Training Trances, truth of teamwork(Closed)

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Character: Klon Driviz
Timeline: Two hours after “The forging of blades”
Plot: Training of Padawans

It was mid day, only hours after the blades meeting and days into the training of Klon’s Padawan duo. One could only hope to find the best training room opens at such a time, so that’s what the Kiffar Master did. He walked though the massive hallways of the new temple and hoped to come across the training room he had chosen.

The wait was not long, he had just the right kind of luck today, to be the first to show up to the room at the very moment a couple of young Knights had finished their training, oh how one could envy the youthful. He entered the room and took up arms with a single saber.

The room was somewhat dark yet four towering pillars in the four corners of the room could be made out quiet easily. Plus at the fare end of the room was a 4x10 platform waiting silently. The lights were nice and dim, something the aging master felt were far greater conditions than anything for lightsaber related training.

A flash of Golden-Yellow appeared in the relative darkness of the training chambers, piercing through the haunting darkness and illuminating a single thin light in the darkness. Swiftly controlled movements that any non Niman users would likely not appreciate.

The Leery glow of his saber as it hummed a masterful song with each minor sweep… He was only testing his ability in the skills he would today teach his students.When his practice was done the Master felt the need to loosen his muscles, so the Jedi moved to the back of the room and sat on the platform.

He had soon fallen into a trance as he goes right into meditation, something he does before all training. Now waiting for the young ones was all that mattered.



EDITED: SORRY I HAD to go go over this, I mean re reading this my advice is never attempt to write a post after a long night, meeting, and ACT testing lol... It puts lots of stress on the mind lol.

[Jerek]

Jarael sat with his legs folded under him in the center of the room he was given to stay in. The generic lightsaber that Master Driviz had given him floated in the air air in front of him. He watched it steadily as it began to untwist and come apart, aided by the invisible hand of the Force. Slowly the handle was reduced to two pieces floating along side the inner components of the weapon. Within a few minutes, the entire saber was just pieces floating around the blue crystal. The pieces if the saber orbited the crystal like planets and astroids orbit a sun. Jarael watched the tiny solar system of metal in front of him.

Within another few minutes, Jarael had replaced the pieces of the lightsaber. This was the third time he had done this in order to the study the weapon. He glanced at the clock. He still had maybe forty minutes left until he had to report to Master Driviz for training. He had spent the first hour or so after the Blades meeting meditating and studying his generic saber.

As he left his room and began walking down the hall, Jarael thought of when he would be able to make his own lightsaber - well, lightsabers. He would have to construct two different sabers since Master Driviz would be teaching him Jar'Kai. His thoughts carried him through the halls and past other members of the Blades. He smiled and gave a slight bow of his head as he passed by them.

At his pace and because he stopped to explore a few places within the Citadel, it took Jarael about thirty minutes to get to and find the designated training room. He walked in to find Master Driviz meditating. Instead of disturbing him, Jarael decided to take a seat on the ground in front of the meditating Jedi and wait. He was sure to have felt Jarael's presence through the Force. While waiting, the Padawan slowly slipped into a trance of his own, reaching out through the Force.

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Klon was focused and his meditation was uninterrupted by his student, at least he understood common courtesy. Klon’s thoughts were in fact on his students, and their readiness to take action on a real battle ground. To allow such young Jedi on the battle front would seem almost reckless, totally foolish in fact. To see death of a soldier is depressing, but the death of a child is almost unthinkable. He had not just put these younglings in the path of Death by joining the blades, but had lined them up for what could end up an even more hellish fate, corruption from the dark side…

Going to war was never even an idea or possibility for Klon until his Gyndine encounter with a Sith and his gang of terrorist. That experienced changed his outlook on everything, forcing the idea that destruction of the Sith would have to be the end game. He did not want to kill them; he simply wants to protect his comrades and force the Sith to stand down. Klon was going to teach these students how to hold their own so they can dodge death. He had already known the other Padawan wouldn’t make it on time, so maybe a private lesson was in order?

Meditation was nearly complete as Klon purges all negativity and stress from his mind. Clearing his head of all those corrupting thoughts he was ready to teach. Opening his eyes slowly the Kiffar Master stood to his feet looking down to his shorter Padawan and laughed. “Well, are you ready to learn? I am ready to teach and or cause your fellow Padawan will join up later if she can. So ignoring that your will be training? Klon would wait saliently for his student as he started circling his student.


