Faction [Jedi] A Knighting - Zaiya Ceti

[Iris Arani]

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The galaxy was all over the place these days. Iris hadn't the time to keep up with far too many happenings. Even now she still didn't know everything she should, but there was one thing she did know. Despite her distance, despite the infrequent training she could only offer between her growing slumber within the Bacta tank that had become her second home, she'd watched. Domxite had been her eyes, her ears, her only true way to understand.

There was no formal hall, no large temple. Iris stood within a field of grass, her eyes watching the skyline yet never focusing on anything visible. The colors, the Force, they were at peace here. That was more than enough for her. "Did you invite those you wanted to?" Focus, real focus, returned to her eyes as she looked to the girl beside her. No, not quite a girl, but blooming into adulthood in a way Iris had only dared to hope for quietly. Was this how Jasper Kai'el felt, perhaps? A hope that their students would see a better galaxy.

Domxite hopped up onto Iris's shoulder, settling down with a gentle trill and a blooming warmth of joy.

"We can wait for them, but we don't have to."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Zaiya Ceti]

Iris Arani and everyone else! ^_^

"I did!" the Lovalla replied, her grin bright and giddy as ripples of bioluminescence danced across the mottled spots and stripes of the Padawan who would soon become a Knight. She had sent out invitations to everyone she knew, hoping they would come. And if they could only make it via hologram, that was okay too, because she could feel them in her heart.

She was nervous. Excited. Almost dizzy with it. But above all, she was happy.

Her thoughts drifted back over the long path that had brought her here. There had been a time when she had not even known what the Force was. SHe had not known who the Jedi or Sith were, nor what it truly meant to walk the path of a Jedi.

All the Lovalla teenager had known at fourteen, when she first met Aris Noble so many years ago, was how wonderful it felt to meet someone… and to feel them again.

Zaiya had lost her parents when she was nine during the Battle of Commenor. For a Lovalla, to lose those bonds so young was a quiet kind of exile. Without those strong social connections, her colors had dimmed, her bioluminescence had muted to a dull sheen, and she had obsessed over trying to be as bright as she could with makeup and dying her hair and all the shiny jewelry she could find. Others seemed brighter, more vibrant, while she remained a shade of herself at the edge of the crowd.

It had been a lonely existence.

Until she discovered the Force.

Through it, she learned that bonds did not have to vanish. The Force connected people. It connected everything. It revealed that she had never truly been alone.

She could learn. Teach. Reach out and touch the lives of others. She could push her body and mind beyond what she once believed possible. Travel across the stars to help people, protect them, defend them.

To bring light. Joy. Hope.

And even if she was only one person, after everything she had learned from Shan, Iris, Cora, Lossa, and so many others along the way, Zaiya understood something important.

All it takes is one person to make a difference.

It might be small.

But even a small flame is still a candle in the dark.

"We can wait a bit!" she finally decided, flashing a wide smile, and Domxite joined her with an excited shuffle. They were also excited to see this day come, as he had been equally important as much as Shan and Iris in mentoring her to where she was now. "Aris and the others will be here soon too!"

 

[Iris Arani]

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An increasingly rare smile formed on Iris's face as she nodded and looked back out to the field of grass. They'd be here soon enough, all the friends and allies Zaiya thought should be here. It was good that she had these friends. That her nature as a Lovalla wasn't a weakness, but her greatest strength as a Jedi. She was proud. Endlessly so.

"Good. Then in the mean time.." She trailed off, instead rummaging around the bag on her hip. Soon enough she'd bring out her goal. Canvas, paint, brushes. She held one brush to Zaiya, smiling fainter now.

"Paint with me. This place is beautiful, so, let it inspire you."

Zaiya Ceti

 

[Makko Vyres]

MAKKO

Zaiya Ceti Iris Arani

Outdoors was - as far as Makko was concerned - the perfect location for a knighting. Fresh air was pleasant and if Luciana started to cry her voice wouldn't carry so far and he could simply walk a little distance away.

He'd brought a soft play mat and mobile that he could set in the grass to keep her occupied.

"Is this the knighting? Did I get the day wrong?" Makko asked as he approached. He was Pushing luciana along towards them in a hover pram.

Instead of anything formal, they appeared to be setting up for a painting lesson.

 

[Feng Huang]

Zaiya Ceti Makko Vyres Iris Arani​

Feng had never been to a knighting! It was exciting to be invited to one, even if it was just to fill up seats as it were. That didn't matter she was honoured nevertheless. The honour that came with being a part of the Jedi Order. Even if she was only just still a padawan. Hopefully that would be changing soon, it was really up to her when she thought she was ready for the trials.

Honestly Feng was starting to fear it was only her fear and anxiety holding her back, she hoped not, she just wanted to be absolutely sure she was ready not just for the trials, but for the path of the Jedi Knight before her Feng had spent so long thinking she would be a Jedi Shadow a semi independent knight. Recently however she had been considering other options, namely Jedi Temple Guard.

Feng shook her head, it was hard not to think of her own impending knighthood at an event of someone else's knighthood. Still today wasn't about her, she was here to offer her support as a fellow Jedi. Hopefully the fact that she were a padawan so would know the nervous excitement the applicant must be feeling would be helpful.

Feng approached three Jedi gathering for the ceremony.

"Hi! I'm Feng! Thanks for the invitation! I should be taking my trials soon, so it's a great honour to see a knighting ceremony in person! You must be a nervous tense, excited, stressed mess!" Feng said the last with a laugh but realised belatedly that in her excited babble it probably wasn't the thing to say.

"Oops sorry. I just meant I would be, I didn't mean to suggest you are or should be, I mean it's a big step, being honoured and charged with the responsibility of being a Knight. Ho wouldn't be a little nervous. Not that you have any reason to be, I'm sure you wouldn't be knighted if the masters didn't think you were ready for it. I just meant I'm… here for support…"

Feng hunched her shoulders in embarrassment at her word vomit tirade.

Feng considered the three Jedi. Feng didn't know much about any of them. A Handsome Knight. An elegant woman Atrisian maybe? Or Aakaashian like herself? Feng would be pleasantly surprised, but she knew Aakaashians in the galaxy were rare. Finally a young woman who seemed to glow with positive energy. Feng guessed she was the initiate for the ceremony.

Hopefully I haven't fumbled my introduction too badly, I could use more friends.