It was a cold, frosty morning on the mountains of New Alderaan. The mountains were still capped in snow despite the weak sunlight that shone on them. The snow was tenacious and stuck together well, perfect for playing in. Voth Toka sighed. He sat on a chair on his balcony. Or at least his father's balcony. His father was a Duke on this paradise and he had been expecting Voth to carry on the long line of Toka Dukes who controlled a large portion of the mountainous terrain. Now Voth was going to be a Jedi and those dreams were gone, replaced. As a Jedi he would be unable to claim the land that was his by birth right. He was torn between a life as a guardian of the Galaxy or the comfort of being a wealthy nobleman with a chance at becoming a king. He secretly still wished he would inherit this land and that the Jedi would let him have his father's wealthy Duchy. It would be of great value to the Republic as it held many ore mines in the mountains which the territory encompassed. Maybe Voth would become both a Duke and a Jedi but he doubted it.
His mother had dressed him in a suit which fitted him perfectly. Today was his final day with his family before he would be taken off-world to Coruscant. His nights had been full of dreams, dreams of travelling the Galaxy and saving people's lives. His family had never had a Force sensitive in their ranks before making him truly something special to them. Voth was his parent's pride and joy, they had used their wealth to ensure he had as good an upbringing as possible. And now he was leaving. It brought a flood of tears from his parents eyes when the day came. He would sit vigil over the spaceport, waiting for the ship that would take him so far away from home.
Despite his good education, his head was still full of questions, specifically about the Jedi. When his family discovered he was Force sensitive they had taught him all about the history of the Jedi, turning them in angelic figures in his head. The real Galaxy wasn't all angels and protectors. Recently he had come to terms with the real world, seeing poverty and disease everywhere. He had broke down in his room after it. It had been his first true lesson of life, he was intelligent but he had been kept from the outside world, playing with his friends in the mountains where few made their homes save a few towns and the Duchy's capital.
He would not be seeing the scenery of New Alderaan again so he continued to scan the horizon, taking in as much as he could before he left. He was excited in truth but he shivered from nerves.
His mother had dressed him in a suit which fitted him perfectly. Today was his final day with his family before he would be taken off-world to Coruscant. His nights had been full of dreams, dreams of travelling the Galaxy and saving people's lives. His family had never had a Force sensitive in their ranks before making him truly something special to them. Voth was his parent's pride and joy, they had used their wealth to ensure he had as good an upbringing as possible. And now he was leaving. It brought a flood of tears from his parents eyes when the day came. He would sit vigil over the spaceport, waiting for the ship that would take him so far away from home.
Despite his good education, his head was still full of questions, specifically about the Jedi. When his family discovered he was Force sensitive they had taught him all about the history of the Jedi, turning them in angelic figures in his head. The real Galaxy wasn't all angels and protectors. Recently he had come to terms with the real world, seeing poverty and disease everywhere. He had broke down in his room after it. It had been his first true lesson of life, he was intelligent but he had been kept from the outside world, playing with his friends in the mountains where few made their homes save a few towns and the Duchy's capital.
He would not be seeing the scenery of New Alderaan again so he continued to scan the horizon, taking in as much as he could before he left. He was excited in truth but he shivered from nerves.