Vollen Shai
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The Trials of Mastery are an ancient tradition of the Jedi Order, used at various times throughout history. The betrayals of the Hundred Years Darkness and the Rise of the First Sith have pushed the Jedi into action, and the Trials are once again returned to their place of sacred importance in the Order. Jedi Knights face great challenges every day, and when they believed they are ready, they must stand and be judged harshly by their would-be peers, ensuring that only the greatest Knights are entrusted with the title of Master.
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The windswept Council chambers within Tython's waterbound temple were becoming a second home for him it seemed, though Vollen would never complain with having to use them. Returning here meant seeing another Jedi place their names forward to becomes leaders among them. It was heartening so many did so. Failure did not mean they necessarily lacked any valiance, so many great and honoured Jedi would never receive the title and there was nothing wrong with that, their names still lived on in the halls of their brothers and sisters here in the Order. Sometimes, even now, he still wondered what he had done to deserve the rank himself.
But such times were mant years ago now, and so much had changed. Still though, it was a title to live up to, and he could only pray to the force that he continued to do so.
With his fellow Mastets by his side, he could sense the approach of their latest applicant, Knight Azar Torsin. A long time member of the Order, coming now later than many before them. Though many great masters had done the same. Vollen would be interested to see what the man would be able to teach him.
As Torsin entered the room, Vollen rose from his chair, and bid Azar to the windows that encompassed the room, looking directly out over the vast expanse of the sea, restless and sublime,
"Often times I will look out upon the ocean as a means to reflect. Somewhere to lose my conscious self and see the world more clearly" Vollen spoke softly, as if confessing, deep breaths and pauses. To this day the waters held a unique draw, their vastness reminding him of the space he grew up in in. As they spoke the sun was comnig down, casting shadows across the water that rippled and shook with the waves,
"Tell me then, Azar. What do you see, when you look out across the waves now? What do you feel? What does it remind you of?" he said, staring off into the waves, reaching out with the force to listen in on the mans reply.
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