37th Battalion (The Lucky Batch☘️)
A little bit about the 37's Jedi meeting her padawan for the first time. This is some rare Serious Kenhla content, she's usually chaotic unless it's about the Jedi council.
Hopeless cases
She was walking down the Temple's halls and her usual reckless smile had been tucked away, replaced by tight lips and troubled eyes.
Kenhla knew why she's been called here, and her fists tightened at the unspoken words bouncing in her head ever since she'd gotten the message.
Reject. Failure. Hopeless.
She knew she was not the best knight. Far from it, she was sure that although she will be remembered in the archives, part of the council would be glad that a wild card like her could be shuffled away, let it be by her own means or by some other forsaken force.
She wondered if they were finally asking her to quit, because she knew they had quitted on her a long time ago.
The togruta took another turn sharply, hand fluttering over the clover stickers in her chestplate, the constellation one near her collarbone as she tried to push down her suspicions. There were many reasons they would call her back to the temple, but this time there were no mentions of chaperoning younglings to Ilum, or giving some lightsaber lessons to the recent initiates.
No, this time the Council was calling her about something else, and there was a bitter sensation at the back of her throat as she stood outside their door. Her hands patted a nonsensical rhythm over the hilt of her lightsabers, trying to release part of the tension etched in her body, and with a deep breath, she walked in—
She saw her, and it was like a bucket of cold water that had been looming over her head had just been dumped all over her.
The girl was young, short enough that she barely reached the togruta's chest, with short green hair and monolid eyes that shone like star-filled night skies. Kenhla felt a memory scratch the back of her mind, trying to break through: she remembered having that same light in her eyes, the same restrained bounce in her step as she had stood exactly where the youngling was, waiting for the biggest news in her life.
They were assigning her a padawan.
None of the Master's met her gaze; it was as if they could feel the judgement in her eyes, the words piling on the tip of her tongue.
You think she's hopeless, don't you?
She smiled at the girl warmly, a spark in her eyes meeting the youngling's nervous ones. Kenhla listened as she introduced herself, her hands tapping against her thighs as she tried to keep her excitement at bay. Her name was Luna, and it was a word spoken so soft and sweet and full of kindness that the togruta's heart swelled with warmth.
You're giving her to me because you don't know what to do with her, do you?
The girl turned around and Kenhla gently helped her braid a small strand of her hair, weaving some beads in between and a colourful turquoise strap to tie it at the end. Luna's eyes were shining as she touched her padawan braid, and the togruta reflected the joy in her face, a wide grin tugging at her lips as she placed a hand on her shoulder with pride.
You're trying to see if these two misfits can fix each other, aren't you?
Master and Padawan bowed to the council and left the room, the door sliding close behind them as they walked to their quarters. They would stay there for the next day, and then they'd be off to the Outer Rim, the edge of the galaxy, the middle of a war.
Kenhla's stubborn resolve raised up, stronger than ever, defiance burning brighter than flames in her chest. She saw her padawan's happy smile, the excitement in her star-filled eyes, as if she couldn't believe she had gotten a teacher.
As if she'd uncounciously been told she'd never make it.
And at the thought, the togruta swore to the world, to the galaxy, to the Force itself: she was going to guide and protect this kid, and prove to everyone who had doubted the youngling now under her care that she was meant to be the best Knight the universe had ever seen.
She promised.
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