“Tell me everything you know about jar-kai, and Niman young one… Klon smiled simply at the young man and said tell me a bit “G” about your style and we will start your training. “ The Kiffar master wanted to speed up the training with his own test, so depending on the answer life at war could be very hard times for this one.

[Jerek]

Jarael felt his Master stand to his feet, and so did the same. He looked up at Master Drviz, awaiting his words.

"Yes, Master, I am ready to train."

After answering, Jarael fell into a silence as Master Drviz posed antihero question. This one about the lightsaber forms he would be teaching Jarael. Jarael thought on the question, trying to remember what the Masters the Temple had told him about ligtsaber forms as well as his own studies. He scanned his brain for Niman and Jar'Kai. A moment later, the answers floated to the surface.

"Jar'Kai was originally a style of swordplay that utilized dual blades, developed by the Yovshin Swordsmen. Niman was developed by the Royale Macheteros of the Kashi Mer monarchy. When developed into the sixth form of ligtsaber combat, Niman retained it's name, while Jar'Kai merely became a term for dual-bladed combat."

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(SORRY ABOUT THE CONFUSING last post… I once again made a sleepy post )

Klon lessoned carefully to the young Padawan speaking of Jar-kai and Niman. He clearly had paid close attention to his history lessons in the past, quiet impressive as far as master Driviz was concerned. Although as expected there were still things to be explained to this young Padawan learner, and it was his job to make this young man ready for combat before he was forced into the field the way Klon expects he will be… Life in this galaxy is not easy, and to become a effective fighter while playing the role of a sentinel was no easy task, for frequent training was a must. In order to teach the youth how to fight he would have to explain the combat value of this still in as many words as possible.

“Individuals applying the Jar'Kai tactic were able to maintain a strong offense, as the speed of attack that two blades offered were easily overwhelming for most opponents. Many duelists would use Jar-kai as a means of one blade to support the other. Some fighters would attack with a single blade while holding back the other for defensive purposes, while some would keep both sabers flying in order to press the attack with a wave of attacks and overwhelm an unprepared opposition. “

“Another fine advantage of Jar'Kai was that the two blades made it easier to hold off multiple opponents, as one simply has more blades to parry with, understand? Good! This is a very important strength because it will allow a Ataru, Makashi , or even Juyo user to hold off a multitude of enemies, something users of these forms would surely have a hard time with. Though a complete fighting system in and of itself, Jar'Kai is easily adapted to other styles. This is why I use Jar-kai tactic with Ataru and Niman, two styles most fit for Jar-Kai tactic do to the styles basic training involving duel wielding.”

The Master allowed a pause for questions that he planned to answer before approaching the boy and saying “Although, don’t think Jar-Kai is without flows young one… Many think duel wielders tended to rely too much on their blades, and pay too little attention to the Force, leaving them open. Although this is a flaw overcame by me and some other sentinels, by practicing more unorthodox variations of each form. We do focus on are blade work, but we still throw together some force use with it. Its best to never forget about the power of the force, for it is the best way for a sentinel to gain victory. We must be willing to devote to blade work and the force, and effectively switch between the two in a moment’s notice. A bit of hand to hand combat also comes in handy my young friend.”

He laughed for a moment before he returned to the lecture with more weaknesses of the form. “Without at least one free hand do to duel blades two-handed blows were impossible, and duelist couldn’t put all his or her weight or power behind blocks, weakening the defensive capabilities. Thusly, an enemy with a single hilt could simply assault a Jar'Kai practitioner’s defense with brute force, battering away until the dual-blade duelist's guard gave way, leaving them open for a finishing blow. There are two ways to counter this weakness, one being the hardest, advance your physical strength to the point where you can block a two handed blow with a single arm. Although this could be achieved more easily if the force is applied to supplement your physical strength, something I do majority of the time. Or number two being increase your speed, reflexes, footwork, and agility. If you can avoid or parry while constantly moving, your opponent’s strength advantage would mean nothing. Best to use with Makashi or Ataru in that case, because those styles value footwork and agility a great deal.”

