Picking Up the Pieces (Clay)

[Xazor Elessar]

The Knight Xazor sat in the middle of the jungle upon a large boulder beside a beautiful waterfall. Her eyes were closed and the Force enveloped her whole being......her aura glowed from the inside out and became visible to others around her. Her mind rested gently upon her Padawan, Clay. He had nearly completed his training but then left several months ago to persuade his brother to join the Jedi. After turning him from the Darkside...but not persuading him to come to the GJO, he returned to finish what he had begun. So the Garou Knight sat in silence.....waiting for him to find her and pick up the pieces....

[Clay Dennatta]

Realizing it was morning, and he had some training to finish, Clay put on his brown robes he had not worn in months. They fit like they did the first time he put them on....well almost.....He grew bulkier training with his brother so it was a little tight, but nothing to bothersome. After getting dressed he remembered she told him to get the weapons he needed. So he picked up his silver lightsaber and a normal sword that he used the force in conjuction with to make it ablt to battle against lightsabers. He had had it for years but hasnt used it in a while so figured it was a good time to use it. He headed for the academy but found no one in it, so he figured she must be in the forest where there last training session had taken place. Using the force he listened to the trees and plantes and listened to the animals talking. Then he noticed a few animals talking about a Jedi who was carrying a baby that was in there favorite spot. So he at least knew that she was out her. After listening a little more to the trees he found the trail she took and within minutes he had found her on a rock with her eyes closed. She probably had noticed him a while ago so he just walked up to her gradually and sat down indian style in front of her after making a quick bow.

:: Good Morning::

Now he just waited for her to begin the training.

[Xazor Elessar]

Xazor smiled as she felt the presence of her Padawan, Clay. Grinning to herself, she opened her eyes and smiled down upon him.

"Yes, goodmorning, young one. We have to finish your training...and I figured the best way would be to first meditate...and then spar. So fall deep into the Force with me....and listen to Nature all around you..."

She said softly, closing her eyes once again and falling deep into the Force....

[Clay Dennatta]

Meditating and listening to nature......that was something he had grown very acustom to during his days with his brother.......Now though it was part of training but still it would be fun to once again just sit back and listen to the animals and the plants as they go along with there.........So instantly he began to meditate and he heard the voices of many animals throughout the forst and of many different kinds of planets, so many different kinds.......He had forgotten how much of a variety it was here on Yavin IV, It is like he never left Onderon........

[Xazor Elessar]

"Now speak to the creatures around us. Tell them a secret....or call them to you. That bird in her nest.....call her to your shoulder."

She instructed softly......waiting for him to do as she said. She wanted to see if he rembered how to do these things....

[Clay Dennatta]

Right away he started to talk to the bird.... He had a few minutes of conversation about life and how beautiful the day was then Clay invited the bird to his shoulder to sit and talk some more, and the bird did...... Again they talked a few minutes then he told the bird that she could stay but he had to train with his master, but he would talk to her when not talking to his master..... And the bird stayed and Clay awaited his next task......

[Xazor Elessar]

Xazor smiled gently as she watched Clay interact with the wild life.

"Now....look beyond all things here to that gathering of bushes off in the distance. Hidden in there are a million surprises....butterflies. One of them is very rare and is the color of blue. Upon her wings are crystals....tiny yet beautiful and bright. Many men have hunted her and her kind to get these jewels...so now she has a fear of all but the small creatures that walk the ground and fly in the air. Call her to you through the Force...she may or may not come...but it is a challenge that you must overcome..."

She said softly and motioned for him to do as she asked...

[Clay Dennatta]

Through the force Clay found the bush and the thousands of Butterflies, and a few seconds later he found the blue one with crystals on it. He talked to it for a few minutes bein as kind as can be but the butterfly didnt trust humans that much and was reluctant to come over. But after a few more minutes Clay finnally convinced the butterfly to come over. It took a couple seconds but tha butterfly made it over to Clay and Xazor and landed on Clays shoulder. It shure took a while and alot of convincing that Clay and Xazor werent hunters but the butterfly believed and trusted him after a while.