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By the time they arrived at their real destination, Harry's lessons in Galactic Standard had brought him up to Aayla's level, and Aayla was practically as fluent in Standard as she was in Ryl. Both children had learned some forms of meditation, though Harry had not learned how to reach out to the Force for guidance just yet, and failed all the tests Tholme gave him in trying to discover things hidden behind doors his hand and so on. Still, such things sometimes came slower than others. Their meditations however had come along nicely, with Lily helping it along in a novel way, which Tholme was quite interested to see if it would take.
Tholme could also tell that some of the tenants of the Jedi he described to them, particularly abstaining from emotions, continued to bother Lily a lot. Their discussions along that score were not very pleasant, therefore, he decided not to push them just yet. It would be many years before Harry was going to be allowed to become a Jedi after all, they had time to convince him and his mother that the Order was in the right there, if they could. If they could not, perhaps another exception could be made.
Harry also didn't seem to understand why he had to abstain from creature comforts sometimes, but with his power of transfiguration Tholme didn't really see the point. He wasn't getting attached to the things he transfigured, and saw no worth in them. He just didn't see why he shouldn't have them if he could conjure them up.
The youngster also continued to learn from his mother, though Tholme was interested to note that Lily never told him or Aayla anything specific from what he could discern. Instead she merely guided them along gently, letting them reach their own conclusions. Aayla began to show signs of what could only be Force Jump because of this, and Harry's ability to multi-task grew in leaps and bounds, and he also began to create shields of pure Force power, though he couldn't hold them for very long under Quinlan's attacks. Nonetheless, the potential the boy had, both for himself and the Order, was massive.
"There is the training vessel Master," Quinlan said, pointing ahead of them through the viewing port and bringing his master out of his thoughts for a moment.
They'd been closing with the learning ship for several moments now, but it was within actual eyesight now. "Good Quinlan, please slave our ship to theirs, let their systems bring us in."
With that done, Tholme opened a communications with the training vessel. "Jedi training vessel Explorer, this is Master Tholme, I have two younglings to be added to your clans, and myself and my padawan will remain with for a few weeks."
"This is Master Illaviel. This is highly irregular master Tholme, but Grand Master Yoda called ahead and told us you were coming. We are ready and waiting for you."
The Consular class ship docked with the other ship quickly, and Quinlan chivvied Aayla and Harry aboard. Both children looked around the new ship with interest, before concentrating on the welcoming party, two young knights, and a master. One of the knights was from a race Harry had never seen with rainbow colored feathers and the face of a bird, the other a human with pale white skin. The master was an ancient-looking Bothan female, a race Harry had seen only twice before on Ryloth. The two knights looked younger than Tholme by a decade or so, though Harry and Aayla would be pressed to say how they knew the bird woman's age.
"These are the two younglings, they are a little older than most we would take master Tholme." said the Bothan, who must be Master Illaviel, looking at both of them with appraising eyes. "Have you been instructing them?"
"Somewhat, but there are… extenuating circumstances. For one, we had to teach Harry Galactic standard, and for another…" he gestured to Lily who as always had followed Harry. "This is Lily."
The two knights gaped in shock for a moment, their self-control not up to the sight of a Force Ghost, but the ancient Bothan barely reacted, nodding her head. She had already felt the presence of the Force Ghost, though this redhead was far more corporeal than most. "She looks like a member of the Sunrider clan. So the Corellians have continued their heretical ways?"
"She is not from Corellia and as I said there are extenuating circumstances. However I would like to get Aayla and Harry situated with their fellows as soon as possible. Would that be alright?"
"Very well, but you will have to convince me that this ghost's being here would be helpful rather than hurtful to the youngling's instructions."
"This ghost has a name and has learned enough Standard to know when she's being talked about." Lily replied moving forward to stare into the old woman's eyes, hovering before her almost challengingly. "If you have questions about me and what impact I will have on my son's joining your Order then ask them, don't just assume you know the answers. Too many people assume they know right when they know so very little."
The woman scowled at Lily's tone, which was really a shot across the bows of the entire Order, but she nodded. "Very well, To'neen, Laitha, show these two their new quarters. Master Tholme and… guest, follow me."
After looking to his mother for permission Harry followed Aayla and the two knights. The knights ushered them through several corridors. They passed by open doorways which led into various rooms, several of which looked like classrooms to Harry's eyes. Another looked like a woodcrafter's room, but not quite. Another was a gym. Eventually they were broken up, with Aayla entering a room to one side of the hall and Harry the other.
Inside Harry found several other boys of different races, most of whom he had never seen before. There were no twi'leks here, but one of them was a tall rangy green skinned boy, who suddenly set up from his bed is Harry came in. He looked about Harry's age, while the other boys looked younger. "Why am I with the youngsters?" Harry asked looking over at the knight who had shown him in.
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