“The training will not be easy, using a second blade to support the other is not an easy task, it takes time and advanced training… I hope you will be willing to accept this path before you young one…” From his robes the Kiffar master had suddenly pulled a lightsaber, slightly smaller in appearance. Turning the lightsaber on revealed a smaller green blade, showcasing its shoto form. Switching the blade off Klon puts the weapon in the young man’s hand. “That is a lightsaber shoto I made many years ago, I have maintained and cared for the generic weapon for some time, now it is yours.” The man sad with a smile as he placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder. “Most jedi start with a shoto because it is not as hard to control as two full sized sabers, so a shoto is good for training, and if Jar-kai is mastered it could make a good weapon for ending fights suddenly, using the shoto as a distraction while using a standard to deliver a swift execution. I had planned to give that to my first student, but because that is nolonger possible I will pass it on to you as my master had passed on to me my first shoto saber. Get accustom to the style of blade and then we will run some drills.”

" Now lets start with your training can we?" Says Klon before taking up stance near the wall and activating his sabers."


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~2 hour Time Skip!~
(Klon in this time had shown Jarael the basic Jar-kai stance and gone over a few basic slashing exercises to allow him to get a feel of how to fight fluidly with such weapons. Then he took time to teach the basic double slash manuver as well as practice maintaining constant movement.)

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Klon walking over to his student once more after intense training he says, "do you think your ready to diminstrate what you have learned?"

[Jerek]

Jarael listened intently to the lecture his Master was giving about Jar'Kai. He took in every word like he took in oxygen. He was fascinated by the history of the lightsaber Master Driviz was about to start teaching him. He wondered how difficult it would be to fight with two blades. He had seen many Jedi do it before. When Master Driviz paused, Jarael just nodded for him to go on. He had no questions to ask. Along with the strengths of Jar'Kai, Master Driviz also told Jarael about the weaknesses. He knew every form had its own weaknesses and drawbacks.

At the end of his lecture, Master Driviz admitted that it would not be easy to learn Jar'Kai, but Jarael wasn't afraid of hard work. Jarael was suddenly presented with a green-bladed shoto as Master Driviz pulled out of his robe and told Jarael its value and meaning as well as why he was given a shoto rather than a standard saber. He accepted it with a bow, saying, "Thank you, Master. I will keep it safe and close."

Jarael activated the shoto, keeping it in his offhand and swung it a few times, sending green arches through the air around him and filling the training room with the deep humming of an active lightsaber. When Master Driviz asked if they could began, Jarael nodded, almost immediately switching into the mindset of training, opening himself up to the Force and clinging on to his Master's every word and instruction.

A few more hours of the day passed by with Jarael learning the basic stance of Jar'Kai, basic slashing movements to gain fluidity with his weapons, the basic dual slashing movements, and practice at staying in constant motion. By the time they finished, Jarael felt himself sweating, but he was not fatigued. He was used to long training periods. He deactivated his sabers and waited for further instruction. It came in the form of a question asking if he was ready to demonstrate what he had just learned. He nodded, but didn't quite know what Master Driviz had in mind.

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Klon could only laugh at the young man's spirit, his will to go head long into a training situation he had never experienced before. To find himself willing to face a unknown challenge with enthusiasm is totally intriguing... Their was a fire within this young padawan learner, one that gave Klon hope for the order's future. He bowed his head to honor the young man before walking over to the left corner of the room and opening a silver box.

From the little box came up 8 shperical orbs circling each other in mid air before they turned to face Jarael. This toy was often used for basic training so Klon says " You should know what they are... You are not to strike them down but protect yourself from thier attacks with only your mind, lightsabers, and maddness. The orbs will keep moving so sho could you, I will keep track of how many that hit you." We will need to focus on feet work, for this to work in your favor."

So following that the training was set Klon sat back and watched. The orbs buzzing about ready to blow away th estinging bolts.

[Jerek]

Jarael watched as Master Driviz released the eight training orbs from the box in the corner. He wiped sweat from his brow as they hovered into the air and suddenly locked on to Jarael. With two loud snap-hisses, Jarael activated his lightsabers as the orbs surrounded him. A crystal blew blade hummed in his right hand, and a bright green blade hummed in his left.

He dropped into the stance he had just spent two hours learning while simultaneously slipping into the mindset of battle and waited for the orbs to strike. A green bolt flew from his left. He swung his green saber up to block the bolt as another flew from the rear. He launched himself up and over the circle of orbs, landing behind them.

So far, so good... Jarael thought to himself as he swung his blue saber up in front of him to block another bolt.

