[Taking her by the hand he led her into his room sat himself down on a small sofa that he often sat in to read. Opening his arms to her invitation to sit on his lap. He cared about Leia and he wanted to show that clearly while they spoke about this very difficult subject.]
[She hurries beside him as he walks, waiting for him to sit before he stretches his hand to her. Leia knows this look, and she smiles back at him before popping herself into his lap and turning slightly so she can look at him. Then she composes herself and straightens a little, hands in her lap.]
[Putting his arms around her when she sits in his lap, Obi-Wan takes a breath and calms his nerves. This was never easy to talk about, and he had been largely avoiding it since he came back to Folkmore. But it could only be avoided for so long he supposed.]
Well, it all revolves around your father. His name was Anakin Skywalker. He was my apprentice once, just like you are now. And he was exactly your age when we first met.
[A melancholy smile touches his lips as he thought of Anakin. Of all the many memories they had, bitter and sweet.]
He was a slave on Tatooine when my master found him, and we took him with us after freeing him. Many on the Jedi council didn't think he should be trained as a Jedi because he was considered too old. My master was stubborn though and intended to train him, but didn't get the chance. Just before he died, his last wish was that I would train him, and I promised I would.
Luke mentioned him, [She says quietly, head dipping before she puts her hand on his arm.] He said he was really strong, so we had to be separated.
[But that's all he really mentioned about her father. As much as Leia wanted to ask, because no one mentions her father ever. She chews on her lip as she listens to him tell her more about him.]
Why wouldn't they train him anyway? He's just a kid. He probably needed help.
Because he was too old. You see, we were taken from our families when we were very young. I was only three, and even that was considered old. It was important that Jedi started their training at a very young age.
[Theres a bit of a tight smile on Obi-Wan’s face as he thinks of Luke. He wasn’t very happy with the young man at the moment but at least he didn’t go into much detail.]
Luke is right, he was very powerful, but there was more to it than that. Most of the council changed their minds, because he seemed to prove that he was the Chosen One in prophecy. I quickly learned how powerful and talented he was. Sometimes I had a hard time keeping up with his pace.
Ten is not too old?! [That seems ridiculous, Obi. She's ten!]
Are you saying the other Jedi masters wouldn't train me if they were here? Because I feel like the other Jedi that are here all want to help me. And you do.
[She does understand the training from a young age thing, but it's not like ten is that old. She would like to think she is half of the time, but that just is dumb. She shakes her head at him before listening to more of the story.]
So he is really strong. [Another hum.] But more things happened, didn't they?
[To Padme. To other things. She can feel the gravity of the situation, the question no one seems to really answer, something that's always been on the tip of her tongue that she hasn't voiced herself, because knowing the answer seems so big.]
Things were different then, Leia. We had rules for a reason. You would have been identified and trained much earlier were the Jedi still around.
[He understands her confusion on the whole matter. Many people didn’t understand their ways. But as he said the rules were there for a reason.]
Yes. He grew and became very strong in the Force. But there was someone influencing him right under my nose. Someone who was manipulating him, convincing him that the Jedi were evil. You see, we had other rules too. Jedi could not marry as it was a conflict with our duties. But he fell in love with your mother and they kept their relationship, their marriage, a secret.
Well I suppose if my mother is a Senator and my father is some really strong Jedi... [But does she think that rule is dumb? Yes. She might be siding with Anakin on how they treated him there. And the press of her lips says as much before he's continuing.
And she's falling quietly, eyes wide when she hears that someone clearly tricked her father and Obi-Wan. And that Jedi can't marry either?! Not that she has plans for doing that. She has way too many big, important things she wants to accomplish to think about settling for some man.
But she thinks about Padme.]
They must have really loved each other to break that rule.
[She wouldn’t be the first to think that such rules were dumb, among the many they had. But Obi-Wan himself has witnessed what can happen when older children were brought into the Order. Anakin wasn’t the first such case after all.
Her deduction about her parents loving each other does bring a little smile to his face.]
Oh, yes, I do believe that is so. People often behave rashly when they’re in love and not always make the best decisions.
[He can safely say that from his own experience as well.]
And I believe those feelings were used against him. Which caused him to do very terrible things.
You may change your mind one day. Though I admit falling in love does cause a lot of trouble.
