Corridors of the royal palace of Mandalore were almost empty. The celebration at earlier of the day was now just a memory and a feeling of hurting legs of Satine Kryze. It was finally safe for her to live and move around her own home.

She was standing at the balcony and she was letting her sight sweep through the calming sight of her capital going to sleep, if it was possible to be said about such a large city.
"You were looking absolutely amazing today, your highness", said a soft and so dear voice from behind of her. With smile on her face she turned around and gave Obi-Wan a big smile.
"Thank you", she said and could not help feeling herself happy and relaxed just by seeing this padawan. She had feelings towards him and she know that he also liked her. It has started so innocently that they haven't even realized at first what had happened. It had just, since the very first days, felt like they were like an iron and a magnet. Like there would have been a stronger power than the Force to forcing them to situations where they felt like they were supposed to be together. Not as a jedi and guarded person, but as a two living creatures whom were feeling something true and really deep. And no. It was not just a friendship. It was love.
Deep and caring love. Qui-Gon had noticed it and told Obi-Wan not to let his feelings disturb his inner balance with the Force. But also, they both had known that it was not right. It was not allowed and still it was just feeling so right. Like it was meant to be.

"You were not looking bad either", she said and leaned her hands on the cold marble of the balcony behind her back.
"Really?" Obi-Wan asked happily and took a step towards her ending up standing next to her, leaning on the rare of the balcony himself. His eyes were so blue at the artificial, dim light of the balcony.
"I remember how someone told to me that I should not rise my hood or the Death watch would recognize my stupid face", He said and gave to the duchess a big, teasing smile.
"Oh my… You still remember that!" She giggled and leaned closer to him. They had kissed first time after Obi-Wan had took a blast for her.
She was so sure that they would not made it and she had let her feelings visible. She had made a decision to not to die without letting him know how she was feeling. And he had responded to her kiss. They both had been so stunned and overwhelmed by the feelings that Qui-Gon had very likely noticed that something had happened between his student and the duchess, but he had remained the silence. Just told Obi-Wan to think carefully what to do.
"I think that we both do", Obi-Wan said slowly, smiling to her softly. This was the way how he was always smiling and Satine loved it so much because when he was smiling all the burdens he was carrying were lifted from his shoulders. And so she kissed him gently.

Obi-Wan whispered her name and responded to her kiss.
"I know. I know", she whispered. She know that he must go and that he wanted to go. He wanted to be a jedi. He belonged to the order and could not betray them.
"Just this one night, I beg you Obi. Let's not speak about it that you had to go. That you have to leave and that this is not right", Satine mumbled and Obi-Wans arms around her waist were feeling so strong and his scent. She was able to smell his scent and it was not bad. It was part of him like a blue eye color or pale skin. And she love all of his features.

At that night they made love. And when Satine woke up at the morning he was gone. The emptiness she was feeling was astonishing. She had hoped that Obi-Wan would have even gave to her a time to properly say good bye to him and to Master Jinn. But no.

Both of Jedi had left at the very morning and Satine knew that she and Obi-Wan would not see again for a very long time. If never again! Tears fell on to her face while she was standing the balcony of her private dorms. How could have Obi-Wan left like that! How could he have just left her like this? She had hoped that they would have had a chance to talk. That she would have told how much she wished him to stay. But no. Now the chance was gone forever.
At the cruiser, Obi-Wan was staring to Kalevala when they jumped to the hyperspace. His heart was bleeding. Qui-Gon gave him a small pad to the shoulder.
"We all do have to felt it at least once to understand how strong and tempting love is, Obi-Wan. You should meditate now", his master told him and padawan turned his eyes towards his master with objection on his lips but tall man just hushed him gently.
"I don't say that you should forget her. I just say that you should learn from this, my padawan. She's a wonderful young woman and she'll be great ruler for her people, but the Republic needs you. The Order needs you, and this is your future, Obi-Wan. If you would marry her, they would just say that she'll marry the republic and that would violate her political ambitions more than anything and you know this too", Master Jinn told to Obi-Wan and after a while padawan nodded and gave a small bow to his master.
"It would also made everyone question Mandalorian claim to be politically independent", he said slowly, trying to make himself to accept the reasons of their leave and justify it to himself.
"Exactly", Qui-Gon said and nodded.
"So leaving her is just a favor for her future", Obi-Wan said slowly, and still. He was feeling pain of lost in his heart.

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