Soon, Jarael found himself in a dance with the orbs, moving around the room blocking and dodging bolts. By the time Master Driviz called the session to an end, Jarael had been hit about ten times. He deactivated his sabers and replaced them on his belt. He again wiped sweat from his brow.

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Klon laughed suddenly and then recalled the droids as he observed the young man's demonstration. He reminded the Kiffar master of himself during his early Jar-Kai studies. Watching that boy was like watching himself all those years ago, only from his masters prospective. Despite this child seeming to have skills with a lightsaber that rivaled his own in his young. If klon could become 16 again and challenge this boy to combat he would maybe be crushed.

"Young Jarael... I am very proud of your display, despite the 10 wounds, at least four of witch was fatal by the way... You have Potential to be a excellent Jar-kai master, likely surpassing me in every way just as I did with my master before me, and his before him..." Lowering his head in a moment of silence before walking around to one other side of the room, and grabbing what would be soup and a mug of water. Handing it to his drained young student Klon said "Finish your Meal and we can start meditation once more to prepare for the next steps of your training..."

[Jerek]

Jarael allowed to small smile to slink its way on to his face as Master Driviz complimented him on his abilities and said that he could possibly surpass him as a Jar'Kai Master. Jarael watched his Master retrieve a small meal from the other side of the room and took it when it was handed to him. He sat down on the floor and began to eat and drink, until he felt his energy return to him. He stood up and placed the bowl and mug on a far side of the room. He walked back to his Master and bowed his head.

"I am ready to begin again, Master."

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Klon bowed his head to his young student, still thinking about where in the outer rim could his other student be? Well that mattered not because this became a nice little private lesson, one his other student may have to experience at a later date as well. Training was very important, at this age the young padawan's future would likely be shaped... So The next test would come now.

"Young Jedi in Training, for your next task you are to repeat the same exercise, just this time destroy the droids. As many as you can my young Padawan... I will keep time and track of how many times your hit. Although, I will stop the exercise the moment you take a hit that would be fatal." Reactivating the droids and allowing time for his student to activate his weapons, the orb shaped droids swiftly rushed him head on and unleashed a volley of weak blast.

[Jerek]

As Master Driviz finished telling Jarael his new instructions, Jarael activated his lightsabers. The tiny orbs suddenly rushed forward, unleashing a volley of laser bolts as they did. Jarael ducked and rolled under the orbs. He stood back up now behind the tiny orbs. They almost immediately found him again. Jarael brought his sabers up and blocked the bolts they shot at him. One hit him in the left shoulder.

That's not a fatal wound, Jarael thought to himself as he blocked a bolt aimed at his legs. He flipped over another assault of bolts and swung his saber downward, connecting with two of the orbs. They fell to the ground in hunks, still glowing orange from the heat of the lightsabers held by the Padawan.

Jarael turned quickly to meet yet another volley of bolts with his lgithsabers. He was able to send a few of the bolts back into the throng of training orbs. Three more went down from their own attacks. Through the smoke the three small explosions caused, more bolts came flying at Jarael. Two connected with Jarael. One struck him in the right shoulder. The other caught in the arm a few inches under his shoulder.

Only a few more left.

Jarael flipped backwards away from the orbs. They immediately followed. As more bolts flew at him, Jarael swung his blades in front of him in a blue and green whirlwind. A few of the bolts hit the whirlwind and flew back at the orbs. Two more of the orbs went down with small explosions.

Only two orbs remained now. Jarael blocked and dodged more bolts, going into another dance with the orbs around the room. Jarael reflected a bolt back at the orbs, but it was much harder to hit them now that there were so few left.

Blocking and weaving his way forward, Jarael charged the orbs. When he within reach, he swung his blue saber up at the orbs. He caught one with the blue, then swung around in a circle, bring his green saber down to bear on the other one. He suddenly felt a bolt strike in the the back, directly where his heart was. An instant after the stinging bolt struck, Jarael's lightsaber cut the last orb in two.

Deactivating his sabers, Jarael walked back to stand in front of his Master, not bothering to wipe his brow of the accumulating sweat this time.

(OOC: Sorry for the absence.)

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Klon could only sigh at the sight of his student being so easily over come by simple training droids, if those blaster bolts where real he would be in no shape for battle. Although he did achieve what was asked, well almost... At the very end his young jedi padawan was shot down as was the droid slashed. Klon hide his minor disappointment behind a fake smile and a wall of force energy to keep the jedi Padawan from reaching his thoughts.