[Her next question draws a thoughtful hum.]
It wasn’t something that was so obvious or all at once. This man I believe manipulated him for years in a very subtle way. As he did all of us really. Then when it came time he used Anakin to carry out his plan. He is the reason there are so few Jedi left.
Are you in love? [As if you just casually ask that of someone. He does know he went away with Satine though. And maybe she's a little curious. Even if that's not the point of this discussion. She's a precocious ten year old. Of course she's going to ask.]
Oh.
[Well that's not good. And Obi isn't specifically telling her what.]
So he... went bad? [She is only vaguely aware of what the Dark Side is, the feeling and interacting with some of the siths that happen to be around. It's definitely different, but that's about all of her knowledge that's been explicitly dealt with.]
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Okay, I think I'm ready.
[He may proceed.]
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Well, it all revolves around your father. His name was Anakin Skywalker. He was my apprentice once, just like you are now. And he was exactly your age when we first met.
[A melancholy smile touches his lips as he thought of Anakin. Of all the many memories they had, bitter and sweet.]
He was a slave on Tatooine when my master found him, and we took him with us after freeing him. Many on the Jedi council didn't think he should be trained as a Jedi because he was considered too old. My master was stubborn though and intended to train him, but didn't get the chance. Just before he died, his last wish was that I would train him, and I promised I would.
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[But that's all he really mentioned about her father. As much as Leia wanted to ask, because no one mentions her father ever. She chews on her lip as she listens to him tell her more about him.]
Why wouldn't they train him anyway? He's just a kid. He probably needed help.
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[Theres a bit of a tight smile on Obi-Wan’s face as he thinks of Luke. He wasn’t very happy with the young man at the moment but at least he didn’t go into much detail.]
Luke is right, he was very powerful, but there was more to it than that. Most of the council changed their minds, because he seemed to prove that he was the Chosen One in prophecy. I quickly learned how powerful and talented he was. Sometimes I had a hard time keeping up with his pace.
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Are you saying the other Jedi masters wouldn't train me if they were here? Because I feel like the other Jedi that are here all want to help me. And you do.
[She does understand the training from a young age thing, but it's not like ten is that old. She would like to think she is half of the time, but that just is dumb. She shakes her head at him before listening to more of the story.]
So he is really strong. [Another hum.] But more things happened, didn't they?
[To Padme. To other things. She can feel the gravity of the situation, the question no one seems to really answer, something that's always been on the tip of her tongue that she hasn't voiced herself, because knowing the answer seems so big.]
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[He understands her confusion on the whole matter. Many people didn’t understand their ways. But as he said the rules were there for a reason.]
Yes. He grew and became very strong in the Force. But there was someone influencing him right under my nose. Someone who was manipulating him, convincing him that the Jedi were evil. You see, we had other rules too. Jedi could not marry as it was a conflict with our duties. But he fell in love with your mother and they kept their relationship, their marriage, a secret.
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And she's falling quietly, eyes wide when she hears that someone clearly tricked her father and Obi-Wan. And that Jedi can't marry either?! Not that she has plans for doing that. She has way too many big, important things she wants to accomplish to think about settling for some man.
But she thinks about Padme.]
They must have really loved each other to break that rule.
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Her deduction about her parents loving each other does bring a little smile to his face.]
Oh, yes, I do believe that is so. People often behave rashly when they’re in love and not always make the best decisions.
[He can safely say that from his own experience as well.]
And I believe those feelings were used against him. Which caused him to do very terrible things.
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Is that when everything changed? Because someone else was trying to make him do things?
[It kind of makes sense in very basic terms to her. She frowns though, not liking where this is going already.]
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You may change your mind one day. Though I admit falling in love does cause a lot of trouble.
[Her next question draws a thoughtful hum.]
It wasn’t something that was so obvious or all at once. This man I believe manipulated him for years in a very subtle way. As he did all of us really. Then when it came time he used Anakin to carry out his plan. He is the reason there are so few Jedi left.
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Oh.
[Well that's not good. And Obi isn't specifically telling her what.]
So he... went bad? [She is only vaguely aware of what the Dark Side is, the feeling and interacting with some of the siths that happen to be around. It's definitely different, but that's about all of her knowledge that's been explicitly dealt with.]
Is he still?