"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master"

His footsteps echoed the halls of Arx Ondorii, the only thing that quaffed the silence from which he found strange for a House that was usually busiling of activity. He was summoned to one of the main and wondrous features of the castle and that being Cluaran Leana. A garden commissioned to house some of the rare botanic finds and a research facility to aid with experiments done within.

As he approached the doors, he felt prickles of hairs stiffen at the back of his neck. His hand hovered only a brief moment over the panel beside the door. Seconds later a whoosh of warm air wafted at him and down into the hall, as the doors opened.

The garden was abnormally quiet as he carefully made his way down the stone steps. Looking left and right, he was sure someone or something, was watching. As he continued to make his way passed the beds of flowers and plant life, he felt something hit is arm. His defenses engaged and he drew his training lightsaber, igniting the red blade. His focus was beginning to blur and when he took a step, his leg almost buckled under him from his weight. He began to see figures come out from the few shadows the garden had. He started swinging his blade haphazardly at the ghostly figures as the poison continued to take hold and he collapsed to his knees. Something was admitted into his neck just before he completely passed out and a voices echoed around him. "Do you think he will recover"? a young male voice asked.

"If he is strong enough, he will." A female voice answered.

He awoke kneeling, with the sun at his back and surrounded by many familiar faces of Dorimad Sol. A fully robed female stepped up and removed her hood. Letting it rest back on her shoulders and placing her hands down in front. "Give me your training saber." He did so without a moment haste. She threw it up in the air and quickly drawing and igniting her own lightsaber sliced it in half. The pieces lay before him, sizzling and cracking before eventually functioning no more.

"Tollo, you have past the trials laid before you and survived my own personal test. You have lead your team to victory during Boot Camp and have become a wonderful resource to this House." The Quaestor announced, then casually turned her hand up waiting for something. Seconds later a tubular item was in her hands. "It is time that you become a Knight and wield a true lightsaber." Holding it out in front of her. "Now rise." Applause came from the others as he was handed the cylindrical tubing he worked so hard to achieve.

Congratulations on attaining your own real lightsaber. ~//~ It gives me great honours to recommend Tollo to the ranks of Dark Jedi Knight. In his over one year tenure, Tollo has passed 27 Shadow Academy courses, run two competitions, attained nine various crescents and two Dark Crosses. He helped us in the fight during the Great Jedi War and keeps up his communication on a regular basis. He was one of the two participants in the four week battle team competition coming in first place overall and is the leader of Banshee Brigade. He demonstrated as a leader that leadership is not all about kicking up ones feet, relaxing and letting those under you do all the work. SBM Robin Hawk Quaestor of HDS M:HRLD

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