Private Ancient Memories

[Kahlil Noble]

"Two?"

Kahlil blinked in clear surprise. And worry. Jedi vaults weren't often the type to be sealed so drastically, but vaults locked by the need of two were almost always Sith in nature. Given the Drengir on New Cov, it wouldn't be a stretch that the Sith might've also found their way on world. Which would only make it that much worse. Something for him to check on, another day. Right now he glanced between the two, then stepped back with a chuckle.

"No, no. It'll be better if you help guide him. If there only needed to be one to open the vault, it'd be good training."

Valery Noble | Cailen Corso

 

[Cailen Corso]

Obroa-skai
Jedi Academy Ruins

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Cailen blinked, watching the Masters discuss their approach. It sounded like Kahlil was nervous about the two of them opening the vault together, but he wasn’t sure why. He looked to Val with eager eyes.

“I can try by myself! And you can help me if I can’t figure it out,” Cailen suggested. He was growing more independent, but he still appreciated Valery’s guidance.

Plus, it would be good practice, just like Kahlil said. And not just some training lock from the temple, but a real Jedi lock used to guard real treasure. Or… artifacts? Relics! There were too many words for cool, old stuff…

Cailen steadied himself before the alcove, eyes on the nondescript stonework as if trying to peer through it at the mechanisms inside. He imagined that a series of fancy gears were holding the door in place, but he really had no idea.

“Here it goes…” he said.

The Padawan raised a hand, getting a feel for the vault door. He could sense the pins that held it in place, but how to remove them he couldn’t figure. It felt more complicated than simply pulling them free.

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[Valery Noble]

Obroa-Skai

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Valery nodded, "The New Cov vault specifically required two. We were a smaller Enclave but with very sensitive information. We stored a list of known Force-sensitive children in that vault, for example. So it was a security measure to make sure it couldn't ever fall in the wrong hands." She hoped that'd at least reassure him that it wasn't likely a dangerous thing. Even the Jedi, at times, took extra steps to ensure the safety of information or valuable objects.

Especially if they could endanger people if they were to fall into the wrong hands.

It also seemed that Cailen wanted to give it a shot on his own, and for just a moment, Valery pouted. It wasn't a secret that she liked the phase where her Padawans were young and really needing her help. It was much the same with her children. So the more independant they grew, the more difficult it sometimes became for her.

Not that she'd ever stop their growth or resist it. She was still very proud of them.

"Whether you should push, pull or rotate the pins is more difficult than finding them. Trust in the Force, and let it show you the path they must take. It will guide you." She glanced from Cailen to Kahlil and offered her husband a smile. It was nice to have him here with one of her Padawans, and she wanted to show that.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil offered a smile in turn, but he kept quiet. Watched from a distance as he also kept guard for the two just in case there were some kind of threat that could arrive. It was interesting to see how Valery handled all this, anyway. Usually she was tagging along with his own Padawan's, after all.

Cailen Corso | Valery Noble

 

[Cailen Corso]

Obroa-skai
Jedi Academy Ruins

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He closed his eyes after a moment, thinking it may help him focus better on the mechanisms inside the door. Ironically, there was something about seeing that made Cailen loose sight of what he aimed to accomplish. But with that out of the way, he was beginning to sense the puzzle’s solution.

Cailen moved his hand, as if nudging something over in the air beside him. He moved it down, then over again, and an audible click came from inside the door. His lips curled into a smile, but fell back into a flat line straight away; He didn’t want to let the first success throw off his focus. “Overconfidence,” Master Mishel once warned him, “is often the first step in a series of failures.”

The Padawan put her advice into practice now, focusing on the next pin. This one was trickier, he could tell already. Something about the way it rested revealed there was more than simple telekinesis required to drop it into place. This one seemed… empty. Like a vessel, eager to be filled. But with what? Water? Blood? No…

“Heheh,” the boy mused quietly, imagining that it was thirsty for Valery’s hot chocolate. Cailen shook the thought away, focusing on what the pin required. He tried to imagine it inside the stone, envisioning a little copper cylinder with a hollow center.

And then, it budged. Only a little, but Cailen felt his muscles tense with surprise at the movement.

Was it his Force energy? Not his specifically, but the natural energies of a Jedi? The pin slid a bit more as he considered it, answering his question. Cailen held his hand steady, imbuing it with himself in a more conservative version of what he did when he created his amulet. He could feel it considering him, deciding if he was satisfactory or not, before ultimately sliding out of place and following the boy’s guidance all the way to its slot.

It clicked, leaving one final pin to be set.

Cailen found this one nearly instantly, if only because it felt frozen to the core. The pin could have been made of solid, living ice for all he knew - it was an extreme rarity for the Padawan to sense temperature through the Force. He tried giving it a budge, but the frozen pin refused to move.

“Hmm,” the boy sounded.

“I’m not sure about this one,” he told the Masters behind him. His eyes remained closed, hand still stretched toward the door; He didn’t want to lose sight of it.

“It’s cold. I think maybe it’s frozen,” Cailen explained.

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[Valery Noble]

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"Stay focused, Cailen," Valery said with a chuckle when she heard his little heheh. She had no idea he was imagining her cocoa, the literal best cocoa out there in the Galaxy, but it mattered little. He was staying on task, and with his focused efforts, she soon heard the first click within the mechanisms. Valery smiled warmly, then proudly turned to look at her Husband. She had been helping him with his Padawans for a while now, so it felt good that he got to see hers in action again.

Cailen was also a lot easier, and his life wasn't quite so... complex at the moment. At least, not compared to Cora and her forced marriage and everything around it.

He could nerd out a little over old doors and Temples.

"Here, I got this." With quite a grin, Valery stepped over when it seemed that one of the pins had frozen. She placed her hand against the cold metal, and almost instantly, the ice and snow melted around her fingers. Flames began to swirl around her, and the metal mechanism heated up fast, though not to a melting point.

Click, the door was open.

"What do you think about that trick, huh love?" she chuckled and looked at Cailen. "Time to explore some more." She knew these two would love that.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"You heated up metal. Good job."

Yes, he was teasing her. Kahlil chuckled a little, reaching up to pat her head before glancing towards the now opened doorway. His attention was already filled with what secrets might be hidden away within. He did love archeology.

"Be mindful where you step. .. Well, maybe. I'm not sure if Jedi vaults have the traps a Sith tomb might."

Valery Noble | Cailen Corso