"And remember," I said as we left the ship. "Be polite. We're visiting my old master. He doesn't know about you. I doubt that he's going to be all that happy about this." Kasari pulled her new shawl higher up on her shoulder and nodded. I understand. She said through our bond. I smiled, she was really getting the hang of this telepathic communication. We weren't at a very advanced level of it yet, but we could communicate with short, simple sentences, and easily pick up on the other's mindset.

We were both wearing sand colored clothes. Despite the heat, the sleeves were long. The two suns of Tatooine were more harmful than the intense heat. Kasari seemed to be struggling a bit with this. I could feel her annoyance at the long shawl that kept falling off her shoulder and the hood that I forced her to wear. Darker objects absorb heat, if she didn't wear a hood, that black hair of hers would be causing her serious pain.

We met Master Kenobi at the door. "Hello, Master." I said, bowing respectfully, Kasari followed my example. "It's good to see you again, Dunan. And who might she be?" He asked, gesturing to Dunan. I introduced her as Kasari, my master nodded and invited us in. Why didn't you say that I'm a padawan? Kasari mentally asked, looking me in the eyes, our eye contact making it easier to communicate. He already knows. I responded. Keep silent for a bit, okay? She nodded.

We sat around a table and talked. Pleasant small talk was all we did. The atmosphere was uncomfortable and awkward. Through my bond with Obi-wan, I could sense questions, maybe some annoyance. He didn't relay anything to me. I hated it, if he wanted to say something, then by all means he should say it. "Kasari, go back to the ship for a little bit. Guard it in case Jawas begin to get too close." She threw me a curious look and then left.

"Why did you take on a padawan?" Obi-wan asked, his voice sounding kind of frustrated. "Honestly, she wouldn't leave me alone until I took her." I sighed. He didn't seem as upset as I thought he would be over this. "I mainly wanted advice." I continued. I may have been considered a Jedi, but I still needed my master's help occasionally. "But, I'm still wondering as to why you took her on." He said, not letting the topic of me taking in Kasari drop. "She's a force-sensitive, she's strong in the Force. She needed help and I took her on for the sake of the Jedi. Even though they are mostly gone, I don't want the order to die out."

Obi-wan sighed. He didn't seem as thrilled about this as I was. I wasn't very thrilled to begin with. "You shouldn't have taken her in. This only puts you in greater danger. I hope you realize that training her will be difficult." I nodded, I realized that from before I even took Kasari in. "Master, the bond is formed now. Unless you want me to break it, I am bound to teach her the path of the Jedi."

"Really," Obi-wan said, "I know that you could have refused her. There's something other than the sake of the Jedi." He paused. "She reminded you of yourself,didn't she?" I bit my lip, Master always knew when I wasn't mentioning something. Maybe Kasari reminding me of myself was subconscious. When I thought about it, she really was like me when I was young, wanting to serve an order that was in tatters, yearning to protect even when we get nothing in return.

I nodded, he was right, she brought back memories of my old self. "I understand that you cannot avoid training her, but be cautious." I know that he was warning me to be wary because of his apprentice before me. "I know there's some darkness in her, but the light outweighs it, heavily." I said, trying to make him see the good instead of the bad. "Yes, that's what I thought with Anakin." Him mentioning Skywalker was strange. That name was normally taboo. "Master, I believe in Kasari and I will train her in the light."

Obi-wan smiled, at least he had some faith in me on this. "Then may the Force be with you." That was it, that seemed to be his blessing, he supported me on this. "Thank you, Master. Oh, speaking of Skywalker, how's Luke. He's what? Fifteen now." My master definitely prefered conversation about the son over the father. "He is well. I haven't seen him for a long time, but he has grown up." I smiled, I never had much contact with Luke Skywalker, but Obi-wan had allowed me to hold him when we first came to Tatooine. Luke had only been a newborn then, imagining him as a teenager suddenly made me feel old.

"Now," I said, returning to the old topic. "Can you give me any advice?"

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Kasari and I really weren't up for a ride back to Lothal. I had considered staying on Tatooine, but my master's advice was against that. Tatooine was dangerous, anti-slave laws were unenforced, thugs were everywhere, as were imperial spies. I couldn't say that Lothal was much better, but somehow it felt safer. I'd decided to return, I'd have to find work, but I'd manage. We stayed at Obi-wan's for the night. To my relief, Kasari pushed any sarcasm back. She was a respectful toward my master.

We flew back to Lothal the next morning. "It was nice to see you again, Master." I said as we left. Obi-wan waved good bye as the ship took off. May the Force be with you. I sensed through our bond. I smiled to myself, now I felt truly ready to train Kasari.

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