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deernet2023-04-03 10:14 pm
ezra_of_lothal) wrote in deernet2023-04-03 10:14 pm
Video; UN Bridger (back dated to the beginning of the month)
[The first month Ezra arrived in Trench, Madam Generosity gifted him with a crisp white and bronze Jedi style outfit. He’s never felt like there’s been the right occasion for it.
Until today.
His Omni is set down for a wide view, the Sanctuary grounds in the background, and Anakin Solo, in his own robes, at his side.]
Some of you may have heard me talk about, or seen a memory of my master, my first teacher, as a Jedi, Kanan Jarrus. Or even met him, because he was here, briefly.
[Ezra flashes a smile, bittersweet.]
Before he left these shores, we did an impromptu ceremony here at the guardian tree of the Sanctuary. A knighting. [His smile turns sheepish; he’s not here entirely to toot his own horn, honest.]
Back in the galaxy I’m from, Jedi Knights have taken a lot of different variations of oaths, over thousands of years of history. I’ve been thinking for a while about how to express my commitment to being a Jedi of Trench– believing that, for a lot of reasons, something closer to traditional wasn’t in the cards. So, with Knight Solo’s help, I wrote an oath that I think fits...here.
And accountability is important, at least to me, so- [He takes a deep breath, and raises his right hand, palm out.]
Here goes:
I, Ezra Bridger, Jedi Knight, vow to use all my skill and abilities to serve others rather than ruling over them.
To not seek personal power, but knowledge and enlightenment,
To act not out of aggression, but to defend and to protect,
To preserve what grows and lives well in its own way,
To support betterment and ease pain,
To guard justice and peace,
To put ever aside fear for courage, hatred for compassion,
And when it is fitting to do so, death for life
— looking always towards the Force, in which all are one,
Until my final death, or I return to the sea.
[Anakin nods, very solemn for a 17-year-old.]
Oath witnessed and acknowledged, Knight Bridger.
[Then Ezra and Anakin beam at each other with excitement, like the very young men they are, and Anakin claps a hand on Ezra’s shoulder. ]
And now the part I’m sure more of you will care about-
[Anakin rolls his eyes and talks over Ezra.]
We’re having a celebration tonight- [Ezra mouths ‘party’.] at the Sanctuary. Contact me or Sansa if you want to be more involved than showing up.
[Ezra has to get the last word before signing off.]
Everyone’s welcome!
(OOC: Ezra in blue, Anakin in green, obv. Link to party log here)
Until today.
His Omni is set down for a wide view, the Sanctuary grounds in the background, and Anakin Solo, in his own robes, at his side.]
Some of you may have heard me talk about, or seen a memory of my master, my first teacher, as a Jedi, Kanan Jarrus. Or even met him, because he was here, briefly.
[Ezra flashes a smile, bittersweet.]
Before he left these shores, we did an impromptu ceremony here at the guardian tree of the Sanctuary. A knighting. [His smile turns sheepish; he’s not here entirely to toot his own horn, honest.]
Back in the galaxy I’m from, Jedi Knights have taken a lot of different variations of oaths, over thousands of years of history. I’ve been thinking for a while about how to express my commitment to being a Jedi of Trench– believing that, for a lot of reasons, something closer to traditional wasn’t in the cards. So, with Knight Solo’s help, I wrote an oath that I think fits...here.
And accountability is important, at least to me, so- [He takes a deep breath, and raises his right hand, palm out.]
Here goes:
I, Ezra Bridger, Jedi Knight, vow to use all my skill and abilities to serve others rather than ruling over them.
To not seek personal power, but knowledge and enlightenment,
To act not out of aggression, but to defend and to protect,
To preserve what grows and lives well in its own way,
To support betterment and ease pain,
To guard justice and peace,
To put ever aside fear for courage, hatred for compassion,
And when it is fitting to do so, death for life
— looking always towards the Force, in which all are one,
Until my final death, or I return to the sea.
[Anakin nods, very solemn for a 17-year-old.]
Oath witnessed and acknowledged, Knight Bridger.
[Then Ezra and Anakin beam at each other with excitement, like the very young men they are, and Anakin claps a hand on Ezra’s shoulder. ]
And now the part I’m sure more of you will care about-
[Anakin rolls his eyes and talks over Ezra.]
We’re having a celebration tonight- [Ezra mouths ‘party’.] at the Sanctuary. Contact me or Sansa if you want to be more involved than showing up.
[Ezra has to get the last word before signing off.]
Everyone’s welcome!
(OOC: Ezra in blue, Anakin in green, obv. Link to party log here)
no subject
All men must serve.
[what he describes sounds more familiar to her than most of the things people say about their homes and all the videos about earth. she listens with a faint, crooked smile.]
We had many orders like that in the Seven Kingdoms, but they were much stricter, and only the Kingsguard had to be knights. Maesters have to give up their family names when they forge a chain and swear themselves to whatever house they're sent to. In the Night's Watch, they can keep their names, but they can't have any ties to the realm, not officially. They can visit their families sometimes, if they come from the North, but that's all. My brother is in the Night's Watch; they made him Lord Commander already, even though he's hardly any older than you.
[she suspects any more about jon or the night's watch will turn into a lesson on the class structure of the seven kingdoms, and will touch on benjen stark's death, which she really doesn't want to talk about right before a party. instead she smiles and adopts a light tone.]
We should finish talking in the hall; I hate to think what might happen if people start arriving with us still out here.
[there are people at the sanctuary that might not appreciate being forced into erstwhile hosting duties in their absence....a softer smile.]
Your parents sound very kind, and wise. I'm sure they would have found a balance, too.
[sansa knows her parents tried their best to protect her from joffrey and everyone. it's not their fault no one was there to protect them from littlefinger.]
no subject
[He shakes himself out of his contemplation and moves towards the hall.]
I think you're the first person not from home that hasn't recoiled at the idea my parents might have given me to other people to raise. With a purpose.