"You are skilled, but quiet reckless in battle, to straight forward... You gave more time and showed greater calmness of mind when dueling your fellow Padawan... You need to calm yourself, I fully understand the aggressive drive you have when using Jar-Kai... Three important attributed when using Jar-kai tactic is tactical planning, Body alterations though the force, and Sharp senses, with those three things you can become one of the order's most skilled Jar-kai users, if not the most skilled. I think you need to try other forms of hands on training, and maybe if you play your cards right I could convenes other Jar-kai specialist to teach you a bit."

The boy was hardly ready for anything to advanced, Klon understood this. So he was going to teach the lad at a mild pace and likely go over the same lessons in the future, simply to sharpen the boy's talents. He also had future plans to teach the student Tràkata, a very tactical and unorthodox sub form that any good Jedi sentinel would look into, lucky for Jarael he has the chance to see a example of Niman and Tràkata, all in one session. Klon walked to a box on the other side of the room and took three lightsabers in hand before telling Jarael to put away his sabers. "Put away your sabers, I have training sabers for you..."

Tossing a training shoto and training standard Klon activated a training saber himself. " You will spar me this time, with two blades while I use one. Watch my style closely, because I will be demonstrating a rather unorthodox combination of Niman and Tràkata. My goal is to teach you something, understood? So ready yourself Jarael and don't back down or hesitate!"

Klon slowly circled the battle ground with a smile as he ignites his own training weapon and enters the Niman low-guard stance the moment he reaches Jarael's Left and says "You may have the first attack.

[Jerek]

Beads of sweat formed on Jarael's brow and began to slide down, making faint wet lines down his face and cheeks. He didn't bother to wipe them away as he listened to Master Driviz. He knew his Master was disappointed; he didn't need the Force to tell that. He knew, because he would be disappointed if he were the Master in this situation.

He took in his Master's words about him being too rash in battle. After Master Driviz told Jarael that he would be sparring him next, Jarael clipped his own sabers to his belt and caught the training ones his Master tossed to him. He ignited them and cleared his mind, allowing the Force to flow through him.

He barely caught Master Driviz's invitation for the first strike as he lowered himself in the Niman stance. He shifted slightly to the attack stance as he met his Master's eyes. Moving suddenly from his stance, Jarael altered his movements with the Force to increase his speed and lashed out at his Master with sabers, bringing down at him in a scissor-like double slash.

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Lyria walked the halls of the Temple in a bit of a hurry, she knew she was incredibly late for her training session with Master Driviz and her fellow Padawan Jerael, and she would more than likely be scolded again for her tardiness. Still while she regretted disappointing her Master, she was certain the time she had lost had not gone waste.

Time had gotten away from her, standing in the great hall where the meet was held. The conversations between these great Jedi minds had been enthralling, while not daring to speak up in the presence of such, she listened intently and absorbed all information she could. Lyria had always thought she had a talent for battle tactics, the many simulations she had run were more often than not won by her command, but what she picked up from listening in told her there was much more to think about at a deeper level than she had ever considered.

Finally she found the training room where their training was currently underway, Lyria could hear through the door; Master Driviz was giving instructions that he would be sparring with Jarael next, that he may have the first attack. Silently she wished her fellow Padawan the best of luck.

She heard the lively hum of lightsabers as what must have been Jarael launching into his first attack, hesitating for a moment on whether or not to enter the room, she decided she did not want to miss seeing these two spar, she would be able to learn much just from viewing them in action. Using a simple technique taught to her as a youngling for defense, Lyria drew ever so slightly on the Force and wrapped herself in it, making herself somewhat less noticeable as not to disturb or distract the two combatants in the room. Taking a step in the door opened just enough to allow her entry, she immediately sat down with her back to the door and remained silently out of the way.

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Klon was more than a bit surprised that Jarael rushed Klon with little to no hesitation with his offensive. Such a young unexperienced fighter charging a decorated Jedi master, a very bold move indeed. He did take the bait, Jedi are trained to be defenders, the last thing a smart Jedi would do is open himself up against a Superior opponent by taking the first move. It would have been totally understanding if the two were on equal ground, but either way, it was simply blind obedience to one's master.

