Summary: Obi-Wan must decide if he is willing to give up his life for those he loves.
Excerpt
"Would you die for him?"
The question caught me off guard. I had sensed Master Windu's arrival and knew that he would speak to me about what had happened. I could tell he was here to impart some bit of wisdom to me. He never missed an opportunity to teach a lesson.
I glanced at Master Windu and then returned my gaze to my Master. Qui-Gon was meditating in the gardens, a favored activity at this time of evening. Almost everyone else was at dinner, and the gardens were all but deserted. But tonight I had invaded his sanctuary.
My fear had brought me here; my relief had kept me from intruding on his meditation.
"What do you mean, Master Windu?" I finally asked with a last glance at Qui-Gon, who remained oblivious to our presence.
"If you were in a situation where one of you had to die, would you die for him?" Master Windu repeated matter-of-factly.
I could no longer stare into those dark eyes; he seemed to see right through me. I tore my gaze away and looked once again at my Master. I sensed that Master Windu would be satisfied with no clichéd answer; he wanted me to examine my heart and be completely honest in my response.
I thought about our rocky beginnings and how his fear had come between us, the time my stupidity had almost cost me my life as a Jedi, Qui-Gon's heartbreak at Tahl's death. We had conquered so many obstacles between our first day together ten years ago and this one.
But the thought that haunted me was that this day might have been our last day together.