all to join."
Yang noticed Pyrrha sending a message. The intercom clicked on. From outside the hall a large drumming noise came. Heads spun to direction of the noise but the windows were blocked by large white screen The screens along the walls of the hall switched on, instead of the usual news and entertainment channels the picture was of the yard beyond the mess hall. Two copies of the ancient Mistrali giant temple drums and rows of smaller drums was in view.
The current drumming was being done by two shirtless large male students dressed in long white skirts, Their muscles rippled as they kept a slow and steady pace while banging the drums with padded batons. A cry in a foreign language sounded out over the cadence. Two lines approached the smaller drums. Nora was leading one line, April the other. The second line of drummers were dressed in black skirts and bras for the female participants, a large portion of the groups were faunus. One line had blue tribal patterns painted on them, the other line red. They took position by the smaller drums and started slapping on them in sequence. A loud cry came over the intercom and the drums stilled. Another cry had four drummers on the smaller drums beating a slow rhythm. A third cry had the drummers increase in tempo and more of the second line joined in.
Many of the silent watcher now started shivering in anticipation as the drum beats increased in tempo. The cryer stepped into view. Jaune was dressed in a long red skirt. Tribal patterns had been drawn in red and blue paint on him. The drums stopped and he started a chant, speaking softly at first and then increasing in volume and speed. Reaching the end of his chant he lifted his arms and the main drummers started beating the drums in a hard and fast pattern and the smaller drums joined in.
Inside the room three voices added themselves to the chant that Jaune was chanting over the drums being beaten, Both chants and drums intensifying in tempo. Till all stopped in a sudden clash. A funeral like pace was now being drummed out and with the chant taking on a sorrowful tone. A loud cry had all noise stop and silence descended.
Several minutes passed before the screen by the window dropped and the drummers started playing a more upbeat rhythm. The shutters opened from the kitchen and the usual clatter of the serving staff filled the room. Outside the drummers settled into smaller groups and started playing as fast or slow as they wished, no longer following a prepared routine but drumming to their own beat. A few started dancing around to the rhythm of the beat
" Breakfast is now served and classes are suspended for the day." Ozpin announced
Ozpin looked around the room
"Doctor Oobleck has all the information on the rite that had just been performed for those interested. As a general rule the rest of the day is usually spent in reminiscing with friends and family by the tribes involved in both happiness and silence, in joy and tears, so you are urged to do the same and remember those we lost. Remember both the good times and the bad times with those who have departed"
Jaune , Nora and April came in through the doors and headed for their table. They did not get very far before they were bowled over by the Ichuru sisters. The three were lost in a frenzy of tearful and happy hugs.
Yang turned to face Pyrrha and Ren
"You knew about this?" She asked
"We did, but neither of us had the skills to take part on the drum line." Ren replied
Blake had actually left her book closed on the table while the ceremony had started
"Obviously it was something important to Jaune and the sisters, but do you now more about it?" She asked
"From what Jaune said it is on this day that their clans were driven from their homes by an enemy that completely turned the area into a zone that could not sustain live. That was the start of their wanderings. On this day they remember the home they lost and those that died." Pyrrha explained
" Jaune also explained that while they had this day it does not mean it is exclusive to them. In remembering what they lost they also acknowledge that others had lost as much as them." Ren added
Ren stood up
"If you will excuse me, I am going to the chapel to light a candle and incense for my family, should Nora come looking for me."
Ozpin sat down at the table and the serving staff started bringing over the breakfast for the teachers. His attention was taken up by a new noise. Jaune had started singing a song and the sister joined in enthusiastically and loudly if quite off key. The song was both melancholic and upbeat, the tine of the song telling more than the words as the song was being sung in the foreign language.
He noticed Bart had his scroll on record as well as furiously taking notes. He was so engrossed in what he was doing that a cup of coffee was growing cold next to him
"Absolutely fascinating. This is something never seen before, none of the known wandering tribes have ever shown anyone any the rituals they hold. I do hope mister Arc will supply us with the translation somewhere in the future."
