Path ​to Truth (Star Wars: Jedi Quest 1.) 5 csillagozás

Obi-Wan knew Nar Shaddaa. Often called „smugler's moon”, it was a haven for criminals of all shorts. It was also an important link in the illegal spice trade.

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They sat down to wait. The minutes ticked by, then an hour.
„I was never good at the patience exercises at the Temple,” Siri groaned.
„Me, neither,” Anakin admitted.
Siri blow out a breath. „Obi-Wan always was.”

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„You see?” Anakin's enemy purred. „You see what anger can do? It gives you power. It is something you can use, like a weapon. You thought the same thing a moment ago. You will twist your fear into a weapon. Why deny it?”
„No,” Anakin said, driving his lightsaber toward the Sith again. „I will learn to let my anger go. I am a Jedi.” "Fool," Qui-Gon's killer hissed. „There are other paths to power.” "It isn't power I seek," Anakin said, his lightsaber tangling with the Sith's again. The shock of the blow made him grip his lightsaber with both hands. „Then you lie,” the dark Lord said, stepping back. „How else will you save that poor, weeping mother you abandoned if you do not have power?”
Anger surged again. Anakin whirled, his lightsaber circling, his body taut.
The blow passed through his enemy.
The Sith laughed. „Don't you remember, boy? I am just a vision.
Your vision. I am the Master you secretly want. I am the one who will deliver to you what you most desire.” "No!" Anakin screamed. He launched himself forward. Again and again he tried to strike a blow, using every technique he had mastered. The Sith's own lightsaber whirled in a circle, deflecting Anakin's moves.

„Don't tell me you have a plan for that, too.”
„Of course”, Anakin said.
Siri shook her head. „You remind me of someone I knew well years ago. He never let up, either. Made me think fast to keep up with him.” She grinned. „Just don't ever tell Obi-Wan I said so.”
„It's funny,” Anakin said. „I thought you hated him.”
Siri stretched her muscles. „Of course I don't hate him. He just gets on my nerves.”

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Obi-Wan stopped pacing. He was allowing his worry over Anakin and disgust at himself to agitate him. When the body was agitated, the mind was as well.
He went still. He breathed. He found the place inside himself that knew second-guessing was a waste of time. He had done his best, made the calculations that he could. Any more recriminations would only slow him down.
As he reached into himself, Qui-Gon's words floated to the surface. His Master had often said them when they reached what appeared to be a dead end in a mission.
Let's look at the who. That will lead us to the why.

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He believed too strongly in a Jedi promise to make one he did not know if he could fulfill.

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He looked at his Master. When it came to strategic thinking, he depended on Obi-Wan. His Master could not only process all aspects of difficult situations, he could come up with several strategies and hone in on the best one – all within seconds.

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Obi-Wan paused at the same spot he had felt the disturbance in the Force earlier. He reached out, gathering the Force around him, pushing himself to reach deeper, farther, wider.
He did not feel an answering call from Anakin. Yet he know one thing: His greatest fear had not been realized. His Padawan was still alive.
But if he was alive, that meant he was thinking. Planning. Obi-Wan fervently hoped his impulsive Padawan would remember patience and caution. At least he could be with Siri…
Apprehension suddenly snaked through Obi-Wan. If Anakin and Siri were together, anything could happen.

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Anakin nodded. Obi-Wan studied his face. It was so boyish and open. The glimpse he had seen of something dark, something feral, in the fight with Krayn was fading. The boy he knew had taken its place. Anakin had explained that Krayn still held a blaster. His life had been in danger. He had not violated the Jedi code by killing him.
Yet Obi-Wan still felt doubts. Doubts he could not share. Siri had not seen the expression on Anakin's face.

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What was making him uneasy?
Was it the memory of what he'd seen on Anakin's face in the battle with Krayn? His Padawan had been in the heat of battle and afraid for his life. He felt that Krayn was about to shoot. He had every reason to kill him. He had not killed him out of anger and revenge.
Yet when Anakin had turned to face him fully, his expression had been so empty. His gaze held neither triumph or distress. Only blankness.
He had been numb from the experience of battle Obi-Wan told himself. He himself had felt the same at times.
I will not abandon him, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan privately vowed. I see what you see. I see how he struggles. I see his immense capacity for good.

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