Ella looked away from Carn for a moment to think. "The three pillars?" she thought to herself, frowning in concentration as she thought about them. When she came up with an answer, she looked back up to the Jedi Master. "They are called the Force, Knowledge and Self-Discipline master. They are what comprises the Jedi and reinforce the precepts of the Jedi Code."
"Because the Force is in all things, it is set as the first pillar. The Force is important because it is what guides a Jedi. I was taught that the Force is meditated and thought upon in everything that I will do as a Jedi Initiate all the way to when I became a Jedi Knight. When I created my Lightsaber," she removed the blade from her hip and rested it on her lap for Carn to see, "As part of my Initiate trials, I meditated on the Force as I pieced the bits of pieces of my Lightsaber together. I was even given a Force vision about a man, but I wasn't sure who he was. I think that I saw a Sith that day."
She scratched the back of her head with an awkward grin before continuing. "I was taught that the Force is in all living things and so as a Jedi, the Force is important because I am peacekeeper. I will help other people in any way I can, so the Force is important in that respect. The Force will also give me the ability to be used to help me in my tasks in other ways. Control techniques such as Curato Salva helps to replenish myself after my battle drills and training and I think it can be used in other situations as well, when I am feeling tired or hurt." She paused a moment to think, then continued. "Altus Sopor will help me focus more on the Force, allowing me to see into the Unifying Force whilst utilizing the Living Force as well; and then there is Tutaminis, which will allow me to absorb anything harmful and then use that energy for something more positive, such as a counter-attack or to heal or replenish myself in a situation with another."
She smiled at Carn to see if he was listening. When he was, she said, "The second pillar would be Knowledge. It is important because knowledge can be useful in any and everything and a Jedi never stops learning. Knowledge teaches history, which helps us to learn from past mistakes or learn from positives in the eras before us and then use those positives in the present and future. Lightsaber forms are a source of knowledge as well. Without knowing how to use this," she waved her hand across the Lightsaber and levitated it with the Force in between herself and Carn, "I wouldn't be able to protect my family... The Jedi Order... Or the people on Coruscant, for example. If it wasn't for knowledge, then I wouldn't have been taught how to create this Lightsaber, which I will use to protect others."
Ella waved her hand again to catch her Lightsaber and clip it to her utility belt. "Some way that the second pillar is the most important, but I disagree. I think looking back on the history of the Jedi Order, then the third pillar, Self-Discipline is the most important. It teaches us to remain controlled and centered in our duties. How many Jedi in the past have fallen to the dark side and became the very thing they swore to protect against? I mean, the Force has two sides and the other side that we fight against is not only dangerous, but unnatural, isn't it master? If the Jedi of the past kept to the tenants of Self-Discipline then they wouldn't have fallen to the dark side. They would have known that some things about the Force are meant to remain a secret; and that certain pieces of knowledge are dangerous and harmful to others. We are Jedi, we keep the peace, we're meant to protect, not to rule like... the Sith."
She grinned awkwardly at Carn and folded her arms on her lap. "I think that's my explanation about the three pillars, Master Dista."
