"I think it is a more accurate description of how to put the ideal of the Jedi into practice."

"It makes more sense to me. You can have both of the things, and sometimes one can come from the other, even if they look contradictory. And everyone has all of the earlier things, so - you're not trying to get rid of them, you're trying to work with them? You can't stop having emotions, and you can't know everything, and passion and chaos and death are all life."

"Just so. The galaxy is complex, and so is any true path through it."

"If I was making a Code I'd make the first thing 'don't believe what you read' and the second ' don't do anything this Code tells you to.' Both being written and part of the Code, of course."

"Seems like it'd be difficult to pitch."

"I'd have a very large following of absolutely no one, as intended."

"Why make a Code at all, then?"

"To give people something to think about. So they can make their own conclusions."

"Ah, I see."

"Deciding your own thing's important. For me at least. I guess someone else's conclusion could be they'd rather follow others."

"As long as it's their choice to begin with, hm?"

"Yeah!"

"Seems fair to me."

She hums, happily, and then turns the conversation to everything else she's been studying. She has questions about this one history book...

Elesse has answers. Or at least, more context and recommended further reading.

Time passes. Life at the Temple proceeds in much the same way as it always does. Anakin begins learning some practical applications of the Force in addition to her meditative studies. How to jump farther, run faster, hold her breath for an hour at a time, push and pull objects around with her mind.

After she's met with some success with this, Elesse has an announcement. They're going on a field trip.

She'd already known some of that, but roughly, having taught herself how to move objects mentally, how to endure temperature extremes - but she'd had a few bad habits, a few dead ends she accidentally backed herself into. She takes to the new applications - and new methods of older tricks - like a fish meant for the ocean discovering there's something more out there than the little lake she was born in.

And a field trip sounds exciting. Where are they going?

The ice planet of Ilum. The crystals that grow in its caves have a unique connection to the Force and are often used in the construction of lightsabers.

!!!

"Am I gonna get to make a lightsaber?"

"You will have the opportunity to."

She makes an excited sound. "Thanks!" And then a stream of questions about lightsaber construction.

There will be plenty of time to go over everything on the flight.

They take a smaller ship this time, not the full-size Consular-class, since it's just the two of them. This means they can depart directly from the Jedi Temple, without needing to go to the municipal spaceport. The ship has three wings, one on top and three on the side that fold up while it's on the ground. The rear of the ship is a cargo/common area, with a small 'fresher, a microwave to heat up premade meals, and a pair of fold-out beds. The cockpit is at the front, through a hatch, and has four seats.

She's interested in how the ship works and in how it's flown, in addition to all her questions about lightsabers - and questions about the planet itself tacked on.

Elesse can explain how the controls work, and once she's gotten them away from other traffic, Anakin can take a turn piloting.

It's different from the ship she's flown before. A lot easier to fly just on her own, though, which is nice.

That's what it was designed for.

After they make the jump to hyperspace, they can get back to lightsabers. There are some components that are standard, power pack, wiring, emitter, switches, but much of the design is custom. The shape and length of the hilt, the grip, the balance, casing material, any extra flourishes. All the little things that will make her saber truly her own.