Chapter 4

Thann was sent back to Coruscant with Master Windu as Yoda stayed back to talk about the fate of the young Skywalker and so wanted it to be private between him and Master Qui-Gon and his apprentice Obi-Wan so Thann was told that he would meet his new master once he had arrived back on Coruscant. Thann wasn't sure that he would stay in the order but he knew that his master would want him to stay so he could complete his training at least up to the standard of jedi knight but with all that had transpired Thann wasn't sure especially when he heard it come from Master Yodas own mouth that he would be promoted but with special conditions and that in of itself bought some interest to the young apprentice but still he wasn't sure and would make his decision once he'd heard the full details on what was contained in his promotion.

the trip back to Coruscant had been a quite affair at first but then the Jedi Master did something that was out of character he began a conversation with the young padawan, " Before we get back to the temple I would like to know what exactly happened in that duel from what was told me and master Yoda you took master Qui-Gons place when he tired and kept the siths attention while Obi-Wan blindsided him and severed his leg," Thann reminsced about the battle as Master Windu described to him the events of the battle and yes how he and Obi-Wan had schemed to take down the sith lord once the opportunity came and so ended the battle swiftly without any major damage being taken but death still came as it appeared it was the apprentice and not the master who was on Naboo according to Master Yoda only a full fledged Sith Master would be able to challenge Master T'onn without any major incident was quite the feat since both were skilled in the way of the sword and the force, but that was a case for another time and Thann had decided that he would be the one to solve it when the time came. Thann decided to ask what was going to happen to him "Master what will happen to me I mean Master Yoda did say that I would be promoted with some conditions and that i would get more information on the way back to the Jedi Temple so I'm asking Master what will become of me?" Mace knew that the young man deserved to know since he'd been through a great deal and so he gave an answer to his junior " I will not lie to you the idea of your promotion to knighthood is not the plan I had originally but Master Yoda had decided that it was due since you had fulfilled the Jedi trials through all that happened on Naboo but with your age it was still thought necessary that you would need some more instruction at least for a year so when you get back to the temple you will have though choice of deciding who will be your next master."

With that knowledge Thann began to do go through a checklist of potential jedi masters that he had worked with when he was an apprentice under Master T'onn and there were only a few that came to mind but he knew that he'd also have a few request of whoever his new master was and also took that into account so he finally came to a conclusion of who would best suite him and arrived at Jedi Master Quinlan Vos who was known for being one of the few Jedi active in hostile territory. He would gain much experience there was only one issue was Master Vos might not be at the Temple and deep undercover but still Thann wanted to make the request. Soon the pair of Jedi arrived to Coruscant and disembarked from their transport and went to their respective quarters since the trip had been tiring for Thann he wanted to get to sleep as soon as possible. The next day Thann was summoned to the Jedi High Council, once he arrived he was told to wait outside the councils chambers until a few minutes later the doors opened and the young jedi was called to enter.

Once Thann had come into the middle of the floor Master Yoda spoke " Kneel young one." the ancient Jedi commanded to which Thann did and then every Jedi Master stood from their seats and drew their lightsabers and ignited them causing the rays of the planets sun to mimic the color of each saber and then the small Grandmaster spoke the words " Thann Oteros by the right of the Council by the Will of the Force rise Jedi Knight of the Republic." Thann felt the weight of the words as they were said and knew that with this proclamation that his destiny would forever be tied to the Jedi even unto death. After the Knighting ceremony Master Yoda and the council resumed sitting in their seats and the next order of business was to find out who would watch over the newly minted knight for he was still a youth and so Thann made his request known " Master if it would be possible I would like to be under Master Quinlan Vos." the request was a surprise to most of the members of the council since they thought that the new Jedi would want to stay close to home since the death of his master but Thann knew that staying on Coruscant would do him no good so he requested to be put with the Orders most active member to which no one could say no since he had been promised that he would be able to choose who his next master would be and so he made his choice.

Master Yoda was the first to address the young mans' request " Your choice will be granted but you will have to wait as Master Vos is on a deep undercover mission but will soon be returning." Thann knew that this might happen but at least the masters did not try and place him under the care of another and so with his first request granted he felt encouraged to make his next request " Masters I have one other request to make." the masters focused once again on the young man and Master Windu was the one to respond to the boys' request " What is your request young one?" Thann then spoke his request " Masters I would like to learn the lightsaber form Juyo since it is not instilled in Niman I feel that is a mistake which nearly cost me and my master with the duel on Naboo and this would have also been the request of my master had he lived and as his last student i feel that this responsibility falls to me." The Jedi Masters listened to the request of this newly minted knight and searched in the force to see if this would be the will of the force and as time seemed to come to a stand still suddenly a voice broke the deep silence " There is wisdom in what you request and should be granted but that decision will be left up to Grandmaster Yoda." the voice was Jedi Master Oppo Rancis who was held with great esteem and could possibly sway the rest of the council but he would not so he deferred to his senior who then thought for a few more moments then finally decided to speak " Your request dangerous it is but necessary I feel for there is a storm coming and we must all prepare in our own way, this request shall be granted as well but be warned there is much darkness in that form so be sure young one that you are not swayed." to which the young Jedi responded " I will do as you say master." as this was his final request and the council had nothing else to discuss with Thann he was dismissed with a data pad given to him and told to go and see the battlemaster Cin Drallig which he did as his first order of business.

When Thann arrived near the class room where young Jedi were being taught lightsaber forms it seemed that there was a dispute going on between the younglings as to who the best duelist was in the group which caused Thann to reminisce about his youngling days which in all reality was not that long ago so he did his best to put on his grown up face and settle the dispute and approached the two groups that were arguing " Hey its not polite to compare who is the best amongst one another it'd be better if you all just continued practicing with one another and help each other to become better, not to belittle one another." the younglings jumped at the sudden arrival of the new person but soon noticed that the person speaking was only a few years older than them and most likely someone's apprentice to which led the kids to calm down since they didn't want a master scolding them, right as Thann got done speaking another Jedi who was a bit shorter than himself approached the class and saw what was going on so he stopped and waited till the situation was settled.