"Where did they get the drums?" Tsune asked
"When Mister Arc described the larger drums it sounded a lot like the temple drums of Mistral. Both Vale university and the Natural history museum had copies of the drums and were willing to loan them in exchange for information on the rite performed. The new displays and the recording should be in place by next week." Bart stated
"And the smaller drums?" Tsune prompted
" Another student actually. Mister Arc had approached me after class and neither of us had noted that a new class had entered. Miss Summers interjected that the smaller drums were similiar to ones used in Menagerie as well as a growing group of street artists that play drums. There is actually growing groups that take up drumming as a form of relaxation. The clothing was made by the drama department of Vale university after a friend of mine who dabbles in the arts spoke to the department head. Again for being taught in exchange."
Oobleck took a sip of his lukewarm coffee
"Of course the use of drums are not unknown. The old Mistrali armies had used them as a form of communication after all, but for those fleeing from them to start suing the same tools. Absolutely fascinating."
Port motioned around the room
"I can see now why you decided not to run classes." He said solemnly
The hall had broken into groups, some by village or settlements, some by family and friend groups, The overall tone of the room was mildly melancholic yet there was frequent bursts of laughter. Some were quietly leaving the hall and some were heading to the memorial walls that surrounded the Academy main structure.
"A day spent in reflection might just be what is needed to refocus on what we are trying to achieve here." Tsune said shrugging
Jaune and the others eventually returned to the table carrying several platters of food. The earlier melancholy of the sisters had largely disappeared. They sat the platters and several stacks of plates down before he and the other noisily dug in. Katya looked at Weiss as she looked both confused and unsettled beneath her usual polite and aristocratic veneer
"Do you want to ask something?" She asked
"Why do you ask?" Weiss responded
"Well judging from your expression you were either curious about something or very constipated and on the verge of letting loose a big fart." Katya replied blandly
Yang started cackling, Ruby hid inside her cape her shoulders twitching madly. The rest just burst out in snickers on both her first expression and the now rising red hue
" I find it strange that for a day of tragedy you are approaching it in a very boisterous manner." Weiss observed
" In remembering those that had gone before we remember not only their passing but the good times we spent with them. And as we feast we believe they are joining us as well, for while they are gone they are not forgotten." Hina explained
"Another tribe has a saying that sums this believe up. They say it as this Ni su,cuyi, gar kyrádyc, ni partyali gar darasuum." Yara said
"It means, I am still alive. But you are dead. I remember you so you are eternal." Katya translated
Jaune swallowed and spoke next
"They also have another saying that states that those who have gone before are merely ahead of us."
"Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la" Katya said
"That is the one." Jaune nodded
"How many languages do you speak?" Blake asked
Jaune counted of on his fingers.
"Apart from basic five others. Hina seven for you?" Jaune looked at Hina
"Eight actually, though luckily everyone speaks or understands Basic." Hina replied
"Right now it is only usefull to be rude to other people, we can literally say everything with a smile and everyone believes you are being polite." Katya grinned
Yang paused
"So what were you really saying in the locker room the other day when those third years were trying to start some trouble?" She asked
"All tits. No brain. And probably dumb as well." Yara replied with a grin
"She also said she wonders what they charge by the hour and if they charge extra for special tricks." Hina added
"Was that before or after wondering STD treatment they were on." Yara asked
Ruby nearly choked on her glass of milk, Weiss looked scandalised and Blake looked intrigued. Yang looked both delighted and disappointed at not being the one to lay down that smackdown. Puns and smackdowns were her thing after all.
