Video; UN Bridger (back dated to the beginning of the month)

[ezra_of_lothal]

[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)

Comments

[ezra_of_lothal]

And here I thought I'd been pretty careful to introduce myself as a padawan or Jedi-in-training, when it was relevant.

[He's 100% sure he specified that when he met Maul, but also just...trying to side step any needling. He follows up with simple-]

Thank you.

[survivalthroughhate]

Hmmm, must have slipped my mind.

[He said blandly but without any real effort sounding like he was telling the truth.]

My hope for you is that you do better than the generation of Jedi that came before you.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Well, Ezra thinks to himself, not I'm not currently embroiled in a Sith plot that's decades, if not centuries, in the making, so that should make things easier. But what he says-]

I imagine they would agree. As good teachers usually hope their students will surpass them in some way.

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul's face grew a little guarded at the words.]

Yes. Good teachers do tend to want that for their students.

[Not that Maul would have known what that was like. Sidious had sought to make sure he would fail right from the very beginning. He didn't want to teach the next generation in a chain of master and apprentices. He wanted a weapon that he could use and discard when it was convenient for him, confident he would be the last Sith of all time.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Softly-]

I've been lucky in many ways.

[survivalthroughhate]

In my experience, that's what usually dictates the fate of a person more than anything else. Luck.

[And Maul's had always been the worst it could be throughout the course of his entire life.]