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Time slowly passed by in this place, natives friendly and helpful, animals sometimes pleasant for eye, and sometimes a thorn in somebody's side. Phora got up early today, not because of training that soon comes, but cause of friend in need of help. On her way to spot they chose before, she met some natives in need of help with ore, what was used to transport said ore broke and simple lifting ore was, yet she wondered whether her help was really needed or not. In the end she helped them but now it matters not, now she's sitting on stone, observing how her former enemy tries to learn how to use a force again and when he fails miserably she can't help but smile at him.

“Oh come on, it can't be that hard...”

Rholdun's head turned around to give Phora a soulless droidic gaze that seemed to surprise her. He knew she was right, he was broken, he almost lost his connection to the Force. He felt like only half the man he was earlier. He didn't remember why he even chose to store his soul in a datacron instead of just letting go of life and being one with the Force. Maybe it was fear or maybe something else. He pushed himself to another try of levitating the stone and with lots of effort, he lifted it maybe an inch above the ground.

Phora was sarcastic, and maybe slightly too mean, but she wondered if showing him kindness would really help or just end up as another thing that hinders him. She understood his situation perfectly, long ago she's been in such situation as well, when she was among Jedi. Phora shook her head slowly, jumped of the rock, and walked to him.

“ I'm not good at this kind of thing but, I know it's hard...” She paused for a moment.
“ Either you lift it with emotions,which is weak or you look deep into yourself, search for this simple rock, once you find it try to grab it and imagine lifting it with your hand...I'm not sure if it helps but try, kay?”

“I'm trying this the whole time,” he replied. “Why did you choose to be only an apprentice, I wonder? It would be easy for you to teach others. At least I think you would be good at it.”

Rholdun without noticing it lifted the stone higher.

Phora noticed stone going higher, she kept him busy just to see whether it helps him to be distracted, like once long ago. Phora still blushed slightly at the complement, something she rarely got these days.

“I...dislike teaching and you know it, why would you ask anyway?”

The stone stayed at the height of the man's head, slightly moving up and down from time to time.

“Well, it seems you actually like talking to people, or am I wrong? At least for a former Sith you seem really talkative towards me.”

His question caught her off-guard, she stayed with open mouth for few seconds, stone still in air.

“I actually rarely talk to people, if you ask any student, I'm cold and unsympathetic in their opinion, to you I'm...I understand your situation, that's all.”

“Shall I call you my best fiend then?” he asked, still distracted from his task.
“Sure, fiend fits well” She chuckled.
“After all I did manage to teach you something and distract you perfectly” She smilled wickedly.

Rholdun turned towards the stone in surprise. The rock with a loud crush landed on the ground. The former Jedi didn't realize that all this time rock-lifting was his doing.

“Actually, I've heard that Ashara wanted new apprentices to arrive on her lesson. Guess you ought be going.”

She forgot, even though that's why they were meant to meet here earlier.

'Umm, you're right, I'll be going then...” Phora turned around and started running as fast as she could.

Rholdun seemed amused with her reaction. He made his way towards his chamber to oil his joints to make them move smoothly before he starts his own private training with the lightsaber. He asked himself also why didn't she tell him the reason she became an apprentice.

OOC – So as I said, this post we made together, and I hope it's alright – Zaria
P.S – While Ark will stay silent, forever...ah that robotic voice...