"Can we change the subject?" Ruby pleaded coughing, a rising blush on her face
"I agree the subject is not suitable for breakfast discussion." Weiss added primly
"I could stand to hear more." Blake muttered
Yang turned to face Jaune
"So what is on the program for the rest of the day? Seeing it is your cultural day." She asked
"Till the bonfire at sunset nothing much, we eat drink and generally just enjoy the day." Jaune replied
"Anything else going on except the bonfire?" Yang continued
"We normally have a large meal made by the mothers as a family before the bonfire. At the bonfire we set of fireworks and get really drunk, though the last part will not be happening due to Beacon's alcohol policy." Hina answered
"So there should not be any remembrance day litters." Katya added
" When you said mothers you mean a meal made by the mothers of the extended family?" April asked
"Like some do for Dustmass." Ruby chirped
"Some do, but mostly it is our mothers." Hina answered
Jaune held up his hand
"I think I see where the confusion comes in. Yukis have large family units, a single family may have a single male and several females, all kittens see the females as mothers." He said
"Harems?" Blake asked
"No. Prides, the mothers are the dominant ones in the families, though they and the Tom are equal in position. Harems imply one dominant being with the rest being subservient." Jaune corrected
"Like the cats in the wilds?" Nora asked
"I think that is the closest you are going to get to understand that." Jaune shrugged
"And what of those that prefer their own gender?" April asked
"Does not matter we do not discriminate, in fact most of us are bisexual by nature." Hina replied
Coco was getting really worried about Velvet, for the entire week she had been withdrawn and had spent nearly every free moment tinkering on Anisidora, her camera slash weapon. The furious tinkering could be explained as Velvet had experienced a complete weapons failure in combat class on Tuesday and as a result had been beaten soundly by her opponent. Despite her working on her weapon to rectify the fault coco could see that Velvet was spiralling downwards. Then there was the fact that Velvet could not keep her eyes of the two first year teams.
Coco was sure that Velvet's slump had something to do with that, there had been the incident in the forest and on Monday the anomaly in the meditation circles. Though getting to the bottom of it all was aggravating as Velvet closed of even more when asked about it.
As a result Coco, Yatsu and Fox had also spend time watching the two teams during the times they did not spend on classes and trying to break through to Velvet. Though none of them could see anything suspicious apart from the teams picking up the pace of their training. Nor was she and her team the only noticing that there was something off with Velvet, the teachers were worried too as they had noticed a slump in her school performance. Oobleck had given her time off from being his teachers aide. Both Miller and Goodwitch had held her back for conversations after class. Hell even the head of security Colt had asked Coco discretely if Velvet had been receiving unusual calls or messages or had someone trying to get close to her. Or if Velvet had received an unusual amount of contact from her home
The last could be explained as a security issue as there had been attempts by the White Fang to co opt faunus students before by pressuring their families or even attempts by unsavoury individuals due to the stereotype bunny girls had. A discrete check on Velvet's scroll while she was in the showers, and yes she still felt ashamed for doing it, had not revealed anything. Nor had the search engine for their room computer revealed any abnormal searches from Velvet's login, nor did she receive any strange messages on it. All she found was Velvets normal searches on photography sites, and though she tried to delete it from the browser,a rather vanilla porn site . More recently she had been looking at atronomy sites as well, nothing screaming danger to Coco. When she had checked the server using the boys login codes she found nothing. Literally nothing in Fox's case as apart from a confirmation message that his account was active Fox had no messages or a search history. What she had learned from Yatsu's searches had her re evaluating the man, never would she have suspected he was into real hardcore Mistrali cartoons. She considered herself wordly and experienced but seeing one of those had her blushing madly like a timid virgin. This was worsened as most of the characters in those cartoons could best be described as Lollitas or girls who were due for disabling back problems later in life. Frankly Xio Long was as flat as the Schnee in comparison to those girls.
She shook her head to break of that train of thought. She looked over to Velvet. She was looking steadfastly at the groups. Coco suppressed a sigh, all that they can do now was to wait for Velvet to snap out of it or drag her to Tsune if she does not.
