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That's sweet of him."
To be honest, I'm very curious about everything about Master Valery's circumstances, how she was a Jedi dozen thousands of years ago, how she was caught in static for so long before re-emerging in a galaxy completely different from the one she used to live in.. However, I'm not quite sure how to address the curiosity. They say, it's a bad idea asking a woman anything remotely related to her age, and given how her circumstances puts her in… let's just say the top 1% of the galaxy's upper bracket, I have to word this question, rather delicately?
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Must be nice having a place that reminds you of, how do you say it… your past life?" I asked with awkwardness in my voice,
Chit, that didn't come out bad, did it?
As we walked on the bridge, across a huge waterfall, I can't help to think, how nice it is having this temple for herself, for the most part. The landscape is just simply magnificent, the air clean, no unnecessary noise, just a lovely place in general. Sure, it might be far from any other sign of civilization, but it's not like she's spending all her time here. This temple is such a nice place for a short getaway trip, meditation in solitude is something that most people need after all.
Halfway along the way, Master Valery asked me about the trinket that I used in Ambria. She has shown her interest in it ever since, and this is our first meeting after Ambria, so it's only natural that I was prepared.
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Of course, master."
Taking it out of my pocket, I showed her the
decent-sized, cube-shaped artifact, now that she has the chance to see it up close and personal.
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See, dark side spirits, unlike you and I, are purely made up of the Force, they essentially are just Force essence. They fight using the Force, which is their whole existence." I explained to her with pride on my face. Of course, Master Valery understands this concept very well, but it was an important concept of how this trinket works, and as such I'm taking the chance to explain a Force concept to the Sword of the Jedi.
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The trinket is just a cage that can trap a limited volume of Force essence. Catching and isolating the spirit is just Tutaminis." I opened the trinket, each part moving around to finally show the inner side of the cube. The inside only becomes apparent this way, a small microchip is visible inside. as is the slightly different color of the material that actually allows the trinket to hold the Force essence trapped from making its escape.
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What this trinket allows me to do is to trap the Force essence, instead of quickly dissipating it for other uses. The purging is purely me channeling Force light in." I handed the trinket to Master Valery, offering her a chance to inspect and examine it.
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Now, the details can be much more complicated. I have a workshop in Coruscant where I keep the stuff that I have made, if you're interested in a deep dive."