Kanan:
How am I a Jedi Knight? How could I have possibly have been through all my trials? I wasn't even a Padawan for a year before my master died and the Jedi order along with her. What could have possibly been my five trials. I went through every trial I knew of in my head. Part of me wonder how Ezra would go through this trials. The ones he already had were way different than mine. I listened them off in my head.
First there was the test of sensitivity to the force. Usually done by collecting a blood sample. That would give you a midi-chlorian count. Mine was 7,500.
I never took a midi-chlorian count for Ezra. I never had the ability to. I knew almost instantly that he was force sensitive. I heard the force calling just seconds before we met him. The chase on the speeders made me suspect that the call was him. Then that impressive jump onto the Ghost while holding on to a create. That had just proved it more.
Then was the admissions test. Usually it was identify objects on a Jedi tablet that was facing away from you in front of the Jedi council. The council would judge your answers, examine your mind, and if possible master Yoda would look into your future.
Again Ezra went through this test in a different way. It wasn't like he could be judged by the Jedi council when there was no Jedi order. I also didn't have one of those tablets. I did have my Holocron though. Once he opened that I knew I was going to have to train him rather I was ready for it or not.
Next trial I could think of was the gathering. The journey of younglings to Ilom to get their Kyber crystals and build their lightsaber. In the caves and tunnels of the ice temple one had to face their fears. Mine was being called out in fount of the other Jedi that I normally didn't train with.
Ezra had surprised me when he completed this trial in the ancient Jedi temple on Lothal. It had never dawned on me that Kyber crystals could come from anywhere but Ilom. I really never expected to hear master Yoda there either. Other than that he went through a harder version of that trial then any other Jedi I knew of had been though.
Then was Padawan trials. Demonstrate your skills. Recite the Jedi code by heart. Then proving yourself to your master whether you were assigned to them or chosen by them. Master Depa Billaba had chosen me after I proved myself to her by facing a bounty hunter that was bombing the Jedi temple. She had been debating on it since I first started my Padawan trials and she woke up from a six month soak in a bacta tank. I also had to prove myself to our troops not that I really cared about those clones opinion of me now. They lost my trust when they killed my master and hunted me down.
I still remember Ezra proving himself to me and the crew countless times. First time when he saved Zeb's life by force pushing Agent Kallus away from him. I had noticed what was happening but couldn't act fast enough to do it myself. When Ezra saved him though it shocked us all. I was knocked to the ground in my own fight. I saw Zeb fall and Kallus go for a killing blow. Then I saw Kallus flying backwards and heard Ezra yelling no. I looked at the kid who was looking at his hands in bewilderment. My instincts kicked in. Everything else I remember precisely.
"Spector 2 get the kid on the Ghost." Then Hera rushing Ezra onto the Ghost. Sabine and I helped the big guy up and to the ship as well.
"Thanks for the save boss." Zeb thanked me.
"Wasn't me." Those words shocked him. "It was the kid." The look on Zeb's face was priceless.
"And Ezra your formal Jedi training starts tomorrow." Ezra smiled but I still sensed some shock and nervousness from him.
That was the day I knew I couldn't put off his training any longer even if I still doubted my ability to do so.
I wasn't going to test Ezra's knowledge on the Jedi code. It was flawed and need revision. He never had to demonstrate his skills either because we had to start from the beginning. Lucky he's a quick learner and has caught up to the level I was on at his age quickly. Actually he surpassed my skill back then considering we're almost equally matched in saber skills at this point and he's got a natural talent for connections. That was never my strong suit.
