Rebel Duo

Empire Day

-Eliza's POV-

I sat on the ground not too far from Ezra and Kanan. We were on Lothal, the out land part of it. David was sitting next to me as we watched Kanan and Ezra do their lesson.

"Step outside of yourself," Kanan said. "Make a connection with another being."

"Can we do this another day?" Ezra asked, not looking at all happy. I couldn't blame him. Today wasn't a good day for both of us. And I don't think David is too fond of today either.

None of us were.

"We can do it now. You're behind on your lessons; even Eliza is ahead of you," Kanen said.

"That's because of my condition," I said.

"True but you're still ahead."

I shrugged my shoulders, just not really caring much about it. Kanan kept his gaze on me a second longer, probably sensing I'm not in a good mood today or something, before turning back to Ezra, "Focus."

Ezra sighed as extended his arm, trying to connect with the Lothcat. It stared at Ezra for a second, before starting to growl and narrow its eyes at him.

"Just throw a rock," Ezra said, looking nervously at the Lothcat. "I don't think he wants to connect."

"You're resisting," Kanen said. "He can sense it."

"He can sense it? What does that make him like a padawan cat?"

Just then, the Lothcat jumped and tackled Ezra, hissing and swiping it's claws. I quickly got up and ran over, trying to get the Lothcat off of him. Kanan only stood nearby, chuckling.

"You don't seem to be getting this," Kanan said.

"I get that this little fur ball is trying to kill me," he said, as I finally managed to get the Lothcat off of him. "Give me your light saber and I can make a connection with it."

Kanen and I looked up at Ezra, surprised. "Excuse me?" Kanan said.

"Sorry, I just don't see the point of this," Ezra explained. I was petting the Lothcat now, calming it down and scratching the little cutie behind the ears. It purred and I put him down.

"The point is that you're not alone," Kanan explained, extending his arm out towards the Lothcat. "You're connected to every living thing in the universe. But to discover that, you have to let your guard down. You have to be willing to attach to others."

"And what if I can't?" Ezra asked.

"If you hang on to your past, if you always try to protect yourself, you'll never be a Jedi."

"Then maybe I'll never be a Jedi."

"Ezra...." I said, looking at him sadly. Kanan glanced at me before saying to Ezra, "Kid, whatever is going on with you, you need to spill it."

Ezra looked away and crossed his arms, looking upset. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Kanan. I don't mean to wear you out. Today's not a good day. It's never a good day."

"Today?" Kanan asked, looking at me.

"Empire day," Ezra, David and I chorused. Kanan looked at us, understanding what we all meant. Just then, the Lothcat hissed and ran off into the tall grass nearby. We all looked up to see a bunch of TIEs flying over head towards a nearby town.

"What are so many TIEs doing out this far?" I asked, turning to Kanan.

"Nothing good," he said. We then headed towards the town, making our way through the grass. Once we reached it, we saw that the TIE fighter pilots were heading towards the Tavern of that town.