Different Energy

Naq Med shrugged. “Eh. The potential is there. Another five years, maybe. Another ten, and you’ll wish…” He shook his head. “No, you won’t regret your vows. You’re not a Jedi, nor will you ever become one.”

“That’s what Maz Kanata said. I have the Force, but not enough to be a Jedi. Or not the right kind, I don’t know. I don’t understand, and there’s no one to help me learn. J’Hara tried, but she didn’t know enough to give me the education I need. That’s why she suggested I seek this place out. She thought it might contain items that would help me understand, but I don’t think she expected it to contain you.”

“The Force manifests in many ways, in many different kinds of people. The kind that flows through you…it’s not the energy of a warrior or a monk. It’s something else. Something strong, but something different.”

The old man shrugged again. “I cannot tell you what I do not know. But I can sense it about you. I felt it when you landed, and that’s why I was waiting for you here. I returned to the house when I realized someone was coming and it was someone with the Force. I didn’t know if you were friend or foe.”

“What would you have done, if I’d turned out to be a bad guy?”

“Killed you, I suppose. Or you might have killed me. Who can say? I’ve lived longer than anyone had any reason to expect. Many days, I think it’s a pity. Many days, I wish I’d followed my wife. It wouldn’t have mattered to anyone, would it? You would still be here. Your father, too. My daughter. I’d done everything good I was ever going to do.”

“That’s a terrible thing to think,” Karr protested.


- Force Collector, Chapter 25