' I swear that you are improving everytime I spar with you, good job! You will be able to duel properly after a while,' Kanan chuckled and began to stow away his lightsaber.

' Are you sure?' Ezra extinguished his lightsaber. ' I don't think I am ready to duel with anyone yet. Last time we duelled with the Inquisitor and the Sith lord, it didn't end that well.'

' At least you survived,' Kanan pointed out. ' Don't worry, you managed to have a couple locks with the opponent without dying, and that is one huge step to success. Though, I think you should start to think about what Form you wish to study.'

Ezra sighed. He had no idea. Kanan had mentioned that to him for countless of times, but he couldn't seem to find a good one for himself. Sure, he liked the idea of choosing Form III like Kanan, but he had doubts if he could actually succeed in mastering it.

Kanan seemed to notice Ezra's troubled face, and he laughed, ' Or you could even choose Jar'Kai, you know, the dual blade fighting technique if you can find yourself another lightsaber. Though only a few choose to use Jar'Kai.'

Dual blades? That sounded even harder.

Then, Ezra remembered. He had seen someone in possession of two blades before... Heck! Ahsoka Tano (aka Fulcrum) practiced Jar'Kai, as he could remember seeing two lightsabers dangling from her belt. What else would that be?

' Anyways, I'll leave you to think. I need to go to check up something with Zeb and Hera, you can go mooch around or take a rest,' Kanan patted the younger boy on his shoulder understandingly, walked back onto the ship.

Huh.

Ezra followed Kanan back onto the ship, and began to wander aimlessly around the ship. He had no plans for the night. Sure, he could go to Sabine's room and watch her paint her walls, but the smells from the spray cans always made him feel a little giddy and light-headed.

In the end, he found himself walking towards the cockpit of the ship, and to his surprise, he wasn't the only one. Ahsoka Tano was also sitting in the cockpit, seeming to be staring at the large glass window, deep at thought.

' Ummm, may I sit here?' Ezra spoke up.

' Sure,' Ahsoka popped out of her thinking bubble in surprise.

Ezra took a seat next to Ahsoka, apparently not sure what to talk about. Sure, he had burning curiosity to ask Ahsoka about herself. He had tried to engage Kanan in a conversation about that before, but well, Kanan wouldn't tell him.

Flashback

' You said she was a Padawan like you during the old times, do you know her?'

' She was the Padawan of one of the best war figures in the Clone Wars, and she was always involved in large scale, important missions. Sometimes I would walk past her in the Temple, but really, we don't know each other that well.'

' How did she escape the Jedi purge though? I thought there were little survivors.'

' Ezra. That is a really sensitive topic for all of us. Try... Not to ask her, because she may be equally as sad and emotional about the purge as I am. Even I took years to recover from the fact my Master and friends were murdered in cold blood.'

But the atmosphere was really awkward, so Ezra blurted out, ' What colour are you lightsabers?'

' My lightsabers?' Ahsoka smiled at me. She unhooked one of hers and ignited it. To his surprise, the lightsaber flared up in a brilliant shade of silver (he had expected standard blue or green).

' They are silver!' Ezra exclaimed. ' I thought only blue and green existed!'

' Oh, they exist in a lot of colours. Blue, green, purple and yellow are the Jedi colours, while red is-'

' The Sith colour,' Ezra said. ' The Sith lord at Lothal had a red lightsaber.'

Her expression turned slightly sad, ' Yes. The Sith colour. I used to have a green lightsaber and a yellow shotosaber, but I lost them. Eventually, I built myself new ones, to symbolise that I am Force-sensitive, but I am neither Jedi or Sith. I like to stand out.'

At that moment, his curiosity was really weighing on him. Neither Jedi or Sith? ' Neither Jedi or Sith?'

' Long story short, I was blamed for somethings I didn't do, the Order sent me to be trial, and I nearly got executed. Then my Master found solid proof for my innocence and I was released. But... I refused to rejoin the Order, as I felt that they didn't trust me. So I am basically neither Jedi or Sith,' She bit her lip.

' I am sorry,' Ezra's throat felt like sawdust.

' Oh you shouldn't be. Though... I do miss the Jedi Temple sometimes...' Her expression turned dreamy in reminiscence. ' I miss the missions where we got to fight droids. I miss the beautiful Temple, the brilliant archives and the training centres. Oh, and I miss all the younglings too... They are really sweet and nice, and they are good learners too. And... I miss my Masters and friends.' Her expression turned sad.

' Your Masters?'

' I was the Padawan to Anakin Skywalker, the Hero with No Fear, one of the Generals in the Clone Wars. He... Was like both a father and brother to me at the same time, and we fought through a lot of battles. He was extremely gentle, caring and protective, though sometimes rash and angry. And we fought with Master Obi-wan Kenobi, a really capable Jedi Master as well. And there was Master Plo Koon, he was the one who found me and brought me to the Temple. Ah, did I mention Senator Amidala? She was such a powerful and elegant figure on the Senate. The Clones are friendly too, especially Captain Rex.'

' Clones? I thought they turned against the Jedi during Order 66,' Ezra pointed out.

' No, Rex didn't participate in Order 66. He had retired before that,' Ahsoka defended quickly.

Ezra was quiet for a while. Then, he said slowly, ' Ahsoka, do you ever regret leaving the Order?'

' What?'

' I can feel how much you miss the Order. And also I can tell how much you miss your Master and friends. So I am wondering... If you ever regretted your choice?' Ezra looked up at Ahsoka.

Ahsoka stared at her lap absently, ' I have asked myself this question many times too. Yes, I do miss everyone and everything about the Order. And I do know that my Master had tried to locate me, but failed to. I know I broke his heart to pieces. But... The Council didn't trust me, and there was a side to the Jedi Order that I never saw. They tried to bring the world peace, set the best rules, but in fact... The Jedi Code may not be the best. There were a lot of loopholes and mistakes in it that were overlooked. But I do not blame my Masters. It's just... They were human after all. I had thought the rules suited me like a glove, but... They didn't. And it deemed to me that I should seek for another path, a new life that can accommodate me. There was no point in sticking to one path.'

The younger boy looked at Ahsoka with newfound respect and understanding, ' Wow... I never knew. Thanks so much for sharing with me.'

' No, I should thank you for listening. This has been bottled up in my head for so long, and it is really nice for someone to hear me rant,' She laughed.

Before Ezra could answer, a loud voice blared from the corner, ' Ezra Bridger! Get down here immediately!'

Ezra stood up and left the room, but not without shooting Ahsoka a smile before leaving.