Author -- Preston
(can't find anyone by that user name on here any more....but I think it was from )
Anakin,
On the conversation you overheard me having with Qui-Gon. I guess there is no fooling you so I shall be brutally straight with you. Perhaps this is how I must approach my training of you too.... All force sensitive children are taken to the Jedi Academy shortly after birth. The main reason for this is to break that emotional tie between parent and child. You being 10 already have a very strong tie with your mother. The Council sees this as a potential problem in your future. You are in training to become a Jedi now. You must forget your past and concentrate on your future. And of course, I know you are not stupid...
Qui-Gon feels very strongly about your becoming a Jedi. I loved my Master and will go along with the promise and made to him. I promise Anakin, you will become a Jedi.
The funeral was a nice ceremony. I was standing there not believing it but alas, it was not a dream. I noticed the tears on your face when we were talking. Crying for a loss is perfectly normal for a child....
Your training begins immediately! You must learn patience. You will be required to assemble your own lightsaber, but in time. The training of a Jedi is not to be taken lightly and will not happen overnight.
The Sith that destroyed Qui-Gon was a Zabrak. A species I'm not too familiar with. Whether it was by design or not, that thing managed to seperate Qui-Gon and I. Qui-Gon was getting tired fast and when I was behind a laser field the Sith destroyed him. I failed in letting the thing get a cheap kick in that sent me falling and out of the fight for a while. Anyway, no point in dwelling on that now. We must continue on.
The Council will accept you. Yoda has granted me the Council's permission in training you. You will have to prove yourself to them, which I'm sure you will...
I will be at the parade tomorrow. But before that, you need to acquire your Jedi clothing and take on the look of a Padawan. I'll see you soon.
Obi-Wan