Re: Jax Nilar: Return to Duty
Master Ulric nodded as he listened to the younger Jedi.
"We are glad to have you back in the Order. While it was not our intent to make you feel like an outsider, we felt it was good to give you experiences in the real world, and not confined behind the walls of the Temple. They can tint one's opinion of events and how they weave into the greater picture of the galaxy." He looked around at the large crowd of lifeforms, seeing them moving around the 2 Jedi almost like a river moving around stationary rocks.
"Even here, at the heart of the Republic, you can see that we Jedi are a part of things, and not exempt. See how the crowd moves around us, not noticing if we move with them. They go about their daily routines and live how they want to live. It is important that we allow them that freedom. Freedom to be who they want. To follow their dreams. To be free of oppression and control and slavery. The one who felled your Master is the enemy of those ideas. They seek to rule all through power and fear. Never forget that. We are champions of the people, not rulers or controllers."
He looked back at the Jedi and his face had fallen more serious. "What we do, and what we are, is just a manifestation of The Force. We seek to do Its will and server the greater good. But we are not invincible. We are fallible, and fragile, and susceptible to losing our way. That is the most important lesson you can learn from this whole ordeal. That you must keep true to yourself and The Order, no matter what happens. Only then will you truly be able to resist the darker temptations."
He left those words to sink in for a moment, then stood up and extended his hand out.
"Welcome back to The Order, and to active duty. We can go inside and discuss your role and your status as a Knight."
He turned then, and started back towards the temple entrance.