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Lindiwe'Oliva had been studying with her master, Kamau for some time now and knew when she was deserving of a day off and when the leopard needed time for things she couldn't be a part of. Today was the latter, but the day was so beautiful, who wouldn't want to spend the day outside? The young cub was the eldest sister to a litter with no mother and an irresponsible father just waiting for them to grow up so he can move on, so her instincts told her. He loved them all deeply, but he had no idea how to raise cubs, so Lindi did her best as soon as she was able to do so. The result was a rapidly aging soul, so far it brought her closer to the force as she relied on it to help guide her in guiding along her family, but it also allowed her to appreciate a nice lazy day at her young age. It was like a slow, hot drink of coffee on a cold morning on ones day off.

Master Kamau hadn't taught much of combat to Lindi quite yet, he was quite determined to help her become an exceedingly able and successful Peacekeeper. The youngling was very gracious and felt honored to have a member of the council as her master, but she didn't think of herself as above anyone else, it was not in her nature to put herself before others. On rare occasions however, Lindi got to step away from her constant duties and act her age or her favorite way to spend this time was to meditate between the Pillar of Knowledge and the Temple at the pond amongst the large rocks and the shade of the trees on hot days.

Ever observant, the Padawan saw the bright red spot as she approached, not like he was too easy to miss. It wasn't going to stop her from enjoying the warm day, but she wondered what this alternate force in her plan was going to bring her way. Was he a jedi? As she got closer, she cleared her throat hoping not to jumpstart the older lions ticker, then she pounced to a near by smaller rock in the pond. "Hello there." This should be a safe distance, just incase he should whip around instinctually.

The lions bright blue eyes caught the tiny juve off guard and wouldn't you know, right after the compliment on her balance she almost lost it! Instead she jumped to another, larger rock and with a sense of accomplishment gave her name. "Whooa!"

"Thank you. Greetings, sir. I'm Lindiwe'Oliva. I study under Council Member Kamau, in the Waterbuck Clan." Since the lion had no necklace or beads of his own, and Lindi had no waterbuck companion, she deduced that the formal title greeting was appropriate and not braggy. Spotting the scars, Lindi also deduced staying in her position on the rock was the best idea for now so she sat her rump on the rock and let her tail bait the fish beneath. When she felt a fish swim by she would splash herself lightly with the jerk of her tail out of the water bringing purpose to her fear.

"May I ask yours?" Her eyes again drifted to small battle wounds, hoping she wouldn't have to be that rude cub that asked about the one thing someone didn't want to talk about.

As the rouge gave his own formal title, Lindiwe began calculating. The markings across his face seemed to resemble a mask, and the one on his shoulder perhaps an emblem of some sort? Master, in explaining customs and justice of rouge landers had not said too much on the subject of masked vigilantes. Only that they believed themselves held to an alternate code and defended the values of it by necessary means. In this way, how were vigilantes so different from Jedi?

As she pondered, she kept her attention on Tim with a pleasant, sincere smile. "Correct, Tim, as well a council member." This may have been the first time someone had asked her about her own passions, but not the first time her master's popularity brought fed her a slice of humble pie. "Well, sir yes. I wish to travel to other prides or the rogue lands to spread knowledge and learn new information. Master says one could do the world a great justice by spreading the peace offered by the force."

One of her ears swiveled around as she puckered her lips to one side in thought. "Um.. May I ask you a potentially awkward question Mr. Red Robin?" The question was going to be mostly addressed to his alias, so this was her attempt at a funny (not her strongest suit).

"What is your moral code?" There was no better way to phrase it but to be outright with her curiosity.

Captivated and ever calculating, Lindi listened to the bright red lion educate her. Master Kamau may be the one assigned to train the young jedi but she viewed the entire world around her and all its' inhabitants her teachers. Everyone had some knowledge she did not, the trick was to listen well enough to hear it. The result was her hanging onto his every word as if they were diamonds falling from a ring, she was trying to examine him as he was trying to examine her. However she was still to young to come up with any real solid opinions of her own on the Red Robin's code. But it didn't take a genius to match apples to apples. The token of wisdom which he summarized things brought it to light for her, but she was struggling to find what she knew to compare it to.

"So, you're kind of like a rogue... jedi warrior?" Lindi loved the stories, read to her by the lore keepers, of the first and great jedi, out on their own changing the balance of the universe by acting locally and fixing one problem at a time in one way or another. Her favorites were of those that used a mixture of cunning logic and fierce battle skills.

"Light and dark, good and evil and purpose to achieve balance like The Code says." Balancing was what being a jedi was all about, for there cannot be light without dark but too much dark could destroy worlds. In the end, Lindiwe felt the need to thank the stranger for the understanding and new insights but did not.

This time the male's words went right over the young Padawan's head. But Lindiwe had been correct, and that was all that really mattered. It was a victory. The little things in life offered the most serenity sometimes.

The meditation pond fulfilled its promise in a different mask today, Lindi felt more insightful with some puzzle pieces falling into place. But now she had ran out of things to say and she knew her time was expiring with the sun.

"Thank you, Tim. I must go now." Lindi jumped to the original rock off the shore then back onto the safety of the grass. She dipped her head in respect and began to pad home.