The day ended with the promised bonfire and impromptu firework show. Nora had showed of her inner pyromaniac by taking sole control of that aspect. Nora was looking wistfully at Ren as he was standing slightly away from the group. Katya threw her arm around Nora's shoulder
"Girl, woman up and talk to him if you really want him." Katya said softly in her ear
"It is not like that, we are practically brother and sister." Nora objected without enthusiasm
"Nora, stop lying to yourself. I do not look at my brothers or sisters like that. Either that boy is as dense as deuterium or he is not interested." Katya replied
"Ren is complicated and he still hurts from losing his family at Kuriyre." Nora stated
Katya looked to the man
"Nora, and what happens when he gets the revenge he wants? Would he even know how to live again? Will he stop suppressing his emotions as he is doing now? Ren is existing, he is not living and by doing it he is ignoring your needs and it is hurting you"
Nora had no answer. Katya started leading her away.
"And what about what you need Nora? You can not stop living and waiting for a moment that may never come. There is a Nora outside of Ren and Nora and you owe it to yourself to find out who she is. There is a wide galaxy out there and it needs special people like you to show them how to truly live."
Hina joined the two
"I don't say this frequently but my little sister is right. Now let us go to our room. April paid a lot of good lien to have ice cream snuck to our room. A good cuddle and ice cream along with a long talk is what you need tonight. Also we need your help to convince Pyrrha to be more aggressive in her pursuit of Jaune. Her timidness may be cute but it will not get her laid and making us aunts. We want kittens to spoil, dammit and we are too young and sexy still to have our own."
"Guys, I just want to get an early night, we have extra classes tomorrow." Nora demurred
"Nope. Jaune got us a deferral from that so no classes. Two, the Nora we know and hope to see become her true self does not do early nights."
The Executor. Deep Space
The aide waited for several minutes after hearing the life support pod open and close before stepping into the space Lord Vader used as an office. Several terminals and screens were active, progress bars indicating that the systems were linking up and synchronising with the holonet after the Executor had reverted to realspace from the latest Hyperspace jump.
The man looked down at his datapad as he prepared to start his brief to the Sith Lord that was seated behind his desk. The first items on the agenda was the usual ship updates that the Captain forwarded. He paused at the second item on the list.
"Lord Vader the Inquisitor has contacted the Executor during your rest period and has requested that you contact him at your earliest convenience. The holocom relay will be ready for transmissions shortly." He reported
" Connect my office to his as soon as possible, this takes priority over any other transmissions the captain may wish to send."
The man tapped a few times on his datapad
"The order has been sent to the captain and I should have confirmation shortly on confirmation of the order and the time till we have secured your communication order."
The man moved on
"The next item is a complaint from the Internal Security Bureau agent aboard in regards to bounty hunter Wren."
"What is the nature of the complaint?" Vader asked
"In summary she had instructed him to contact Rendill to have a ship in possession of the garrison be put through a forensic examination. The agent is adamant that her remit does not extend to her giving instructions to his office. The full complaint is ready for your perusal on your terminal." The aide summarised
"Have her escorted to my office." Vader instructed
The datapad chimed and the man looked down
"The Holocom relay is active and the Inquisitor is being contacted."
"Wait outside."
The man withdrew and gave instructions to the junior officer waiting outside the rooms with several stormtroopers on guard duty.
Minutes after the man departed the holocom transmitter became active and the form of the Inquisitor appeared before Vader. The Inquisitor knelt down to Vader
"Lord Vader I have much to report."
"Rise and report."
The Inquisitor rose and crossed his arms across his chest
"We have located the hidden room in the Hall of Learning. Thi information requested by the Emperor ad yourself took considerable effort to locate, I am however able to report that it was found and is being transmitted to you as we speak. I have given instructions that all the data the hidden archive contains to be scanned and processed starting from the last recorded High Master going backwards. However the information will be incomplete as the records of Yoda is not among those. From what we have gleaned so far is that the records only get added to the archive on the death or retirement of the Current High Master."
" Proceed." Vader stated
"On another matter we have found where and how the bounty hunter had accessed the Archive system. However we are unable to establish what data she had erased."
