Three months later master Windu is taking a break between sparring with Obi-Wan after the latter's return from his second individual mission. He has to think back to the mission and its result as they were so that they would be remembered for a long time as one of the most successful missions done by a senior padawan. During that mission, Obi-Wan was tasked with escorting a senator safely back home and ensure the senator's safety until his return to the Senate. It was a relatively easy mission as there were but two attacks at the senator which Obi-Wan managed to deal with. Still, Obi-Wan has said that it was not easy to deal with the attackers and to keep the senator safe. That did t mean that he found a way to deal with it so as to get to best results. The senator himself was really pleased with his work and had told the council that he would hope to see him soon as a knight. His reaction showed that he Obi-Wan would have his preference when he would be assigned jedi as security in the future. This senator was from Chandrila and has been displeased with the actions of other jedi who were tasked with ensuring his safety. He was known to the council as a difficult senator for jedi so for him to be pleased by Obi-Wan's actions it shows that he will make a good knight in the future.
Also, master Windu has to think about what he saw during the spar. He is sure that Ataru doesn't fit Obi-Wan perfectly but that he would do much better with Soseru. Obi-Wan has the patience needed to use Soseru effectively but is not as aggressive as Ataru practitioners are normally in a fight. Thinking about this all makes him turn to see where Obi-Wan is resting so as to talk about what he saw. He sees him splashing water in his face near the side of the room.
When Obi-Wan notices that he is being looked at he turns around and looks into the direction he can sense the person looking at him is located. He is surprised to see that master Windu is looking at him with a thoughtful expression on his face and has to wonder what master Windu is thinking about. He was positive about the result he managed to get of his latest mission so knows that master Windu can't be thinking about that. Thus he has to wonder what his foster master is actually thinking about. He has to smile at the thought of seeing master Windu as his foster master. A foster master is normally only assigned to young padawan's to assist in the training or a prospective knight to make sure there won't be a delay in the training when the official master is unable to take care of the padawan's training. A prospective knight is a senior padawan who is close to taking his trials. Obi-Wan knows that the council is moving him closer to the position of a prospective knight as they have already given him two individual mission to test his skills and see if he knows what a knight needs to know to successfully complete missions. Success on those missions shows that a padawan is ready to become a prospective knight. This would explain the decision of the council in regard to his training and the assignment of master Windu as his foster master but all that doesn't explain master Windu's thoughtful expression. So to figure that out he moves to where master Windu is sitting and sits down next to him while asking
"Master, would it be acceptable for me to know what is on your mind?"
"I was thinking about an observation I made during our spar" master Windu answers calmly. He isn't surprised to see the confusion on Obi-wan's face. He knows that Obi-wan is smart and can easily tell that he didn't tell him everything.
"Might I ask what that observation was master?" Obi-Wan asks respectfully. He wants to know what the observation is that master Windu made and doesn't want to be told to wait until master Windu wants to tell him. He wants to make sure not to damage his chances of being made a prospective knight. He knows that he has to be respectful and not take any unnecessary risks so to avoid risking his chances. So he does his best to act like a knight should while also being respectful to master Windu as he is still a padawan and under the authority of Master Windu.
"I noticed that you are not as aggressive in fighting as Ataru practitioners typically are. I feel and believe that you have the patience to effectively use Soseru. I know it is not a style that is used often but would like for you to consider changing your fighting style to Soseru for these reasons. Think about it, Obi-Wan. There is no time limit attached to making such an important and life-changing decision" master Windu tells Obi-Wan while placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I will master" Obi-wan answers while starting to go over what he just learned and was told.
Two months later master Windu is again making his way to the healing wing for another visit with Master Jinn. Over the past months, he went to him as regularly as he could to keep him informed about Obi-wan's process as is expected of a foster master. He intends to do his best to convince his friend that Obi-wan is ready for his trials and should be recommended for being knighted before the council. By having the approval and permission of master Jinn he can move Obi-wan to his trials quicker as opposed to when he doesn't have it. A foster master is allowed to recommend his or her foster padawan for knighting without the approval and permission of the actual master but then the entire council should be in agreement with the foster master. In this case, master Windu is certain that he would have the agreement of the council to recommend Obi-wan for his knighting. Still, it would not do to recommend him before asking master Jinn about his opinion as he wants to avoid tension between them as much as possible. So he will ask master Jinn about it before recommending Obi-wan on his own authority while hoping to get his agreement and approval.
