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FFM 2017 Day 28: EJ AU: The Healing Ones

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112 BBY, Coruscant Jedi Temple

I'm proud of you, Padawan
, Jedova could hear his Master, Xurego Odyrogo, say through their bond. After the awful times as Matrix's guinea pigs, their bond had grown stronger than ever before as they had coped with what had happened.

And now all the struggling realized its worth. Jedova felt Master Yoda cut his Padawan braid.
"Arise, Knight Wang," the old Grand Master said. Jedova got up on his feet, feeling better than ever.

"Thank you for everything, Master," Jedova thanked Xurego after the ceremony. He gave his cut braid to the Nautolan. "I owe this all to you."
You are far too kind, Jedova, Xurego said. I can't accept your gift. My time is nearly over. Keep it for someone who is worthy of your gift and can hold onto it for years. I cannot do that. You are my testament, my future. I know you will continue my legacy.
Jedova nodded. He had known for some time that his Master was severely ill. He had sensed it well enough even though the Nautolan had never told him about it before.
Keep it. Someone else deserves is better than I do, and the Force shall guide you to them when it's time, Xurego's voice sounded like a whisper when he closed Jedova's hand around the braid.
"I will, Master. Thank you," Jedova said.

77 BBY, Coruscant Jedi Temple

"Arya, there is something I'd like you to have," Jedova said. He had held onto this thing for a long time. Now he felt that he had found someone who was worthy of it. Someone strong enough to carry his hard legacy forged by countless of misfortunes. Someone who had withstood her own and survived just as he had.
Yes, Xurego had been right. The Force had guided him to the person who deserved this better than his own Master.
"What is it, Master?" Arya asked, confused. She had not expected that what her Master had wanted to talk about had something to do with an item.
"This," Jedova said, giving the old braid of auburn, healthier hair to the girl. Arya recognized the hair and the marker beads.
"Is this your...?" she asked, unable to finish the question. She was far too surprised to speak.
"Yes. It's my Padawan braid. My Master refused to take it when I was knighted because he knew that he would not be able to hold onto it for long and that someone else would deserve it better than him," Jedova told. He saw Arya's wide eyes when they looked into his, unable to comprehend why.
"Am I... Do you really think I am worthy enough, Master?" the Veledosian girl asked, her voice nearly a whisper. She could not believe that she, a mere Padawan, nearly a washout, could be worthy of this.
"Yes, I do. You've survived misfortunes that have tried to stop you from continuing on the Jedi path you took ten years ago. Just like I did when I was a Padawan. You are my legacy, just like I am Xurego Odyrogo's legacy. Xurego said that the Force would lead me to the worthy person when it would be time. And it led me to you."
"T-thank you, Master... I promise, I'll treasure this always," Arya thanked, moved.
"I know you will, Padawan," Jedova said, smiling. "You are the best thing that has happened to me in many years."

FFM 2017, day 28. Optional theme: What if. This one was tricky to come up with, because I had no idea which story to write. I thought of Lyokostar, but since there's little to none material of that here, I couldn't write that. I thought of the story with Camille from yesterday's story, but with nothing established I couldn't do that either (plus, I absolutely don't need yet another fanfic project to begin atm :O.O:). After some thought, I finally came up with something: Exceptional Jedi AU where Xurego Odyrogo did not go insane when Jedova Wang was his Padawan. I could write more of this because of the happier Jedova, but I don't have much space for that. This was enough. Revised 28.3.2018. Re-reading this warmed my cold heart which is going to torture poor Jedova and Arya further in the future with no regrets...

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