The Apprentice

Sola watched, utterly flabbergasted and a touch horrified, as

“Wait, wha- stop!” Was he out of his mind?! They were just in an earthquake!
But the boy didn’t stop. He didn’t even think about it- he kicked away at the edges of the small gap and dove in.
More than just Thalia and fallen beneath the earth during the quake. Everyone else seemed to be of a mind to attempt to rescue their fellow padawans then and there. Sola was of a different mind. It wasn’t that she didn’t care- the Jedi were her family, and strange or not, these padawans were Jedi, so that made them family as well- but they were Jedi. With the Force as an ally, with a clear mind and a pure heart, surviving the caves of Ilum was no tall task. No taller than surviving the surface. Was it that they doubted their fellow’s ability to persevere, or did they fear losing them?


One by one, the padawans took Corin their climbing gear.
"Anyone here besides me know Force jump?" the Spaz asked. "I mean all we gotta do is jump down and jump back up. You know... the whole... trust the Force padawan and all that stuff?"
Sola scowled at

“Trenor,”

The ground rumbled again as if in answer to her question, and the small chasm widened.
“Watch out!” Sola yelled.
If Corin and the others around him didn’t act fast, they’d be joining the others in the tunnels beneath the ground.
