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Grey
Dooku Vig.
Dooku was ready. He could take on an apprentice of his own, but he wouldn't. Not yet. He would wait and watch for one that could see through the cloud of the Jedi. One who saw grey. He would watch as the trainees worked to impress Jedi Masters.
For years he had seen the hidden lines. He knew of the corruption in the Senate. He knew of the corruption within the Jedi. He could not teach a student who did not also see these.
Padawans are taught right and wrong, black and white. Only Dooku can see the grey. That is all there is now. Grey surrounds him. Darker in some areas, lighter in others. The closer to the Jedi he is, the more grey he sees. Grey has become him.
Finally, one comes. A student who can see the grey. Qui-Gon Jinn is different. He will stand up against the Council, Dooku knows this. He will take him and show him even more grey.
It is time to enter the grey, he tells his apprentice. Its shades embrace them.
Grey overpowers all.
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