I say you let them get the best of you Matthew. Your feelings are that transparent. You care for him and yet you discard him like a dirty cloak when he asks for forgiveness. If you do that, then you are no Jedi yourself, Valia sent, I care for him as much as you because you are great Jedi; brave, loyal.
Argus stood up and watched Matthew leave, "They never told me to stay and neither did you. Tergis, I remember who he was, one of us. An outcast, he let his anger get the better of him. I was surprised he would remember my family as he was once a friend but I saw he was not us no longer."
He could have gotten himself killed. I couldn't stand by and let my Padawan die. He left for a friend, I would've done the same.. I submit, but still, he shouldn't have left so suddenly, he could've taken someone with him..
He had been walking down the hallway. He still heard Argus, but he chose only to respond in one sentence. "You're right. No one asked you to stay."
It was his choice. He knew he disappointed you and he wanted to make things right. You mean more to him than you will ever know Valia sent.
Argus slipped into a run to catch up. He fell in step and said, "I know you are angry and I will leave now."
He then stopped and turned down the hallway to go back to the gardens. Sha-ron wanted to talk to him but chose not to seeing that things were not good. She instead turned to Master Valia and asked if she could stay which Valia took her to her own quarters.
Argus sat on the bench where Matthew had broken the lightsaber. He picked up the broken pieces and began to examine them. Seeing that the basics wer fine, he decided to fix it into something else. He knew that if he were on Belos, Matthew disgraced himself by not accepting it with proper grace. He knew no one would miss it and began to repair the pieces to make a new lightsaber.
Argus, I apologize for acting the way I did. You still disobeyed me and disappointed me.. He was walking back to where Argus was as he spoke with his mind. He walked behind Argus and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You did good kid.."
Argus put the pieces in his lap and turned to look at Matthew. He smiled and nodded, not knowing what to say. He couldn't shake hands as they were slightly grimy and his tool kit was beside him. He waited for Matthew to say more.
He turned around and headed back to the council chambers.
Valia had left Sha-ron and had been wandering the corridors to head to the council chambers. She caught sight o fMatthew and she walked right up to him. Bluntly she asked, "Well?"
"I apologized and he took it well. I didn't take it well, but I still swallowed my pride. I agree with you as well, he is a promising student- he displayed bravery but also foolishness. I wish to stay his Master and train him more, after letting the Council deal with him.."
"They know of what he did. They don't see it as foolishness. They see it as learning wisdom," then smiling she said, "And they had an idea of his background before they even adressed him. I would advise you to teach him how to deal with his heart for I suspect someone has distinct feelings that are nice to watch," and she walked into the chambers to take her seat on the council.
Argus finished with the parts and put them together. He looked at it and hardly recognized it for he had changed the blade and the hilt. The new crystal was the old one but he cut it differently to be of use. It was still red but he made a mental note to change it. He wanted to give it to his master and ask about it.
"Sure..." He said, swiping his bangs out of his face and heading to where Argus was, walking past his room.
Matthew actually ran into Argus. Argus manged to keep ahold of his lightsaber that he had just finished. After a slight shuffle to get back inot place, he handed it to Matthew and asked, "Is this alright? I had some slight problems with the emitter matrix but it think it will work."
He stopped and looked down at the saber, picking it up and looking at it, nodding a little. "It's fine, but the deflection lens needs some tuning.. it's slightly misshapen.." He said, handing it back. "Be sure to change the blade color, wouldn't want any accidents," he said. He smirked then walked past.
Argus replied, "Not if I re-cut the crystal differently. Perhaps you would try it?"
"Alright.. lets go to the construction bench.." He said, walking to the Lightsaber construction area of the council chambers, motioning for Argus to set the 'saber down on the table top.
"Now.." He said, pulling out a drawer and bringing out a small pin light-really a laser. He slowly pulled away the top part of the hilt, unscrewing the lens and pulling out the deflection emitter and the crystal gently- as those two parts are especially fragile. "This is how I do mine.. it's different than normal.. seeing as you're rather courageous.." He said, pulling out a blue and a crimson-brownish colored stones. "What color?"
"Try the crimson brown. Combined with the type of deflector I put in it will have an interesting effect on blaster fire," Argus answered.
He smirked and nodded, finishing the saber and handing it to him. "Here, I trust you know how to use it by now."
"I do because my master taught me," Argus responded. He ignited the blade and it was a rather pretty sight as it shown forth. He gave a few practice swings and then deactivated it.
Matthew, Argus, the council calls Valia sounded through the Force.
He nodded and headed to the council chambers, Argus in toe. As he reached, Matthew bowed respectfully and headed to the middle of the chambers, sitting down. Being a Jedi Master himself, he did not have a seat on the council.
Valia spoke, "The council has reviewd the actions of Argus and have decided that he has learned wisdom though not in a manner consistent with the Jedi. Therefore he will remain your padawan Master O'Kari.
"In other respects with the death of one Sith lord, it seems that another disturbance has sprung. The Force bristles with it but like a whisper. To be honest, we do not know. Therefore you both shall go and determine the status of this whisper."
"Where is the echo originating from?" He said, standing up, motioning for Argus to follow.
"Beyond known space, beyond the Outer Rim," Valia replied.
"I'm guessing somewhere near.. " He nodded to himself and turned around, heading for the exit. "I-We'll contact you if we get any extra information on the echo."
"I suggest you ask your padawan a question every now and then. He might know of things more than what is revealled," Valia verbalized. Mentally she sent, Take care, especially you Matthew. There is something odd about all this
Whatever comes, we'll be prepared. Thank you for the concern, Master Vaila. He glanced at Argus as he stepped up to his starfighter. "Be careful, i've lost two padawans on these things before.."
"Yes master,' Argus replied. He got into his fighter and saw that Sneaky was his astromech. He smiled at his old friend and readied systems. He asked, "Where are we going?"
"Apparantly the outer rim. First to Deralia, the smuggling sector there should be able to give us directions, they are more familiar with the outer rim than us..." He said, typing in a few keys to his console, Argus flying alongside him in space.
Valia watched as the ships took off. She smiled glad that master and padawan talked. She went to return to the council. She didn't notice Sha-ron had taken off after them. She was intent on following and helping them if they needed it.
"Punch it," he said, pulling a lever as his ship lurched into hyperspace.
Argus followed suit. He wasn't too keen on going back to Deralia being that it was a dump in his opinion and there things that he wanted to forget. He did however want to see one place so he swallowed his apprehension and followed his master.
As his ship slid out of hyperspace, he was the first to slowly descend towards the surface, sending docking codes to the bay.
Argus did the same and wondered if his old hideaways were still there. He said over the comm, "Is it alright if I went to one place? It is personal master."
Maj had listened to Mathew. HE was still waiting on dantooine, he had managed to find a job at a weapons shop. He wondered if something had happened to his friend.
Valia sought Maj out. Finding him in the weapons shop she asked, "How did you come here young one?"
"Well, it's a bit of a long story, but to make it short, I was stranded on Coruscant. These two Jedi and several Republic soldiers came to cause some hell, they found me and got me off. The jedi that rescued me was Mathew, He told me to wait for him here, and I'm still waiting for him. He went to find his old padawan and friend, Argus. Well here I am."
"What were you doing on Coruscant?" Valia asked. She was curious about the companions that Matthew and Argus made. It was more of a desire to make sure that the Jedi weren't compromised so she asked her questions on a querying note.