" Let us start with the how, I was under the impression that the system was the most up to date with anti intrusion protocols exceeding that of the Senate." Vader stated
"It was Lord Vader, we retrieved the data spike used. It was written in binary and using a format that had not been used in over three hundred years. The system simply disregarded it as a system error from an outdated server node. The virus the spike released is similiarly old and the current systems had no defense against it. We tested it on a unlinked terminal and the terminal was over written in addition to erasing specific data it also overwrote the deleted datamaking it impossible to retrieve. Unless there was a backup system that has the deleted data, the information is lost."
Vader noted the Inquisitor looked irritated by this failure, The being continued rapidly
"We have received credible reports on a missing master. Evan Piell or someone closely resembling him had been spotted in the undercity. We also received a report stating that knight Jax Pavan may also be in the undercity, the reports do not have the same credibility as the ones on Piell." The inquisitor continued
The Inquisitor looked to the side and the sound muted as the Inquisitor talked to a person of screen
"My apologies, I have just received information that Rahm Kota has been seen on Coronet. He was in the presence of the terrorist Saw Gureaura. Inquisitors have been dispatched."
"Is there any more you wish to report?" Vader asked'
"No, my Lord."
"Keep me updated." Vader ordered
He disconnected and the door to his office opened revealing his bounty hunter as she strolled into his office. Vader motioned her to a chair as he pulled up the complaint and read it. He steepled his fingers and turned to face the girl before him
"I assume you have a good reason for giving orders to the ISB." He stated
"I did." She answered
Vader waited for her to continue. She produced her datapad and linked it to his terminal
"I have been reviewing the information the ISB had squeezed out of that enforcer and something triggered a memory. Rereading Nonames file I noted that He and the Zygerran that supplied him with the cargo for Jabba had prior history." She said
She sat forward
"Then on the same day the Zygerran and his crew die by decompression. Initially it was thought that Minasa had been clearing up after herself but now I have doubts. Noname had been rescued during one of the few anti slave operations run by the last Jedi council a year after the Naboo incident. The slaver was captured and sentenced to a penal colony. I found out he had been released during the amnesty issued after the conclusion of the clone wars despite not being eligible for it. Obviously credist had been exchanged. The being then went back to his old trade."
She looked at Vader
"My belief is that Noname killed him out of revenge. The method of execution shows there was sever enmity by the one who managed to do so. The fact that the ship systems were scrubbed supports that."
"And what dies this have to do with your order to the ISB?" Vader asked
"The slaver had a reputation as being the only one t have access to a very exclusive source of slaves. Having access to a location that no one is aware of would make a good hiding place for a fugitive."
She stood up
"Just because the navicomputer and associated systems were scrubbed does not mean the ship movement can not be tracked in other ways. I had requested two things from the ISB. One that they do a full forensic examination on the ship and the support systems it has. Very few know that fuel and coaxium consumption is recorded in a secondary system or tht the emergency beacon stores nav points in another independent system, even points not recorded by the navicomputer. My second request is that they send out for landing and departure reports from the planets that have an active customs and immigration comtrol."
"You wish to use the data to check for nav points to see if there is a route that was frequently used but not on any commonly used trajectory." Vader filled the holes
"Exactly, if Arkaxia turns up nothing I have another route of investigation. And that is all I have left since the bounty hunters guild have suspended my membership pending review by a guild Master." Keira stated
Vader motioned for her to continue
"Thanks to the shootout on Rendill my loyalty to the guild has been called into question and I have lost access to all support from the guild. The guild does not like its members working alongside Imperials especially when said Imperials wind up killing a frequent customer. As it is I am likely to be expelled from the guild even if they believe I was forced into cooperation with you." Keira continued
" Please inform or my aide first in future if you have any more insights of this nature. I will inform the ISB agent that you act with my direct approval and you should not have any more delays of this nature."
She took it as her cue to leave and she moved to the door
"It might interest you to know that the Inquisitorius found where you had accessed the systems of the hall of learning."
