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Val's eyes widened as he brought the sword out. Her jaw visibly dropped at the magnificent blade he had forged for her. She was almost afraid to touch it, fearing that she would ruin it somehow. The Knight had never seen something quite so spectacular. She could feel the Force energy pulsating through it, her eyes landing on the curious crow on the blade. Val had to smile, as he had truly poured every bit of himself into this creation. When he spoke, she had to work to tear her eyes away from the blade and meet him.
"Huang..this is..."
Her expression spoke more than she ever could have. Val's hands trembled slightly as she reached out to accept the sword. She knew instantly that it would replace one of her lightsabers. She felt the power of the blade in her hands. Val glanced up at Huang, mustering a smile.
"It's perfect. I..I've seen your work but I wasn't expecting something this exquisite."
Val berated herself for not being able to come up with something more special to say. His words rang strongly within her mind. She finally looked up again.
"I will always have a part of you with me. You will accompany me to every battle. You told me I went out into the galaxy to face it and now..now I won't be alone, Huang. You will be there with me. I will defend the Order to my last breath with this. I...cannot tell you how much this means to me."
"Everything all right?"
"Yes thanks.."
The padawan didn't look convinced. Was she that obvious? He raised an eyebrow, but ultimately shrugged, wandering off. Val turned and watched him leave. This would possibly be the last time they would make their usual greeting every day. She hadn't even learned his name. Val turned back to face the training chambers, walking in quietly. She attempted to suppress all her emotions, even though the pain almost overwhelmed her.
There were some hints of the fact that something had been troubling her. Her hair was slightly messy, and she appeared as if she hadn't slept. Her attire wasn't casual as she had often wore around him. She was dressed to travel, with his sword fitted onto her back. The convex faced away from her, allowing her to whip it out into a lethal diagonal arc should she unsheathe it in battle. For now, though, Val had other things on her mind.
As usual, she spotted Huang in the distance. She hoped he wouldn't be able to sense that she had been crying. Hiding behind the wall of an unreadable expression was something she had picked up from him. More than anything, she masked her own Force energy, keeping it from betraying anything. As she approached him, she couldn't help but pull him into a tight embrace, letting it linger for a long moment. She pulled back after a while, gazing up at him.
"I have something for you."
"Huang..this is..."
Her expression spoke more than she ever could have. Val's hands trembled slightly as she reached out to accept the sword. She knew instantly that it would replace one of her lightsabers. She felt the power of the blade in her hands. Val glanced up at Huang, mustering a smile.
"It's perfect. I..I've seen your work but I wasn't expecting something this exquisite."
Val berated herself for not being able to come up with something more special to say. His words rang strongly within her mind. She finally looked up again.
"I will always have a part of you with me. You will accompany me to every battle. You told me I went out into the galaxy to face it and now..now I won't be alone, Huang. You will be there with me. I will defend the Order to my last breath with this. I...cannot tell you how much this means to me."
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"Everything all right?"
"Yes thanks.."
The padawan didn't look convinced. Was she that obvious? He raised an eyebrow, but ultimately shrugged, wandering off. Val turned and watched him leave. This would possibly be the last time they would make their usual greeting every day. She hadn't even learned his name. Val turned back to face the training chambers, walking in quietly. She attempted to suppress all her emotions, even though the pain almost overwhelmed her.
There were some hints of the fact that something had been troubling her. Her hair was slightly messy, and she appeared as if she hadn't slept. Her attire wasn't casual as she had often wore around him. She was dressed to travel, with his sword fitted onto her back. The convex faced away from her, allowing her to whip it out into a lethal diagonal arc should she unsheathe it in battle. For now, though, Val had other things on her mind.
As usual, she spotted Huang in the distance. She hoped he wouldn't be able to sense that she had been crying. Hiding behind the wall of an unreadable expression was something she had picked up from him. More than anything, she masked her own Force energy, keeping it from betraying anything. As she approached him, she couldn't help but pull him into a tight embrace, letting it linger for a long moment. She pulled back after a while, gazing up at him.
"I have something for you."