The lesson.

"When we get to Goth we will be landing a few clicks to the south of an imperial camp, we need to be quiet." Hera looked at Zeb and Ezra.

Zeb sheepishly laughed and Ezra mumbled, "won't be a problem."

Throughout the whole meeting Ezra noted that Kanan stayed cross armed.
A couple times he looked as if he was going to say something to Ezra but stopped before he could get a word out. He was definitely uneasy, but who wouldn't be after a fight like theirs.

After everyone was dismissed Ezra relized he only listen to half the breif. For now he'd focus on his scroll he still had to figure out how to read. Some one had to help and he knew who...

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Once he entered the Phantom he waited for the someone who he'd ask to help. Once a certain pilot showed he'd be reading in no time.

"Hello Ezra," Hers smiled as she sat in a seat across from Ezra, "I think it's great you want to learn how to read and write. "

"Umm...Thanks." he said turning a little red, "can we not mention this 5o the crew? Not even Kanan."

"I'm sure they would love to help you and they'd--"

"No. Body." He said blankly.

"Okay if that's the way you want it," she said disapproving, "shall we start?"

"Sure. Here are fthe the things Kanan wants me to read." He said handing her an old scroll.

"Alright. The first word is the."

"The."

" T-H-E."

"T-H-E." They Repeated 5 more times.

"Now I want you to write it." She said guiding his hand.

A cursive T first

Connected to a cursive H

Then a disformed last letter E

"Wow. I never knew letters could connect." Ezra said admiring his work. "Can I learn how to connect the- the whole alphabet?!"

"Yes, soon you'll learn a whole dictionary and know how to connect them." She smiled at his awe.

They continued, with every word they had, Ezra was more in awe.

Finally, after repeating each word 5 times and spelling it 2 times (skipping the really big words like 'peacemakers', they came to the end of the first paragraph.

"Let's stop here and you can go and practice reading in your room and practice you cursive."

"Thanks Hera, this has been the best learning experience ever!" He yelled as he slid down the ladder. He tucked the papers into his pocket and ran to his dorm. Zeb was there but he never payed mind to Ezra and his doings.

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Hera watched Ezra skip away like a 5 year old with a brand new toy ship. She saw little of herself in him. when she was  but a little girl flying was her passion, Ezra took a real intrest in writing. she was lost in thoughts when Kanan showed up by her side. 

"whatcha looking at?" Kanan joked. She jumped up what seemed to be a few feet in the air.

"Kanan?!" She took a deep breathe. "just thinking about Ez..."

"um Hera can we talk, alone? the cockpit maybe." he suggested. she looked up a the tall cowboy jedi and nodded reluctantly.

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Once the adults were in the cockpit, Kanan sighed deeply. "Ezra has been odd...He knows that I'm going through a rough spot. you know? With Rex an' all."

"he'll be okay. he just needs his space for now. You wrestling with him didn't help much..."She said disapproving his past choice.

"Oh what did you think I was gonna do?! Let the kid beat me up?! He attacked me!"

"I realize that, Caleb, but your older, you hit harder! I would like to say you more mature, but..."

"Oh okay! Now I'm the enemy!"

"I never said that---"

"It was implied!"

"Caleb Du---"

"Stop calling me that! That is not my name," His tone a deathly whisper, "Caleb Dume is gone. forever." He said walking out of the cockpit, looking stiff. Hera sighed shaking her lekku, she picked up her com and told the crew to get ready.

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The whole crew, except the annoying orange droid, exited the phantom.

"okay, we'll circle around. I'll go to the farthest side of the camp. Sabine go to the north, Zeb take the south, Ezra nearest side."{like the pic}

Everyone nodded, but Ezra mumbled an answer you could really hear. Soon the crew was split. Though Ezra had the shortest distance it was still 13 miles away. He realized this would take a while, apparently Kanan realized as well. He made sure the whole crew brought a bag of food, a jacket, and water. Except Hera, who stayed in the phantom.

Ezra felt something as he walked through the woods. It felt as if something of some one was watching his every movement. "hello?" he whispered carefully. he quickly turned his head, he could have swore he saw a helmet, mandolorian? no... He decided to let it go.It was probably just been his imagination.

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Minutes turned to hours on his jaunt trip. He was so paranoid it was getting to be bothersome. How badly he wanted to tell Kanan and tell him about what happen. He felt that would look cowardly, not just because the fight they had earlier,  but mostly because Kanan  would never send him solo again. He was now at the spot he was sent to. "Kanan, I'm here."

"Kid? I've been at my spot for awhile. Why'd it take you so long?"

"Look, am I not allowed to be slow sometimes?" He said angrly and Kanan still.

"kid. we need to work with each other. It doesn't matter, lets just get on with it." he said, a couple seconds later Kanan called the siganal. The whole crew walked in pointing there guns at 4 imps who had there hands up. 

Ezra fell down. Nobody pushed him. He was  having a vision. 'not now, not now' He thought

All he heard was screaming. He desperately wanted to know who was screaming. The voices swarmed his mind.

"You won't survive to see yourself become a jedi knight'

'You will not survive your jedi training.'

' betrayl in your future.'

'darkness falls between you and your master'

'you could only try '

'there is no try'