" It sucks that Master Qui-Gon is dead. Um... hey, Padme are you doing ok?" Luna said sitting down at the dining hall table.
" Yeah, I know, and he died on Naboo helping my people and sister." Padme said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.
" How is your sister, and you did go with Masters Yoda and Windu to his funeral?" Luna opened up her water bottle.
" Yeah, but I was there mostly for my family." Padme said as the newly Jedi Knight Obi-Wan came into the dining hall, but he was also now a Master because he has a Padawan Learner.
" How in the world did he get to be a Padawan Learner, when he's never been a Jedi Initiate like us?" Rayn said with a hint of jealousy in his voice.
" Haven't you heard? He is the Chosen One. Well, I'm going back to the dorm. I'll see you guys in class." Padme gathered up her stuff and threw the trash away.
As Padme walked out of the door, she looked over to Obi-Wan and the new Padawan and she just gave them smiled in which they smiled back before she exited the room.
The bell for the last class rang for the day. Padme walked into the room, finding her seat, and sat down. The instructor came in followed by the new Padawan Learner.
" Good afternoon, Younglings. I would like to introduced you all to our new class mate. This is Anakin Skywalker and he is from Tatooine. You can have a seat next to Padme." Master Bowspritz, who is the Temple's Biologist.
Anakin nodded and slowly walked over to the girl that he remembered seeing at Master Qui-Gon's funeral on Naboo.
" Hello and thank you. I'm Anakin. Didn't I see you at Master Qui-Gon's funeral?" Anakin asked a he took out his data tablet.
" Yes, you saw me there. I was the only Jedi Initiate there too, and the only reason was because of my family and mostly because of my sister." Padme said taking out her data tablet and putting it onto the desk.
" Thanks. Your sister, isn't she the Queen of Naboo?" Anakin said as the late bell rang.
" Yes, Amidala is my sister." Padme said as Rayn came into the room and he glared at Anakin.
" What's his problem?" Anakin asked as Rayn walked pass them, and going to his seat across the room.
" Who knows." was all Padme said as class began to start.
" Good morning. Four of you who were late comers. We have a new student, Anakin Skywalker from Tatooine. This afternoon, we are going to talk about Galactic Bestiary. As Jedi you will discover an infinite variety of life-forms that make up the universal energy field, and all of them are worthy of a Jedi's protection, some maybe when you became a Jedi Knight you will find most of the since under Jedi Consulars and yo will about what they do when you are Padawans now back to the Bests of the Galaxy. Most bests do speak, if only among their own kind, and communicating in their tongue is a talent you can Master. Creatures can be found anywhere and here are a few example that I got from the Archives, and you can find these creatures and many more there.
Amid the towering ice crystals of Mygeeto, you can find pertagqus candus Mygeetan white worms- coiled in caves where their skin absorbs geothermal heat from the planet's core and convert it to food energy.
On the jungle world of Troiken hosts the indictidile, a spiked insect that curls into a ball and impales it's pray by rolling wildly through the undergrowth.
Then there is the Jodakan needler crab, and from the moon of Alchenaut, there are palm-sized furballs that I named O'cerrys.
You will learn that other creatures can do many things with the Force.
Well that is all for today, name an animal that can be found on your home planet, and have it down by the end of the week. You all have a great day." Master Bowspritz said as the bell began to ring.
Everyone left the class rooms and began heading to their dorms.
" Well, I'll see you later, Anakin." Padme said as she and Anakin walked out of the class room.
" Ok. Um... can I ask you something, Padme?" Anakin asked as they were about to come up to Obi-Wan who was talking to Master Yoda.
" Sure. Go ahead?" Padme said.
" Um... could you help me get caught up in my classes?" Anakin asked.
" Sure. Meet me in the Archives in an hour. Masters Yoda, Obi-Wan, I'll see you in an hour. Bye." Padme said bowing her head to the two Masters, before getting onto the lift.
Ten minutes later, Padme was in the dorm room, when Carah, Masters Obi-Wan and Yoda came into the room.
" Good, Padme you are here. Can you do Master Obi-Wan a favor? Could you show his Padawan to his classes and around the Temple? Anakin, while Master Obi-Wan is gone, your sleeping mat is next to Padme's." Carah said.
" Um... sure. I was getting some things together to help Anakin catch up on his studies." Padme smiled at the people in front of her.
" Ok. Well, then, everything will be fine. Padme is one of our best students, so your Padawan is in very good hands." Carah said with pride.
The adults just nodded, before leaving the room.
" Well, if you want to get started, we better go. I have a better place that I go to away from the Archives and that's the Room of Thousand Fountains." Padme began to head out of the room.
" Ok, that sounds good." Anakin said, as they walked pass the adults and out of the dorm.
Two hours later, they stopped studying when the dinner bell rang. So, getting up, they headed for the dining hall and had dinner, before going back to the dorm for Meditation.
" Good night, Anakin." Padme said before the lights went out.
" Good night, Padme and thanks." Anakin said before drifting off to sleep.
Authors Note *(pages 34-35 of the book, The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force - text and Annotations written by Daniel Wallace.)