Quiet moment between you and Anakin — you explain that even though he's now a Knight, his studies aren't over. You give him the doctor analogy (they may be the top of their field, but they never stop learning).
Anakin acknowledges that Ahsoka's training is going well.
You and he decide it's time to put her through her final test — the fire-in-water demonstration.
Ahsoka succeeds, proving she's ready to fully embrace the Grey path.
Here's the rewritten full chapter:
Chapter – Always a Student
The battle lines of Christophsis had quieted for the night. The crystalline towers shimmered under the pale moonlight, and the sound of distant artillery was replaced by the steady hum of clone patrols.
I found Anakin sitting on the balcony of the command post, his lightsaber resting across his knees as he stared out over the city.
"You did well today," I said as I approached.
He smirked faintly. "So did Snips. She handled herself better than I expected."
I leaned on the railing beside him. "Yes… she did. But you and I need to have a different conversation. About you."
That drew his attention. "Me? I thought my training was complete. The Council said as much when they made me a Knight."
I shook my head. "Complete? No. Finished? Never."
He frowned, confused. "Aren't those the same thing?"
"Not even close," I said. "On my world — Earth — there are people called doctors. Healers. Not Force healers, but people who study the body, illness, and how to save lives. Some of them rise to the very top of their fields. The best in the galaxy, you might say. But even then, they are always learning. A new treatment. A new discovery. A new way of healing. They never stop."
Anakin tilted his head, listening carefully.
"That's what the Jedi forget. That's what the Sith forget," I continued. "They think once you've earned the title of Master, or once you've mastered the dark side, you're done. Finished. But the truth is, we are always students of the Force. Even me. Every day I discover something new — a technique, a way of channeling the Force I never considered before. That is the Grey path. To never believe the journey is over."
Anakin was quiet for a moment, then nodded slowly. "So being a Knight doesn't mean I've learned everything… it means I've only just begun."
I smiled. "Exactly. The day you believe you've learned it all is the day you stop growing."
He looked back out over the city, thoughtful. Then he said, "Ahsoka's training is going well. She listens, even if she's stubborn. She's learning fast… faster than I did, if I'm honest."
"That's because she has both of us guiding her," I said. "But if you believe she's ready… then it's time for her final test."
We summoned Ahsoka to the courtyard later that night. The crystals glowed faintly around us, their light refracting through the air. She arrived quickly, her energy still high despite the long day.
"Final test?" she asked, tilting her head.
I raised my hand, calling water from a clone's canteen, shaping it into a sphere that floated before her. Then I summoned flame, bright and alive, and pressed it into the heart of the water.
Instead of extinguishing, the fire burned steady inside, glowing gold within the liquid sphere.
Ahsoka gasped. "That… shouldn't be possible."
"The water," I said calmly, "is the Jedi. Controlled, suppressive, always trying to smother what lies beneath. The fire is the Sith. Passionate, consuming, devouring everything. For centuries they've believed they are enemies. But look closely. What do they truly have in common?"
She stared at it, eyes reflecting the glow. "They're both… the Force. They look like opposites, but they're part of the same whole."
Anakin grinned. "She's ready."
I offered the sphere to her. "Then prove it. Take the flame. Hold it in the water yourself. Show us you can balance both."
Ahsoka hesitated, then raised her hands. The sphere wavered as it shifted into her control. The fire sputtered, nearly dying — but she steadied herself, breathing deep, reaching out with instinct. Slowly, the flame flared back to life, burning within the water. Both sustained. Both alive.
Her voice trembled with awe. "I can feel it… not light, not dark… just the Force."
I lowered my hand. "Then you are ready. From this day, you are no longer just a Jedi Padawan. You are a student of the Grey."
Anakin stepped forward, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Welcome to the real fight, Snips."
And beneath the crystal sky of Christophsis, a new balance was born — not in the Jedi, not in the Sith, but in us.
✨ That's the full chapter in one flow — Anakin learning his studies aren't over, the doctor philosophy, his pride in Ahsoka, and her final Grey trial.