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[Matsu Ike]

Valery Noble

I am a loth wolf, prey-stalking, lethal prowler.
I am a Jedi, blade-wielding, wolf sensing.
I am a swampfly, jedi-stinging, sickness spreading.
I am a breeze, fly-sweeping, sickness stopping.
I am a snake, breeze resisting, poison-toothed.
I am a mountain, steadfast and unyielding, snake obscuring life protecting.
I am an anthrax, butcher bacterium, life destroying.
I am a star, radiating light, nurturing life across the cosmos.
I am a nova, all-exploding, planet-cremating.
I am the Force, eternal and flowing, binding all existence.
I am Anti-Life, the Beast of Judgment. I am the dark at the end of everything. The end of universes, gods, worlds... of everything. And what will you be then, Master Ike?
I am hope. A single dream that endures in the deepest void. A seed from which new beginnings rise. I have walked the silence at the end of all things and chosen the light of creation. You offer endings, Wutzek. I guard the promise of every soul's tomorrow.​

The Hidden Path had been proving helpful for a number of endeavors as well as the means to help Caltin's son. Connel was much the same but presented the future generations like her daughters with something. Their construction and reconstruction of enclaves aligned with Sasori and the Jadeites vision as Matsu saw it. Then there were a number of the knights and padawans she had seen like Tigris and Eve who were learning in a place like that. It was all so.... amusing she thought as one hand hand along the floor of the testing chamber deeper within the head of the Ardana Temple she had invited Valery Noble a grandmaster of the New Jedi order and maybe one of the stronger she had seen there with Connels group. It made it rather fun to invite herr to visit as the ship was sent out to deliver the invitation. The mountain temple was something few had seen outside of the remaining silver and her jadeite jedi. The chain network of gates she had in the temples with Caltin and Coren made it much easier to access.

The mountain fortress was a slight exaggeration, it wasn't on a mountain it was a mountain more an island but the world was locked in a state of deep freeze for the moment. So the scattered parts of it that they had found, the sections of it under the ice were able to be used after they had hollowed it out. She moved finishing up as the drones were capturing the footage... preparing and sending it into simulations to use for developing and refinement. The Ardana's hand there... thick and heavy. The fingers curling up with different forms of gates between the fingers. Each one tall and curling inward move to make areas going over. The palm itself grooved and marked with small areas carved to be more like stairs that they would be able to walk up towards the energy bridge that went towards the massive head and face. The world around deep waters and clouds as the energy bridge crackled to life. Extending and moving so they could all walk across into the mouth.

THe jedi grandmaster of the silvers didn't pretend to be better... she might have spent more time in study and expansion. One hand trying to uplift and bring the orders past into the modern age while the other seeks to progress the order into the future. Which was why she went for the most remote locations. Where finding the temple with their archives and records would be able to survive should something happen. She had set up a number that Caltin hadn't begun to touch on and that was still within just one galaxy. The Hidden Path would be able to use them if needed or bring the arisen to their temples and enclaves to maintain them. She had a smile though from a small perch so she could see the reaction of the jedi orders grandmaster.

 

[Valery Noble]

Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsabers

The energy bridge crackled faintly beneath her boots as Valery crossed, her gaze lifting to take in the towering visage of the temple carved into the mountain. The world around them felt still, but within the Force she could feel the pulse of something older, deeper, resonating through the stone. It was unlike any place she had visited in recent years.

Her steps slowed as she neared the mouth of the temple, and her eyes flicked up toward the figure she knew was waiting. She had been eager for this meeting since the invitation reached her. The Silver Jedi had once been the most prominent order in the galaxy, their influence stretching far and wide, and while time had changed that, her respect for their legacy had never faded. For a short while, she had even walked among them herself.

Drawing her cloak a little tighter against the chill, Valery let a small smile touch her lips as she finally approached. Ready for a most important meeting.

Matsu Ike ​

 

[Matsu Ike]

Valery Noble

"You've arrived." She said it and looked up... the woman was tall like own weather level tall. The small jedi master remained there with a grin on her face. "It is good to finally meet you Grandmaster Noble." She held a hand up. "I know I know no longer but once a grandmaster always a grandmaster.. it is hard to lose such a distinguished role." She turned motioning her for the chance to go forward. "This is the Ardana temple, the other pieces are scattered across the world and we have found a few others on worlds that are similar." She entered as the open area of the temple showed more jedi and staff milling around. Working on projects.

"We took a lot of the things we learned and have begun research, development and experimentation in ways to push past the limitations of force abilities where we can. We have worked to restore hundreds of temples and create more across galaxies." She didn't say is as a brag, as a boast to her ego... it was plain and matter of fact. The jedi had developed much and she knew the hidden path had potential in some places of the galaxy. "Hopefully your enclaves will be able to benefit from what we have learned as well as the other orders." She continued to lead the way as it wound through the head of the ardana into a larger chamber with chairs. "Sit enjoy yourself, we have a number of refreshments."

 

[Valery Noble]

Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsabers

"It is a pleasure to finally meet you as well," Valery said, dipping her head respectfully as she stepped forward to join Matsu inside the temple. Her eyes lingered briefly on the work being done around them, the hum of activity filling the vast chamber with a sense of purpose.