A few minutes later he reaches the healing wing and then takes the appropriate directions to Master Jinn's room. He knows the way there from his previous visits so doesn't have to go to the counter near the entrance of the healing wing. He arrives there just as an apprentice healer is leaving the room. The apprentice healer smiles and bows her head respectfully to master Windu as she sees him coming up on the room she just left and moves towards her next task without saying a word. Quietly master Windu enters the room and sees that his friend is trying to sleep a bit. Since the first time, he visited him master Jinn has needed less and less time to rest.
"Sorry to disturb you my friend, but I would like to speak with you for a few minutes" master Windu says before closing the door. He did this so as to wake his friend from his slumber while also making sure not that he doesn't scare him should he wake up unexpectedly and find someone in his room who he knows wasn't there when he went to sleep.
"By all means join me. I intended to sleep a bit as I'm usually bored when I'm here alone here and awake. Could I ask of you to bring me a few things to read?" Master Jinn asks with a sheepish look in his eyes. This raises the suspicion in master Windu as he is sure that his friend intends to read the reports that have been made about his padawan in the last few months. He knows that the healers don't want him to do so and wonders if he can do as his friend asks. Especially considering that he himself doesn't want to get in trouble with the healers for overtaxing their patient.
"I will see what I can do for you" master Windu says while placing a chair next to the bed. He sits on it for a few seconds when Master Jinn asks
"What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to talk to you about recommending Obi-wan for his trials as I believe he is ready to take them" master Windu says calmly while doing his best to hide his nerves. He truly hopes that his friend will agree to it so that he doesn't have to go over his head to get Obi-wan to take his trials. As for hiding his nerves, he doesn't want to have his friend know that he can be nervous as he feels he has to keep his reputation up.
"Do you now? Or is it that you want him to take them so that he will be ready to take his future padawan on when the time comes. I know that it is generally advised for knights to wait at least three years before taking on a padawan to ensure that they find their own routine in their missions" master Jinn says. He really doesn't want to lose his padawan even though he is also looking forward to becoming a grandmaster. Because of all this, he feels like he is being pulled in two directions and isn't sure which direction he should take.
"I do believe him to be ready for his trials thanks to the lessons you gave him. I didn't have to work with him on a lot of things. Those things I had to work with him on actually were on perfecting them" master Windu explains while keeping the fact that what his friend said is true from him. Also, he wouldn't put someone up for their trials if they weren't ready and Obi-wan is ready. That he will be ready in time to take on his future padawan is a welcome addition to the situation but not the primary reason why he has made his decision.
"I don't like it but if you believe him ready then I will support you. We both know that you will never let someone take their trials if you aren't sure that they are ready for them. I will be missing his presence once he is knighted though" Master Jinn says solemnly at the thought of actually losing his padawan to knighthood. By giving his permission he knows that it will now only take at most six months before Obi-wan takes his trails and only a few days more before he losses him.
"I know, Qui-gon. That is a feeling every master has every time their padawan is being knighted" master Windu says soothingly. He has experienced it when his last padawan entered knighthood. He missed her then but also knew that she had to separate herself from his influence so that she would become a skilled knight in her own right. All he taught her was to prepare her for her knighthood. After being knighted the young knights learn on their own how to do certain things by trial and error. Afterward, they talk for ten minutes about everything that happened since his last visit. Then master Windu leaves the room to let Master Jinn rest and he makes an official appointment with the council. As he is a councilmember he doesn't actually need to do such things but as it concerns his foster padawan it would be the right thing to do. He makes an appointment for the next meeting which will be in two days' time so long as there are no emergencies that they have to deal with.