Quinlan remembered Obi wan as a Padawan.
They'd first met on the river banks. Tholme had left him in Master Jinn's charge so that he could go complete important 'Jedi Business.' Quinlan suspected that his Master was just sick of being around him. No matter. He liked Master Jinn and he enjoyed one on one training.
And then he appeared.
Obi wan stinkin' Kenobi.
Bright calculating eyes. Sandy hair and smile tugging on the corners of his mouth. He extended his hand in greeting when Master Jinn introduced him. As his new Padawan no less.
As Quinlan shook his hand an idea had came to him. A test of his Psychometric abilities. To see how strong Obi wan really was.
He read Obi wan's cloak.
And saw nothing.
Quinlan looked up and found the other's eyes on him.
"Please refrain from trying to see my past. It won't work." His voice was smooth and cultured. Quinlan felt a hidden menace behind it.
Quinlan never tried to read him again.
Part of him knew that Obi wan thought he was an annoyance. That was fine. It amused Quinlan to annoy others. He liked to show off his memory gleaning and combat skills. It wasn't his problem that Obi wan disliked braggarts.
Another part of Quinlan wanted his fellow Padawan's approval. Obi wan was the optime of a perfect Jedi. Calm. Controlled. Strong. Quinlan suspected that he was selected to balance Master Jinn's zeal for reckless abandonment of the code.
Master Tholme taught him the stealth and accuracy required of Assassins. Whereas Master Jinn taught Obi wan how to resist. How to focus on nothing but the Force.
They finished up their training and the two Padawan's went their separate ways.
Quinlan gained his first Padawan. Aayla Secura. Full of promise and talent. He looked forward to the day that she'd take the role of Jedi Knight.
He heard little of Obi wan in the early days. A few rumors here and there, but nothing ever came of them. Obi wan Kenobi simply melted away into the force. Untouchable. The rumors may of held truth and they still wouldn't have hurt him.
Quinlan was working with Aayla on Tatooine when they heard the news.
Master Qui gon Jinn's dead. Hail Jedi Master Kenobi and his 'chosen one' Padawan.
And they could have stopped it. He and Aayla could have come and kept the Master alive.
Amidst his regret, Quinlan wondered.
Did the Dark side pull him? Did Obi wan give in to his anger when Master Jinn died? Where did his strength come from when he defeated Darth Maul?
He already knew the answers to his questions.
Not once did the Dark side pull Obi wan.
Not once did Obi wan put his personal feelings before the code.
It was then that Quinlan knew what made Obi wan so infuriating. So untouchable. Aloof.
One cannot mourn if they cannot feel.
Quinlan and Obi wan's dynamic never ceases to amuse me. Their banter is hilarious to watch because they annoy and respect each other. Tholme was Quinlan's Master while Quinlan was Aayla Secura's.
Psychometry is the force ability to touch objects and see past events surrounding them. It was Quinlan Vos's specialty.
Which point of view do you like more; third POV or first POV?
Tell me in the reviews which pov/character would you like to read next!
Have a lovely day! :)
