In all honesty, Kaidan was teeming with anxiety. After so many years of waiting, finally, finally he was being knighted. He felt like he might be sick. Did he deserve it? No, of course he did – he’d worked his ass off, and he’d earned his title. Jedi Knight Kaidan Alenko. Spirits, he’d dreamed of it since he was a youngling.

He swallowed back his nerves and willed himself to step forward, drawing slow breaths through his nose. He managed to compose himself enough, standing before his master. Pride surged through him as he knew he had pleased them through his trials. He managed to draw another slow breath before he lowered to his knee, bowing his head.