Klon had no reason to over exert himself, for he knew his student still had much to learn. The boy's attack was not faced head on but simply avoided. The Kiffar Master called on the power of the force to exert his speed just a bit further, and before anybody could properly guess as to what was happening Klon had moved backwards. Using his left foot witch was held back he stepped gracefully out of the strikes reach. Following this he used his left leg as a fulcrum for a forward leaning pivot and flawless clockwise spin. Thus effectively demonstration the Shun maneuver for his student's viewing.

Although it was not executed as expected, for the moment the saber was within striking range of Jarael's body Klon shut off the saber, because he expected the boy to react in a natural manner and attempt a block. Thus with a sudden explosion of energy he put his left foot forward then conjured a rather large bullet of force energy to push his young Padawan away. The Kiffar's movements flowed one after the other and his attack was quiet unorthodox, exactly whats expected of a Jedi of his occupation.

following his attack the man reactivated his saber and entered the basic jedi ready stance. He had long since noticed the presence of the other student and it was not nearly a distraction, attempting to even hide herself in the force from a man of his capabilities was very unlikely."Hello young lady, your very late... We will talk about that after his private training is complete and yours begins." Although not taking his eyes off of Jarael he managed to get his point across to young Lyria.

[Jerek]

Jarael was ready to dodge a counter attack. He jumped back away from Master Driviz as he swung his saber at Jarael. Jarael saw him deactivate the training saber in mid-strike, but wasn't prepared for his Master's next move. Before he could even land his jump, Jarael was hit in his midsection by a wave of Force energy.

The Force energy threw Jarael's jump off. As a result, he tried to regain himself by going into a back flip when he was hit. He landed on all fours and slid a few feet across the floor. He stood back, reactivating his sabers. He contemplated a moment to try and prepare his next attack.

No... I'm trying to be too direct and rush into battle again.

Jarael cleared his mind, allowing the Force to once again wash over him as he dropped into a defensive stance and stepped a little closer to his Master, waiting for an attack rather than rushing into one. He directed the flow of the Force to his arms, preparing to catch an attack with his sabers, determined to not be overpowered.

I also have to worry about being out maneuvered though.

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The Kiffar master showed serprise in the youngling's recovery from his push, he gave a masterful display of acrobatics and agility in the way he stopped his fall. A move like that was something to expect from more experienced fighters, but no mear padawan. Although Jarael's next move went undoubted bad. It was used to avoid a head on attack but standing in one place so openly helpless, not even going to help to attack.

Klon soon relaxed his stance and put down the saber and said "Needs more work... You got to fix some things, u should have never stopped moving,as a duelist you should know the danger of letting a superior enemy run aboout." He would right away look across the room and say "young lady, report now. Why was you late?" He said waitting, he had planned to make this training a bit more challenging so he would need the girl on call.

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The young girl watched the exchange of blows between her Master and fellow Padawan, slightly surprised by the technique of their Master as he lowered his sabre and pushed the Padawan away with the Force, as much as his movements were unconventional, they were unpredicted and caught Jarael unawares. She smiled slightly to herself as she saw the Padawan recover from the Force attack and land somewhat safely, but in a bearing to move into either a defensive or offensive form. Though when he changed to defense, Lyria tilted her head, curious Jarael would stop the offensive, still she made a mental note on the pattern of her Masters attack and also the way her fellow Padawan recovered.

Master Driviz called a halt to the spar and she flashed a quick smile to Jarael in greeting, before their Master turned his attention to the young girl sitting by the door.

Lyria stood immediately, tall, straight and lithe, “I apologize for my tardiness Master Driviz,” she bowed her head in respect, “please understand I was staying in the meeting hall listening and learning as the potential war was discussed, my curiosity to the finer points of battle that were considered amongst some great minds, distracted me from the time.”

She wondered if she would be scolded again or worse, this was fast becoming a bad habit, running late would have to be remedied and she accepted any punishment that might be dealt.

[Jerek]

Jarael deactivated his own sabers and bowed to his Master, acknowledging his corrections. Jarael replaced the sabers in the box and walked back to stand slightly behind his fellow Padawan. It seemed that one of them was always late, though Jarael had only been late once and Lyria twice. Although, Jarael was late to the first meeting, which could have been as bad as being late twice.

He faintly heard Lyria reply to their Master as he began thinking over the techniques he'd been learning all day. He went over the movements in his head, allowing his Master's instructions to break through at the points they had come in the lesson.