Private Guidance from the Not-Dead

[Jalen Kai'el]

Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kahlil Noble

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"F-floating!"

That would certainly explain the whole not feeling the ground beneath his feet thing. Kahlil took the pot from him and told him to relax, but Jalen did the exact opposite at first, kicking his feet to reach the ground only to end up upside down. By now, sweat was beginning to gather on his forehead. Jalen was, for all intensive purposes, very stressed.

But that wouldn't do him any good. He was still drifting, now with his back towards the ground. Jalen needed to relax. Master Kahlil was right. No thoughts would help him. No overcomplication. Just peace.

With soft thud, Jalen's back hit the grass.

"I... don't know how I did that," Jalen admitted, concern still ever present in his voice.

He had never done anything like that before.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"You ever whistle by accident when you're trying to learn? But then you don't remember exactly what you did? It's kind of like that, I guess." Kahlil gave a smile, though this time he figured he probably could at least sense it.

"So just keep working on that until you know how you did it."

Jalen Kai'el

 

[Jalen Kai'el]

Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kahlil Noble

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"So just keep working on that until you know how you did it."

Just keep working on it. That made sense, even if it did feel so impossible. That was how everything worked, right?

It didn't take long for Jalen's curiosity to wander again. He still felt Valery with him. Why? The question kept nagging at the back of his mind, seeming to not let up. He was just far too curious.

"It... feels like someone else is with you," he pointed out. "What is that?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil blinked in surprise. Then laughed. That wasn't the question he'd expected from Jalen, especially after all this and everything he'd just learned about himself. The Force. Well, maybe it did make sense. Relying on the Force to see meant seeing more things. Probably. Kahlil had never been blind.

"My wife. We have a.. Deep connection with each other in the Force. You're probably sensing her through me."

Jalen Kai'el

 

[Jalen Kai'el]

Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kahlil Noble

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"My wife. We have a.. Deep connection with each other in the Force. You're probably sensing her through me."

"It's... weird," Jalen remarked with a frown, before becoming red in the face. "I-it isn't bad, I mean. I-I just... never felt it anywhere else."

Jalen didn't even know that he could feel force bonds. Perhaps it was just the bizarre nature of the one that Valery and Kahlil shared. The boy wasn't an expert on the things that he felt. He simply did. And what else was the world if not strange things happening around him?

He didn't exactly experience it any other way, at least.

"Thank you," he finally blurted out. "F-for not bringing up... well, you know, I guess. A lot of people mention it the first time they meet me. N-not that I blame them, I just-"

He just wanted to be treated like he was normal. That was it.

Jalen could never say that out loud.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Well, your eyes are blind. But you're not. You just see differently." Kahlil shrugged a little, rubbing at the back of his neck. Smiled. It was the least he could do now that he was back. Help this new generation find themselves.

"Always trust yourself. Your feelings, your instincts, it's the Force. And it will always be your ally."

Jalen Kai'el