"I have been eager to see more of what you have built here. From what you've told me already, I am certain we can learn a great deal from one another. Knowledge, experience, even different approaches to how we teach or build. It is exactly what I hoped for when I accepted your invitation."

She followed Matsu into the larger chamber and took a seat, relaxing slightly as her cloak settled around her. Her gaze moved back to her host with a small smile. "Do you happen to have tea? I have always loved trying new kinds, especially in places where traditions run deep."

Matsu Ike ​

 

[Matsu Ike]

Valery Noble

She nodded in agreement to that, the chance to learn different approaches or ideas went a long way towards being able to build up some things. Once they sat there she nodded to the request for tea. "We do, atrisian teas in Red, Yellow, Black, White and Green. As well as one we have been able to make from the unique kyber Force Candy we discovered. It is strangely edible and when ground down can be steeped for an invigorating flavor. It kind of changes in its flavor with the person." She Said it as one hand came up to bring it. "We also have chandrillian and Alderaanian blends with the ability to fabricate any kind needed."

Her smile remained as she held her hand out letting hardlight come around. "But lets get down to business, one jedi to another, one mother to another." Her eyes narrowed. "I am sure you have pictures and hopefully love showing them off." Her grin remained only growing... getting wider and for the moment. "My daughters have been tirelessly working at different temples to help establish part of the network we developed with the silver strands and arisen. So I am always proud of them."

 

[Valery Noble]

Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsabers

Valery's smile brightened as she listened, and she inclined her head at the list. "Atrisian green tea sounds perfect," she said warmly.

Her expression softened even further when Matsu mentioned children, and she let out a light chuckle. "Pictures I have plenty of. My family has grown large over the years... eight children now. Two of them adopted, the rest ours by birth. Colette is the oldes and one of the two adopted kids. Vera and Aris are both eighteen. The younger ones are still little, but they fill the house with more life than I ever imagined possible."

She reached into her cloak and tapped the small device she kept tucked away for moments like this. "I cannot help myself, really. I end up taking pictures whenever I can. If you want to see, I would be more than happy to share a few."

Her orange eyes glowed with pride as she looked back to Matsu. "It sounds like your daughters have given you plenty to be proud of as well. I would love to hear more about their work with the temples."

Matsu Ike ​

 

[Matsu Ike]

Valery Noble

"I would." She said it and looked at her while bringing a hand up for her own datapad. Her and Hanna there with several children all around them. "We just had our tenth well Loriath we adopted but she is just as loved and we just had Hanae." She beamed a little more though. "Orihime was put in charge of the Silver Watch, the temple on Rhen Var and she oversaw with Kiiko the rebuilding of the Citadel there. Reiko teaches at the temple of the Wandering Mountain. Willow is well a rebl as it were she wants to do something Sor-Jan told me about called reaction vids. She sits in her room and watches the news while talking to people on the holonet."

She gave a look for that. "Allie takes more after her mother and enjoys being home with us. Saki and Midori are padawan age right now so they train with the jedi and Jade and Momoya are toddlers. They just started to walk though." She was proud of that.. they could move around quickly enough. "Hanna can be... she likes a full house." She showed them as well as a few of Reiko Ike and Orihime Ike with outfits for celebrations in the jedi temples. "I don't think we have become as large as the Heavenshields or the Zambrano's though." It was a decent enough joke but she was taking it as the tea arrived steaming and ready to pour for Valery and herself.

 

[Valery Noble]

Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Blasters | Lightsabers

Valery's smile deepened as Matsu shared her own family photos, the pride in her voice impossible to miss. She leaned in slightly to look at the images on the datapad, her expression softening in that way only a mother could. "They're wonderful," she said warmly. "There's nothing more precious than a happy family, hm?"

She reached into her pocket again and activated her own device, scrolling briefly before turning it so Matsu could see. "These two are Aris and Vera," she said, pausing on a picture of the two at eighteen, side by side. Her orange eyes lingered on it for a moment, clearly proud of the young adults they had grown into.

A swipe later, she pulled up a different photo. The image was older, the triplets still small, fast asleep curled up together with her resting close. She chuckled softly, brushing a finger just above the screen. "They're bigger now, of course, but this one has always been one of my favorites. I must have taken a hundred pictures like this when they were that little. I suppose I never quite stopped."

Looking back to Matsu, her smile brightened again. "A full house truly has its own kind of joy. It seems both of us know that very well."

Matsu Ike ​

 

[Matsu Ike]

Valery Noble

"It does, Hanna loves the sound and feeling of always having it full. Tiring at times but that is why I built a lot of the old watch circles and councils back up to be able to run the minutia of the order instead of it all falling on a single persons head. That and the economic watch circle... the ability for the order to generate its own income through legal means and not have to rely on government stipends goes a long way to ensuring there isn't a conflict of interests. Hanna also gets the chance to cook all of herr favorites. I am just glad I have a workout within the order she makes so much food." She said it while snacks were arriving for them with a moment to take another sip of tea. "So what do you think the Hidden Path is going to need in terms of resources. We have a lot and can make whatever else we need."