She stopped and turned around
"Did they also report what I left behind in place of the data I purged?" She asked
"The inquisitor did not." Vader admitted
"Then ask your Inquisitor whether he or whoever had found it enjoyed what I had left behind."
"Which would be?"
She gave a feral grin
"Nothing but the best of male Gamorean on male Trandoshan porn that can be found on the holonet."
She turned around and exited the room. If she had stayed she would have been the first in recent memory and one of very few beings to witness a very unusual spectacle. That of a Sith Lord having a laughing fit.
In the bowels of the Superstar Destroyer the senior Internal Security Bureau agent assigned to the Executor looked away from the live transmission from Vader's office to his subordinate, the man smirked at the shocked expression on his juniors face. He pressed the pause control button with slow deliberation
"There is a reason Mandalorians fear their women, and that is the woman you decide to play power games with. When she finds out you were the one to inform the bounty hunters guild on her, and she will. She will come for you. Luckily for me I will not be anywhere near you." He said
"Sir?" The junior asked
The senior agent handed over a flimsy
"By attempting to openly play games with someone that has the attention of both the Emperor and Vader, you have proven you do not have what the ISB needs in its agents. Pack lightly Gammorra is hot this time of year."
The man stumbled out, a seam opened in the wall behind the senior agent and the man jumped up as his immediate superior walked into the room
"Commander Yularan, I was not aware you were on the ship." He stated while saluting
" I arrived shortly after the Executor reverted to real space, Inspector Mathers. I am surprised you simply did not shoot the idiot." Yularan commented
"Dead he would be a temporary warning, alive he serves as a longer lasting example. And to be honest I do not want to be in that girls cross hairs for spoiling her revenge."
Yularan looked at the image of the girl
"A pity we can not recruit her. Her type will work with us for credits and favours but never serve the Empire out of duty and obligation." He said
"Especially once she finds out that she was captured thanks to informant of ours, this idiots action will be purely be more Correllian Reserve on the rhyscate." Mathers replied
"I assume you already gave orders for that ship to be stripped down to its frame?" Yularan asked
"I did."
Yularan pointed to the door
"Apart from marooning the idiot on Gammorra what else are you planning?"
" He is most likely to contact his uncle to improve his lot. Tracking the uncle we will be able to see who is more loyal to the Senate and credits, than the bureau and the Empire. With your permission I would like to contact Director Isard and set up a joint force between us and the Senate Intelligence division." Mathers said
"There is no need, Isard will be given the order soon. The ISB and Senate Intelligence will be merging. From what I gather he is already running surveillance on several Senators." Yularan responded
" More corruption, Sir?" Mather asked
"Sedition actually or planning it. They continue to call themselves the Alliance to restore the Republic."
"I was under the impression that movement died with Naberie." Mathers replied
"Merely dormant while they fought amongst themselves for control." Yularan waved them off
"Anyone potentially dangerous among them?" Mathers asked'
" From what we now is that they claim to be a ruling body, so far there are two contenders vying for dominance. Mon Motha of Chandrilla and Bail Organa of Naboo. Garm Bell Ibliss is currently still with them, but I supect he will break away, amongst the group he is currently the most militant."
Yularan straightened his uniform
"Now I had better go and placate Vader before he decides to come down here and purge the office."
Mathers looked back to the frozen image.
"I just had a thought, sir."
"Go on."
"With her being burned by the hunters guild would it not be a good idea to hire her to train operatives for us. We are spies and investigators, hunting insurgents will need a level of skill we currently do not have." Mathers suggested
"The idea has merit, I will bring it up with Vader. On another matter since you now have a vacancy I have a promising officer in my retinue that could use ship borne experience. I will send him to report to you."
"Of course sir, who is this officer?"
"His name is Kallus, I think I will suggest to Vader that he spent time with the hunter in addition to the liason she already has. See if he can learn through observation if she can not be convinced to give lessons."
