Cradle to Grave

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11, red

"Why always red?" Garen asked. "Why carry a weapon that will always give them away to their enemies? Rather stupid."

Obi-Wan fought back the urge to roll his eyes.

Siri did not. "Then you might ask why the Jedi always carry blue or green lightsabres! Doesn't that give us away to the Sith?"

"Didn't," Obi-Wan said sharply.

They both started at his tone.

"Didn't that give us away to the Sith?" He corrected more gently.

After a while, they continued the discussion. A little later, he drifted away. There were more gainful things to do than argue about ancient history.

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