Since so many people are curious as to what a Forest Spirit House is I will tell you what they are. I don't know about elsewhere but recently children, mostly girls, build Fairy Houses in the woods for fairies to live in.

I first learned about them about two years ago from both a book and a locally shot film about a girl and her aunt writing a book. Then I noticed that my psychologist has several books about fairy houses and children can build one on her front yard during Old Folks Day (it's a town thing).

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Obi-Wan could tell that the Council was puzzled by his report. He could tell that they were pretty sure that the warrior he and Qui-Gon had fought was a Sith Lord. Some of them appeared to be pleased with the news that Anakin Skywalker had destroyed the Droid Control Ship all by himself. Anakin had just shrugged and muttered something about the battle would have been lost if he hadn't destroyed the Droid Control Ship.

However they seemed just as confused as him that Qui-Gon Jinn's body had disappeared at his death.

Obi-Wan swore that Anakin might know something about it but the boy wasn't talking. It was vexing. But Obi-Wan guessed if he was going to be training Anakin he better get used to his quirks.

Obi-Wan found his mind wandering as he waited for Qui-Gon's memorial to begin.

Suddenly his commlink chirped. "Padawan Kenobi, Master Yoda wishes to speak to you." Master Windu said. "I will be there." Obi-Wan said into the commlink.

Quickly he placed the commlink back into his robes and walked to the place that the queen had given to the Council to talk about the events that had transpired on Naboo.

He was surprised to see the Council members that had come waiting outside of the room.

"Master Yoda will speak to you in private." Master Windu explained.

Obi-Wan swallowed and entered the room and knelt on the floor.

Yoda was staring out a window.

Finally he turned to face Obi-Wan.

"Explain not Qui-Gon's disappearance upon death." Yoda said. "Searching Master Nu is. Speak to the Ashlans, Kaydens and Seers of Kadesh we will if found answers are not."

Obi-Wan nodded. If anyone knew the answer to the mystery of why Qui-Gon's body vanished when he died it would be one of those three.

"Confer upon you the level of Jedi Knight the Council does." Yoda suddenly said. "But agree with you taking this boy on as your Padawan Learner I do not!"

"Qui-Gon believed in him." Obi-Wan said. Master Yoda sighed. "The Chosen One the Boy may be. Never the less grave danger I fear in the Future."

"Master Yoda, I gave Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. Without the approval of the Council if I must." Obi-Wan declared and he meant every word he said.

Yoda was silent for awhile. "Agree with you the Council does: your apprentice Skywalker will be."

Obi-Wan bowed his head in respect.

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Anakin stared into the mirror trying to speak to his parents. But they either couldn't talk to him or would not about to answer his questions. He knew that Master Qui-Gon Jinn had fully joined the Force and achieved something that people had longed for years to achieve: Eternal Life.

If he hadn't liked Senator – Chancellor Palpatine before he didn't like him now. The man reminded him of a Kanji Buta, a feared animal on Napaj Prime. It looked cute and innocent until it gorged you to death.

Suddenly he felt warm, gentle arms around him. A smile formed on his face; it was his mother.

"Remember Ani that it takes great courage to do what is right." His mother whispered into his ear. "I will." he whispered back.

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Padmé hated funerals and it sometimes was compounded by the fact that she sometimes didn't believe that the deceased was gone if she didn't see their body. Her sister was the opposite. Sola hated to see dead bodies and would do everything in her power not to see them.

What made it so hard was that the Jedi wouldn't let her see the body of Qui-Gon Jinn.

She wondered if it was being taken to Coruscant or what. She couldn't get a straight answer from anyone.

Obi-Wan looked dazed when she had asked him. And all Anakin would say was that Qui-Gon had joined the Force and that she shouldn't be worried.

She was still in shock that Anakin had managed to destroy the Droid Control Ship. What was most shocking was that most people would have been ecstatic or in shock. Anakin on the other hand was very nonchalant about it.

The memorial was strange for the most part. All everyone said was that Qui-Gon was a great Jedi and did what he thought was right.

She was thankful when the Service ended.

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Masters Mace Windu and Yoda stood in front of a hologram of Madam Jocasta Nu. "There is only a handful of recorded events of what you described to me of what happened to Master Jinn's body. There was no explanation as to why just that it was." She explained.

Mace nodded. "Thank you for your time Madam Nu." He said and the transmission ended.

"Go you should to the Ashlans, the Kaydens and the Seers of Kadesh. Find out what to say they do. Take Young Obi-Wan and his new apprentice you should." Yoda told Mace.

"After the parade tomorrow we will go and speak to the Kaydens first; they should have come across something like this in their meditations. If not then I will go to the Seers and from there the Ashlans." Mace said.

Yoda nodded in agreement.

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In the next chapter will will meet the Kaydens, the Seers of Kadesh and we will be reintroduced to the Ashlans.